MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – FEBRUARY 27: Brandon Moreno of Mexico poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-in at InterContinental Mexico City on February 27, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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The UFC is back in Mexico City on Saturday, February 28, for a Paramount+ streaming fight card. In the evening’s main event, former two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno headlines his third UFC Mexico City fight card on faces Lone’er Kavanagh. In the UFC Mexico City co-main event, Marlon “Chito” Vera meets David Martínez in a bantamweight bout. The fight card takes place at Arena CDMX.
UFC Mexico City Fight Card: Date
Saturday, February 28, 2025
UFC Mexico City Fight Card: Location
Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico
UFC Mexico City Fight Card: How to Watch Or Stream
Prelims: Paramount+
Main Card: Paramount+
UFC Mexico City Fight Card: Fight Card Time
Prelims: 5:00 p.m. ET
Main Card: 8:00 p.m. ET
UFC Mexico City Main Card
Branon Moreno vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
Marlon Vera vs David Martinez
Edgar Chairez vs Felipe Bunes
Daniel Zellhuber vs King Green
Imanol Rodriguez vs Kevin Borjas
Santiago Luna vs Angel Pacheco
UFC Mexico City Preliminary Card
Ryan Gandra vs Jose Daniel Medina
Ailin Perez vs Macy Chiasson
Cristian Quinonez vs Kris Moutinho
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Javier Reyes
Regina Tarin vs Ernesta Kareckaite
Damian Pinas vs Wes Schultz
Erik Silva vs Francis Marshall
UFC Mexico City Main Event: Branon Moreno vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
Brandon Moreno (23-9-2) is the No. 6 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings. The 32-year-old is a former two-time UFC 125-pound champion. Moreno’s first title reign began in June 2021 with a submission win over Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263. He returned the title to Figueiredo in their UFC 270 rematch, losing that January 2022 contest via decision.
Moreno then won the interim flyweight belt in July 2022 with a UFC 277 TKO triumph over Kai Kara-France. In January 2023, Moreno regained the undisputed UFC title from Figueiredo with a TKO victory at UFC 283.
Like his first title run, Moreno’s second stint with the 125-pound ended without him making a successful defense. Alexandre Pantoja took the belt from him in July 2023 via split decision. The ex-champ then lost a split decision to Brandon Royval in February 2024.
Moreno bounced back from that loss with a decision win over Amir Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night event in Edmonton in November 2024. The ex-champ followed that with a March 2025 decision win over Steve Erceg in Mexico City.
Moreno’s next bout came in December 2025. He was knocked out for the first time in his career on that night in Las Vegas by Tatsuro Taira. Moreno has not fought since then.
Lone’er Kavanagh (9-1) has been with the UFC since earning a contract on a Dana White’s Contender Series card in August 2024. The 26-year-old opened his UFC run with back-to-back decision wins. In his most recent outing, Kavanagh tasted defeat for the first time, falling by knockout to Charles Johnson in August 2025. Kavanagh is the No. 15 UFC flyweight. He steps into UFC Mexico City on short notice, replacing an injured Asu Almabayev on the fight card. Kavanagh had been booked opposite Bruno Silva on the March 14 UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex.
We will have more on UFC Mexico City as fight night approaches.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trentreinsmith/2026/02/27/ufc-mexico-city-fight-card-date-time-location-how-to-watch/
