Dana White praises Brandon Moreno and values ​​the Mexican's unprecedented achievement at UFC 263

D. White in a post-UFC 263. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

the performance of Brandon Moreno in winning the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg.) against Deiveson Figueiredo No. UFC 263 last Saturday (12) excited the president of Ultimate, Dana White. In a post-event press conference, the 'big boss' made a point of valuing the fighter's achievement, who became the first Mexican to hold a title in the organization.

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"Brandon Moreno had an incredible performance tonight (by defeating Deiveson Figueiredo). (…) now, he has become the first Mexican champion in UFC history”, praised Dana.

Despite praising Moreno's performance, Dana confesses that she didn't see any 'way' for the athlete to win Deiveson Figueiredo, but that the new champion was able to prove him wrong.

“As I was going into the fight, I didn't see any way for Moreno to win the fight. Deiveson Figueiredo He's a savage. However, I was wrong. Good for him. Incredible performance tonight”, concluded the agent.

the way of Brandon Moreno Getting to the Ultimate belt wasn't easy. He debuted in the organization in 2016 and had three wins and two losses before the category was abolished. Still, the Mexican has time to go out and 'wear' the LFA title before resuming his career in the most famous octagon in the world. Since then, he has gone on a streak of six fights without losing (four wins and two draws).