Brandon Moreno will challenge Deiveson Figueiredo for the flyweight title in the main event of UFC 256 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Moreno will be the first Mexican-born fighter to compete for a UFC title. A win wouldn't just change the fortunes of the athlete, his wife and his children. It also could be a boon for combat sports fans in a boxing-rich country.
"It means everything to me," Moreno told ESPN of the opportunity. "We have a lot of the future of combat sports in Tijuana and Mexico in general. ... But mixed martial arts is a relatively new sport in my country.