Moreno dominates Albazi to win main event in Edmonton

Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Murderer Child) Moreno snapped a two-fight shedding streak with a dominant choice over Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Battle Evening card Saturday.

The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 for the 30-year-old from Mexico, who was busier and dominated the putting battle from the get-go. And he received proper again up when Albazi managed to take him down in the second spherical.

Albazi, his face battered and bloody, absorbed extra punishment because the struggle wore on and had bother launching his personal assault.

Moreno suffered a watch poke in the fifth spherical, however continued on. And he staggered Albazi with a shot to the top.

Moreno, at present ranked second amongst flyweight contenders, improved to 22-8-2, whereas No. 3 Amir Albazi fell to 17-2-0.

There have been 9 Canadians on the 13-fight card at Rogers Place, with the native expertise going 6-3 on the night time.

The gang was introduced at 16,439 with a gate of US$2.6 million, a North American report for a Battle Evening card.

Erin (Chilly Blooded) Blanchfield (13-2-0), ranked third amongst flyweight contenders, used a powerful fifth spherical to win a unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) choice over No. 5 (Thug) Rose Namajunas (14-7-0) in the all-American co-main-event.

Moreno has already fought for the 125-pound title six occasions — profitable 3 times with two losses and a majority draw — together with a trilogy with Brazil’s Deiveson Figueiredo that noticed Moreno draw, win and lose.

He’s in his second stint with the promotion after being lower in 2018 following two straight losses.

Moreno misplaced the title most not too long ago to present champion Alexandre (The Cannibal) Pantoja of Brazil at UFC 290 in July 2023. He misplaced a break up choice to Brandon (Uncooked Dawg) Royval in his final day trip in February.

The 31-year-old Albazi had received his earlier six bouts however had not fought since June 2023, sidelined by neck surgical procedure.

Born in Iraq, Albazi moved to Syria together with his household as a toddler earlier than settling in Sweden. He subsequently moved to England however now trains in the U.S.

The 32-year-old Namajunas, a two-time strawweight (115-pound) champion, had gone 2-1-0 in her earlier three fights at 125 kilos. The 25-year-old Blanchfield had misplaced to France’s Manon (The Beast) Fiorot final day trip, snapping a run of nine-wins.

All thee judges gave Namajunas the primary two rounds and Blanchfield the final three. The matchup was initially introduced because the main event however remained a five-round bout after being dropped to the co-main.

Canadian welterweight (Correct) Mike Malott (11-2-1) opened the main card with a unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) choice win over American Trevin Giles (16-7-0).

The 32-year-old from Burlington, Ont., scored with leg kicks early. Giles, who away from the cage is appeared to return to work as a Houston police officer, had success together with his jab in the second spherical, bloodying the Canadian, earlier than taking a Malott kick to the face late in the spherical.

Malott final fought at UFC 297 in Toronto in January when, after main the dance for 2 rounds, he was stopped by veteran Neil (The Haitian Sensation) Magny with 15 seconds remaining. That marked his first UFC loss after three wins in the promotion.

This time, he was extra affected person.

Germany-based American middleweight Dustin Stoltzfus (16-6-0) knocked out Quebec’s Marc-Andre (Energy Bar) Barriault in spectacular style at 4:28 of the primary spherical.

Stoltzfus chopped Barriault (16-9-0 with one no-contest) to the canvas with a leg kick seconds into the struggle, ultimately on the lookout for a choke. Barriault received to his toes and the 2 brawled at shut vary earlier than Stoltzfus ended it with a savage proper to the chin.

“This is his kind of fight and I beat him in his fight,” mentioned Stoltzfus.

The 34-year-old Barriault, a local of Gatineau, Que, who fights out of Boca Raton, Fla., has now misplaced three straight.

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Canadian Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3-0), ranked 14th amongst flyweight contenders, must be transferring up the rankings after choking out No. 13 Ariane da Silva of Brazil. The 35-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., used her floor recreation to nice impact after the primary spherical, punishing da Silva (17-10-0) earlier than locking in a D’Arce choke at 2:28 of the third spherical.

“I love fighting on home soil,” a contented Jasudavicius mentioned after her third straight win.

Brazil’s Brendson (The Guerilla) Ribeiro (16-7-0 with one no-contest) received a break up (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) choice over Brazilian-born light-heavyweight Caio (Bigfoot) Machado, who now calls Vancouver residence and have become a Canadian citizen in June.

Machado (8-4-1) was making his debut at 205 kilos after dropping down from heavyweight. He weighed in at 251.5 kilos when he final fought in April.

Each males had misplaced their earlier two UFC fights.

Canadians went 4-1 on the undercard with wins for bantamweights Charles (Air) Jourdain, Aiemann Zahabi and Serhiy Sidey and flyweight Jamey-Lynn Horth. Canadian bantamweight Calgary’s Chad (The Monster) Anheliger misplaced by choice.

Jourdain and Jasudavicius every acquired US$50,000 efficiency bonuses.

American Derrick (The Black Beast) Lewis, ranked eleventh amongst heavyweight contenders, dropped off the cardboard on the eve of his bout towards Brazilian Jhonata Diniz due to what the UFC referred to as a medical difficulty unrelated to his weight lower.

Revisions to the unified guidelines of MMA had been in impact for the primary time Saturday, permitting downward elbow strikes and modifying the definition of a grounded opponent.

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