Beating the Odds: UFC Fight Night ‘Swanson vs. Lobov’

If skeptics remained, Brandon Moreno quieted them.

The 23-year-old prospect stepped over another obstacle in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division, as he choked Dustin Ortiz unconscious in the second round of their UFC Fight Night “Swanson vs. Lobov” clash on Saturday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Listed as a slight -120 favorite on BetDSI.com, Ortiz succumbed to a rear-naked choke 4:06 into Round 2. He had never before been finished.

Ortiz tried to big brother “The Ultimate Fighter 24” graduate throughout the first round, where he executed repeated takedowns and instigated a series of clinches. His approach failed to net the desired results. Moreno…