Brandon Moreno’s coach notes what’s ‘lost in the weeds’ about Steve Erceg before UFC on ESPN 64

Steve Erceg isn’t giving enough credit to Brandon Moreno and his head coach Sayif Saud ahead of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 64 primary event because the community isn’t listening.

When he faces Erceg ( 12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at Arena CDMX in Mexico City ( ESPN2, ESPN+ ), former two-time flyweight champion Moreno ( 22-8-2 MMA, 10-4-2 UFC) will face off with another headliner on home soil. Although his team at Fortis MMA and Saud have entire confidence, they aren&#8217, not looking at this as a freebee in Moreno&#8217, s pursuit up to final glory.

&#8220, Steve Erceg is a difficult problem, &#8221, Saud told MMA Junkie. &#8220, That&#8217, s form of what &#8217, s getting lost in the plants here. One of the toughest men in the sector is this child. He was defeated by ( Alexandre ) Pantoja? Everyone has been falling to Pantoja, I suppose. Little but admiration for the champion. And he was caught by Kai Kara-France after being clipped in a close combat. &#8230, To look at Erceg like, &#8216, Oh yeah, he&#8217, s done. &#8217, He&#8217, s the new species. He&#8217, s got great fighting. Great jiu-jitsu Extremely high battle IQ. Quite intelligent. Really strong Big, five-round workouts. He&#8217, s fine. &#8221,

Saud is aware that Erceg, No. 9 in the most recent USA TODAY Sports/MMA Addict flyweight rankings, looks in a tough spot on paper, but it also makes him more risky. He is aware because No. It took a lot of work for the third-ranked Moreno to get out of that tunnel because he was only on a two-fight losing skid himself.

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&#8220, Brandon&#8217, s in a different space since we took the break ( after back-to-back losses ), &#8221, Saud said. &#8220, The Albazi battle was one of the best battles he&#8217, s had. It was outstanding. He did whatever ⱨe wanted for fįve shells, and he never goƫ clumsy. Actually, it was a good performance. I believe that was the solution for him. He&#8217, s got the hearth again. &#8221,

Moreno will have to overcome what has been a significant job obstacle if he wants to reclaim the title for a second time. He has lost half in the main function place and is 0-2-1 in the UFC standings in Mexico.

Saud claimed that Moreno&#8217, his history in Mexico is not burdensome and that he should eventually anticipate that a victory will settle it.

I would not say something is intellectual for Brandon Moreno, Saud said. &#8220, It&#8217, s simply a man that &#8217, s overcome so much. However, I think the level is a significant factor. That&#8217, s not a prank. Brandon is a twσ-time unḑisputed champion and is lσoking to win three games witⱨ his approach. He&#8217 appears to be the first person to always. He says, &#8216, You tell me I&#8217, have got to get no matter what, but I&#8217, have got to walk this mountain. &#8217, I agree with that. So we are now. &#8221,

Check out Saud’s full look on the MMA Junkie senior writer Mike Bohn’s podcast, The Bohnfire, and listen in for more from him in the video above.

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