Johnson was one of the fighters who put his hand up as an option to replace Asu Almabayev to face Moreno later this month. Considering that he’s the only fighter to beat current champion Joshua Van in the UFC, having knocked him out in 2024, putting ‘InnerG’ in would’ve made sense.

Asu Almabayev suffered an injury in training that has forced him out of his scheduled bout against two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno for the card taking place at Arena CDMX on Feb. 28. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report from AG Fight.

Two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will fight one of the division's most intriguing prospects at UFC Mexico City.

Lone'er Kavanagh has reportedly agreed to step up on short notice and face Brandon Moreno in the headlining fight for UFC Mexico.