UFC Mexico City 2025 Results: Brandon Moreno bests Steve Erceg in epic 5-round battle on home soil

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Former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno got closer to earning another title shot after dominating Steve Erceg in front of his home crowd in the headliner of UFC Mexico City 2025: Moreno vs. Erceg event which took place at the Arena CDMX in Mexico on Saturday (March 29).

The Octagon's return to Mexico City after a year for a UFC Fight Night event set the Highest Grossing Mexico event in UFC history and also the highest grossing event in Arena CDMX history.

The UFC Mexico event was witnessed by a sold out venue that recorded an attendance of 19,731 and gate record of $2,530,474. There were five stoppages - four KO or TKO and 1 submission finish on the card that also saw seven fights go the distance.

Also four fighters - Manuel Torres, Edgar Chairez, David Martinez and Ateba Gautier took home an extra USD 50K as performance bonus for their respective stoppage wins on the under card. Here is a look at the recap of UFC Mexico City:

UFC Mexico City 2025 Recap

The main event featured a top 10 flyweight showdown between former UFC flyweight champion and No. 2 ranked contender Moreno and former title challenger and No. 9 ranked Erceg.

Moreno registered his second straight main event victory, getting the better of things against a very game Erceg as the pair went the distance in a close, competitive and high level 5-round fight.

When the scorecards were collected and totaled, it was Moreno that came away with his first UFC win on home soil. Moreno said, "I have gone through so much to be here, so much dedication and so much effort.

"I know how hard it is for so many of you to get a ticket to be here. This is all for you! I really believe I can move the needle, let's do a pay-per-view in Guadalajara! Let's do it!"

In the co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum's come back was delayed when Joe Pyfer became suddenly ill. Manuel Torres and Drew Dober were moved into the spot, and it was a rapid fire victory for the Mexican crowd.

Torres put a hurting on the experienced Dober in the very first round, knocking him out with a laser right hand and follow-up hammerfists. Following the quick stoppage, Torres said, "I thank you so much for coming here. I do this all for you.

"I wouldn't be able to do this with this without all of you. This is for my team, all my coaches, my family. I love all of you. It's incredible. Mom, Dad, I'm the number one in the world! I'm very proud."

Also on the main card, Edgar Chairez and David Martinez claimed stoppage wins over their respective opponents, while Raul Rosas Jr. Earned the points on the judges scorecard for the decision win. Here is a look at the final results of UFC on ESPN 64:

UFC Mexico City 2025 Results

Main Card

• Flyweight Bout: Brandon Moreno defeated Steve Erceg by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
• Lightweight Bout: Manuel Torres defeated Drew Dober by TKO (strikes) at 1:45 of Round 1
• Flyweight Bout: Edgar Chairez defeated CJ Vergara by submission (face crank) at 2:30 of Round 1
• Bantamweight Bout: Raul Rosas Jr. defeated Vince Morales by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bantamweight Bout: David Martinez defeated Saimon Oliveira by TKO (strikes) at 4:38 of Round 1

Preliminary Card

• Flyweight Bout: Kevin Borjas defeated Ronaldo Rodriguez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Middleweight Bout: Ateba Gautier defeated Jose Daniel Medina by KO (knee) at 3:32 of Round 1
• Featherweight Bout: Melquizael Costa defeated Christian Rodriguez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Women's Strawweight Bout: Loopy Godinez defeated Julia Polastri by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Lightweight Bout: Rafa Garcia defeated Vinc Pichel by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Featherweight Bout: Jamall Emmers defeated Gabriel Miranda by TKO (strikes) at 4:06 of Round 1
• Lightweight Bout: MarQuel Mederos defeated Austin Hubbard by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)