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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
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- Saturday 02.24.2024 at 07:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Arena CDMX
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Dominick Cruz, Paul Felder, Megan Olivi
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Paul Felder
- Attendance: 21,546
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Royval defeats Brandon Moreno via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brian Ortega defeats Yair Rodriguez via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 0:58 Round 3 of 5, 10:58 Total Bout Page | |
| Daniel Zellhuber defeats Francisco Prado via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Yazmin Jauregui defeats Sam Hughes via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Manuel Torres defeats Chris Duncan via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:46 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Raoni Barcelos defeats Cristian Quiñonez via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 2:04 Round 3 of 3, 12:04 Total Bout Page | |
| Jesus Aguilar defeats Mateus Mendonça via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Edgar Cháirez defeats Daniel Lacerda via Submission, Triangle Choke | 2:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Fares Ziam defeats Claudio Puelles via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ronaldo Rodríguez defeats Denys Bondar via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:59 Round 2 of 3, 9:59 Total Bout Page | |
| Felipe dos Santos defeats Victor Altamirano via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Muhammad Naimov defeats Erik Silva via KO/TKO, Leg Injury | 0:44 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses Page 7
02.19.2024 | 7:55 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 1128th
It's incredible how many fun fighters consistently come to the UFC from the chute boxe Diego Lima camp. There are so many of them that I end up forgeting about some.
My hype for the Felipe Dos Santos fight reminded me of Daniel Santos, where the hell is willycat and what's taking him so long to get back to the cage ? I hope he is in the brazil card.
My hype for the Felipe Dos Santos fight reminded me of Daniel Santos, where the hell is willycat and what's taking him so long to get back to the cage ? I hope he is in the brazil card.
"This is a rat race...but I’m not a rat. I’m a f*ckin’ turtle, ninja turtle. So which one is your favorite? I like Michelangelo....next question - Tony Ferguson"
02.19.2024 | 10:06 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 445 Points | Tied for 3765th
Some really tough fights to pick on this card. Ziam/Puelles and Aguilar/Mendonça are 2 I keep flipping back and forth on. Ziam/Puelles is just really good matchmaking. Either Ziam stuffs the takedowns, dominates the whole fight and makes everyone who picked Puelles feel stupid or Puelles gets Ziam down and sumbits him quick af and makes everyone who picked Ziam feel stupid.
"My balls was hot"
02.19.2024 | 10:22 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 4438th
Moreno vs. Royval II
Brandon Moreno, DEC
split decision moreno.
Brandon Moreno, DEC
split decision moreno.
02.19.2024 | 10:48 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points | Tied for 531st
There's actually a few guys on the prelims who I think are future top 15 guys. I think that Naimov is going to be top 15 in about a year, and I think that Felipe Dos Santos is actually going to at least compete for a title at some point in his career. I think Ziam has looked improved and could hit the top 15, but he's only looked like he's had potential in his last 1 or 2 fights. And depending on Torres' cardio and grappling, he could be top 15. Zellhuber will be if he puts everything together.
* Edited at 02.19.2024, 10:50 PM ET *
02.20.2024 | 12:16 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3122nd
Moreno vs. Royval II
Brandon Moreno, TKO, R5
I just hope Brandon wins
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, TKO, R2
Ngl I don't rate Ortega very highly anymore. I think this is Yair by a mile
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., DEC
I think RRJ wins, but not super convincingly, in a pretty scrappy fight.
Jauregui vs. Hughes
Yazmin Jauregui, TKO, R2
Sanctioned murder
Torres vs. Duncan
Chris Duncan, TKO, R3
Duncan is being slept on here
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R1
Crazy that Lacerda took this fight, I feel like Chairez smokes him
Puelles vs. Ziam
Fares Ziam, DEC
Ziam is underrated. We saw how much hype Ilia Topuria got from beating Jai Herbert, and Ziam did it with less resistance.
