Brandon Moreno seeks to end a losing streak at Noche UFC 4 as he takes on a recent Ultimate Fighter winner.
MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Moreno (23-10-2) is set to fight Joseph Morales (14-2) at the upcoming Sept. 12 event expected to take place at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The bout was first reported by HEAVY.
Moreno, a two-time UFC flyweight champion, is coming off of back-to-back losses to Lone’er Kavanagh and Tatsuro Taira. “The Assassin Baby” has the chance to fight in his native Mexico this past February, but his night ended in disappointment as he was outworked by Kavanagh over five rounds. He has won just two of his past six fights.
The flyweight winner of TUF 33, Morales is 2-0 in his second stint with the UFC, scoring submission victories over Matt Schnell and Alibi Idris. Overall, he has won five straight fights since his first UFC run that ended in 2018.
A headlining bout for Noche UFC is yet to be announced, though another former flyweight champion has already been added to the card, with Alexa Grasso taking on Manon Fiorot.
I hope Jean and Yair absolutely kill each other. I cant syand either one of them. Yesssss!!!
good fight
Good fight, hoping for a double knock out.
Yes exactly!
Noche UFC 4 Main Event on Paramount+:
145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Jean Silva
Noche UFC 4 Main Card on Paramount+ (5 p.m. ET):
125 lbs.: Manon Fiorot vs. Alexa Grasso
125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Joseph Morales
265 lbs.: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Curtis Blaydes
125 lbs.: Tim Elliott vs. Edgar Chairez
135 lbs.: David Martinez vs. Dan Ige
UFC featherweight contender Jean Silva has been tapped to headline Noche UFC 4 next month in Glendale, where he’ll collide with former interim 145-pound titleholder Yair Rodriguez. But “Lord” thinks Movsar Evloev will get cold feet and withdraw from his Alexander Volkanovski title fight, which has yet to be announced.
No. 14-ranked Jose Delgado has been tapped as Yair’s replacement
Yair is a total flake. You can tell by how overly-emotional, to the point of seemingly crying, he gets.
This guy can’t be trusted to show up for fights that actually mean something.
As an aside, he’d get absolutely crushed by Diego Lopes.
could have gotten higher ranked replacement like Murphy or Sterling..Yair is unrelaible