Brandon Moreno will have his eyes peeled for Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval at UFC 296.
Flyweight champion Pantoja (26-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) defends his title in a rematch against Royval (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in the Dec. 16 co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which streams on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+. In their first meeting, Pantoja submitted Royval by second-round rear-naked choke.
“It’s an interesting fight,” Moreno told MMA Junkie. “Pantoja, I fought against him like three times in the past, and the last one, I was very close. What I have to respect about him is he found a way to win. He got a lot of damage against me and he was just going forward. He has a lot of endurance.
