This past Saturday at UFC 323 in the featured bout on the main card, we saw a potential title eliminator in the flyweight division. Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (23-9-2) was looking for his third straight win as he took on Tatsuro Taira (18-1).

Like Joshua Van who ended up becoming champion due to injury in the co-main event, Taira represents this new and exciting wave of flyweight contenders. Taira is just 25-years-old and he’s very exciting for the UFC because he’s a Japanese star who they could take back to Japan if he rises to the top and becomes a title challenger.

That said, he had a monster task in front of him with Brandon Moreno. Taira showed off his speed early in the fight and went for a takedown where he ended up in a triangle choke. The choke never got close to f

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