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Brandon Moreno wins via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night


Brandon Moreno wins via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night

MMA: UFC Fight Night – Edmonton – Moreno vs. AlbaziNovember 2, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Amir Albazi (blue gloves) in a flyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Rogers Place. Mandatory attribution: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images

Brandon Moreno used his crisp boxing to end Amir Albazi's six-fight winning streak via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Saturday night.

Through three rounds, former flyweight world champion Albazi (17-2) dominated in significant punches and finished with a 132-63 lead in that category. Albazi's vision in his right eye was significantly impaired early in the fight.

The jury scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45.

“I feel like a new guy, a new person,” said Moreno (22-8-2), who bounced back from two losses.

Erin Blanchfield won a decision over former strawweight world champion Rose Namajunas in the women's flyweight co-main event. The jury scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. Blanchfield (13-2) used her wrestling moves to stifle Namajunas (14-7) with her powerful punching power in the final 15 minutes of action.

Brazilian Brendson Ribeiro defeated Caio Machado by a split decision in a light heavyweight bout. The jury scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28. Both men exchanged shots, but neither could find the volume necessary to end the fight. Ribeiro (16-7) earned his first UFC win while Machado (8-4-1) remains winless in the promotion.

Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3) thrilled the Edmonton crowd with a third-round D'arce choke submission against Ariane da Silva (17-10) in the women's flyweight division. Jasudavicius has won four of her last five fights, marking the fifth finish of her MMA career. da Silva has lost two in a row.

Middleweight Dustin Stoltzfus caused a surprise against Canadian Marc-Andre Barriault with a TKO in the first round. Stoltzfus (16-6) earned his first win in nearly a year. Barriault (16-9) suffered its third straight loss.

Welterweight Mike Malott opened the main card with a unanimous decision win over Trevin Giles. The judges had a score of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Malott (11-2-1) won for the sixth time in his last seven fights since December 2020. Giles (16-7) has lost his three fights in a row.

The UFC returns to Las Vegas next Saturday for another Fight Night card.

–Field level media

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