In the history of Mexican sports, sports legends have been created thanks to their legacy and feats within their disciplines. In Mexican boxing, the name of Julio Cesar Chavez is the one with the greatest weight in the category of cuffs and gloves.

And the great mexican champion continues to be an example to follow despite having retired from professional boxing years ago. One of the young promises of mixed martial arts is Brando moreno, the current UFC champion (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

The native of Tijuana, Baja California achieved the UFC flyweight championship last June and with it he shared one of his long-term goals, which is to become Julio César Chávez but of the martial arts.

One of the young promises of mixed martial arts is Brando Moreno, the current UFC champion.

One of the young promises of mixed martial arts is Brando Moreno, the current UFC champion.

Shortly after his international achievement, he spoke in an interview with the YouTube channel channel Roberto Mtz in which he told what motivates him to emulate the success of Chávez but in another category of contact sports.

The UFC fighter explained that his skills above the ring and his enthusiasm for more victories, would lead to copying the trajectory of Mr. Knockout.

“I have said it but not on deaf ears, that I can be that Julio César Chávez in mixed martial arts, that cab, that everyone knows who he is.”

Not only would he seek his popularity, but his goal is focused on writing his own history in the UFC and growing the sport in the country. Brandon Moreno is the best of Chávez is that everyone know who it is regardless of his taste for the sport, as his legacy transcended beyond the boxing circle.

Brandon Moreno is the first UFC champion born in Mexico.

Brandon Moreno is the first UFC champion born in Mexico.

With the flyweight belt achieved after defeating the Brazilian, Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon saw the scenario of possibilities to be the Mexican exponent of mixed martial arts, since after becoming the first UFC champion born in Mexico, potentiated his achievement.

“I thought not (it could be like JC Chávez), but after all I’m thinking, man, I have a position in which I can achieve something great, very bitch.”

And it is to become the first fighter of the UFC Born in Mexico winning a championship led him to be recognized throughout the country.

The name of Brandon Moreno began to shine in the national sport so he once again affirmed that he can become the benchmark of martial arts and write your name in the sports history of the country.

Brandon Moreno's name began to shine in national sports.

Brandon Moreno’s name began to shine in national sports.

In an interview for Record, the martial fighter shared his long-term goal; Before it’s time to retire will do everything possible to be like him great mexican champion and leave his legacy in the UFC for future generations to remember as the first Aztec champion.

“I don’t want to think that I have already made it because that is my last goal before I retire. In the sense that Julio Cesar Chavez know him all over the world, whether you like boxing or not, they know him, and I want to achieve that,” he explained.

Brandon Moreno met with AMLO.

Brandon Moreno met with AMLO.

On the other hand, he argued that his current position in the flyweight category is his and no one else’s. “I want to be that Julio César Chávez of mixed martial arts. I have a place that I already took from everyone, that no one can take it away from me, absolutely no one ”, he told Record.

Brandon Moreno is originally from the border city of Tijuana Baja California; However, to reach this point in his career he had to cross a long road, the same in which he has obtained 18 wins, five losses and two draws.

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