Mexico’s former champion Moreno scored 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 towards Iraq’s Albazi, who was on a six-fight profitable streak.
Brandon Moreno used his crisp boxing to snap Amir Albazi’s six-fight profitable streak and win by unanimous determination in the primary occasion of UFC Battle Night time in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
By three rounds on Saturday night time, the previous flyweight champion dominated Albazi (17-2) in vital strikes and completed with a 132-63 benefit in that class. Albazi’s imaginative and prescient in his proper eye was considerably compromised early within the battle.
The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45.
“I really feel like a brand new man, a brand new particular person,” stated Moreno (22-8-2), who bounced again from back-to-back losses.
Erin Blanchfield received a choice towards former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas within the ladies’s flyweight co-main occasion. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. Blanchfield (13-2) used her wrestling strikes to stifle Namajunas’s (14-7) potent hanging means all through the ultimate quarter-hour of motion.
Brazil’s Brendson Ribeiro beat Caio Machado by a cut up determination in a light-heavyweight bout. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28. Each males traded pictures, however neither might discover the mandatory quantity to finish the battle. Ribeiro (16-7) earned his first UFC win, whereas Machado (8-4-1) stays winless within the promotion.
Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3) ignited the Edmonton crowd with a third-round d’arce choke submission towards Ariane da Silva (17-10) in ladies’s flyweight motion. Jasudavicius has received 4 out of her previous 5 fights, incomes the fifth end of her MMA profession. Da Silva has misplaced two in a row.
Middleweight Dustin Stoltzfus pulled off the upset towards Canadian Marc-Andre Barriault with a first-round TKO. Stoltzfus (16-6) earned his first win in practically a 12 months. Barriault (16-9) suffered his third loss in a row.
Welterweight Mike Malott opened the primary card with a win by unanimous determination towards Trevin Giles. The judges had it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Malott (11-2-1) received for the sixth time in his seven fights since December 2020. Giles (16-7) has misplaced three consecutive fights.
