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Caio Machado and Blendson Ribeiro, UFC Edmonton ceremonial weigh-in credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressNo body change has been more dramatic than UFC light heavyweight Caio Machado’s weight cut from heavyweight, and his first test was against Blendson Ribeiro on Saturday night at UFC Edmonton. Machado (8-3-1) made his UFC light heavyweight debut against Ribeiro in UFC Edmonton. The former heavyweight comes into this bout coming off a two-fight loss, having withdrawn from two previous fights in the UFC. The DWCS contract winner moved to the 205 to get his career back on track. Ribeiro (15-7) enters this fight in 2024 having…

Ariane da Silva and Jasmine Jasdavicius, UFC Edmonton ceremonial weigh-in credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressCanada’s Jasmine Jasdavicius and Ariane da Silva faced off in a flyweight ranking bout Saturday at Rogers Place at UFC Edmonton. Jasdavicius, who is ranked 14th in the division, was aiming for her third consecutive win (three wins in 2024) against Da Silva, who is ranked 13th and is known as the “Queen of Violence.” Aryan tried to find his range early on, throwing leg kicks and boxing combinations just out of reach. Both fighters seemed a little nervous in the initial exchange. Da Silva clipped Jasmine…

Marc-Andre Barrio and Dustin Stoltzfus, UFC Edmonton ceremonial weigh-in credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressSaturday’s main card at UFC Edmonton featured middleweights Marc-Andre Barrio and Dustin Stoltzfus. Canada’s “Power Bar” Barrio was looking to erase losses to Chris Curtis and Joe Pifer, while Stoltzfus had lost his previous fight to Brunno Ferreira. An important battle of confidence for both men who have been on the wrong track lately with highlight reel stops. Dustin landed a sweeping leg kick seconds into the round, spinning his opponent around and landing him on his butt. Seizing the moment, Stoltzfus jumped at his opponent’s neck as…

Mike Malott and Trevin Giles, UFC Edmonton ceremonial weigh-in credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressAfter suffering a heartbreaking last-minute loss to Neil Magny earlier this year and then being sidelined with injury, Mike Marotte made his return at UFC Edmonton, pairing up with Trevin Giles at welterweight. With “The Problem” ending for the second time in a row, Giles needed a win of his own. It was first submitted by Gabriel Bonfim last year and most recently stopped in February by Carlos Prates. The match started cautiously, as both players seemed to know what the consequences would be if they made a…

Ayman Zahavi and Pedro Munhoz, UFC Edmonton Ceremonial Weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressCanadian bantamweight Ayeman Zahavi will look for his fifth straight win when he faces 135-pound veteran Pedro Munhoz at UFC Edmonton. Zahavi entered the fight by defeating up-and-comer Javid Basharat, a feat that likely earned him a matchup with Munhoz, who was in the same cage as some of the best in the bantamweight division. Both fighters started the opening round feeling each other’s feet. While Munhoz put pressure on the front line, Zahavi tried to counter from a distance. Munhoz landed several low leg kicks that caught…

Brandon Moreno still dominates the majority of the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division.The two-time champion kept his head moving, trusted his jab and landed power punches as he defeated Amir Albaj by unanimous decision Saturday in the UFC Fight Night 246 headliner at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. . All three judges scored it for Moreno (22-8-2, 10-5-2 UFC): 49-46, 50-45, 50-45. In his first fight since June 3, 2023, Albaji (17-2, 5-1 UFC) came up short. Moreno showed all his arsenal in the 25-minute fight, pummeling his fight-ready reps with sharp jabs, sharp combinations and repeated left hooks near…

Ayeman Zahavi currently looks like a legitimate threat in the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.With an economical stand-up and bulletproof takedown defense, the TriStar Gym representative defeated former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Pedro in prelims for the highly anticipated UFC Fight Night 246 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday. He defeated Munhoz by unanimous decision. Zahavi (12-2, 6-2 UFC) dominated the scorecards with marks of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 from the cageside referee. Munhoz (20-10, 10-10 UFC) put the Canadian on the back foot, but got into an intense shootout while doing so. Zahavi landed two or three jabs…

Charles Jourdan and Victor Henry, UFC Edmonton ceremonial weigh-in credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressCanada’s Charles Jourdain moved down to bantamweight at UFC Edmonton on Saturday, facing Victor Henry in his debut in the division. Jordan was looking to erase a two-fight skid after dropping back-to-back bouts at 145 pounds against Sean Woodson and Jean Silva. Conversely, Henry is 2-0 with no contests in his past three trips to the UFC Octagon. Round 1 began and both fighters were content to stay in kicking range for the first minute. While Henry favored leg and body kicks, Jordan was feinting with question mark…

Jack Shore and Yousef Zalal, UFC Edmonton Ceremonial Weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressWelsh talent Jack Shore took on ‘The Moroccan Devil’ Youssef Zalal on Saturday as part of the UFC Edmonton preliminary card. Shore, a former Cage Warriors bantamweight champion, is 1-1 since returning to 145 pounds. As for Zalal, he won his first two fights back in the UFC and had returned for a second stint with the promotion earlier this year. He won against Billy Quarantillo and Jarno Elens. The match got off to a hot start, with Zalal showing off his kickboxing skills against an aggressive and…

Alexandre Romanov and Rodrigo Nascimento, UFC Edmonton Ceremonial Weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside PressHeavyweights Alexander Romanov and Rodrigo Nascimento made some changes ahead of Saturday’s UFC Edmonton. Romanoff, ranked 13th in the heavyweight division, was originally included in a co-main event scheduled for later with Derrick Lewis on the Edmonton card. However, that match was split and Ruiz was given Honta Diniz instead (Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi joined the card as the new main event and were no longer co-headliners thanks to changes to the remaining matches) fight) in a match). Nascimento, who was originally scheduled to face Diniz, took…