Brandon Moreno is ringing within the UFC’s return to Alberta.
The 2-time males’s flyweight champion faces Amir Albazi in the primary occasion of UFC Edmonton, which takes place at Rogers Place on Nov. 2. Within the co-main occasion, prime ladies’s flyweight contenders Erin Blanchfield and Rose Namajunas face off.
The UFC introduced the total 13-fight card Wednesday through a press launch.
Moreno vs. Albazi, which was beforehand introduced, sees two contenders at a crossroads, with Moreno trying to bounce again following a pair of shut break up determination losses to Brandon Royval and Alexandre Pantoja, the previous ending Moreno’s second reign as flyweight champion. On the opposite facet, Albazi is coming off of a win over Kai Kara-France that prolonged his present streak to 6, however it will likely be 17 months since his most up-to-date battle when he steps into the cage in November.
Blanchfield is coming off of her first UFC loss. After profitable six straight fights for the promotion, “Chilly Blooded” dropped a unanimous determination to Manon Fiorot this previous March. She takes on Namajunas, the two-time strawweight champion trying to earn a shot at flyweight gold with a 3rd straight win.
This marks the UFC’s first go to to Edmonton since UFC 240 on July 27, 2019, when Max Holloway defeated Frankie Edgar in the primary occasion.
See the present UFC Edmonton lineup under (bout order nonetheless to be finalized):
Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi
Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas
Derrick Lewis vs. Jhonata Diniz
Alexandr Romanov vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Aiemann Zahabi vs. Pedro Munhoz
Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson
Mike Malott vs. Trevin Giles
Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Serhiy Sidey vs. Garrett Armfield
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Charles Jourdain vs. Victor Henry
