UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | November 2, 2024 | |||
Venue | Rogers Place | |||
City | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi (also known as UFC Fight Night 246 and UFC on ESPN+ 104) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 2, 2024, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Edmonton and first since UFC 240 in July 2019.[1]
A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi is expected to headline the event.[2] The bout was initially scheduled for UFC Fight Night 247, but was moved to this event shortly after.[3] They were previously expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 earlier in the year but Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury.[4]
A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas was originally scheduled to headline the event.[5] However, in September, it was announced that the bout was shifted to the co-main event but is expected to remain five rounds.[2]
A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Alexander Romanov was expected to serve as the co-main event.[6] However, the promotion opted to split the pairing, with Lewis facing Jhonata Diniz and Romanov facing Rodrigo Nascimento instead.[7]
Fight card
[edit]Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Amir Albazi | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | vs. | Rose Namajunas | ||||
Heavyweight | Derrick Lewis | vs. | Jhonata Diniz | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Caio Machado | vs. | Brendson Ribeiro | ||||
Middleweight | Marc-André Barriault | vs. | Dustin Stoltzfus | ||||
Welterweight | Mike Malott | vs. | Trevin Giles | ||||
Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
Bantamweight | Aiemann Zahabi | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Ariane da Silva | vs. | Jasmine Jasudavicius | ||||
Bantamweight | Charles Jourdain | vs. | Victor Henry | ||||
Featherweight | Jack Shore | vs. | Youssef Zalal | ||||
Heavyweight | Alexander Romanov | vs. | Rodrigo Nascimento | ||||
Bantamweight | Serhiy Sidey | vs. | Garrett Armfield | ||||
Bantamweight | Chad Anheliger | vs. | Cody Gibson | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Jamey-Lyn Horth | vs. | Ivana Petrović |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Nolan King (2024-08-15). "Dana White announces UFC Edmonton with Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas main event, more". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ a b Damon Martin (2024-09-03). "Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi set as new main event for UFC Edmonton". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Cole Shelton (2024-09-02). "Brandon Moreno ends brief time away from MMA, set to return at UFC Vegas 100". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Steve Marrocco (2024-01-11). "UFC Mexico City gets new headliner after Amir Albazi forced off card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Damon Martin (2024-08-15). "Rose Namajunas vs. Erin Blanchfield headlines UFC's return to Edmonton". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-08-15). "Derrick Lewis added to UFC Edmonton vs. Alexandr Romanov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2024-08-20). "Derrick Lewis now fighting Jhonata Diniz at UFC Edmonton, Alexander Romanov faces Rodrigo Nascimento". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-03.