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UFC 271 results: Renato Moicano bowls over Alexander Hernandez, gives tap after slick submission

Renato Moicano finished Alexander Hernandez and cut a wicked promo afterward, much to the delight of the Houston crowd.

HOUSTON – [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag] continues to build a quality resume since he moved to lightweight.

On Saturday’s UFC 271 pay-per-view main card at Toyota Center, Moicano (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC) defeated [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:23 of Round 1.

In the first round, the two fighters implemented seemingly opposite gameplans. For Hernandez, he found success on the feet early. A loud body kick then changed Moicano’s flow completely. The Brazilian fighter briefly took the fight to the canvas but wasn’t able to do much with it.

Toward the end of Round 1, Moicano found more success on the feet – a momentum he carried into Round 2. Early in the second, Moicano crumpled Hernandez with a vicious combination. Hernandez tried to hold on but was bowled over with Moicano on top.

Once on the mat, Moicano worked his ground-and-pound and took the back. Before long, he snuck his arm under Hernandez’s chin and got the tap.

After the fight, Moicano apologized for not shaking Hernandez’s hand at weigh-ins and indicated it was not intentional. He also cut an enthusiastic promo and called for a post-fight bonus. The crowd bought into it and gave him a loud applause.

With the win, Moicano has won three of four fights since he moved to lightweight with victories over Damir Hadzovic and Jai Herbert, in addition to Hernandez.

UFC 271 took place Saturday at Toyota Center.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 271 results include:

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UFC 271 predictions: Who’s picking Robert Whittaker to get title back from Israel Adesanya?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC 271 main card, featuring Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker.

	Adesanya vs. Whittaker	Lewis vs. Tuivasa	Brunson vs. Cannonier	Hernandez vs. Moicano	Green vs. Haqparast
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 11-10	Adesanya (53%)	Lewis (68%)	Brunson (50.1%)	Moicano (57%)	Green (67%)
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 14-7	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Hernandez	Haqparast
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 14-7	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Moicano	Green
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 14-7 2021 Champion	Adesanya	Lewis	Cannonier	Moicano	Green
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 13-8 2018 Champion	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Moicano	Green
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 13-8	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Moicano	Green
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 12-9 2014 Champion	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Hernandez	Green
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 12-9	Adesanya	Tuivasa	Cannonier	Moicano	Haqparast
Nolan King @mma_kings 11-10	Adesanya	Lewis	Cannonier	Moicano	Haqparast
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 11-10	Adesanya	Lewis	Cannonier	Hernandez	Green
Brian Garcia @thegoze 10-11 2017 Champion	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Moicano	Green
Simon Samano @SJSamano 10-11	Whittaker	Tuivasa	Brunson	Moicano	Green
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 9-12	Adesanya	Lewis	Brunson	Moicano	Haqparast

The UFC is back in Texas this week with a big middleweight title rematch at the top of the bill.

UFC 271 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, middleweight champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag] (23-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC), the man he took the belt from, in a rematch. Adesanya is a big -300 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Whittaker is +225. Our 12 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are backing the champ nearly unanimously at an 11-1 clip.

In the co-feature, Houston hometown fan favorite and former heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) meets [autotag]Tai Tuivasa[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Lewis is a 2-1 favorite and has a big 10-2 edge in the picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Derek Brunson[/autotag] (23-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) fights [autotag]Jared Cannonier[/autotag] (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in a key middleweight contenders matchup. Cannonier is a -170 favorite, but it’s actually Brunson who has the backing of most of our staff members at 8-4.

[autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) throw down in a lightweight fight. Moicano is a -175 favorite and has a sizable 9-3 edge in the picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] (28-12-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Nasrat Haqparast[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at lightweight. Green is a -150 favorite and has an 8-4 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Adesanya (53 percent), Lewis (68 percent), Brunson (50.1 percent), Moicano (57 percent) and Green (67 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

7 reasons to watch UFC 271

MMA Junkie’s John Morgan walks you through the key storylines heading into UFC 271 in Houston.

The UFC returns to Houston for the third time in nine months, and a potentially epic middleweight title fight sits atop the bill.

While the championship matchup between reigning titleholder Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker is deservedly getting the lion’s share of attention for Saturday’s UFC 271, it’s hardly the only intriguing storyline that will unfold at Toyota Center.

Ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view event, here are seven reasons to watch.

MMA Junkie Radio #3230: Guest Alexander Hernandez, Bellator and Eagle FC recaps

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.

On Episode 3,230, the guys brought on guest [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag], who is preparing to fight Renato Moicano at UFC 271 next month. They also recapped this past Friday’s Eagle FC 44 card in Miami and Bellator 273 in Phoenix. Tune in!

