Brandon Moreno battled through injury and illness ahead of title fight, reveals coach

Brandon Moreno has emerged triumphant from his three-year-long battle with Deiveson Figueiredo and is now the undisputed champion of the flyweight division following his win at UFC 283.

Appearing in a recent interview on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Moreno's coach Sayif Saud spoke of 'The Assassin Baby's recent title win over Deiveson Figueiredo and what went into preparation for the title fight.

During the discussion, the coach also revealed that the Mexican fighter had to battle a serious knee injury and a bout of flu at the training camp leading up to the fight, yet he managed to come out victorious and take home the belt. The coach said:

"Brandon hurt his knee really badly and we kept that a secret, I mean nobody knew about it. And not only did he have the other things here to deal with, but physically, you know, he got really sick. Everybody got sick last month, you know. He got that flu...like, I mean for two weeks, he was so sick. I mean, he would do rounds, and he looked hacked up and blow his nose."

He continued:

"He was struggling but he never showed any mental weakness or any mental fatigue. The guy is just a tank. And so we just powered through it all."

Check out Brandon Moreno's coach reveal the fighter's health prior to the title match in the video below:

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Brandon Moreno details the injuries he suffered at UFC 283

Appearing in a post-fight interview with McKenzie Pavacich of UFC, the new flyweight king revealed the injuries he sustained from the fight against Deiveson Figueiredo during their tetralogy fight at UFC 283.

Brandon Moreno revealed that he hurt his knee from the heel hook he received from his opponent in the first round of the match.

Revealing his injuries post-fight, Moreno stated:

"The main focus for this fight was to control my brain, control my emotions, be very smart, be very close to my game plan, and that's it then that works. Maybe in the first round, he got me with a heel hook, and that affected my knee a little bit - hurts right now actually. He got me, maybe, in a guillotine, but I never was close. That's it. I feel very healthy."

Watch Brandon Moreno discuss Deiveson Figueiredo's heel hook below [at the 3:14 mark]: