Former two-time UFC men’s flyweight champion Brandon Moreno returned from a layoff with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta.
Moreno (22-8-2), who reigned from 2021 to 2022 and again in 2023, was in complete control from the moment the fight started, using his jab to maintain range and pick apart Albazi. Moreno entered the fight on a two-fight losing streak, both by split decision.
Albazi (17-2) had six fight winning streak halted.
The co-main event also went to the scorecards as Erin Blanchfield beat former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas by unanimous decision to reenter her name on the list of women’s flyweight title contenders.
Here’s everything that went down at UFC Fight Night, including results, top news, highlights and big moments on Saturday.
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Brandon Moreno dominant in UFC return; Blanchfield rallies
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Brandon Moreno returns to UFC with violent 5th round in win
Brandon Moreno wins his UFC return over Amir Albazi behind a dominant Round 5 in Canada.
Two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno handed Amir Albazi his second loss with a high-volume striking clinic to earn a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Moreno (22-8-2) returned to action after a self-imposed hiatus following a split decision loss to Brandon Royval in February and sent a message to the division that “The Assassin Baby” is coming for the gold.
The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46 for Moreno, who outlanded Albazi 124-56 in significant strikes.
UFC Fight Night results
Men’s flyweight: Brandon Moreno def. Amir Albazi
Women’s flyweight: Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas
Light heavyweight: Brendson Ribeiro def. Caio Machado
Middleweight: Marc-Andre Barriault def. Dustin Stoltzfus
Women’s flyweight: Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Ariane da Silva
Welterweight: Mike Malott def. Trevin Giles
Men’s bantamweight: Aiemann Zahabi def. Pedro Munhoz
Men’s bantamweight: Charles Jourdain def. Victor Henry
Featherweight: Youssef Zalal def. Jack Shore
Heavyweight: Alexandr Romanov def. Rodrigo Nascimento
Men’s bantamweight: Serhiy Sidey def. Garrett Armfield
Men’s bantamweight: Cody Gibson def. Chad Anheliger
Women’s flyweight: Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Ivana Petrovic
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