LAS VEGAS – Brandon Moreno fought neatly the entirety of his UFC 290 championship bout against Alexandre Pantoja with a broken hand.
Moreno (21-7-2 MMA, 9-3-2 UFC) saw his second flyweight title reign come to an end on Saturday when he suffered a split decision loss to Pantoja (26-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in the likely Fight of the Year so far at T-Mobile Arena. It was a thrilling, bloody affair where both men had big moments, and the scorecards were all over the map.
One judge gave Moreno four rounds, another gave Pantoja four rounds, and the deciding judge had it 3-2 for the new champion Pantoja, who moved to 3-0 in career matchups (professional and exhibition) against the Mexican.
