UFC Fight Night Mexico: Things You Should Know
UFC brings UFC Fight Night 114 from Mexico this weekend. Headlined by the Flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Sergio Pettis, the fight-night also features some notable names like Randa Markos, Alexa Grasso, Rashad Evans and Alan Jouban.
Flyweight in the lime light:
The fight promises to be a mouth-watering clash as it does has a distinct local flavor and will feature a flyweight fight as the main event – a rare event these days. 23-year-old Brandon Moreno will look to continue his surprising climb up the 125-pound ranks as he takes on fellow 23-year-old Sergio Pettis in the main draw
Since making his UFC debut in October 2016, Moreno has quickly become a fan favorite, winning his first three fights inside the eight-walled cage, though he initially made his UFC mark as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: “Tournament of Champions.” In an unprecedented move, Moreno made his official Octagon debut against Louis Smolka while TUF was still airing
The winner will likely make a strong case for the right to face current UFC 125-pound champion Demetrious Johnson in what will be “Mighty Mouse’s” attempt to break the title defense record.
Sizzle in the Octagon:
The co-main will feature a Mexican fighter, as Alexa Grasso will look for her second UFC win when she takes on the tough Randa Markos.
Randa Markos enters this fight with a 7-5 record and has won 57 percent of her fights by decision; Markos is averaging 3.08 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy percentage of 39.2 percent. She has been hit or miss recently, and she hopes to win back-to-back fights for the first time since 2013.
Alexa Grasso, meanwhile, enters this fight with a 9-1 record and has won 56 percent of her fights by decision. Grasso has won five of her last six fights and is coming off a February loss to Felice Herrig.
Other major fights:
Alan Jouban (15-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) meets Niko Price (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at welterweight. Humberto Bandenay (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Martin Bravo (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes place at featherweight; Sam Alvey (30-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meets former light heavyweight champ Rashad Evans (19-6-1 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC) in a middleweight bout; and Alejandro Perez (17-6-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) fights Andre Soukhamthath (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at bantamweight.
Watch the Fight Night LIVE and Exclusive on SONY ESPN and SONY ESPN HD on Sunday 6th August 2017 at 7:30 AM
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