Matches To Make After UFC Edmonton
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UFC Edmonton went down last night (Sat., Nov. 2, 2024) inside Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which saw Brandon Moreno defeat Amir Albazi via unanimous decision in the Flyweight main event of the evening (more on that here). In the co-main event, Erin Blanchfield defeated Rose Namajunas— also via unanimous decision (recap here) — to secure her spot behind top women's 125-pound contender, Manon Fiorot, for the next title shot.
Winner: Brandon Moreno
Who He Should Fight Next: Brandon Royval rematch
Moreno got back in the win column in a big way last night, but a shot at the title won't be next since he was on a two-fight skid prior to his win. At the moment, division king, Alexandre Pantoja, will be defending his strap against Kai Asakura at UFC 310 next month, so I would like to see Moreno and Royval run it back to see who gets the winner. Royval defeated "The Assassin Baby" via split-decision earlier this year, so let's go at it one more time to see who will be fighting for the belt in 2025.
Winner: Erin Blanchfield
Who She Should Face Next: Alexa Grasso
After Blanchfield locked down the biggest win of her career over a former champion in Namajunas, "Cold Blooded" called for a fight against another ex-title holder in Grasso. A title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot is all but booked, so Blanchfield would have to sit idle for a while if she opted to wait for her title shot. In the meantime, I like that she'd prefer to stay busy against Grasso, who lost her title to "Bullet" at UFC 306.
Winner: Brendson Ribeiro
Who He Should Face Next: Ryan Spann
Ribeiro snapped his two-fight win streak and picked up the first win of his UFC career by narrowly defeating Caio Machado via split-decision. Up next for "The Gorilla," a fight against Spann makes sense because "Superman" also just got back in the win column, snapping his three-fight skid by defeating Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 307 via submission.
Winner: Jasmine Jasudavicius
Who She Should Face Next: Winner of Karine Silva vs. Viviane Araújo
Jasudavicius secured her third straight win with an impressive submission win over Ariane Da Silva. She will get closer to the Top 10 — she is currently No. 14 — but will likely need one more win to get there. I would like to see her take on the winner of the upcoming showdown between Silva (No. 11) and Viviane Araujo (No. 9), who are set to throw down on Nov. 16 at UFC 309 in New York City.
Winner: Dustin Stoltzfus
Who He Should Face Next: Abusupiyan Magomedov
Stoltzfus secured a huge win by absolutely obliterating Marc-André Barriault via devastating knockout in the very first round (see it here). It's a good bounce back win for him after he was previously knocked out himself by Brunno Ferreira. Stoltzfus has been rather inconsistent when it comes to picking up wins, as he is just 3-5 in his UFC career. He will look to keep his current momentum going in his next outing, and I'd like that to be against Magomedov, who is coming off a win off the aforementioned Brunno Ferreira at UFC 308.
For complete UFC Edmonton results and play-by-play, click HERE.
