EDMONTON –
Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno has pretty much done it all in the UFC.
The 30-year-old Mexican has been cut by the promotion, won and lost the flyweight title and then won and lost the 125-pound championship again.
He has fought for the title six times — winning three times with two losses and a majority draw — including a trilogy with Brazil’s Deiveson Figueiredo that saw Moreno draw, win and lose.
Moreno, currently ranked second among UFC 125-pound contenders, looks to move closer to another title shot Saturday when he takes on No. 3 Amir Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card at Edmonton’s Rogers Place.
Moreno (21-8-2) is coming off split-decision losses to American No. 1 contender Brandon (Raw Dawg) Royval, in February, and Alexandre (The Cannibal) Pantoja of Brazil, who took away his championship belt at UFC 290 in July 2023.
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