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MMA Fighting

UFC Mexico Preview Show: Is This Do Or Die For Brandon Moreno?

MMA Fighting

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News, Sports, Sports News

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Brandon Moreno is back in Mexico, and this time his back is against the wall. On Saturday, Moreno takes on short-notice replacement Lone’er Kavanagh in the main event of UFC Mexico, at a pivotal moment in the two-time flyweight champion’s career. Moreno is just 2-3 over his past five fights in the UFC, and coming of the first stoppage loss of his professional career, a TKO to Tatsuro Taira in December. Does Moreno still have what it takes to make it back to the title he once held? MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and Jed Meshew preview UFC Mexico and what’s at stake for Moreno and Kavanagh in Saturday’s main event. Additionally, Lee and Meshew discuss whether Chito Vera will finally be more aggressive when he takes on David Martinez, whether Daniel Zellhuber can make up for his loss to Michael Johnson by beating King Green, standout undercard fights, the freshly announced Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven boxing match, answer fan questions, and more. Follow Jed Meshew: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@JedKMeshew⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alexander K. Lee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AlexanderKLee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/dYpsgH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our full video catalog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/u8VvLi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/eFhsvM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like MMAF on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/nOATUI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Mixed martial arts.

0:50.0

Mixed martial arts.

0:52.1

How do we like our martial arts with technical difficulties?

0:59.7

Oh, that is right.

1:02.4

Sorry, we're here, folks.

1:05.4

That sure was a thing that we did.

1:09.5

And I apologize for it because I'm in charge of production. This is my first time producing things, AK. So, AK, we're hosting and I'm going to bury my head in shame is what's going to happen here. No, because I didn't volunteer to host. So you're taking all that. Oh, I mean, I didn't volunteer to produce the show. I am hosting. Yeah, what's up, everybody? Here we are. I mean, you guys have been here as sort of chitter-chattering for a bit. Yes, no, my best friend, Mike Heck is not available today. So, Jose is also not available to. Jose is what, traveling? We are all over the place guys Jose is in uh

1:45.6

what's the other event this week Jose is on anyway Jose is an RIF buddy Jose is an REOF that's

1:52.7

right I'm sorry we got REF also on Saturday as well as UFC Mexico which is really the event that

1:58.7

we are here to talk about kind of a weird start to the week, guys.

2:02.2

I mean, you know, anyone who's sort of keeping up with the cartel story that was going down in Mexico,

2:07.3

not really close to Mexico City where this UFC event is being held.

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