UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 2, 2024 (2024-11-02)
VenueRogers Place
CityEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Event chronology
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi UFC Fight Night 247

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

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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 expected 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

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Fight card (ESPN+)
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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Steve Marrocco (2024-01-11). "UFC Mexico City gets new headliner after Amir Albazi forced off card". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  5. ^ Damon Martin (2024-08-15). "Rose Namajunas vs. Erin Blanchfield headlines UFC's return to Edmonton". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  6. ^ Nolan King (2024-08-15). "Derrick Lewis added to UFC Edmonton vs. Alexandr Romanov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-09-03.