Stream or download this and all episodes of MMA Junkie Radio over at OmnyStudio. You can also catch it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more. A new episode of the podcast is released every Monday and Thursday.

Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano added to UFC 271 in February

A pair of lightweights looking to get on their first winning streaks in years have agreed to fight in February.

[autotag]Alexander Hernandez [/autotag](13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) is set to take on [autotag]Renato Moicano[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) at UFC 271. MMA Junkie confirmed the booking with a person with knowledge of the matchup after an initial report from AG Fight.

UFC 271 takes place Feb. 12 at a location yet to be announced. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims expected for ESPN and ESPN+.

Hernandez got back in the win column earlier this month with a first-round knockout of short-notice replacement Mike Breeden, who missed weight for the bout. In February, he dropped a decision to Thiago Moises. Hernandez has alternated wins and losses his past seven fights.

Moicano returned to the win column in June with a second-round submission of Jai Herbert. He was coming off a knockout loss to Rafael Fiziev at UFC 256 in December 2020. Earlier in 2020, he made his lightweight debut with a 44-second submission of Damir Hadzovic in Brazil in the last UFC event before the pandemic halted things.

With the addition, the UFC 271 lineup now includes:

Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov
AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun
Kyler Phillips vs. Marcelo Rojo
Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano

UFC Fight Night 193 video: Alexander Hernandez runs through Mike Breeden in first-round KO win

Watch Alexander Hernandez return to the win column with quick KO at UFC Fight Night 193.

[autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag] made it look easy on Saturday evening.

The UFC lightweight ran through his opponent Mike Breeden to open up the UFC Fight Night 193 main card on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Hernandez (13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) knocked out Breeden in less than two minutes into the first round of their contest at the UFC Apex.

Hernandez connected and wobbled Breeden early and followed up with a flurry of punches ending with a hard right hand that sent Breeden down to the canvas.

You can watch Hernandez’s latest stoppage win below (via Twitter):

Increíble nocaut de @TheGreat155 en el primer round🔥 #UFCVegas38 pic.twitter.com/RC8EfAnhfq

— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) October 2, 2021

With this result, the 29-year-old is back on the winning tracks after having lost to Thiago Moises in his previous bout back in February. Hernandez has been alternating wins and losses since 2019. He’s 3-3 in his past six trips to the octagon.

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Leonardo Santos out of UFC Fight Night 193 bout vs. Alexander Hernandez

The 41-year-old Jose Aldo confidant won’t be fighting Oct. 2.

UFC Fight Night 193 is down a man.

Lightweight [autotag]Leonardo Santos[/autotag] has withdrawn from his scheduled Oct. 2 matchup against [autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag] for undisclosed reasons.

Two people with knowledge of the situation recently confirmed the change to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Hernandez (12-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) is expected to remain on the card against a new opponent, who will be announced in the coming days. The reason for Santos’ withdrawal is not known, though Brazilian fighter hinted in a recent Instagram post that the fight may be delayed due to “personal reasons.”

The fight cancellation is the sixth in the UFC for Santos (18-4 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC), who has only fought nine times over the span of his eight-year promotional tenure. The 41-year-old Jose Aldo sparring partner is coming off the first loss of his promotional tenure – a knockout defeat to Grant Dawson in March.

As for Hernandez, the 28-year-old has had ups and downs in recent fights. Following his eye-catching knockout of Beneil Dariush in his promotional debut, Hernandez has gone 3-3 while alternating wins and losses.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 193 lineup includes:

Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker
Antonina Shevchenko vs. Casey O’Neill
Bethe Correia vs. Karol Rosa
Jared Gordon vs. Joe Solecki
Grant Dawson vs. opponent TBA
Sean Soriano vs. opponent TBA
Gaetano Pirrello vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Kyle Daukaus vs. Kevin Holland
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Devonte Smith
Macy Chiasson vs. Aspen Ladd
Johnny Eduardo vs. Alejandro Perez
Alexander Hernandez vs. opponent TBA
Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Alex Oliveira vs. Niko Price
Stephanie Egger vs. Shanna Young

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for February: Former teammates fight for gold

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from February 2021.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from February 2021: Here are the four nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for February.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice.

Nominees

UFC Fight Night 186 post-event facts: Ciryl Gane, Magomed Ankalaev extend streaks

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC Fight Night 186, which saw Ciryl Gane beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik in Las Vegas.

The UFC’s final event of February took place Saturday with UFC Fight Night 186 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The heavyweight main event saw [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) continue to flourish as a potential future title challenger when he outpointed [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) to a unanimous decision.

For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for 30 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 186.

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