Rodríguez vs. Bondar
Luis Rodríguez, TKO, R3
I don't view Bondar as a UFC caliber fighter
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, DEC
I love FDS here
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, TKO, R2
Weird matchmaking. Naimov should be getting a ranked opponent, or someone close.
Brandon Moreno, TKO, R5
I just hope Brandon wins
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, TKO, R2
Ngl I don't rate Ortega very highly anymore. I think this is Yair by a mile
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., DEC
I think RRJ wins, but not super convincingly, in a pretty scrappy fight.
Jauregui vs. Hughes
Yazmin Jauregui, TKO, R2
Sanctioned murder
Torres vs. Duncan
Chris Duncan, TKO, R3
Duncan is being slept on here
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R1
Crazy that Lacerda took this fight, I feel like Chairez smokes him
Puelles vs. Ziam
Fares Ziam, DEC
Ziam is underrated. We saw how much hype Ilia Topuria got from beating Jai Herbert, and Ziam did it with less resistance.
Rodríguez vs. Bondar
Luis Rodríguez, TKO, R3
I don't view Bondar as a UFC caliber fighter
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, DEC
I love FDS here
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, TKO, R2
Weird matchmaking. Naimov should be getting a ranked opponent, or someone close.
"Quote"
02.20.2024 | 12:25 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 4606th
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- GreenTeaEnthusiast
02.20.2024 | 3:38 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 3992nd
Moreno vs. Royval II
Brandon Moreno, SUB, R3
Striking is the most pivotal aspect of this fight. It allows Moreno to get in close and time his takedown entries, and it allows Royval to push a pace and maybe snag a couple of rounds. If I'm being brutally honest, I struggle to see Royval amounting to any reasonable success in this. This is an even worse rematch for him than Pantoja was, primarily owing to the fact that Moreno can stand at range and bang him up. Moreno is by far the better technician amongst the two; Royval relies on chaos as the cornerstone of his game - he's basically a refined a button-masher striker. I don't think he pays much thought to what he's doing from a technical standpoint, and that works to his advantage most of the time because it renders him as extremely unpredictable. With that being said, Moreno's sharp eye for openings on volume strikers will be the key here; he has a good dropshift-left hook, and he can pivot really nicely to come out on top of boxing exchanges. The majority of this fight will be in tight, within boxing range, and I'm expecting Moreno to absolutely light him up from start to finish. I could easily see him stunning Royval and going in for the kill with his hands, as he's evolved into a much more potent finishing striker since their first meeting. Meanwhile, Royval is largely the same fighter he was three years ago from a strategic standpoint. Should be a solid, fun fight, but I can't see much other than a Moreno domination and finish.
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, TKO, R1
The golden matchup. Easily my most anticipated fight on this card. Put simply, Ortega is not top-tier, at least not to the extent that I once thought he was. His striking is unsystematic, and as a position-based grappler, you'd think he has some unique element of positional awareness on the ground, but that doesn't seem to be the case. He's an opportunistic submission artist who relies on his opponents slipping up rather than setting them up for it, which consequently, has made him a traditional BJJ grappler who works best off their back. Wrestling is a massive hole in his game, but Yair isn't the guy to leverage that, I think. I could be generous and even a little optimistic by assuming that he's made some stylistic changes that allow this fight to be competitive, but after a career as long as his, it's hard to get rid of those instincts that you've accumulated after doing the same thing over and over for so long. Ortega packs a punch, but Yair has evolved tenfold more than he has over the last few years, and just by virtue of having shared the cage with a tactical master like Volk, Yair will have improved even more coming from his last showing. I think Ortega's been out for too long, he's taken way too much damage, and this is where his recovery abilities begin to drop off exponentially. Yair will bring the pressure, light up Ortega with fast, snappy round kicks to the body, and go up top with something Yair-esque like a jumping switch kick and absolutely ice him in the first.
