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).

Brandon Moreno found himself in a situation on Saturday night where he needed a couple of things to fall his way to earn another shot at the flyweight title. He had won two in a row, but being 0-2 against Alexandre Pantoja, he needed Joshua Van to win the title on Saturday. He also needed to beat Taira before we even got to the co-main.

Taira showed off his speed against Moreno early and got a takedown, but Moreno locked in a triangle choke. While it never got deep enough to secure a finish, it was locked in and Moreno held that positi

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