Overview
- Judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 after Kavanagh’s speed and counterpunching carried the five-round main event at Arena CDMX.
- The English prospect accepted the bout after Asu Almabayev withdrew with injury, then secured a Performance of the Night bonus to move to 10-1.
- UFC analysis and specialty outlets now place Kavanagh in the flyweight top ten, with calls for a next test against ranked opponents.
- Kavanagh told UFC.com he intends to become champion within his first two years in the promotion, framing the upset as the start of a title push.
- Moreno has lost two straight and four of his last six, with media proposing rebound bouts against Charles Johnson, Tagir Ulanbekov or a rebooked Almabayev.