UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Namajunas explained

UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Namajunas (also known as UFC Fight Night 246) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 2, 2024, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Background

The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Edmonton and first since UFC 240 in July 2019.

A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas is expected to headline the event.^[2]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Alexander Romanov was expected to serve as the co-main event.^[3] However, the promotion opted to split the pairing, with Lewis maintaning co-headliner status against Jhonata Diniz, while Romanov will face Rodrigo Nascimento instead.^[4]

Fight card

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Announced bouts

• Light Heavyweight bout: Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro^[6]
• Heavyweight bout: Derrick Lewis vs. Jhonata Diniz^[4]
• Heavyweight bout: Alexander Romanov vs. Rodrigo Nascimento^[4]

See also

• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dana White announces UFC Edmonton with Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas main event, more. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-15. 2024-08-15.
2. Web site: Rose Namajunas vs. Erin Blanchfield headlines UFC's return to Edmonton. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin. 2024-08-15. 2024-08-15.
3. Web site: 2024-08-15. Derrick Lewis added to UFC Edmonton vs. Alexandr Romanov. 2024-08-20. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King.
4. Web site: Jed Meshew. 2024-08-20. Derrick Lewis now fighting Jhonata Diniz at UFC Edmonton, Alexander Romanov faces Rodrigo Nascimento. 2024-08-20. mmafighting.com.
5. Web site: UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Namajunas. 2024-08-15. Ultimate Fighting Championship.
6. Web site: 2024-08-19 . Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug. 12-18) . 2024-08-20 . MMA Junkie . en-US.