Overview
- Steven Koslow defeated hometown veteran Chad Anheliger by rear‑naked choke late in the third round on Saturday, Oct. 17, at UFC Edmonton.
- Koslow imposed wrestling and heavy top pressure through the fight, used ground‑and‑pound to flatten Anheliger, took his back, and secured the submission at 4:31 of round three.
- Both fighters made the 135‑pound limit at the official Oct. 16 weigh‑in and the bout was a scheduled three‑round preliminary on the Joaquin Buckley–Mike Malott card at Rogers Place.
- Anheliger entered the fight after a roughly two‑year layoff and a changed camp that balanced training with a newborn and running a gym, while Koslow returned after about four years out and entered the fight as the betting favorite.
- Koslow’s finish both validates his reputation as a submission specialist and highlights how long layoffs can complicate scouting, leaving wrestlers and grapplers to gain quick momentum in the division while Anheliger reassesses his late‑career comeback plan.