Brandon Moreno is one of the most acclaimed flyweights in MMA history and almost hung up the gloves for good before a surge of partisan support convinced him otherwise. Moreno will take on Tatsuro Taira in a high stakes battle with major divisional consequences set for UFC 323.
This subject of almost retiring was touched upon during an interview with MMA Junkie when the former UFC flyweight champion got into the specifics of that key time in his career, as Moreno said,
“I was this close to retire, brother. I was this close to retire when I lost against Brandon Royval, just because my mind was out of the right spot.