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Jasmine Jasudavicius delivered the biggest win of her career earlier tonight (Sat., Nov. 2, 2024) at UFC Edmonton live on ESPN+ from inside Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, when the Canadian flyweight stopped veteran Ariane da Silva with a third-round anaconda choke.

Da Silva came into this fight the betting underdog but she looked good early on. The Brazilian was quick on her feet as she landed combinations to the head and body. Jasudavicius channeled her wrestling for a late-round takedown, but the first five minutes went to da Silva.

Jasudavicius went back to the well in Round 2 with another takedown and minutes of top time. She unloaded countless punches on the ground (some to the back of the head) that put da Silva on the brink of defeat. Da Silva hung in tough and made it to the end of the round, but the writing was on the wall.

In the third round, Jasudavicius found another opportunity to take the fight to the ground. This time, the Canadian fighter put her ground-and-pound aside to work for the submission finish. Jasudavicius got her wish and secured a tight anaconda choke. Da Silva defended just for a few seconds before tapping and giving the fans the stoppage they wanted.

Check out the submission finish in the above video player.

For complete UFC Edmonton results, coverage, and highlights, click HERE.

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When UFC Edmonton needed a moment to reinvigorate the crowd, it was Dustin Stoltzfus who delivered it.

Stoltzfus faced Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault on the main card of Saturday’s Fight Night event in Edmonton, Canada. Stoltzfus looked great early, nearly submitting Barriault with a choke, but after Barriault managed to get the fight back to the feet, a frantic exchange began. Both fighters were landing, but it was Stoltzfus who scored an obliterating short right hand that knocked Barriault out cold.

Check out the wild finish in the video below.

After losing his first three octagon appearances, Stoltzfus is a winner in three of his past five outings, which includes a stoppage win over Punahele Soriano, and a decision win against Dwight Grant. Stoltzfus entered the fight as a significant underdog, but will likely take home a post-fight bonus for his incredible knockout.

Barriault has now lost three straight, and has been knocked out in the first round in back-to-back fights.

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After his winning streak was snapped in his last outing, Mike Malott is now back in the green column after getting the better of Trevin Giles as part of the UFC Edmonton main card.

The first round didn’t bring a lot of activity, with Malott controlling the action. The Canadian continued to control the action in the second, picking up his pacing toward the end. Giles, meanwhile, seemed to be unable or unwilling to pull the trigger.

“Proper” had a notable kick-based attack in the third round, doing damage to Giles’ body and legs. The American, however, did land some significant shots that busted up Malott’s face some.

Ultimately, the home favorite took a decision, sweeping the scorecards after three rounds of action that failed to impress the MMA masses.

Mike Malott Rebounds With Decision Over Trevin Giles At UFC Edmonton

After entering the UFC with a win over Shimon Smotritsky on Dana White’s Contender Series, Malott earned victories against Mickey Gall, Yohan Lainesse, and Adam Fugitt before a loss to Neil Magny at UFC 297.

Giles, meanwhile, has now lost three straight fights.

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Youssef Zalal is on one heck of a hot streak.

“The Moroccan Devil” made it three straight wins at UFC Edmonton since returning to the octagon this year, defeating Jack Shore with an arm-triangle choke submission that came moments after he cracked Shore with a devastating knee.

Watch the telling blow and finishing technique below.

After a competitive opening round, Zalal capitalized on a Shore mistake early in Round 2, blasting him with a knee up the middle that instantly rocked the Welshman. Though Shore was not knocked out by the sudden strike, he was unable to recover as Zalal swarmed and attacked from top position. It wasn’t long before Zalal locked in the arm-triangle submission and earned the tap.

The official time of the stoppage was 59 seconds into the second round.

Zalal (16-5-1) has shined in his second stint with the UFC, notching consecutive submission victories over Shore, Jarno Errens, and Billy Quarantillo. He went 2-3-1 in his first UFC campaign before returning to the regional scene where he fought his way back to the big show. Overall, Zalal has won six straight fights, all by knockout or submission.

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Carlos Condit and Michael “Venom” Page put on a show for the fans as they have throughout their storied fighting careers.

The platform was certainly different for the MMA stars, who met on the mats to test their grappling skills in the main event of Polaris 30, which took place at Fairfield Halls in London. What hasn’t changed is their competitive fire as the two went back-and-forth for the duration of the bout, showing off wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and even a leglock attempt from Condit.

In the end, Page had his hand raised by decision.

Condit made his first in-competition appearance since stepping away from cagefighting in July 2021 following a loss to Max Griffin at UFC 264. “The Natural Born Killer” is a former interim UFC welterweight champion and WEC champion, and has been part of some of the most exciting fights of all time.

More known for his knockout prowess, Page looked comfortable going hold for hold with Condit, and can now claim a victory over the longtime fan favorite.

See the highlights from the bout below, courtesy of UFC Fight Pass.

Check out a live blog of the match by MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck:

Pre-Fight

Michael Page makes his way to the mat, and in the usual “MVP” way, doing his signature cobra pose, and being a showman.

Carlos Condit makes the walk to the Polaris mat to a nice ovation from the London crowd.

Rules

The bout will be one 10-minute round with judges scoring it mat-side should it get to the cards.

Match Rundown

Page faints and seems to be having fun early. After a tie-up, it goes beyond the setup area, and they need to be separated. MVP is very aggressive offensively, while Condit is staying calm and relaxed. As Page moves forward, Condit pulls guard and Page is on top. Condit looking for a hip-bump sweep, but Page does a nice job defending and staying in top position.

Condit getting his legs up for a triangle, now looking for an arm, but Page is able to escape, and they are back on the feet. Three minutes down. Page with a hard takedown on Condit, knocking him out of the required area. They return to the feet and Condit attacks the leg. They hit the mat, Condit trying to lock in a toehold, and MVP is able to work his way to the feet. Beautiful duck under from Page, and he takes Condit down. That was pretty sick.

Action has slowed down a bit, and they get back to the feet. Condit attacks the leg of Page again with just over three minutes to go, and it’s looking nasty. MVP does a nice job avoiding significant damage, sweeps, and Condit stays on top. 50-50 position now.

Condit decides to stand up and they tie up. Referee separates them with two minutes to go. Page defends a shot from Condit. The former WEC champ shoots a single again, Page able to stay upright. Another attempt from Condit, Page sprawls.

Final minute, Page with a duck-under takedown, Condit gets back up. Page shoots a single and forces Condit to the lighting systen, Condit falls over the lighting and disappears. Condit rushes back to the mat. They tie up again, Condit fakes a shot, they collide shoulders and the horn sounds. Super fun and competitive match. Now, to the scorecards we go.

Post-Fight

Page gets the win. Condit looked puzzled by the decision. Frankly, I scored it for Condit as well, but it was very, very close. Page looked solid in there and definitely was impressive.

Condit says he was disappointed he didn’t get the nod, and couldn’t get a submission. He says he wants to return to Polaris as soon as possible.

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