UFC books Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi main event for Nov. 2 in Edmonton

An important flyweight fight is back on the UFC schedule.

Former titleholder Brandon Moreno will battle Amir Albazi in the five-round main event of the UFC Fight Night event Nov. 2 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

UFC CEO Dana White announced the headliner Tuesday on social media.

Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC) and Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) were initially scheduled to fight in Mexico City in February. However, Albazi withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Brandon Royval, who upset Moreno by split decision.

The defeat was Moreno’s second in a row and came after a split decision title challenge loss to Alexandre Pantoja. Mexico’s biggest MMA star, Moreno’s popularity remains high despite the recent skid.

Albazi enters his second UFC main event on a six-fight winning streak. He most recently competed in June 2023 when he defeated Kai Kara-France by split decision. Albazi has since began training at Fight Ready MMA in Scottsdale, Ariz.

With the addition, the UFC’s Edmonton Fight Night lineup now includes:

• Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi
• Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas
• Jhonata Diniz vs. Derrick Lewis
• Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alexandr Romanov
• Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
• Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
• Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic
• Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson
• Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro
• Garrett Armfield vs. Serhiy Sidey
• Trevin Giles vs. Mike Malott