There was no draw this time: Brandon Moreno emerged the winner to claim the flyweight title from Deiveson Figueiredo in their UFC 263 rematch.
After no winner was decided in their initial meeting in December, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) made good on his second chance at the belt on Saturday when he be defeated Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) by third-round submission at the Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Ariz.
Moreno enters the record books with the win, becoming the first Mexican-born champion in UFC history.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Moreno’s title win over Figueiredo at UFC 263.
Stiff jab floors Figueiredo. Perfect round from the challenger. #UFC263
— Phil Murphy (@Phil_Sports) June 13, 2021
The Assassin Baby is on fire. Fig seems to be overthinking things.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 13, 2021
This isn’t the super villain figueiredo fighting style I’m used to #UFC263
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) June 13, 2021
Masterful first round for Brandon Moreno. Dude is LOCKED in. Seeing everything out there. Figgy still as dangerous as they come but what a round for the challenger.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) June 13, 2021
Right now, Moreno wants this a lot more than Figueiredo.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) June 13, 2021
Rematches so rarely live up to the hype of the first one but this fight is fire so far!! #ufc263
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) June 13, 2021
Cutman did an excellent job with the end swell on Morenos eye! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #ufc263
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) June 13, 2021
Moreno with a takedown and he takes the back with both hooks. Wow. #UFC263
— Rob Tatum (@RobTatum303) June 13, 2021
Moreno is the UFC flyweight champion! Rear-naked choke finish!!!! The first Mexican-born champion in UFC history!!!! This arena is going nuts. #UFC263
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) June 13, 2021
Wow!! Great performance!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 13, 2021
Domination by Brandon Moreno! Who saw that coming?? #UFC263
— Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) June 13, 2021
Called it!!! Couldn’t have happened for a better guy!!#UFC263
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) June 13, 2021
Wow!!! Amazing! Brandon Moreno is the new flyweight champ! Mexico stand up! #UFC263
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) June 13, 2021
WOW … effort , heart & activity . Moreno wanted it more . #UFC263
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) June 13, 2021
Wow new 125 champ #UFC263
Parabéns novo campeão.— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) June 13, 2021
WOW @theassassinbaby did it!!! Amazing performance 🇲🇽 you got another champion. And wow Brandon the club that you have joined is amazing!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 13, 2021
Brandon Moreno is now the fourth undisputed UFC Flyweight Champion after Deiveson Figueiredo, Henry Cejudo, and Demetrious Johnson. #UFC263
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 13, 2021
