Brandon Moreno is a sport in the wake of his UFC 323 loss against Tatsuro Taira.
Moreno took on Taira in a flyweight tilt at UFC 323 on Saturday in Las Vegas. While Moreno was taken down early in the first round, he threatened submissions and remained defensively sound for most of the round. The former flyweight champ was taken down again in the second round, giving up his back this time. As Taira rained some unanswered ground-and-pound on Moreno, referee Mark Smith stepped in at 2:24 of the second round. Moreno immediately protested the stoppage, and many fans and pundits agreed that it was a tad too early.