Flyweights Rose Namajunas and Erin Blanchfield headline UFC’s return to Canada on Nov. 2 on the Rogers Place in Edmonton.
UFC CEO Dana White introduced the occasion to Canada’s Sportsnet on Thursday.
Namajunas and Blanchfield conflict within the five-round headliner as each fighters look to take a step towards title competition with a win.
Whereas each fell to Manon Fiorot in current fights, Blanchfield was broadly thought-about one of many high contenders within the division previous to that loss, whereas Namajunas has scored back-to-back wins since falling to the French flyweight in her 125-pound debut.
A number of extra fights have been additionally introduced for the Edmonton card, together with a heavyweight co-main occasion that includes all-time UFC knockout chief Derrick Lewis returning to motion towards Alexandr Romanov. Lewis most just lately dispatched Rodrigo Nascimento by third-round knockout in Might, whereas Romanov seems to get again within the win column following a submission loss to Jailton Almeida in June.
Ariane Da Silva additionally returns to face Canadian favourite Jasmine Jasudavicius in one other flyweight matchup, whereas Marc-Andre Barriault takes on Dustin Stoltzfus at middleweight.
One other Canadian, Jamey-Lyn Horth, faces Ivana Petrovic, whereas current The Final Fighter finalist Cody Gibson returns towards Chad Anheliger.
Extra UFC Edmonton fights are anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.
