The UFC Mexico event featured an intense fight between Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega, with Ortega winning and moving up to No. 3 in the UFC featherweight rankings. Brandon Royval also emerged victorious despite tearing his MCL in the first minute of his fight against Brandon Moreno, becoming the No. 1 contender in the UFC flyweight division. Ortega had suffered a cut from a head butt three weeks before the fight.
🚨| Three weeks before #UFCMexico, Brian Ortega suffered a cut from a head butt that required 14 stitches, according to his coach Rener Gracie. https://t.co/Mca8u1hLIv
Three weeks before his fight, Brian Ortega suffered a nasty head butt that required 14 stitches per his coach Rener Gracie https://t.co/m6ILlMniNE
Three weeks before his fight, Brian Ortega suffered a nasty head but that required 14 stitches per his coach Rener Gracie https://t.co/91CTYfmtCj
Three weeks before his win over Yair Rodriguez at UFC Mexico City, Brian Ortega suffered a cut in training that required 14 stitches, per his coach Rener Gracie. (📸 courtesy of Gracie’s Instagram.) https://t.co/niv8ltn7OP https://t.co/8YOMVyQbe3
Brian Ortega 3 weeks before the Yair Rodriguez fight in Mexico City 🤯 (via @BrianTcity) https://t.co/PChOOnbDgt
Check-out the @UFC rankings now that the dust has settled from #UFCMexico ➡️: https://t.co/QXjOKgKhva https://t.co/QXjOKgKhva
Brandon Royval rises to No. 1 in UFC flyweight rankings, eyes title rematch against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 https://t.co/JyOjc3XDOv
Brandon Royval is officially the No. 1 ranked contender at flyweight following his split decision win over former champ Brandon Moreno at #UFCMexicoCity. 📈🚨 via @johnmorganmma https://t.co/ZXGCILL6zv
The Balance Breakdown is live. @ioneillmma & @bjj_harrypowell discus this past weekend’s action from Mexico City. Big wins for Brandon Royval and Brian Ortega plus a look at the rest of the card. Link Below. 👇 #UFCMexicoCity https://t.co/Ev3H1mLXwi
Updated featherweight rankings following Brian Ortega's win over Yair Rodriguez https://t.co/kzIBt4ECP8
Updated flyweight rankings following Brandon Royval's win over Brandon Moreno https://t.co/WbinuFKlvi
Updated #UFC FW Rankings https://t.co/jhPzHsXrOO
Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) moves up to No. 3 in the latest official #UFC featherweight rankings following his #UFCMexico win over Yair Rodriguez, who drops to No. 4. Alexander Volkanovski remains the No. 1 contender, followed by fellow former champ Max Holloway at No. 2. https://t.co/ZAQIOrrmi0
It's official: @brandonroyval is the No. 1 contender in the #UFC flyweight division. Following his win at #UFCMexico, "Raw Dawg" takes the No. 1 spot in the latest rankings update. The man he beat, former champ Brandon Moreno, falls to No. 2, while Amir Albazi slides to No. 3. https://t.co/C3ot870OR0
Brandon Royval snagged a sketchy split decision win over former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno this weekend at UFC Mexico. His fight was at elevation and “Raw Dog” put on a torrid pace of volume with a lot of variety. The question now is the following: Is Brandon Royval 125’s… https://t.co/HXECIwengX
Brandon Royval’s family reacting to his win against Brandon Moreno last Saturday at #UFCMexico 🇲🇽❤️ (🎥: Royval’s instagram) https://t.co/TSBWGC6FjM
Well that explains the crutches at the #UFCMexico post fight presser. https://t.co/ryD1bpu7Wx
Brandon Royval says he likely tore his MCL in the win over Brandon Moreno. MCL tears are much different than an ACL, especially with the various grades. Hopefully it’s not too severe #UFC https://t.co/g90iTI87pz
Brandon Royval says via his Facebook that he “likely tore his MCL in the first minute of the fight” at #UFCMexico 😳 https://t.co/Wb220nRdN9
🚨| Brandon Royval has posted to Facebook stating he likely tore his MCL in the first minute of his #UFCMexico main event win over Brandon Moreno. 😳 https://t.co/rPQAGPwJd1
Per Brandon Royval on his Facebook he says that he tore his MCL in the first minute of his #UFCMexico Main Event against Brandon Moreno https://t.co/Hjdw4FYEPr
#SpinningBackClique goes LIVE in 5️⃣ and the panel will recap #PFLvsBellator, #UFCMexico results and much more. WATCH LIVE HERE ➡️ https://t.co/H026ahOeik https://t.co/V2x0AfxqBK
Fights to make following #UFCMexico: Who next for Brandon Royval and Brian Ortega? 🤔 (@loganofford) ✍️ https://t.co/RuQCTXmBJM
Brian Ortega reflects on rolling his ankle during Bruce Buffer’s intro for his return from injury. Full story: https://t.co/UxMUY22Cjp https://t.co/xhIbsliP9o
WHAT. A. FIGHT. 🔥 Yair Rodriguez 🆚 Brian Ortega was exciting from start to finish 😍 Watch the #UFCMexico fight highlights now ▶️ https://t.co/8VrB2oUfu0