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A pair of surging flyweights, including one from Mexico, will headline the UFC’s return to Mexico City this summer.
Sergio Pettis
(15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is set to take on
Brandon Moreno
(14-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City. The promotion announced the new booking today for its fourth visit to Mexico City and fifth trip to Mexico overall.
UFC Fight Night 114 takes place Aug. 5 at Mexico City Arena. The card is expected to air on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. The fight is the first announced for the event.
Pettis is ranked No. 8 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie
MMA flyweight rankings
. Moreno is right behind him at No. 9.
Pettis has won three straight fights, all by unanimous decision, since an upset loss to Ryan Benoit in his return to flyweight a little more than two years ago. He started his UFC tenure at bantamweight in 2013 and went 3-1 with a pair of bonuses before the drop back down to 125 pounds and the TKO loss to Benoit at UFC 185.
But since then, he has rebounded with wins
over former title challengers Chris Cariaso
and
John Moraga
, as well as a
win over Chris Kelades
. The Moraga win came earlier this year at UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix.
Since a pedestrian 3-3 start to his pro MMA career, Tijuana’s Moreno has rattled off 11 straight wins, including eight by stoppage. Since coming to the UFC a little more than eight months ago, he has won his first three fights in the promotion with a pair of performance bonuses.
He debuted at UFC Fight Night 96 this past October with a
bonus-winning submission of Louis Smolka
. Two months later, he took a
split decision from Benoit
at the TUF 24 Finale in Las Vegas. And a month ago, he
picked up another bonus
when he
choked out Dustin Ortiz
at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville.
For more on
UFC Fight Night 114
, check out the
UFC Rumors
section of the site.
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