Brandon Moreno enters UFC 323 looking to reclaim momentum in a division he once ruled. Long before he became a two-time flyweight champion, fans knew him for something far more unexpected, one of the most unusual nicknames in the UFC, “The Assassin Baby.” It sounds playful. It sounds confusing. And yet, it has followed him from his early regional fights all the way to world title bouts.

So how did a fighter with world-class grit end up with a moniker that sounds more like a cartoon character than a cage warrior? Let’s break down the story behind one of MMA’s most iconic nicknames.

How Brandon Moreno got the nickname ‘The Assassin Baby’

Brandon Moreno didn’t earn his nickname through some dramatic knockout or wild backstory. Instead, it came from something far simpler, his face. Moreno

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