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UFC Mexico City preview: Brandon Moreno vs Lone’er Kavanagh start time, full Card, and how to watch
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UFC Mexico City preview: Brandon Moreno vs Lone’er Kavanagh start time, full Card, and how to watch

Originally posted on Bloody Elbow  |  By Jordan Ellis  |  Last updated Feb 23, 2026 2:15 PM ET

MMA’s premier promotion will return to Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday night.

Brandon Moreno was supposed to face Asu Almabayev in the main event of UFC Mexico City.

Unfortunately, Almabayev got injured and dropped out of his clash with the two-time flyweight champion.

2-1 UFC fighter Lone’er Kavanagh stepped in on two weeks’ notice to fight the Mexican fan favorite.

UFC Mexico City start times

Time zone Early prelims Prelims Main card
ET 05:00 PM 08:00 PM 10:30 PM
PST 02:00 PM 05:00 PM 07:30 PM
GMT 10:00 PM 01:00 AM 03:30 AM

How to watch UFC Mexico City

USA: Paramount+
UK & Ireland: TNT Sports / discovery+
Mexico: FOX Sports / UFC Fight Pass

Who is fighting at UFC Mexico City

Main Card

  • Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
  • Bantamweight: Marlon “Chito” Vera vs. David Martínez
  • Lightweight: Daniel Zellhuber vs. King Green
  • Flyweight: Édgar Cháirez vs. Felipe Bunes
  • Flyweight: Imanol Rodriguez vs. Kevin Borjas
  • Bantamweight: Santiago Luna vs. Angel Pacheco

Preliminary Card

  • Middleweight: Ryan Gandra vs. José Daniel Medina
  • Women’s Bantamweight: Ailín Pérez vs. Macy Chiasson
  • Bantamweight: Cristian Quiñonez vs. Kris Moutinho
  • Featherweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Javier Reyes
  • Women’s Flyweight: Sofia Montenegro vs. Ernesta Kareckaitė
  • Featherweight: Erik Silva vs. Francis Marshall
  • Middleweight: Damian Pinas vs. Wesley Schultz

This article first appeared on Bloody Elbow and was syndicated with permission.

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