Chad Anheliger VS Steven Koslow

Steven Koslow defeated Chad Anheliger by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:31 of the third round in a bantamweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott in Edmonton on October 17, 2026. Koslow secured the choke late in the third, finishing the fight with under 30 seconds remaining on the clock. The victory was Koslow's first in the UFC, bouncing back from a first-round KO/TKO loss in his octagon debut at UFC 282 in December 2022. Anheliger, a 39-year-old Canadian veteran, had entered fighting in front of a home Edmonton crowd but could not hold off the third-round submission finish.

Chad Anheliger and Steven Koslow contest a bantamweight prelim on the packed UFC Edmonton card, where thirteen Canadians feature across the night in a record for a single UFC event. At 135 pounds, depth is the division's defining trait — every UFC bantamweight roster spot is earned against legitimate competition, and both men understand that a clear-cut performance here is the difference between another booking and a quiet release.