Alexandre Pantoja is looking to make a statement against Brandon Moreno at UFC 290.
Pantoja (25-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) challenges flyweight champion Moreno (21-6-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) in the co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It will be their third fight against each other.
Pantoja submitted Moreno in the opening bout of Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” in which No. 16 Moreno put up a valiant effort against No. 1 seed Pantoja. The pair rematched two years later in 2018 in Santiago, Chile, where Pantoja put on a lopsided beating against a bloodied Moreno that included two 30-26 scorecards from the judges.
