The UFC is North of the border this week for the first time since January, and in Edmonton for the first time in more than five years.
Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 246 flyweights at the top of the card at Rogers Place.
Broadcast and streaming info
UFC Fight Night 246 has a main card that begins at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ESPN+. The eight-fight preliminary card streams on ESPN+ at 5 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned for more broadcast info later this week.
Main event: Brandon Moreno
Record: 21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC
Opponent: Amir Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Key wins: Deiveson Figueiredo (twice), Kai Kara-France (twice), Brandon Royval, Jussier Formiga
Misc.: Moreno is sitting on back-to-back losses for the first time in more than six years. He was supposed to fight Albazi in February, but a neck injury led to a rematch with Royval, instead – and a split decision loss.
Main event: Amir Albazi
Record: 17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC
Opponent: Brandon Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Key wins: Kai Kara-France, Alessandro Costa
Misc.: Albazi hasn’t fought since a split decision win over Kara-France in June 2023. He was set to return in February against Moreno, but was sidelined by a neck injury.
Co-main event: Erin Blanchfield
Record: 12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC
Opponent: Rose Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Key wins: Taila Santos, Jessica Andrade, Molly McCann, Miranda Maverick
Misc.: Blanchfield could have been looking at a title shot right now had things gone differently for her in March. But Manon Fiorot upset her in her second main event in three fights.
Co-main event: Rose Namajunas
Record: 13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC
Opponent: Erin Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Key wins: Tracy Cortez, Amanda Ribas, Zhang Weili (twice), Jessica Andrade, Joanna Jedrzejczyk (twice), Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Misc.: Former champ Namajunas rebounded from her title loss to Carla Esparza in May 2022 and follow-up loss to Manon Fiorot with consecutive wins over Ribas and Cortez earlier this year. Namajunas will fight for the third time this calendar year – something she hasn’t done in a decade.
Featured bout: Jhonata Diniz
Record: 8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC
Opponent: Derrick Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Key wins: Karl Williams, Austen Lane
Misc.: 33-year-old Brazilian burst on the scene through Dana White’s Contender Series a year ago with a first-round knockout. His official UFC debut earlier this year was a bonus-winning knockout of Lane, and now he’ll go after a perfect 3-0 calendar year as a rookie in the promotion.
Featured bout: Derrick Lewis
Record: 28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC
Opponent: Jhonata Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Key wins: Rodrigo Nascimento, Curtis Blaydes, Aleksei Oleinik, Blagoy Ivanov, Alexander Volkov, Francis Ngannou
Misc.: Saturday will be six years to the weekend from Lewis’ loss to Daniel Cormier in his first shot at the UFC heavyweight title. He lost an interim title shot to Ciryl Gane a little less than three years after that, which was the start of his current 3-5 slide.
UFC Fight Night 246 main card betting odds
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Brandon Moreno -160 vs. Amir Albazi +135
- Erin Blanchfield -125 vs. Rose Namajunas +105
- Jhonata Diniz -160 vs. Derrick Lewis +135
- Caio Machado -160 vs. Brendson Ribeiro +135
- Marc-Andre Barriault -205 vs. Dustin Stoltzfus +170
- Trevin Giles +215 vs. Mike Malott -265
UFC Fight Night 246 prelim betting odds
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Pedro Munhoz -125 vs. Aiemann Zahabi +105
- Ariane da Silva +170 vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius -205
- Victor Henry -110 vs. Charles Jourdain -110
- Jack Shore +200 vs. Youssef Zalal -245
- Rodrigo Nascimento -130 vs. Alexandr Romanov +110
- Garrett Armfield +130 vs. Serhiy Sidey -155
- Chad Anheliger +145 vs. Cody Gibson -175
- Jamey-Lyn Horth -205 vs. Ivana Petrovic +170