Brandon Moreno beats Amir Albazi by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night
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Mexico’s former champion Moreno scored 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 against Iraq’s Albazi, who was on a six-fight winning streak.
Brandon Moreno used his crisp boxing to snap Amir Albazi’s six-fight winning streak and win by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Through three rounds on Saturday night, the former flyweight champion dominated Albazi (17-2) in significant strikes and finished with a 132-63 advantage in that category. Albazi’s vision in his right eye was significantly compromised early in the fight.
The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45.
“I feel like a new guy, a new person,” said Moreno (22-8-2), who bounced back from back-to-back losses.
Erin Blanchfield won a decision against former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in the women’s flyweight co-main event. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47. Blanchfield (13-2) used her wrestling moves to stifle Namajunas’s (14-7) potent striking ability throughout the final 15 minutes of action.
