UFC Fight Night 268: Moreno Vs. Kavanagh Results

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of UFC Fight Night 268, headlined by Brandon Moreno against Lone'er Kavanagh in flyweight action and emanating from the Arena CDMX in Mexico City. 

Tonight will mark the promotion's eighth visit to Mexico City, with the last event seeing Moreno beat Steve Erceg via unanimous decision in the main event. Moreno will be looking to return to winning ways, having lost his last bout in August last year, against stand-in Kavanagh, who was himself undefeated in nine before losing in August last year. 

Moreno had initially been planned to fight Asu Almabayev, but he withdrew due to a hand injury. Kavanagh had to pull out of his scheduled bout against Bruno Gustavo da Silva in March to fight tonight. Moreno is a former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion, having last held the title in 2023.

Moreno will be joined by five other Mexican nationals representing the crowd tonight; Santiago Luna will face Angel Pacheco at bantamweight, Imanol Rodriguez faces Kevin Borjas and Edgar Chairez faces Felipe Bunes at flyweight, followed by Daniel Zellhuber against King Green at lightweight, and finally David Martinez faces Marlon Vera at bantamweight. 

The main card featuring the aforementioned fights will follow up the preliminary fights and is slated to begin at 8 PM ET. It will be available to watch on Paramount+ for those in the US or UFC Fight Pass internationally. 

Round one starts and Angel Pacheco answers one for two on Santiago Luna's early stand-up. 

Luna ups the tempo with more shots, swinging left and right hooks before shooting for the double. Pacheco guards well and stands up, resuming the striking exchange for the last 30 seconds. With just seconds to go, Pacheco is dropped with another swinging hook but recovers as the bell rings. 

Round two starts with Luna stalking Pacheco with the jab before following up with body kicks. Pacheco responds with a near-miss overhand and a quick jab before stepping back. Luna shoots for the takedown and tries to get the full mount on, Pacheco makes use of the butterfly guard to frustrate Luna and eventually stand up. 

Luna rocks Pacheco after an exchange with a minute and a half to go, remaining on wobbly legs but recovering against the cage. Luna used a judo throw to get another take down, landing elbows and hammer fists but again getting stood up. Pacheco starting to show some serious bruising in the eyes and nose as round two comes to an end. 

Round three starts and both swing jabs and hooks, though Luna manages to push Pacheco into the cage in retreat. Pacheco continues to jab from the outside as they come across the Octagon once more, but Luna's responsive shots appear to shake the chin more. Luna shoots for the double takedown and gets another one, following up with hammerfists but Pacheco kicks away to stand up again. Luna continues to jab, jab, right overhand, before Pacheco clinches. 

Luna hits a solid calf kick in the next exchange, and Pacheco goes for a takedown only to be caught in a guillotine from Luna. Pacheco manages to slip out. Back up on their feet and Luna continues to work Pacheco's body, following up with a knee to the face. Luna tries a flying knee in an attempt to get the buzzer beater, but the bell rings for the end of their fight. 

Santiago Luna def. Angel Pacheco via Unanimous Decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27)