UFC Edmonton went down final night time (Sat., Nov. 2, 2024) inside Rogers Enviornment in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that includes a males’s Flyweight bout that noticed Brandon Moreno defeat Amir Albazi through unanimous resolution (extra on that right here). Within the co-main occasion, Erin Blanchfield defeated Rose Namajunas, additionally through unanimous resolution (recap right here).
Greatest Winner: Brandon Moreno
“The Murderer Child” secured an enormous win for himself after dominating Amir Albazi for 5 rounds as a result of it snapped his two-fight dropping streak. Moreno appeared refreshed and on level all night time, taking it to “The Prince” on the ft, busting up all of his face, within the course of. Moreno reminded everybody of the person who as soon as dominated the division, proving that he nonetheless has a lot within the gasoline tank and could be very a lot a risk to the 125-pound throne. Whether or not or not he will get a title shot subsequent, stays to be seen, however one factor is for certain, Moreno is again in a giant method and anybody standing in entrance of him higher be on his “A” sport.
Runner Up: Erin Blanchfield
After dropping the primary two rounds to former Strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas, Blanchfield turned it round within the remaining three to safe herself a unanimous resolution win over “Thug Rose,” an excellent bounce again victory after dropping to Manon Fiorot in her final outing. After her large victory, “Chilly Blooded” referred to as for a showdown towards former Flyweight champion, Alexa Grasso. It’s an excellent call-out as a result of if she will defeat her then a title shot is subsequent. Blanchfield will get the nod right here as a result of she fought by adversity, by no means gave up and turned it round for herself in one of many largest fights of her profession.
Greatest Loser: Caio Machado
There have been a number of fighters final night time that suffered their third straight defeat together with Pedro Munhoz, Marc-Andre Barriault, and Trevin Giles. However Machado will get the nod right here not just for dropping his third in a row after dropping a break up resolution to Brendson Ribeiro, however as a result of he’s 0-3 in his first three fights with the promotion. He got here in scorching out of the Contender Collection with seven straight wins, nevertheless it’s just like the saying goes: “some individuals can hit dwelling runs within the minors, however can’t swing the bat within the majors.” And that appears to be the case with Machado, who might be on the chopping block after kicking off his UFC profession win-less in three makes an attempt. And since UFC is slicing fighters in file numbers as of late, Machado must be very nervous.
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