The Octagon returns south of the border for tonight’s UFC Mexico Metropolis occasion, with a 13-fight card headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Ronaire Kavanaugh.
Moreno (23-9-2 MMA) will compete in tonight’s important occasion seeking to bounce again after struggling a TKO loss to Tatsuro Hira when he entered the Octagon on the UFC 323 occasion in Las Vegas in December (particulars right here). Earlier than that setback, the previous flyweight champion had back-to-back wins over Amir Albaji and Steve Erceg.
In the meantime, Ron’er Kavanaugh (9-1 blended martial arts) final fought in Shanghai final August, the place he suffered his first profession loss by the hands of Charles Johnson. Earlier than being knocked out by ‘InnerG’, the British fighter had amassed an ideal 9-0 file underneath the UFC banner, together with two resolution wins.
UFC Mexico Metropolis may even be internet hosting a simultaneous males’s bantamweight contest pitting former title challenger Marlon Vera towards David Martinez.
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Vera (23-11-1 blended martial arts) goes into the combat hoping to make it his third consecutive loss. Throughout that robust interval, “Tito” misplaced choices to Sean O’Malley, Deiveson Figueiredo, and Ayeman Zahavi. The Ecuadorian fighter’s most up-to-date win was a unanimous resolution victory over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 293 in August 2023.
In the meantime, David Martinez (13-1 MMA) enters tonight’s co-headliner on a nine-fight profitable streak, together with his most up-to-date win coming over Rob Font by way of unanimous resolution in September of this 12 months. Earlier than that, “Black Spartan” made his Octagon debut towards Simon Oliveira, profitable by first-round TKO.
Tonight’s UFC Mexico Metropolis important card may even function a light-weight bout between King Greene and Daniel Zellhuber.
Inexperienced (33-17-1 MMA) was at his greatest final December, when he scored a break up resolution victory over Lance Gibson Jr. The win ended a two-fight dropping streak for the 39-year-old veteran, who had stoppage losses to Paddy Pimblett and Mauricio Ruffy (extra particulars right here).
In the meantime, Daniel Zellhuber (15-3 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest hoping to snap a two-fight dropping streak. “Golden Boy” has suffered back-to-back resolution losses to Michael Johnson and Esteban Livovic in his earlier Octagon appearances. Prior to those setbacks, Zellhuber was on a three-fight profitable streak, together with a submission victory over Christos Giagos.
See all of tonight’s reside outcomes and highlights beneath (refresh for the most recent info):
UFC Mexico Metropolis Major Card (8pm EST on Paramount)
125 kilos: Brandon Moreno vs. Roaner Kavanagh –
135 kilos: Marlon Vera vs. David Martinez –
155 kilos: Daniel Zellhuber vs. King Inexperienced –
125 kilos: Edgar Chaires vs. Felipe Bunes –
125 kilos: Imanol Rodriguez vs. Kevin Borjas –
135 kilos: Santiago Luna vs. Angel Pacheco –
UFC Mexico Metropolis Preliminary (5pm EST on Paramount+)
185 kilos: Ryan Gandola vs. Jose Medina –
135 kilos: Aylin Perez vs. Macy Chiasson –
135 kilos: Cristian Quinones vs. Chris Moutinho – Quinones def. Moutinho, unanimous resolution (30-27 x3)
Deliver the dub dwelling 🙌
Cristian Quinones wins with UD #UFCMMexico!
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145 lbs.: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Javier Reyes – Reyes def. Andrade wins by TKO (punches) at 4:59 of the primary spherical.
With the sound of the buzzer 🚨
Javier Reyes wins by TKO on the finish of RD1!
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— UFC (@ufc) February 28, 2026
125 kilos: Ernesta Kalekite vs. Regina Tarin – Tarin def. Kalekite unanimous resolution (30-27 x2, 29-28)
145 kilos: Eric Silva vs. Francis Marshall – Marshall def. Silva wins by submission (rear bare choke) at 2:29 of spherical 1
Deliver dwelling the submission victory 🫡@FranMarshallMMA A giant comeback within the victory column!
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— UFC (@ufc) February 28, 2026
185 lbs.: Damien Philippines vs. 185 lbs. Wes Schultz – Pinnacle def. Schultz wins by TKO (punches) at 2:30 of spherical 1
Demonstrated overwhelming power in debut match 🤯
Damien Pinas takes the lead with RD1 TKO #UFCMMexico!
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— UFC (@ufc) February 28, 2026
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