UFC Mexico Metropolis went down final evening (Sat., March 29, 2025) in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico, which noticed Brandon Moreno defeat Steve Erceg in the primary occasion of the night through unanimous choice (relive it right here). Within the co-main occasion, Manuel Torres defeated Drew Dober through technical knockout (TKO) within the very first spherical (see it once more right here).
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Greatest Winner: Ateba Abega
Abega had himself a picture-perfect UFC debut in Mexico Metropolis, delivering one hell of a knockout over Jose Medina, because of a perfectly-placed knee straight up the pipe that completely floored his foe, making it pointless for the Contender Collection standout to comply with up with any strikes. Abega improves his win streak to 6 in a row, all finishes, and instantly places the Middleweight division on discover. He additionally went house $50,000 richer.
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Runner Up: Manuel Torres
Torres bought again within the win column by delivering a brutal knockout end over longtime veteran, Drew Dober, within the very first spherical (see it right here). Torres completely creamed his opponent with a vicious onslaught of hammer fists that in all probability shouldn’t have occurred if the referee was faster to step in. Nonetheless, Torres earned a “Efficiency of the Night time” bonus for his efforts and improves to 4-1 contained in the Octagon, incomes some new-found confidence and momentum, within the course of.
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Greatest Loser: Drew Dober
Along with his violent TKO loss by the hands of Torres, Dober has now misplaced three in a row (his final two through knockout) and is a measly 1-4 in his final 5 fights. It’s actually gone from dangerous to worse for the longtime veteran, who ought to be nervous shifting ahead when it comes time for the promotion to begin making it’s subsequent spherical of cuts. If he doesn’t get a pink slip after this defeat, another violent defeat like final evening’s ought to greater than do the trick.
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