UFC Mexico Results & Highlights: Royval Outlasts Moreno in Rematch
The UFC returned to Mexico City for the first time since 2019 for an entertaining UFC Fight Night card at the Arena CDMX.
The main event was a flyweight rematch between former champion Brandon Moreno and recent title challenger Brandon Royval. The pair’s first meeting in 2020 saw Moreno walk away victorious after Royval suffered a shoulder injury late in the first round, but “Raw Dawg” got revenge in their rematch when he earned a hard-fought split decision victory.
Moreno and Royval headlined the UFC's return to Mexico City.
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The co-main event also featured a rematch when Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega ran things back after they previously met in 2022. Their first fight also ended due to an Ortega shoulder injury in the opening round, and “T-City” rebounded from that setback when he submitted Rodriguez in his first appearance since that first meeting took place more than a year and a half ago.
The entire event was loaded with Mexican talent and also included standout performances from fighters like Daniel Zellhuber and Manuel Torres, although the card did unfortunately lose a fight between Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios due to an illness on the part of Rosas.
You can find highlights from the event below, as well as the full results for every fight.
Ronaldo Rodríguez def. Denys Bondar
Edgar Cháirez def. Daniel Lacerda
Raoni Barcelos def. Cristian Quiñonez
Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan
Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodriguez
Main Card: (ESPN+, 10:00 p.m. ET)
• Main Event: Brandon Royval def. Brandon Moreno via Split Decision (48-47x2, 46-49)
• Co-Main Event: Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodriguez via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R3, 0:58
• Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Ricky Turcios
• Daniel Zellhuber def. Francisco Prado via Unanimous Decision (29-28x2, 30-27)
• Yazmin Jauregui def. Sam Hughes via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)
• Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 1:46
Preliminary Card: (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)
• Raoni Barcelos def. Cristian Quiñonez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R3, 2:04
• Jesus Aguilar def. Mateus Mendonça via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)
• Edgar Cháirez def. Daniel Lacerda via Submission (Triangle Choke): R1, 2:17
• Fares Ziam def. Claudio Puelles via Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
• Ronaldo Rodríguez def. Denys Bondar via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R2, 4:59
• Felipe dos Santos def. Victor Altamirano via Split Decison (29-28x2, 27-30)
• Muhammad Naimov def. Erik Silva via TKO (Leg Injury): R1, 0:44
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