You simply had to look at Amir Albazi’s blood-stained face to understand that he had lost his fight against Brandon Moreno, Saturday night in Edmonton, in the final of UFC Fight Night.
Moreno won by unanimous decision of the judges to return to the picture for a possible championship fight at flyweight.
Albazi, however, represented one of the toughest opponents: undefeated in the UFC, he returned to the octagon after major health problems which required heart and neck operations.
But it was the more experienced Moreno who dominated from start to finish. Moreno isn’t a former flyweight champion for nothing.
The Mexican really needed this victory to dream of the title again, having suffered defeat against Brandon Royval and Alexandre Pantoja in his last two fights.
MAIN CARD
Brandon Moreno (21-8-2) wins by unanimous decision against Amir Albazi (17-1-0)
Erin Blanchfield (13-2-0) defeated Rose Namajunas (14-7-0) by unanimous decision
Brendson Ribeiro (15-7-0) winner by split decision against Caio Machado (8-3-1)
Jasmine Jasudavicius (11-3-0) defeated Ariane da Silva (17-9-0) by submission
Marc-Andre Barriault (16-8-0) loses by referee’s stop to Dustin Stoltzfus (15-6-0)
Mike Malott (10-2-1) wins by unanimous decision over Trevin Giles (16-6-0)
PRELIMINARY FIGHTS
Aiemann Zahabi (11-2-0) victorious by unanimous decision against Pedro Munhoz (20-9-0)
Charles Jourdain (15-8-1) triumphs over Victor Henry (24-6-0) by submission
Youssef Zalal (15-5-1) defeated Jack Shore (17-2-0) by submission
Alexandr Romanov (17-3-0) winner by unanimous decision against Rodrigo Nascimento (11-2-0)
Serhiy Sidey (10-2-0) wins by split decision over Garrett Armfield (10-4-0)
Cody Gibson (21-10-0) victorious by unanimous decision over Chad Anheliger (13-7-0)
Jamey-Lyn Horth (6-1-0) wins by split decision against Ivana Petrovic (7-1-0)
