Renato Moicano thinks Muhammad Mokaev would have created more buzz than Steve Erceg as a UFC title challenger. Despite Mokaev having more experience in the octagon, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) wound up drawing Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ ESPN+ ) headliner at Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Moicano, who’s good friends and American Top Team teammates with Pantoja, thinks Erceg isn’t a big enough name to draw viewers in after being in the UFC for only a year
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