Puelles vs. Ziam
Claudio Puelles, SUB, R2
This is a good fight. I'm a fan of Ziam and I think he's got untapped potential, save for his horrendous fight IQ, at times. With that said, he's been actively improving of late, and I could see him raking up a couple more wins and maybe even trying his hand at a top 15 spot. Where it falls off for me is that he's too willing to clinch and make fights closer than they need to be - much like Leon Edwards earlier on in his career. Puelles can probably grab a limb early in the fight with Ziam being unsuspecting as he is. I do think he'll beat the **** out of Puelles when they're at range, but he's bound to slip up eventually; just comes down to whether or not Claudio can make the most of the opportunities presented to him. If he was able to somewhat threaten Hooker and put him in trouble in tight, I can absolutely see him doing that to, in many ways, a lesser version of Hooker. Except I don't see Ziam backing out of a leg lock once he's in it.
Brandon Moreno, SUB, R3
Striking is the most pivotal aspect of this fight. It allows Moreno to get in close and time his takedown entries, and it allows Royval to push a pace and maybe snag a couple of rounds. If I'm being brutally honest, I struggle to see Royval amounting to any reasonable success in this. This is an even worse rematch for him than Pantoja was, primarily owing to the fact that Moreno can stand at range and bang him up. Moreno is by far the better technician amongst the two; Royval relies on chaos as the cornerstone of his game - he's basically a refined a button-masher striker. I don't think he pays much thought to what he's doing from a technical standpoint, and that works to his advantage most of the time because it renders him as extremely unpredictable. With that being said, Moreno's sharp eye for openings on volume strikers will be the key here; he has a good dropshift-left hook, and he can pivot really nicely to come out on top of boxing exchanges. The majority of this fight will be in tight, within boxing range, and I'm expecting Moreno to absolutely light him up from start to finish. I could easily see him stunning Royval and going in for the kill with his hands, as he's evolved into a much more potent finishing striker since their first meeting. Meanwhile, Royval is largely the same fighter he was three years ago from a strategic standpoint. Should be a solid, fun fight, but I can't see much other than a Moreno domination and finish.
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, TKO, R1
The golden matchup. Easily my most anticipated fight on this card. Put simply, Ortega is not top-tier, at least not to the extent that I once thought he was. His striking is unsystematic, and as a position-based grappler, you'd think he has some unique element of positional awareness on the ground, but that doesn't seem to be the case. He's an opportunistic submission artist who relies on his opponents slipping up rather than setting them up for it, which consequently, has made him a traditional BJJ grappler who works best off their back. Wrestling is a massive hole in his game, but Yair isn't the guy to leverage that, I think. I could be generous and even a little optimistic by assuming that he's made some stylistic changes that allow this fight to be competitive, but after a career as long as his, it's hard to get rid of those instincts that you've accumulated after doing the same thing over and over for so long. Ortega packs a punch, but Yair has evolved tenfold more than he has over the last few years, and just by virtue of having shared the cage with a tactical master like Volk, Yair will have improved even more coming from his last showing. I think Ortega's been out for too long, he's taken way too much damage, and this is where his recovery abilities begin to drop off exponentially. Yair will bring the pressure, light up Ortega with fast, snappy round kicks to the body, and go up top with something Yair-esque like a jumping switch kick and absolutely ice him in the first.
Puelles vs. Ziam
Claudio Puelles, SUB, R2
This is a good fight. I'm a fan of Ziam and I think he's got untapped potential, save for his horrendous fight IQ, at times. With that said, he's been actively improving of late, and I could see him raking up a couple more wins and maybe even trying his hand at a top 15 spot. Where it falls off for me is that he's too willing to clinch and make fights closer than they need to be - much like Leon Edwards earlier on in his career. Puelles can probably grab a limb early in the fight with Ziam being unsuspecting as he is. I do think he'll beat the **** out of Puelles when they're at range, but he's bound to slip up eventually; just comes down to whether or not Claudio can make the most of the opportunities presented to him. If he was able to somewhat threaten Hooker and put him in trouble in tight, I can absolutely see him doing that to, in many ways, a lesser version of Hooker. Except I don't see Ziam backing out of a leg lock once he's in it.
