February 20, 2024 6:50 pm ET
The UFC go back to Mexico for the seventh time in its history on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 237, which occurs at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City and streams on ESPN+.
The centerpiece will see previous champ Brandon Moreno (21-7-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) handle Brandon Royval (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a rematch of their November 2020 bout, which Moreno won by first-round TKO.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, along with the remainder of the card, check listed below for MMA Junkie’s post-event truths from UFC Fight Night 237.
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Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval Brandon Moreno
Brandon Moreno
Moreno was the very first champ in UFC history to be born in Mexico.
Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo battled to the 4th attract UFC title battle history at UFC 256.
Moreno and Figueiredo are the only set of fighters in UFC history to combat each other 3 successive times.
Moreno is among 7 fighters in UFC history to make a between-rounds blockage in a title battle. He achieved the accomplishment at UFC 283.
Moreno is 6-2-2 considering that he went back to the UFC for a 2nd stint in September 2019.
Moreno’s 9 success in UFC flyweight competitors are connected for fifth-most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (13 ), Joseph Benavidez (13 ), Alexandre Pantoja (11) and Figueiredo (10 ).
Moreno’s 6 blockage success in UFC flyweight competitors are connected for third-most in divisional history behind Figueiredo (7) and Johnson (7).
Moreno’s 3 submission triumphes in UFC flyweight competitors are connected for fourth-most in divisional history behind Johnson (5), Pantoja (4) and Muhammad Mokaev (4).
Moreno’s 7 fight-night rewards for UFC flyweight bouts are second-most in divisional history behind Johnson (9).
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval
Royval has actually made 13 of his 15 profession success by blockage.
Royval has actually made 4 of his 5 UFC triumphes by blockage.
Royval’s 3 submission triumphes in UFC flyweight competitors are connected for fourth-most in divisional history behind Johnson (5), Pantoja (4) and Mokaev (4).
Yair Rodriguez vs. Brian Ortega Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez (15-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is among 11 fighters in UFC history to make 10 featherweight success.
Rodriguez’s knockout of Chan Sung Jung at the 4:59 mark of Round 5 at UFC Fight Night 139 is connected with Demetrious Johnson’s surface at UFC 186 for the current blockage in a UFC battle.
Rodriguez’s 9 fight-night benefits for UFC featherweight bouts are connected for second-most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (10 ).
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is 1-3 in his previous 4 battles going back to December 2018.