UFC Edmonton: Canada's Malott looks to extend win streak against Buckley
The UFC returns to Edmonton on Saturday. In the main event, Canadian Mike Malott faces Joaquin Buckley, who has lost his last two UFC fights.
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The UFC visits Rogers Place in Edmonton on Saturday, October 17 – according to theScore, for the first time since November 2024. In the welterweight main event, Canadian Mike Malott takes on American Joaquin Buckley. In the current UFC rankings, Buckley is No. 10 and Malott No. 13.
According to SB Nation and theScore, Malott (14-2-1) has won four straight, most recently stopping Gilbert Burns in the third round in Winnipeg in April. Buckley (21-8), by contrast, lost his last two UFC fights to Kamaru Usman and Sean Brady. In August he also lost a decision to Tyron Woodley in the RAF wrestling league.
The co-main event is a women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Canada's Jasmine Jasudavicius, originally scheduled for UFC 330 in August. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET according to the UFC – 2 a.m. Sunday in Germany.