Following his second consecutive loss inside the Octagon, Brandon Moreno announced that he would be taking some time off before coming back. The former UFC flyweight champion has fought in nothing but main events and title fights since December of 2020 when he first shared the cage with Deiveson Figueiredo.
His recent performances haven’t necessarily been bad either, having lost split decisions to the current champion Alexandre Pantoja and top contender Brandon Royval. However, the former two-time flyweight titleholder felt that something wasn’t right.
Though he admitted on media day that it was hard for him to not take a fight again just a few weeks after his defeat in February, Moreno stuck to his word and spent some quality time healing with his family. He’s now back this weekend to headline the UFC’s stop off in Edmonton where he faces Amir Albazi in a top five match-up.
In a recent interview with Shakiel Mahjouri, Moreno spoke about what it was about his last fight that made him realize that he needed to step away for a while and how that has helped him to come back at his best.
“In my mind, like trying to remember that moment in the fight like I wasn’t there, you know. My body was there and I was throwing punches, whatever, but my mind wasn’t there and that’s what made me feel very frustrated because I know I’m much better than the guy who fought last February so in that point, I think that’s the break point like, you know, I have to take a little step back. I have to take a little break. It wasn’t like a huge break but those months out of competition, out of thinking about my next fight, my next opponent, help me a lot to heal.”
