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Brandon Moreno Gets New UFC Mexico City Main-Event Opponent as Lone’er Kavanagh Steps In

The promotion preserved Moreno’s Mexico City homecoming by confirming Kavanagh as the short-notice replacement after Asu Almabayev’s arm injury.

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Brandon Moreno warms up for a UFC fight. Credit: Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC

Overview

  • UFC officials announced that England’s Lone’er Kavanagh will replace the injured Asu Almabayev to face Brandon Moreno on Feb. 28 at Arena CDMX.
  • Asu Almabayev disclosed on Instagram that he suffered an arm/hand injury two days before departing for Mexico, posting a photo of his arm in a cast.
  • Kavanagh, 26, is 9-1 overall and 2-1 in the UFC, stepping into his first main event after a knockout loss to Charles Johnson last August.
  • He was previously booked to fight Bruno Silva on March 14; that bout has been adjusted, with multiple outlets reporting Johnson will now face Silva.
  • The rebooking keeps Moreno atop the card during a stretch of early-2026 UFC schedule shake-ups that have required late-notice replacements across events.