In February 2024, Brandon Moreno announced his break after losing the score without consensus for 2 consecutive games. From the position of UFC champion, Moreno is no longer a challenge to challenge belt. That made him decide to rest for a while, and the reality showed that Moreno was right.
At the end of 2024, Moreno returned and won against Amir Albazi. At that time, the former UFC Championship Flyweight was completely played on the opponent. If continued to perform well, Moreno could regain the status of the championship, the earliest was the end of 2025.
The next opponent of Moreno will be Steve Erceg. The person who was unexpectedly chosen to compete for the championship with Pantoja in the middle of last year spent a difficult time. After losing to Pantoja, Erceg continued to lose to Kai Kara-France despite being at home. But again, Erceg was given a rare opportunity to rise to the first group.
According to UFC's schedule, Erceg was paired with Asu Almabayev in early March. However, UFC adjusted the calendar in the direction of beneficial to Erceg. He will switch to play in late March, early April, at the focal point of the UFC Fight Night event held in Mexico.
The biggest difficulty for Erceg is that he will have to fight a very high level as Moreno. In addition, Erceg this time will have to play at home of the opponent. This is an opportunity for both fighters, when they can be aimed at one at the first group and towards the battle at the end of the year if they win.