Mexico’s former champion Moreno scored 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 towards Iraq’s Albazi, who was on a six-fight successful streak.
Brandon Moreno used his crisp boxing to snap Amir Albazi’s six-fight successful streak and win by unanimous choice in the primary occasion of UFC Struggle Night time in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Via three rounds on Saturday evening, the previous flyweight champion dominated Albazi (17-2) in important 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 struggle.
The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45.
“I really feel like a brand new man, a brand new individual,” 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 girls’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 capability all through the ultimate quarter-hour of motion.
Brazil’s Brendson Ribeiro beat Caio Machado by a cut up choice in a light-heavyweight bout. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28. Each males traded photographs, however neither might discover the mandatory quantity to finish the struggle. 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 girls’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 almost 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 choice 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.
