After 28 years and 550+ events, the UFC finally has their first Mexican-born champion. Brandon Moreno snapped up the flyweight crown from Deiveson Figureiredo on Saturday, June 12th, in Glendale, AZ, off the back of a third round submission victory. The win marked the seventh fight in a long unbeaten streak for the talent out of Tijuana, after he and ‘Deus Da Guerra’ fought to a draw back in December of last year. Following the win, Moreno was visibly overcome in the Octagon.
“This moment? This moment is so amazing, brother,” Moreno told Joe Rogan immediately after the bout.