UFC Mexico City results: Biggest winners, loser from ‘Moreno vs. Royval 2’ last night

UFC Mexico Metropolis went down final night time (Sat., Feb, 24, 2024) inside Area CDMX, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. In the principle occasion of the night, Brandon Royval picked up an enormous win by defeating former Flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno, after 25 minutes of back-and-forth motion (full recap right here). Within the co-main occasion, Brian Ortega obtained again on observe by submitting Yair Rodriguez within the third spherical of their Featherweight bout (see it once more right here).

Greatest Winner: Brian Ortega

In what would have been a disastrous accident, for a split-second it appeared as if Brian Ortega had suffered one other fight-altering harm towards Yair Rodriguez proper earlier than the bout started after rolling his ankle through the introductions. If you happen to recall, “T-Metropolis” suffered a horrible shoulder harm within the first struggle, giving “El Pantera” the first-round win. Fortunately, Ortega was okay and proceeded to deal with enterprise. Although the primary spherical didn’t work out his manner, he picked up the tempo in spherical two, dominating that spherical and finally securing a highly-impressive submission win in spherical three. It’s an enormous victory for “T-Metropolis” as a result of it’s his first since defeating Chan Sung Jung in Oct. 2020, snapping his two-fight skid, as effectively. He’ll overtake Rodriguez for the No. 3 spot, however will want one other win or two earlier than he will get thought-about for an additional title shot.

Runner Up: Brandon Royval

Royval went into Moreno’s yard and took the struggle proper from below him, getting the higher of the previous 125-pound champion to stroll away with a detailed split-decision. It’s an amazing bounce-back efficiency for Royval, who got here up quick in his bid to dethrone present champion, Alexandre Pantoja, in his earlier bout. Afterward. “Uncooked Dawg” was fast to name for a championship rematch — third struggle total — towards Pantoja. If the promotion doesn’t give Amir Albazi the following shot at Pantoja, don’t be too shocked if Royval will get one other shot at redemption after getting his revenge on “Murderer Child.”

Greatest Loser: Yair Rodriguez

“El Pantera” spent lots of time main as much as his rematch towards Ortega talking out towards newly-crowned champion, Ilia Topuria. Actually, the Mexican-born fighter had been going on the new champion even days earlier than “El Matador” defeated Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, after which once more earlier this week throughout his media day interviews. That is vitality that ought to’ve been centered on Ortega. Now on a two-fight shedding streak for the primary time in his profession following his submission defeat to “T-Metropolis,” Rodriguez must return to the lab and determine issues out. In his protection, nevertheless, he did look nice within the opening spherical earlier than Ortega turned up the warmth within the following two rounds. Rodriguez will drop a spot or two within the rankings pushing him additional away from one other shot on the title and an opportunity to place palms on Topuria. Contained in the cage, that’s.

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