* Edited at 02.20.2024, 3:41 AM ET *
02.20.2024 | 8:08 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 4496th
Naimov by KO from Wood to Erick Silva is a tremendous drop in level
Lipe by KO Chute Boxe style Altamirano not very good at anything
Fares Ziam KO round 2 Puelles is sucks in the feet only god in leglocks and gassed very fast
Edgar Chairez Ko in 2 Daniel is god in the first 2 minutes after this he is gased two and in the second round he die every fight
Mendonça is the guy without Qi but is much bigger than Aguilar if he loses this he deserves out to ufc
Manuel El Loco Torres KO hard fight im got a fighter hit harder and is mexican
Jauregui KO in 3 Jauregui is very god last fight is a mistake
Rosas SUB in1 rooting for this boy
Yair KO in 3 complete fighter crazy power kicks and faster with the hands,Ortega is ******
Brandon Moreno KO in 2 Royval pace is crazy but this fight going to be a striker match in my opnion Moreno hurts him very bad
Lipe by KO Chute Boxe style Altamirano not very good at anything
Fares Ziam KO round 2 Puelles is sucks in the feet only god in leglocks and gassed very fast
Edgar Chairez Ko in 2 Daniel is god in the first 2 minutes after this he is gased two and in the second round he die every fight
Mendonça is the guy without Qi but is much bigger than Aguilar if he loses this he deserves out to ufc
Manuel El Loco Torres KO hard fight im got a fighter hit harder and is mexican
Jauregui KO in 3 Jauregui is very god last fight is a mistake
Rosas SUB in1 rooting for this boy
Yair KO in 3 complete fighter crazy power kicks and faster with the hands,Ortega is ******
Brandon Moreno KO in 2 Royval pace is crazy but this fight going to be a striker match in my opnion Moreno hurts him very bad
* Edited at 02.20.2024, 8:14 AM ET *
"Brazilian amateur fighter 0-0"
02.20.2024 | 8:29 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3040th
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Daniel Zellhuber, DEC
Good fight really, fairly confident Zellhuber gets his hand raised tho looked very well rounded in his last fight
Daniel Zellhuber, DEC
Good fight really, fairly confident Zellhuber gets his hand raised tho looked very well rounded in his last fight
02.20.2024 | 10:11 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 255 Points | Tied for 4987th
Rodríguez vs. Bondar
Denys Bondar, TKO, R1
upset pick denys sucks but is a first round finisher i think he can catch lazy boy quick
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, SUB, R2
Felipe finds the rear naked choke
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, DEC
naimov puts on a striking clinic and stuffs the takedowns
Denys Bondar, TKO, R1
upset pick denys sucks but is a first round finisher i think he can catch lazy boy quick
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, SUB, R2
Felipe finds the rear naked choke
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, DEC
naimov puts on a striking clinic and stuffs the takedowns
02.20.2024 | 10:21 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 1852nd
Moreno vs. Royval II
Brandon Moreno, DEC
i love royvals unorthodox striking but taking this on short notice against a guy like moreno was a terrible choice. unless the damage catches up to moreno this should be a relatively easy win for moreno
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, SUB, R4
yair is the most dangerous striker in the entire UFC in my opinion i just don’t see how you beat him unless you’re champ level. ortegas taken endless damage in his career and his defense is mediocre at best. i think yair hits him with a great kick and follows him to the ground and finishes it there
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Daniel Zellhuber, DEC
francisco “beyblade” prado has some nasty pop but i’m all for hubermania. feel like golden boy is better everywhere and prado won’t know how to handle it
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., SUB, R1
turcios has solid BJJ and he hasn’t had bad performances i just think rojas is better everywhere. very solid matchmaking by the boys at HQ
Torres vs. Duncan
Manuel Torres, TKO, R2
torres is a finisher and duncan has holes everywhere. recipe for disaster
Aguilar vs. Mendonça
Mateus Mendonça, TKO
reach over all even with mateus swinging for the fences. another chute box guy!
