UFC Mexico News

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2026

The Octagon returns south of the border for tonight’s UFC Mexico City event, 13-bout fight card headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Lone’er Kavanagh. Moreno (23-9-2 MMA) will enter this evening’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Tatsuro Taira in his most recent Octagon appearance at December’s UFC 323 event in Las Vegas (see that here). Prior to that setback, the former flyweight champion was coming off back-to-back wins over Amir Albazi and Steve Erceg.

Dylan Bowker - December 15, 2025

Ailin Perez and Macy Chiasson will throw down in Q1 of 2026, with both looking to further climb up the hierarchy of 135 pounds in the UFC. This bantamweight bout bolsters UFC Mexico, which transpires on February 28th in Mexico City. This UFC Fight Night offering at Arena CDMX in Mexico City features a main event attraction with former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno taking on surging contender Asu Almabayev.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2025

The Octagon returned to Arena CDMX for tonight’s UFC Mexico City, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses. Tonight’s fight card was headlined by a key men’s flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg. The bout proved to be a thrilling twenty-five-minute affair. Brandon Moreno got off to a quick start, but Steve Erceg was able to establish his range early in the second frame. The fighters would trade leather for the final three rounds and after five rounds of exciting action, the judges’ in attendance unanimously awarded the decision in favor of ‘The Assassin Baby’. With the win, Moreno is right in line for another crack at the title.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2025

Tonight’s UFC Mexico City event was headlined by a key men’s flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg. Moreno (23-8-2 MMA), the promotion’s former flyweight champion, was competing for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision win over Amir Albazi this past November at UFC Edmonton. Prior to that victory, ‘The Assassin Baby’ was coming off back-to-back losses to Brandon Royval and Alexandre Pantoja respectively.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Mexico City results, including the co-main event between Manuel Torres and Drew Dober. Torres (16-3 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Ignacio Bahamondes at last September’s UFC 306 event. That setback snapped a 6-fight winning streak for the 30-year-old Mexican standout.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2025

Tonight’s UFC Mexico City main card featured a highly anticipated bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and Vince Morales. Rosas Jr. (11-1 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a three-fight winning streak, his most recent being a unanimous decision win over Aori Qileng at UFC 306 this past September in Las Vegas. ‘El Niño Problema’ had gone 4-1 inside of the Octagon since joining the UFC ranks in December of 2022.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Mexico City results, including the bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and Vince Morales. Rosas Jr. (10-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest on a three-fight winning streak, his most recent being a unanimous decision win over Aori Qileng at UFC 306 this past September in Las Vegas. ‘El Niño Problema’ has gone 4-1 since joining the UFC ranks in December of 2022.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2025

The Octagon returns to Arena CDMX for tonight’s UFC Mexico City, a 13-bout fight card headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg. Moreno (22-8-2 MMA), the promotion’s former flyweight champion, will be competing for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision win over Amir Albazi this past November at UFC Edmonton. Prior to that victory, ‘The Assassin Baby’ had suffered back-to-back losses to Brandon Royval and Alexandre Pantoja respectively.

Susan Cox - February 27, 2024

Raul Rosas Jr. is detailing the illness that forced him to withdraw from UFC Mexico City. UFC Mexico City took place this past weekend, on Saturday, February 24th, at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.

Susan Cox - February 26, 2024

Francisco Prado’s coach is clarifying his ‘you don’t need your eyes’ comment from UFC Mexico City. UFC Mexico City took place this past Saturday, February 24th.

Chris Taylor - February 24, 2024

The Octagon went south of the border for tonight’s UFC Mexico City event, a 13-bout fight card headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval. The highly anticipated men’s flyweight main event proved to be a thrilling twenty-five-minute affair. Brandon Moreno got off to a strong start in the opening two rounds, but Brandon Royval stormed back in the final fifteen minutes of the fight. ‘Raw Dawg’ utilized forward pressure and a plethora of strikes to ultimately get the better of ‘The Assassin Baby’, earning a well-deserved split decision victory.

Chris Taylor - February 24, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Mexico City event was headlined by a men’s flyweight rematch between Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval. Moreno (21-8-2 MMA) was competing for the first time since losing the promotion’s flyweight world title to Alexandre Pantoja this past July at UFC 290. Prior to that setback, ‘The Assassin Baby’ had scoreed back-to-back TKO victories over Kai Kara-France and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Chris Taylor - February 24, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Mexico City event was co-headlined by a featherweight rematch between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega. Rodriguez (19-5 MMA) had entered the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Alex Volkanovski in his most previous effort in July of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘El Pantera’ was coming off back-to-back stoppage wins over Josh Emmett and Brian Ortega respectively.

Chris Taylor - February 24, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Mexico City results, including the co-main event rematch between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega. Rodriguez (19-4 MMA) will enter the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Alex Volkanovski in July of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘El Pantera’ was coming off back-to-back stoppage wins over Josh Emmett and Brian Ortega respectively.

Chris Taylor - February 24, 2024

The Octagon heads south of the border for tonight’s UFC Mexico City event, a 13-bout fight card headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval. Moreno (21-7-2 MMA) will be competing for the first time since losing the promotion’s flyweight title to Alexandre Pantoja this past July at UFC 290. Prior to that setback, ‘The Assassin Baby’ was coming off back-to-back TKO victories over Kai Kara-France and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Susan Cox - February 23, 2024

UFC Mexico City takes place tomorrow, Saturday February 24th at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. The flyweight main event will see former champion Brandon Moreno (21-7 MMA) face rival Brandon Royval (15-7 MMA).

Tom Taylor - September 24, 2019

On Saturday, the UFC returned to our screens with the aptly titled UFC Mexico card out of Mexico City, Mexico. The card was topped by a dynamite featherweight matchup between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens. Regrettably, this bout ended in disaster.

Tom Taylor - September 23, 2019

UFC Mexico was a solid card, but unfortunately, it ended on an ugly note. Seconds into the card’s main event, Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez inadvertently raked his opponent Jeremy Stephen’s eye. After taking the full, allotted five minutes to recover, Stephens was unable to continue and the fight was waved off.