UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi | ||||
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Information | ||||
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) 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]Fight 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 | ||||
Bantamweight | Aiemann Zahabi | vs. | Pedro Munhoz | ||||
Welterweight | Mike Malott | vs. | Trevin Giles | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Caio Machado | vs. | Brendson Ribeiro | ||||
Heavyweight | Alexander Romanov | vs. | Rodrigo Nascimento | ||||
Bantamweight | Chad Anheliger | vs. | Cody Gibson | ||||
Bantamweight | Serhiy Sidey | vs. | Garrett Armfield | ||||
Middleweight | Marc-André Barriault | vs. | Dustin Stoltzfus | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Ariane da Silva | vs. | Jasmine Jasudavicius | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Jamey-Lyn Horth | vs. | Ivana Petrović |
Announced bouts
[edit]- Bantamweight bout: Charles Jourdain vs. Victor Henry[9]
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.
- ^ Sportsnet Staff (2024-09-11). "Canada's Charles Jourdain dropping to bantamweight to fight at UFC Edmonton". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-11.