Overview
- Nick Galanti converted an immediate takedown into back control and finished Julien Leblanc by submission at 1:26 of round one on Saturday, Oct. 17.
- The UFC’s official recap lists the finish as a rear‑naked choke while the Octagon announcement and some broadcasters described the hold as a face or neck crank, with video showing pressure across the jaw rather than a clean arm‑under‑the‑chin RNC.
- Galanti took the fight on short notice after Gilbert Urbina withdrew and entered the Octagon less than two months after earning a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series.
- The result moved Galanti to 9‑1 and extended a seven‑fight winning streak, and it handed Leblanc his second straight UFC loss in only his second appearance.
- The fight was one of 12 stoppages on a finish‑heavy UFC Edmonton card, a setting that amplifies Galanti’s momentum and could speed his rise to higher‑profile matchups in the middleweight division.