Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg face off Saturday in the main event of UFC Mexico. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
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Uncrowned has UFC Mexico results, live round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg fight card on Saturday night at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Former two-time UFC flyweight champion Moreno gets a homecoming bout against one-time title challenger Erceg in a pivotal matchup of 125-pound contenders in the night’s five-round main event.
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Moreno (22-8-2) is the first Mexico-born fighter to ever win a UFC championship, a feat he first accomplished in 2021 when he submitted Deiveson Figueiredo with a third-round rear-naked choke. After losing the belt in a trilogy match against Figueiredo, Moreno, 31, won it once more in 2023 with yet another third-round stoppage of Figueiredo.
“The Assassin Baby” then lost back-to-back split decisions against Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval before bouncing back with a dominant win over Amir Albazi this past November.
Erceg (12-3) kicked down the doors of his UFC run with a hot 3-0 start that led to an unexpected title shot against Pantoja, which Erceg ultimately lost in a competitive decision. The 29-year-old Australian then dropped his follow-up fight courtesy of a first-round knockout at the hands of Kai Kara-France in August.
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Still in pursuit of a rebound win, Erceg told Uncrowned this past week that the chance to face Moreno in Mexico is “a dream fight” that he was shocked to receive.
In the night’s co-main event, lightweight veteran Drew Dober looks to fend off up-and-comer Manuel Torres.
UFC Mexico’s start time for the preliminary card is at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The main card begins live at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
Follow along with Uncrowned’s live UFC Mexico: Moreno vs. Erceg results and live blog below, as well as round-by-round play-by-play for the final four main card fights.
Main Card (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg
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Lightweight: Manuel Torres vs. Drew Dober
Flyweight: Edgar Chairez vs. CJ Vergara
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer**
Bantamweight: Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Vince Morales
Bantamweight: David Martinez vs. Saimon Oliveira
Flyweight: Ronaldo Rodriguez* vs. Kevin Borjas
Middleweight: Ateba Gautier def. Jose Daniel Medina via first-round knockout (knee and punch) at 3:32
Featherweight: Melquizael Costa def. Christian Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28 All)
Strawweight: Loopy Godinez def. Julia Polastri via unanimous decision (29-28 All)
Lightweight: Rafa Garcia def. Vinc Pichel via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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Featherweight: Jamall Emmers def. Gabriel Miranda via first-round knockout (punches) at 4:06
Lightweight: MarQuel Mederos def. Austin Hubbard via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
*Rodriguez missed weight by one pound
**Pyfer fell ill, and his bout with Gastelum was canceled
