Not long after his UFC 256 instant classic with flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno was overwhelmed with feelings – physically and mentally. “To be honest, I feel too much pain in all my body, but at the same time, I feel so happy,” Moreno said on the ESPN+ post-fight show. Hard to blame him. On Saturday night, Moreno went to war with Figueiredo in the “Fight of the Night” and what could be the “Fight of the Year.” Unfortunately for Moreno, though, his dream of becoming the first Mexican-born UFC champion was put on hold after the fight was declared a majority draw . “Obviously I wanted the title. I wanted to bring that happiness to my country, to my family.
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