UFC Mexico City Loses One Half of Main Event

""The situation is like this, I got a hand injury, two days before our flight, it suddenly appeared," the Kazakh flyweight wrote (translation via Google Translate). "I have never been one to back down from a fight, no matter who I face or the circumstances, my preparation has been at a good level. What's meant to happen will happen; no matter how much you try, you can't change it.""

"One half of the flyweight UFC Mexico City main event is off the card. Asu Almabayev is out of his fight with Brandon Moreno atop the Fight Night event, set for the CDMX Arena in Mexico City, Mexico on February 28, 2026. That leaves precious little time for the promotion to find a replacement for Moreno, a former two-time flyweight champion and native of Mexico."

Asu Almabayev withdrew from his scheduled flyweight main event against Brandon Moreno at UFC Mexico City on February 28, 2026, citing a hand/arm injury that appeared two days before his flight. The withdrawal leaves limited time for a replacement to face Moreno, a two-time flyweight champion from Mexico, who aims to rebound from a loss to Tatsuro Taira. Ag.Fight first reported Almabayev's withdrawal. If no replacement is found, Daniel Zellhuber vs. King Green could headline, or Marlon "Chito" Vera vs. David Martínez could move to the top spot. The card includes multiple matchups across several divisions.

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