It wasn’t that long ago when Brandon Moreno was flyweight champion of the world. Similarly, Marlon Vera is just two years removed from his pay-per-view (PPV) headliner — and 135-pound title fight — opposite Sean O’Malley.

Short notice at elevation in enemy territory vs. a UFC star? Lone'er Kavanagh said no problem.

Now 32, Moreno faced unranked fill-in opponent Lone'er Kavanagh in the main event of a 13-bout show at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. The sixth-ranked ex-champ was initially matched with No. 8 Asu Almabayev, but that fight was scrapped when Almabayev pulled out with an injury in early February.

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Dana White shuts down claims of a rift with Tom Aspinall and confirms the UFC interim heavyweight champion will fight again.

Rico Verhoeven has peeled back the curtain on his recent free agency – including his negotiations with the UFC. Ultimately, Verhoeven elected to take a major WBC heavyweight title boxing match vs. Oleksandr Usyk. But as it was revealed during Hunter Campbell's testimony in the UFC antitrust lawsuit, the promotion made a run at Verhoeven.