Before Louis Smolka fought Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 96 in October, many felt his trajectory had him on track for a flyweight title shot against Demetrious Johnson. However, Smolka saw his four-fight winning streak snapped when he submitted to a first-round guillotine choke from the Mexican prospect. In an interview with MMAJunkie.com ahead of his UFC 207 battle with Ray Borg, Smolka claimed he drank for a month in an effort to deal with his loss to Moreno.
That Smolka went on to lose a split decision to Borg did nothing to improve the Hawaiian’s mood.