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Brandon Moreno defeats Steve Erceg in close fight

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Brandon Moreno sent the Mexico City crowd home happy Saturday at Arena CDMX – but it wasn’t easy.

In the UFC on ESPN 64 main event, Moreno (24-8-2 MMA, 12-4-2 UFC) outpointed former UFC title challenger Steve Erceg (12-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) win.

For five rounds, the fight was a close technical affair. While Moreno appeared to get the better of most exchanges, Erceg did a lot to potentially put doubt in the judges’ minds.

Moreno started strong, but Erceg caught up quickly. It became essentially tit-for-tat from there. While everyone is entitled to their opinions, there were only three that mattered. The three judges cageside awarded Moreno the unanimous decision win – much to the delight of the passionate crowd in Mexico City.

After the win, Moreno called for a shot on UFC 320, which was announced Saturday for Sept. 13 in Guadalajara, Mexico as the promotion’s annual Noche UFC event.

Champion Alexandre Pantoja does not currently have a fight on the books, though has been rumored to face Kai Kara-France next.

With the win, Moreno knocks off another top contender. In November, he defeated Amir Albazi by unanimous decision and snapped a two fighting losing skid in doing so.

Erceg continues to compete against top contenders, but without the results he’d hope for. After an impressive performance in a title challenge loss to Pantoja, Erceg was quickly finished with punches by Kara-France. Saturday’s loss was his third in a row.

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