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Brandon Moreno is about to enter his first title defense against Deiveson Figueiredo in a trilogy at UFC 270. He wants to be a champion for a long time and has big ambitions for his title reign.
Brandon Moreno has had to shift his focus after becoming UFC flyweight champion. Now he has different goals for his career.
“It’s a second chapter,” Moreno told MMA Junkie Radio. “Obviously before the belt, all my mind was to get the belt, to be the champion, to beat Deiveson Figueiredo and be the first Mexican-born champion in the UFC – and that’s it. Now, what is next for me, definitely I need to build my legacy.
“I need to defend my title. I want to clean the division. I know it’s hard work to do because all the other guys in the division are hungry. Definitely they are ready for me, but I’m ready for the challenge. I’m training so hard for this next fight, and that will be my future.”
The UFC flyweight division has many fun contenders and appears to have found new life after Demetrious Johnson left. Brandon Moreno has many fun fights ahead of him should he remain champion after UFC 270.
“In the last two or three years, the flyweight division started to be very, very exciting,” Moreno said. “Askar Askarov is there. He’s dangerous, he’s real. Pantoja – I mean he beat me twice before. Definitely, I’m a different fighter, but he’s still dangerous. Kai Kara-France looked sharp in his last fight against Cody Garbrandt. Alex Perez is always there. I’m an analyst, too, so I need to see all the fighters in my division, and I try to do my job every single time, to do my homework and watch all these fighters. But right now, my mind is completely on Figueiredo.”
UFC 270 takes place on January 22. The main event sees Francis Ngannou defend his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane. Brandon Moreno will be defending his title in the co-main event.