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R1
lacerda has some solid tepes and kicks but his fight IQ is lacking and the chairez guillotine is nasty (we saw it in the first fight didn’t we?)
Puelles vs. Ziam
Fares Ziam, DEC
puelles has some of the worst striking in the sport and ziam has some solid TDD. expect some classic BJJ mat sliding
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, DEC
santos doesn’t have any pop whatsoever (even for the weight class) but his shot selection is incredible. gotta love chute box
Brandon Moreno, DEC
i love royvals unorthodox striking but taking this on short notice against a guy like moreno was a terrible choice. unless the damage catches up to moreno this should be a relatively easy win for moreno
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, SUB, R4
yair is the most dangerous striker in the entire UFC in my opinion i just don’t see how you beat him unless you’re champ level. ortegas taken endless damage in his career and his defense is mediocre at best. i think yair hits him with a great kick and follows him to the ground and finishes it there
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Daniel Zellhuber, DEC
francisco “beyblade” prado has some nasty pop but i’m all for hubermania. feel like golden boy is better everywhere and prado won’t know how to handle it
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., SUB, R1
turcios has solid BJJ and he hasn’t had bad performances i just think rojas is better everywhere. very solid matchmaking by the boys at HQ
Torres vs. Duncan
Manuel Torres, TKO, R2
torres is a finisher and duncan has holes everywhere. recipe for disaster
Aguilar vs. Mendonça
Mateus Mendonça, TKO
reach over all even with mateus swinging for the fences. another chute box guy!
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R1
lacerda has some solid tepes and kicks but his fight IQ is lacking and the chairez guillotine is nasty (we saw it in the first fight didn’t we?)
Puelles vs. Ziam
Fares Ziam, DEC
puelles has some of the worst striking in the sport and ziam has some solid TDD. expect some classic BJJ mat sliding
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, DEC
santos doesn’t have any pop whatsoever (even for the weight class) but his shot selection is incredible. gotta love chute box
"4 days notice i was ******* drinking beer and eating steaks in brazil"
02.20.2024 | 11:15 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 445 Points | Tied for 3765th
I picked Torres, but I worry about what happens if Duncan makes it out of the 1st round. Torres' gas tank is already in question, and then you add in the high elevation... we could really see the tide turn and Duncan start to put a beating on him
"My balls was hot"
02.20.2024 | 11:31 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 4173rd
The only question is does his chin hold up. Duncan has terrible defense and a suspect chin. I feel pretty confident if this leaves round 1, Torres will be exhausted but in round 1 he is a force
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
02.20.2024 | 11:46 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 625 Points | Tied for 847th
Rodríguez vs. Bondar
Luis Rodríguez, DEC
I’m
Luis Rodríguez, DEC
I’m
02.20.2024 | 1:26 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 3793rd
This card is gonna get me pretty drunk I can tell
"He's Terrence Thornton, I'm Terrence Crawford, yeah i'm whooping feet"
02.20.2024 | 1:59 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3122nd
Wow, I remember betting Yair last time he fought Ortega but I had forgotten he was a +150 back then. Crazy.
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
02.20.2024 | 3:06 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 4173rd
In sherdog and espn Denys bondar has 6 wins removed, probably because they either don’t exist or were fixed. Askar mozharov type beat
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
02.20.2024 | 3:48 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 4017th
Aguilar vs. Mendonça
Mateus Mendonça, DEC
trains with do bronx
Mateus Mendonça, DEC
trains with do bronx
02.20.2024 | 4:01 PM ET
BoneDoinWork
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 3793rd
that didn't help him at all last time
"He's Terrence Thornton, I'm Terrence Crawford, yeah i'm whooping feet"
