Brandon Moreno wants nothing to do with UFC’s plans of holding a card on the White House lawn.
The Mexican veteran, a former flyweight champion who headlines this weekend’s UFC Mexico card in Mexico City opposite Lone’er Kavanagh, was asked by a reporter during Wednesday’s UFC media day if he considered asking to be part of the June 14 lineup.
“Brother, I want you to tell me why I would want to be there?” Moreno said.
The reporter then replied that it would be “very special,” which again drew no interest
from Moreno.
“For what? For you?” Moreno said. “I’m not interested. Thank you very much.”
Watch the exchange below.
No further explanation was provided by Moreno, the first-ever Mexican UFC champion, though his comments could be related to issues with President Donald Trump’s administration, which has placed a heavy emphasis on border security and deporting undocumented immigrants.
Moreno took a break from fighting in March of 2024 after a split decision defeat to Brandon Royval, just months after losing his belt to Alexandre Pantoja, and returned later that year to start a winning streak over Amir Albazi and Steve Erceg.
This past December, Moreno lost a title eliminator bout to Tatsuro Taira. It was the first stoppage defeat of his professional career. Moreno was originally scheduled to face off with Asu Almabayev in Mexico before Kavanagh stepped in as a replacement.
