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Former UFC flyweight champion and Mexican hero Brandon Moreno (32, Mexico) will enter the Octagon in front of his home country fan.
UFC announced that it will hold 'UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Almabayev' at Mexico City Arena CDMX on February 29 (Korea Standard Time). This tournament will visit Mexican fans with a hot flyweight matchup as the main event.
The highlight of the competition is the showdown between Moreno, who ranks fifth in the flyweight division, and Asu Almabayev, who ranks seventh, from Kazakhstan.
Moreno, who has 29 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in his career, is determined to show off his robustness in his country once again. He, who wowed fans by beating prominent strong players such as Davison Figueredo, Kai Kara-France, and Brandon Roybal, plans to protect Mexico's pride by making a highlight film in the match against Almabayev.
Against this, Almabaev has 23 wins and 3 losses. He is an ambitious challenger to catch Moreno and join the title front. The submission specialist has been on the rise with consecutive defeats of Alex Perez, Jose Ochoa and Matheus Nicolau. Almabaev aims to overwhelm Moreno in the enemy territory to silence the Mexican crowd and solidify his position as the next title challenger.
At the Comain event, there will be a clash of top 10 female bantamweight rankers. No. 7 Macy Siason (34, USA) and No. 8 Eileen Perez (31, Argentina) will face each other.
Siason (11 wins, 5 losses), a former 28 featherweight winner of the TUF season, is determined to open the door to the 2026 season with a victory. After demonstrating his skills by beating Maira Buenu Silva and Fani Kianzad, he tries to stop Perez's winning streak and defend his ranking.
On the other hand, Perez (12 wins and 2 losses) is aiming for the biggest win in career history. Currently, she has the third-longest winning streak in women's bantamweight history with five consecutive wins, and is aiming to enter the top five with Siason as a sacrifice.
The main card of "UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Almabayev" will be broadcast live from 11 a.m. on February 29 in Korean time, and the undercard will be broadcasted from 8 a.m.
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