UFC fan gets knocked out by a vicious left hand as a wild brawl breaks out in the stands at Fight Night in Mexico City
- The UFC held its sixth event in Mexico City and the first in four and a half years
- Former champions Yair Rodriguez and Brandon Moreno starred
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A UFC fan was knocked out in the stands after receiving a stiff left hand from a fellow spectator during UFC Fight Night in Mexico City.
While Saturday’s event at Arena CDMX was an incredible showcase for Mexican MMA talent, the action spilled into the stands as a group of fans became involved in a vicious brawl.
A mosh pit of punches took over one of the sections as fans exchanged blows while grabbing each other’s clothes. A clip of the incident shows multiple groups meeting with no security in sight.
In the midst of the chaos, a fan wearing a white top, which appeared to have been torn during the scuffle, was isolated. A fan in black then hit him with a left hook, knocking him out with his back on the ground.
The same fan who threw the punch punched another with his left hand just seconds before. Meanwhile, surrounding fans made sure to move chairs aside as the brawl continued.
A fan was knocked out during a brawl at Arena CDMX during UFC Fight Night in Mexico City
Brandon Moreno’s rematch with Brandon Royval headlined the UFC’s return to Mexico City
A rematch between featherweights Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega served as the co-headliner
The event is the UFC’s sixth event in Mexico City and the first in the past four and a half years.
The promotion’s return south of the border features two former UFC champions from Mexico at the top. Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno headlined the event against Brandon Royval.
Additionally, former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez teamed with Brian Ortega in the co-main event. The two previously faced each other in 2022 at UFC Long Island. Unfortunately, Ortega injured his shoulder minutes into the fight, giving Rodriguez an anticlimactic TKO victory.
Earlier this week, the UFC opened its first Performance Institute in Mexico.
The UFC PI in Mexico City is a 4,636 square meter state-of-the-art facility. Facilities include a weight room, grip floor, nutrition lab and physical therapy.
“This has been a dream and goal of mine since 2001. To finally be here and walk the halls of the UFC Performance Institute in Mexico City is a monumental moment in the history of our sport,” UFC chief wrote Dana White.
“The impact this facility will have on Mexico, as well as Central and South America, will be HUGE.”