Brandon Moreno will collide with Joseph Morales at UFC Noche
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Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight champion Brandon
Moreno will reportedly make his return to the Octagon against „The Ultimate Fighter 33“ winner Joseph
Morales at
Noche UFC on Sept. 12. The bout was first reported by Marcel
Dorff.
The 125-pound clash is expected to take place at Desert Diamond
Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Moreno enters the matchup looking to
halt a two-fight skid after losses to Tatsuro
Taira and Lone’er
Kavanagh in consecutive appearances. Morales, meanwhile, will
have an opportunity to cause a major upset and climb the rankings
in his second UFC stint.
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Brandon Moreno will reportedly face Joseph Morales at Noche UFC
on Sept. 12
Moreno (23-10-2) remains one of the most accomplished competitors
in flyweight history. His record features victories over Brandon
Royval, Deiveson
Figueiredo, Kai
Kara-France and Amir Albazi,
among others.
The Fortis
MMA representative has an 11-7-2 UFC record and has earned
seven post-fight bonuses during his tenure in the promotion. This
upcoming bout will Mark
Moreno’s first-ever appearance at Noche UFC.
Meanwhile, Morales (14-2) captured „The Ultimate Fighter 33“ crown
to re-enter the UFC last year. He went 1-2 in his first stint and
fought in other promotions before winning „TUF 33.“ In the first
fight of his second stint, „Bopo“ submitted Matt
Schnell in the very first round.
The only other bout slated for the event revealed so far is a
pivotal matchup in the women’s flyweight division, pitting former
champion Alexa
Grasso against Manon
Fiorot.