EDMONTON — Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno snapped a two-fight losing streak with a dominant decision over Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 for the 30-year-old from Mexico, who was busier and dominated the striking battle from the get-go. And he got right back up when Albazi managed to take him down in the second round.
Albazi, his face battered and bloody, absorbed more punishment as the fight wore on and had trouble launching his own attack. Moreno suffered an eye poke in the fifth round, but continued on. And he staggered Albazi with a shot to the head.
Moreno, currently ranked second among flyweight contenders, improved to 22-8-2, while No. 3 Amir Albazi fell to 17-2-0. There were nine Canadians on the 13-fight card at Rogers Place, with the local talent going 6-3 on the night.
Erin (Cold Blooded) Blanchfield (13-2-0), ranked third among flyweight contenders, used a strong fifth round to win a unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) decision over No. 5 (Thug) Rose Namajunas (14-7-0) in the all-American co-main-event. Moreno has already fought for the 125-pound title six times — winning three times with two losses and a majority draw — including a trilogy with Brazil’s Deiveson Figueiredo that saw Moreno draw, win and lose.
He is in his second stint with the promotion after being cut in 2018 following two straight losses. Moreno lost the title most recently t.
