Flyweights Rose Namajunas and Erin Blanchfield headline UFC’s return to Canada on Nov. 2 on the Rogers Place in Edmonton.
UFC CEO Dana White introduced the occasion to Canada’s Sportsnet on Thursday.
Namajunas and Blanchfield conflict within the five-round headliner as each fighters look to take a step towards title rivalry with a win.
Whereas each fell to Manon Fiorot in latest fights, Blanchfield was extensively thought of one of many high contenders within the division previous to that loss, whereas Namajunas has scored back-to-back wins since falling to the French flyweight in her 125-pound debut.
A number of extra fights had been additionally introduced for the Edmonton card, together with a heavyweight co-main occasion that includes all-time UFC knockout chief Derrick Lewis returning to motion in opposition to Alexandr Romanov. Lewis most lately dispatched Rodrigo Nascimento by third-round knockout in Might, whereas Romanov appears to get again within the win column following a submission loss to Jailton Almeida in June.
Ariane Da Silva additionally returns to face Canadian favourite Jasmine Jasudavicius in one other flyweight matchup, whereas Marc-Andre Barriault takes on Dustin Stoltzfus at middleweight.
One other Canadian, Jamey-Lyn Horth, faces Ivana Petrovic, whereas latest The Final Fighter finalist Cody Gibson returns in opposition to Chad Anheliger.
Extra UFC Edmonton fights are anticipated to be introduced within the coming weeks.