Overview
- The UFC confirmed Kavanagh will replace Almabayev to face Moreno in a five-round main event at Arena CDMX on Feb. 28.
- Kavanagh, 26, is ranked No. 15 at flyweight and enters 9-1 (2-1 UFC) after a TKO loss to Charles Johnson, having been pulled from a March 14 booking with Bruno Silva.
- With Kavanagh redirected to Mexico City, Silva is now slated to face Johnson on March 14, per multiple reports and fighter confirmations.
- Almabayev disclosed on Instagram that he suffered the injury two days before traveling, sharing an image of his arm in a cast and offering no return timeline.
- Moreno, a two-time flyweight champion, looks to rebound from a December TKO defeat to Tatsuro Taira as he headlines in his home country once again.