Days After Losing UFC Title to Bitter Rival, Injured Brandon Moreno Gets Violent at a Pro Wrestling Event in Hometown Tijuana, Fans React

UFC 290 saw two fighters grow into warriors as they battled their hearts out in the cage. UFC Lightweight fighter Dan Hooker defeated Jalin Turner at UFC 290 with a broken hand. Flyweight fighter Brandon Moreno was met with the same fate as he fought Alexandre Pantoja that night. However, he failed to secure a win over his opponent, unlike Hooker.

Moreno is a former two-time UFC Flyweight champion and has faced Alexandre Pantoja three times now, having lost all three bouts to ‘The Cannibal’. A recent video of Moreno went viral where he was seen fighting at another promotion following his third loss to the Brazilian at UFC 290. The fans let their mixed reactions to this event known through their comments.

UFC to AAA – Brandon Moreno forays into professional wrestling?

Alexandre Pantoja showed a lot of heart at the UFC 290. He beat Brandon Moreno to claim the Flyweight title. Apparently, Moreno’s dreams and hopes of a successful title defense were not the only things that were broken that night.

According to sources, Moreno fought Pantoja with a broken hand that night. After losing the fight, Moreno was next seen in a video where he was competing at AAA’s TripleMania XXXI, fighting against Daga. The fans flocked to the comment section to share their thoughts of Moreno and his professional wrestling debut.

Fans of Moreno showed their support. Comments like, “Brandon MVP“, and “Legend“, were common. Referencing the controversial tussle between WWE fighters Brawn Strowman and Brock Lesnar, one fan commented, “better not get too physical before he does him like Brock did strowman 😂“. 

One fan commented, “Lmao“, while another commented saying, “Wwe 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏“, suggesting the next possible move for Moreno.

Poking fun at the commentary throughout the video, one person commented saying, “The commentary makes this 10x more hype” while another fan took a dig at his UFC career by commenting “F his UFC career“. 

Fans of Brandon, who loved to see the former Flyweight champion put on a show in the UFC Octagon, tried to advise him against his pro-wrestling debut at AAA.

“Nooooo! Moreno, don’t go to this show!“, “Nooo you don’t need that“, and “No Brandon you no” – these were some of the comments from the fans who weren’t totally on board with him joining AAA.

Away for good or just a breather? Brandon Moreno’s statement after UFC 290 loss

Brandon Moreno put up a great fight, despite his broken hand. The match was ultimately won by Pantoja by a split decision. This marks his third loss to Pantoja – 2 in the UFC Octagon and one at TUF 24.

Following his UFC 290 loss, Moreno promised his fans that there is a lot more to come with respect to his combat Legacy.

“When it’s all over, I promise you this will be the most watched Netflix movie,” Moreno wrote in Spanish. “I’ll be back soon friends, much love to everyone.“, read his post on Instagram.

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Will Brandon Moreno come back to the UFC to claim the title back from Pantoja? Did he move to AAA because of his losses to Pantoja? What is the future like for the former Flyweight champion? Let us know in the comments.

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