Brandon Moreno told reporters he wasn't thinking about his winless streak in Mexico, but his cathartic post-fight speech suggests it felt good laying the story to rest. On Saturday, Moreno sent his fellow Mexicans home happy by defeating Steve Erceg at UFC Fight Night.

The 32-year-old kung fu aficionado has spent his octagonal career darting back and forth between weight divisions and has had four distinct occasions where he’s lost two consecutive fights–in 2021, in 2022, and bridging both 2023 into 2024 and 2024 into 2025.