All 26 fighters on the UFC Edmonton card made weight on Friday. Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott both hit an identical 170.5 pounds for Saturday’s welterweight main event at Rogers Place.
A Clean Sweep for All 13 Bouts
Official weigh-ins were held Friday in Edmonton, Canada, ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card at Rogers Place. All 13 bouts on the card were confirmed, with every fighter making weight. In the welterweight main event, Joaquin Buckley and Mike Malott both stepped on the scale at 170.5 pounds (77.3 kilograms), hitting the limit within a hair of each other.
Buckley and Malott Both Have Rankings on the Line
The main event pits the welterweight division’s No. 10-ranked contender, Joaquin Buckley, against its No. 13-ranked fighter, Canada’s Mike Malott. Buckley (21-8) enters on back-to-back losses, to Kamaru Usman and Sean Brady, and is looking to snap that skid in front of a home crowd for his opponent. Malott (14-2-1) has won four straight, including a TKO finish of Gilbert Burns, and is headlining for just the second time in his UFC career.
Malott said ahead of the weigh-ins that he is “the most prepared I’ve ever been,” while Buckley had a message for the host country: “Get ready, Canada.”
The Rest of Fight Night
In the co-main event, Erin Blanchfield meets Canada’s Jasmine Jasudavicius at flyweight, with Blanchfield at 125 pounds and Jasudavicius at 124.5. The rest of the main card features Kyle Nelson against Cristian Perez at lightweight, Marc-Andre Barriault versus Kyle Daukaus at middleweight, and Louis Jourdain opposite Timmy Cuamba at bantamweight.
The preliminary card includes heavyweights Tanner Boser and Jhonata Diniz, along with women’s flyweights Katlyn Cerminara and Mackenzie Stiller, and a women’s bantamweight bout between Melissa Croden and Chelsea Chandler.
A Perfect Scale for a Stacked Prelim Card
The rest of the preliminary lineup also made weight without issue: Nate Landwehr against Mandel Nallo at lightweight, Julien Leblanc versus Nick Galanti at middleweight, Javad Mahjoub opposite Joel Faglier in the heavyweight division, and a pair of bantamweight bouts pitting Chad Anheliger against Steven Koslow and Cody Chovancek against Su Young You. A 13-for-13 weigh-in is uncommon enough that several outlets flagged it as notable on its own.
This marks Buckley’s third UFC main event. A third straight loss would push him further from the top of the welterweight rankings, while a win keeps him squarely in the division’s conversation. For Malott, making just his second main-event walk, the promotion has framed a win as the biggest of his career to date, fighting in front of a home Canadian crowd.
Rogers Place Has Hosted the UFC Before
Rogers Place has hosted the UFC before, including a 2024 card headlined by Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi. The promotion returns with a card led by North American talent, highlighted by Saturday’s main event between American Joaquin Buckley and Canadian Mike Malott.
How to Watch UFC Edmonton
Preliminary fights start at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) on Saturday, October 17, with the main card following at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). The event streams live on Paramount+ in the United States, and airs on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada. For UK and Central European viewers, the main card begins at 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. respectively, early Sunday.
With no title on the line, American fans will be watching mainly for the ranking stakes between Buckley and Malott, and for whether Buckley’s skid finally ends in front of Malott’s home crowd. The card splits into six main-card bouts and seven preliminary fights, and every one of those 13 matchups survived Friday’s scale without a hitch.
Both of Buckley’s losses during his current skid went the distance: Kamaru Usman outwrestled him to a decision in June 2025, and Sean Brady cruised to a unanimous decision at UFC 328 in May. A finish Saturday, rather than a third straight decision, would go a long way toward answering questions about where he stands in a crowded welterweight field.
The full 2026 slate is up on the UFC schedule, Saturday’s results will post on the results page, and the updated rankings will follow on the UFC rankings page.
