The fighter known as "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" received the sort of sendoff the fight game rarely offers on Saturday.
Not only did the popular middleweight turn back the clock with a vintage performance in a unanimous decision victory over Luke Barnatt at UFC Fight Night 66, but he left his gloves on the Octagon mat after an emotional post-fight interview in front of his Filipino fans in Pasay City, Philippines.
"From the days I was a kid I remember watching cartoons and seeing superheroes," Munoz said. "And I get to do that every time I come in to the cage.