It’s so or die for Steve Erceg at UFC Mexico.
Using a two-fight dropping streak and taking up Brandon Moreno, the stress to carry out can be suffocating in a metropolis that’s already 7,000 ft at altitude. Erceg should win.
In entrance of him is the previous title holder, Brandon Moreno. With these two fights down on the trot, Erceg has to win this struggle not just for his profession, however for his personal good.
The (quick) rise of Steve Erceg
Debuting within the UFC in 2023, Steve Erceg had a fast rise to the title. Extremely quick till Kai Asakura got here via. His debut was towards David Dvorak, who was 20-5 on the time. “Astroboy” managed to take the choice over his opponent.
Alessandro Costa was subsequent. 5 months after his debut, the Australian native took residence one other UFC victory. However his second of fact has but to occur.
In March of 2024, Erceg took on Matt Schnell, a widely known flyweight. In a end that earned him the Efficiency of the Evening, the win had followers hovering over Steve Erceg.
With Pantoja having cleaned out the division and capturing the title towards Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval, the UFC matchmakers determined it was time for Steve Erceg to be a title challenger.
No going again
The issue with a quick run on the title is that there’s no turning again. This has labored for Alex Pereira, who has turned down no problem introduced to him. However for Steve Erceg, this was seemingly detrimental.
In a razor’s edge tight struggle towards Alexandre Pantoja, Erceg lived as much as the hype. Regardless of being ranked tenth, Erceg had the struggle even going into spherical 5. In an ill-fated takedown try, Pantoja took over the struggle and stored the strap.
However Erceg’s inventory rose in his UFC 301 efficiency. He was given one other high-profile struggle towards Kai Kara-France. That is the place the practice comes off the rails. Within the first spherical, Kara-France steps via his stance and lands a large overhand to place Steve Erceg away.
This weekend, he’s handed one other struggle that’s no step again. Brandon Moreno is a two-time champion at flyweight. Steve Erceg is at severe threat of dropping his third straight struggle. Moreno is hard. He’s a unbelievable boxer, Erceg’s bread and butter.
UFC Mexico is a should win for Steve Erceg.
