Final Combating Championship (UFC) is making its return to Canada on Sat., Nov. 2, 2024, with the UFC Edmonton blended martial arts (MMA) occasion at Rogers Place. Headlining the ESPN+ combat card is the flyweight showdown pitting No. 3-ranked Erin Blanchfield towards No. 5-ranked Rose Namajunas, with the winner shifting inside hanging distance of a 125-pound title shot (behind Manon Fiorot).
Blanchfield is at present a slight betting favourite at -120 towards +100 for the underdog Namajunas. That’s in response to our fiscal associates over at BetOnline.ag, who additionally pegged heavyweight hurter Derrick Lewis because the +120 underdog for his co-main occasion reverse undefeated Brazilian bruiser Jhonata Diniz (-140).
As well as, Rodrigo Nascimento (-145) is favored to beat Alexandr Romanov (+125).
“I believe [Namajunas] is healthier at 115,” Blanchfield beforehand advised The MMA Hour. ”I believe simply shifting up a weight class ten kilos like 115 to 125, it’s a giant proportion of your physique weight particularly if you’re that small. She received towards [Amanda] Ribas, however Ribas can also be somebody who’s fought at 115. She’s not that huge of a lady. She had the one combat towards Manon and he or she misplaced that. I believe she’s an excellent fighter. I believe he’s acquired numerous talent, however I believe she’s going to be slightly outsized at 125.”
We’ll discover out in lower than three months.
