The primary occasion for UFC’s return to Mexico Metropolis on Feb. 28 will characteristic a matchup between flyweight contenders Brandon Moreno and Asu Almabayev.
Tijuana’s Moreno (29-3-2) will enter because the No. 5-ranked contender as he fights in his dwelling nation towards the seventh-ranked Almabayev (23-3) from Kazakhstan. The 32-year-old Moreno is coming off a second-round stoppage loss to Japan’s Tatsuro Taira at UFC 323 final month, which adopted unanimous determination wins over Steve Erceg and Amir Albazi.
A rising contender identified for his submissions, the 31-year-old Almabayev is searching for a press release win after scoring victories over Alex Perez, Jose Ochoa and Matheus Nicolau.
The co-main occasion will see a pair of ladies’s bantamweights step into the Octagon, with No. 7-ranked Macy Chiasson dealing with No. 8 Ailin Perez.
Chiasson (11-5) received season 28 of “The Final Fighter” as a featherweight and has since scored stoppages over Mayra Bueno Silva, Pannie Kianzad and Sarah Moras, however will enter this combat with consecutive determination defeats to Yana Santos and Ketlen Vieira. She’ll be trying to finish the five-fight win streak of Perez (12-2), an Argentinian coming off a unanimous determination win over Karol Rosa final January.
OTHER FIGHTS ON THE CARD
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Damian Pinas (8-1) vs. Wes Schultz (8-2)
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Ryan Gandra (8-1) vs. Jose Daniel Medina (11-6)
FLYWEIGHT: Edgar Chairez (12-6-1) vs. Felipe Bunes (14-8)
FLYWEIGHT: Imanol Rodriguez (6-0) vs. Kevin Borjas (10-4)
BANTAMWEIGHT: Santiago Luna (7-0) vs. Angel Pacheco (7-3)
BANTAMWEIGHT: Cristian Quinonez (18-5) vs. Kris Moutinho (14-7)
FLYWEIGHT: Sofia Montenegro (6-2) vs. Ernesta Kareckaite (6-1-1)
The prelims are scheduled to being at 5 p.m. ET, adopted by the principle card starting at 8 p.m.
–Area Stage Media
