Thanksgiving week in MMA is generally a light weekend of action. Most years, the fights take a backseat to a full four days of college and NFL football.
While this fourth weekend in November has a light schedule of events in MMA, it isn't light on action. Between Friday and Saturday night, there are eight total championship fights to be held across the PFL and Cage Warriors.
ONE Championship has set its first U.S. primetime main event for 2024. On Tuesday, the organization revealed Superlek Kiatmoo9 will defend the ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Elias Mahmoudi on Friday, January 12th. The event will emanate from Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
After a night of titles in Bellator 301 on Friday and four championships from A1 Combat on Saturday, the final act of this championship weekend in MMA sees the sport head to Milwaukee, where Anthony Pettis' APFC sets up shop at the Baird Center for APFC 9.
From time to time in MMA, you will be witness to something that you would not ordinarily get to see on a fight night. Consider this Saturday night one of those times where you can witness one of those rare moments in our sport.
While Urijah Faber's A1 Combat will play host to its second "Night of Champions" event in A1 Combat 15, the rarity comes in the first title fight of the evening. This has the potential to be an exciting night and an exciting fight.
Bellator completed their third trip to the Second City in a matter of twelve months last night with Bellator 301 and the night did not disappoint. From major star appearances like Nate Diaz to crowd stunning finishes and new champions crowned, these are the biggest moments from all the action last night.
December 8 will see Muay Thai takeover U.S. primetime. ONE Championship will bring an all-Muay Thai event to Prime Video next month, first reported by Justin Barrosso of Sports Illustrated. ONE Fight Night 17 will be capped off by crowning the company’s first-ever ONE Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion.
When you think of an MMA fight night, you generally think of three nights on the weekly calendar. Usually, a fight night will occur on Thursday or Friday in the case of the PFL, Friday in the case of Bellator, or Saturday in the case of Cage Warriors and/or the UFC.
Ordinarily, Sunday is a night off for the sport as the fighters recuperate and rest up to heal from an aggressive week in training camp and the fans get ready for a new week at work beginning the next morning. On this particular Sunday, however, around all of the NFL action and the CFL's Grey Cup Game, you've got fights to watch.
This weekend, the "Sunday Scaries" won't be there for you. Instead, Anthony Pettis' APFC heads to Milwaukee for APFC 9.
Between Friday night and Sunday afternoon, absent of any postponements throughout fight week, a total of eight championships will be awarded across three promotions. California's A1 Combat is giving out half of these available belts this Saturday night.
