Back to the North! 🇨🇦
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#UFCEdmonton Saturday, November 2nd!
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— UFC (@ufc)
August 15, 2024
The main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Edmonton on November 2 will be a women’s flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Rose Namajunas.
UFC CEO Dana White first confirmed the news to Sportsnet on Wednesday night. In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis will face Alexander Romanov in a heavyweight bout. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at Rogers Place and also feature four bouts: Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine YasdaviÄŤius, Marc-Andre Barrio vs. Dustin Stoltzfus, Jamie-Lynn Hose vs. Ivana Petrovic and Chad Anheriger vs. Cody Gibson.
Are you ready, Edmonton?! 🗣️
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Dana White
It has been announced that Rogers Place will host UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. pic.twitter.com/sXL0IGsIPJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet)
August 15, 2024
Blanchfield began her Octagon career with a six-fight winning streak, including wins over Jessica Andrade and Tayla Santos, but lost a unanimous decision to Manon Fiorot in the main event of UFC on ESPN 54 on March 30.
Namajunas, a two-time strawweight champion, lost a three-round decision to Fiorotto in her 125-pound debut, while “The Thug” Rose bounced back with two more appearances at flyweight, winning by decision over Amanda Rivas and Tracy Cortez.
Lewis, the UFC’s all-time leader in knockouts with 15, has won two of his last three promotional bouts. Most recently, “The Black Beast” defeated Rodrigo Nascimento by TKO in the third round in the main event of UFC on ESPN 56 on May 11.
Romanov began his professional career with a 16-fight winning streak, including five straight at UFC. “King Kong” has struggled recently, losing three of his last four fights, most recently at UFC 302, where he was submitted in the first round by Jairton Almeida.
Erin Blanchfield vs Rose Namajunas
