''UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 246'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 104'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the

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that took place on November 2, 2024, at

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, Canada.

Background

The event marked the promotion's third visit to Edmonton and first since

UFC 240 ''UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 27, 2019 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Background A UFC Featherweight Championship bout betwee ...

in July 2019. This event was the first to implement changes to the

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approved by the

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in July which removed the ban of 12–6 elbow strikes and deemed a fighter shall be considered grounded and may not be legally kneed or kicked to the head when any part of their body other than their hands or feet is in contact with the ground (canvas). A flyweight bout between former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion

Brandon Moreno Brandon Moreno Carrillo (born December 7, 1993) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion and ...

and

Amir Albazi Amir Yahya Abdulamir Al-Bazi (; born October 27, 1993), known as Amir Albazi, is an Iraqi professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of July 1, 2025, he is #4 ...

headlined the event. The bout was initially scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates, but was moved to this event shortly after. They were previously expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 earlier in the year but Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury. A women's flyweight bout between

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and former two-time

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was originally scheduled to headline the event. However, in September, it was announced that the bout was shifted to the co-main event but remained five rounds. A heavyweight bout between former

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challenger

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and Alexander Romanov was expected to serve as the co-main event. However, the promotion opted to split the pairing, with Lewis facing

Jhonata Diniz Jhonata Wilhan Diniz (born June 23, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is also a former kickboxer who competed for GLORY and SUPERKOMBAT Fight ...

and Romanov facing

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instead. After the weigh-ins, Lewis was forced to withdraw from the fight due to non-weight cut related medical issues, so his bout against Diniz was scrapped.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded. *Performance of the Night: Jasmine Jasudavicius, Dustin Stoltzfus, Charles Jourdain, and Youssef Zalal

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References