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Another solid month for Canadians fighting abroad with fights in all of the biggest organizations in the sport including UFC, Bellator, PFL and ONE Championship.
June's card distribution is a snapshot of where Canadian fighters actually fight in 2022 — the big four leagues at the top, and a deep regional circuit underneath carrying the prospects. The spread matters: a UFC result gets the headlines, but the regional wins are what keep the pipeline full enough to keep producing UFC-level fighters.
ONE Championship 158 – Singapore – June 3
TV: YouTube
135 lbs – Gurdarshan Mangat defeats Yodkaikaew Fairtex by split decision.
Mangat's split-decision win on ONE's Singapore card was the month's opener — a competitive scorecard for the veteran on the promotion's deep Friday slate is the kind of result that keeps an international run alive.
Split decisions cut both ways, and on a card that deep the win is what the bracket remembers.
LFA 133 – Denver – June 3
TV: UFC Fight Pass
265 lbs – Ben Tynan submits Trevor Wallace by arm-triangle choke in round 1, 1:33.
Tynan's first-round arm-triangle was the month's fastest Canadian finish — a sub-two-minute submission on a Denver card is the kind of tape a heavyweight prospect needs.
Titan FC 77 – Florida – June 3
TV: UFC Fight Pass
265lbs – Robelis Despaigne defeats Katuma Mulumba by TKO (punches) in round 1, 4:54.
Despaigne's first-round TKO in Florida continued the Titan FC pipeline — the promotion's been a steady U.S. home for Canadian heavyweights, and a finish in under five minutes there travels.
Despaigne's finish is also a reminder of how quickly the heavyweight picture moves — a division where one clean win reshuffles the prospect ladder overnight.
Ohio Combat League 19 – Columbus – June 11
TV:
155 lbs – Gavin Costa submits Derek Efaw by triangle choke in round 3, 2:16 *Amateur
Costa's third-round triangle in Columbus was the night's amateur result — small Midwest cards like OCL have been a reliable development spot for Canadian fighters building records.
Amateur results on cards like this matter more than they look — they're where the next wave of regional pros gets its reps before the records start counting.
PFL 4: 2022 – Atlanta – June 17
TV: TSN
155 lbs – Alexander Martinez defeats Clay Collard by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
155 lbs – Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeats Raush Manfio by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Aubin-Mercier's decision over Manfio was the month's playoff-stage Canadian win — beating the reigning champion on a PFL card is a statement, and it kept the Quebec lightweight's season pointed at the bracket. Collard's split-decision loss on the same card was the night's other hard result.
The PFL's season format makes every regular-season fight load-bearing — a win or loss in June determines the playoff bracket, not just the record.
UFC on ESPN 37 – Austin – June 18
TV: TSN
125 lbs – Natalia Silva defeats Jasmine Jasudavicius by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Jasudavicius's decision loss to Silva in Austin was the month's toughest UFC result for Canada — a flyweight bout that went the wrong way on the scorecards against a rising contender.
For a Canadian fighter still establishing a UFC foothold, decision losses to unbeaten prospects are the kind of result that stalls momentum more than it damages a record.
Bellator 282 – Connecticut- June 24
TV: YouTube
185 lbs – Aaron Jeffery defeats Fabio Aguiar by TKO (Knee and Punches) in Round 2, 3:30
155 lbs – Mandel Nallo defeats Bryce Logan by KO (Punch) in Round 1, 1:07
Jeffery's second-round TKO and Nallo's first-round KO made Bellator 282 a double-win night for Canada — two finishes on one Connecticut card is the kind of result that pads a country's weekend ledger fast.
FLA 4
The month's domestic cards — FLA, Front Row, Absolute and MFL — round out June's ledger; Canada's home promotions keep producing the volume that feeds the international circuit.
