Erin Blanchfield rallies to defeat Rose Namajunas in UFC Edmonton co-main event
Erin Blanchfield earns biggest win of her career at UFC Edmonton
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to us tonight, November 2, 2024, for UFC Edmonton, going down live from the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Headlining the event is a flyweight bout between no. 2 ranked former two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-8-2) and no. 3 ranked former UCMMA and FSC bantamweight champion Amir Albazi (17-1).
Co-headlining the event was also a flyweight bout, this one coming between no. 5 ranked former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (13-7) and no. 3 ranked Erin Blanchfield (13-2).
Namajunas came into the bout having gone 2-1 since moving up to 125 lbs, being defeated by no. 2 ranked Manon Fiorot (UD)in her divisional debut before winning her last two straight over Amanda Ribas (UD) and Tracey Cortez (UD), snapping Cortez’ undefeated 5-0 run inside the promotion earlier this year in July.
Blanchfield on the other hand won her first six bouts inside the UFC’s octagon with victories over the likes of Sarah Alpar (UD), Miranda Maverick (UD), JJ Aldrich (guillotine choke), Molly McCann (kimura), former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (guillotine choke), and former flyweight title challenger Taila Santos (UD), before dropping her first promotional defeat to Manon Fiorot (UD) in March.
Continue reading to see how our UFC Edmonton flyweight co-main event went down:
Official Result: Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
After each woman had their moments through the opening five minutes Blanchfield shot in on her first takedown of the fight about two minutes into the second, securing a body lock before getting hip tossed. She got back to her feet quickly, where Namajunas appeared to have the slicker striking.
Blanchfield shot in on another takedown as round two came to a close though Namajunas defended it with ease.
Blanchfield took Namajunas down in the third and spent three or so minutes in top position.
Namajunas on the other hand, though was out struck in round four, stuffed a number of Blanchfield’s takedown attempts through the five-minute period.
Blanchfield had a dominant fifth and final round, coming out with a tenacious pace landing combinations and securing a takedown one-minute in. She remained in top position for over three minutes, much like in the third, though Namajunas eventually worked her way back up, only to be pressed into the fence however, defending takedowns for the remaining minute of the fight.
Erin Blanchfield got back on the winning track tonight, picking up her second win over a former UFC champion and improving to 7-1 inside the octagon at UFC Edmonton.
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