Fighters react to Lone'er Kavanagh's upset of Brandon Moreno at UFC Mexico

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Mar 1, 2026 - 05:20

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Lone'er Kavanagh proved he is a legitimate elite flyweight on Saturday when he upset former two-time champion Brandon Moreno in the UFC Fight Night 268 main event.

Not only did Kavanagh (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earn a unanimous decision victory over Moreno (23-10-2 MMA, 11-6-2 UFC), but he did it on short notice as a replacement opponent, and in enemy territory at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Kavanagh beating Moreno at UFC Fight Night 268.

On ground in CDMX 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/HVwGIrMjSh— UFC (@ufc) March 1, 2026

Nothing like making the walk at home 🤩

[ Brandon Moreno | #UFCMexico | LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/20pOz7oUqc— UFC (@ufc) March 1, 2026

MORENO vs KAVANAGH! Who you got in our #UFCMexico main event?! pic.twitter.com/bUnhLr9QVg— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) March 1, 2026

Kavanagh might have had some nervous energy in the first few seconds but he seems to have settled in. Chipping away at Moreno's legs. Now goes high with a kick. #UFCMexicoCity #UFCMexico— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) March 1, 2026

10-9 Kavanagh

STRONG first round from the prospect— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 1, 2026

10-9 Kavanagh. Very close round but the Englishman landed the more powerful shots. Great matchup #UFCMexico— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 1, 2026

Well holy fuck. Early upset of the year could be in progress— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 1, 2026

Lone'er Kavanagh connects in RD2! 🎯

[ #UFCMexico | LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/POgHPDZprc— UFC (@ufc) March 1, 2026

Lone'er Kavanagh is battering Brandon Moreno. Wow. #UFCMexico— Nolan King (@mma_kings) March 1, 2026

10-8 round 2 for Kavanagh. Compromised the calf and consciousness. 20-17 Kavanagh. #UFCMexico— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) March 1, 2026

Yeah, between Kavanagh coming out win the perfect shot sections to the state I’m seeing Moreno in, this crossroads is clear…

Let’s see if More can rally but I’m not continuing on it. #UFCMexico— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) March 1, 2026

Moreno takes Round 3.

It's Kavanagh 29-28 going into Round 4. #UFCMexico— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) March 1, 2026

Championship Rounds 🏆 #UFCMexico

How are you scoring Brandon Moreno vs Lone'er Kavanagh?! pic.twitter.com/8J6bcSpFpt— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 1, 2026

Moreno has realized his only way to win is full wall-and-stall and the referee has decided he is completely OK with that. #UFCMexico— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) March 1, 2026

R4 10-9 Kavanagh, going up 39-37. Fewer chances to land with all of Moreno's neutralizing clinch work, but Kavanagh clearly hurt the former champ with kicks and landed better at distance. #UFCMexicoCity— Scott Fontana (@Scott_Fontana) March 1, 2026

2-2 or 3-1 Kavanagh. Kavanagh needs to win this round and. It take anything for granted— Josh Thomson (@THEREALPUNK) March 1, 2026

Moreno takes it back to the fence. Not much going on. Restart at center. Kavanagh with another leg kick. Moreno has about half a round to find a finish, or there's going to be a major upset here. #UFCMexicoCity #UFCMexico— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) March 1, 2026

All jokes aside Kavanagh striking is nasty never seen Moreno get pieced up on the feet like this sheesh Moreno is tough my skinny calf’s ain’t taking that lol— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 1, 2026

49-46 Kavanagh @MMADecisions #UFCMexico— Nolan King (@mma_kings) March 1, 2026

I’m biased since I bet Moreno but that’s Kavanagh 49-46 (48-47 at worse) for me #UFCMexico— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) March 1, 2026

How did you score the #UFCMexico main event?? pic.twitter.com/9BIGBEwaRT— UFC (@ufc) March 1, 2026

#UFCMexico results: Lone'er Kavanagh def. Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

Full coverage: https://t.co/6FaRpXIImc pic.twitter.com/P62p4j3rHK— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 1, 2026

#UFCMexico Official Result: Lone’er Kavanagh (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) defeats Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision

Complete Main Card Results ➡️ https://t.co/BpzhaK7UDe
Complete Scorecards ➡️ https://t.co/LlAe0guy1j pic.twitter.com/3cXlD9xVHf— UFC News (@UFCNews) March 1, 2026