Julien Leblanc VS Nick Galanti

Nick Galanti submitted Julien Leblanc with a neck crank at 1:26 of round one in their middleweight prelim at UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott in Edmonton on October 17, 2026. Galanti secured a takedown early in the opening minute and transitioned into the neck crank, maintaining the hold until Leblanc tapped before the 90-second mark. Leblanc had also been stopped by submission in the first round in his previous fight, a loss to Robert Valentin in April 2026. Galanti had earned a UFC contract on the Dana White Contender Series earlier in 2026 and wasted no time making his mark with another first-round finish.

Julien Leblanc and Nick Galanti collide at middleweight in the early portion of the UFC Edmonton card, part of a historic night where every bout features a Canadian representative. Both middleweights are building their UFC credentials and understand that a decisive result in front of a sold-out Rogers Place can accelerate a career in ways that quiet wins in smaller markets cannot.