The UFC is North of the border this week for the primary time since January, and in Edmonton for the primary time in additional than 5 years.
Right here’s how you can watch UFC Struggle Evening 246 flyweights on the prime of the cardboard at Rogers Place.
Broadcast and streaming data
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UFC Struggle Evening 246 has a fundamental card that begins at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ESPN+. The eight-fight preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. ET.
Keep tuned for extra broadcast data later this week.
Foremost occasion: Brandon Moreno
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brandon Moreno (blue gloves) enters the sector earlier than the struggle in opposition to Deiveson Figueiredo (pink gloves) throughout UFC 283 at Jeunesse Area. Obligatory Credit score: Jason da Silva-USA TODAY Sports activities
Document: 21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC
Opponent: Amir Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Key wins: Deiveson Figueiredo (twice), Kai Kara-France (twice), Brandon Royval, Jussier Formiga
Misc.: Moreno is sitting on back-to-back losses for the primary time in additional than six years. He was imagined to struggle Albazi in February, however a neck damage led to a rematch with Royval, as an alternative – and a break up determination loss.
Foremost occasion: Amir Albazi
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 03: (L-R) Amir Albazi of Iraq punches Kai Kara-France of New Zealand in a flyweight bout through the UFC Struggle Evening occasion at UFC APEX on June 03, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
Document: 17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC
Opponent: Brandon Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Key wins: Kai Kara-France, Alessandro Costa
Misc.: Albazi hasn’t fought since a break up determination win over Kara-France in June 2023. He was set to return in February in opposition to Moreno, however was sidelined by a neck damage.
Co-main occasion: Erin Blanchfield
Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey, USA; Erin Blanchfield (pink gloves) walks to the Octagon to struggle Manon Fiorot (not pictured) throughout UFC Struggle Evening at Boardwalk Corridor. Obligatory Credit score: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports activities
Document: 12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC
Opponent: Rose Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Division: Girls’s flyweight
Key wins: Taila Santos, Jessica Andrade, Molly McCann, Miranda Maverick
Misc.: Blanchfield may have been taking a look at a title shot proper now had issues gone in a different way for her in March. However Manon Fiorot upset her in her second fundamental occasion in three fights.
Co-main occasion: Rose Namajunas
Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Rose Namajunas (pink gloves) fights Tracy Cortez (blue gloves) throughout UFC Struggle Evening at Ball Area. Obligatory Credit score: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports activities
Document: 13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC
Opponent: Erin Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Division: Girls’s flyweight
Key wins: Tracy Cortez, Amanda Ribas, Zhang Weili (twice), Jessica Andrade, Joanna Jedrzejczyk (twice), Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Misc.: Former champ Namajunas rebounded from her title loss to Carla Esparza in Might 2022 and follow-up loss to Manon Fiorot with consecutive wins over Ribas and Cortez earlier this 12 months. Namajunas will struggle for the third time this calendar 12 months – one thing she hasn’t achieved in a decade.
Featured bout: Jhonata Diniz
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 10: (R-L) Jhonata Diniz of Brazil punches Karl Williams of the U.S. Virgin Islands in a heavyweight struggle through the UFC Struggle Evening occasion at UFC APEX on August 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC)
Document: 8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC
Opponent: Derrick Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Key wins: Karl Williams, Austen Lane
Misc.: 33-year-old Brazilian burst on the scene by means of Dana White’s Contender Collection a 12 months in the past with a first-round knockout. His official UFC debut earlier this 12 months was a bonus-winning knockout of Lane, and now he’ll go after an ideal 3-0 calendar 12 months as a rookie within the promotion.
Featured bout: Derrick Lewis
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – MAY 11: (R-L) Derrick Lewis punches Rodrigo Nascimento of Brazil in a heavyweight struggle through the UFC Struggle Evening occasion at Enterprise Middle on Might 11, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Picture by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
Document: 28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC
Opponent: Jhonata Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Key wins: Rodrigo Nascimento, Curtis Blaydes, Aleksei Oleinik, Blagoy Ivanov, Alexander Volkov, Francis Ngannou
Misc.: Saturday shall be six years to the weekend from Lewis’ loss to Daniel Cormier in his first shot on the UFC heavyweight title. He misplaced an interim title shot to Ciryl Gane rather less than three years after that, which was the beginning of his present 3-5 slide.
UFC Struggle Evening 246 fundamental card betting odds
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Brandon Moreno -160 vs. Amir Albazi +135
- Erin Blanchfield -125 vs. Rose Namajunas +105
- Jhonata Diniz -160 vs. Derrick Lewis +135
- Caio Machado -160 vs. Brendson Ribeiro +135
- Marc-Andre Barriault -205 vs. Dustin Stoltzfus +170
- Trevin Giles +215 vs. Mike Malott -265
UFC Struggle Evening 246 prelim betting odds
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ariane Lipski (left) reacts after defeating Casey O’Neill (not pictured) throughout UFC 296 at T-Cellular Area. Obligatory Credit score: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports activities
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Pedro Munhoz -125 vs. Aiemann Zahabi +105
- Ariane da Silva +170 vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius -205
- Victor Henry -110 vs. Charles Jourdain -110
- Jack Shore +200 vs. Youssef Zalal -245
- Rodrigo Nascimento -130 vs. Alexandr Romanov +110
- Garrett Armfield +130 vs. Serhiy Sidey -155
- Chad Anheliger +145 vs. Cody Gibson -175
- Jamey-Lyn Horth -205 vs. Ivana Petrovic +170
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