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November is a huge month for Canadian MMA as there are currently 16 fighters scheduled to compete this month at the time of publishing, including tournaments, title fights, and a UFC co-main event!
Sixteen bookings makes November 2020 one of the densest months the column's covered — and it arrives in a year where every regional card is playing catch-up. The U.S. circuit stayed the engine: Vegas fight nights, CFFC's Philadelphia run and a DWCS slot all landed in the same month.
UFC Fight Night 182 – Las Vegas – Nov. 7
TV: TSN1- Main Card – 10 p.m. EST
265lbs- Andrei Arlovski defeats Tanner Boser by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) FIGHT PREVIEW
Boser's decision loss to Arlovski was the month's hardest UFC result for Canada — a competitive heavyweight scorecard against a legend, and the kind of loss that reads better in the fight than on the record.
Strikehard Productions 57 – Alabama – Nov. 7
TV: Internet PPV– 8 p.m. EST
135lbs- Tyler Wilson (6-3) vs. Jose Johnson (11-6) FIGHT PREVIEW *Cancelled*
170lbs- Saeid Mirzaei (2-0-1) vs. Tre’ston Vines (3-0) FIGHT PREVIEW *Cancelled*
145lbs- Terry Lemaire defeats Travis Hill by Unanimous Decision FIGHT PREVIEW
155lbs- Nick Guiditta defeats Jarred Dumond by Unanimous Decision *Amateur
Wilson's cancelled Alabama bout was the month's first scratch — mid-pandemic regional bookings were still volatile, and losing a fight-week slot cost a bantamweight the cage time the year had already shorted him.
DWCS 35 – Las Vegas – Nov. 10
TV: TSN2/UFC Fight Pass – 8 p.m. EST
185lbs- Mario Sousa defeats Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) FIGHT PREVIEW
Sousa's decision over Ksiazkiewicz was the month's Contender Series result — a win on the DWCS stage is the closest thing the regional circuit has to a direct UFC audition.
XFC 43 – Atlanta – Nov. 11
TV: Fite TV (Free) – Prelims – 5:30 p.m. EST
155lbs- Scott Hudson defeats D’Juan Owens by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
*LW Tournament Quarter-Finals FIGHT PREVIEW
170lbs- Bobby Nash defeats Spencer Jebb by KO (Punches) in Round 1, 3:36
**WW Tournament Quarter-Finals FIGHT PREVIEW
155lbs- Tom O’Connor defeats Jose Caceres by TKO (Punches) in Round 3, 2:00
*LW Tournament Quarter-Finals FIGHT PREVIEW
170lbs- Ryan Dickson submits Michael Hill by Rear-Naked Choke in Round 1, 0:54
**WW Tournament Quarter-Finals FIGHT PREVIEW
Hudson's decision over Owens kept the tournament thread alive on XFC's Atlanta card — the promotion's bracket format made every fight load-bearing, and a win at this stage put a Canadian one bout from the final.
UFC Fight Night 183 – Las Vegas – Nov. 14
TV: TSN3 – 7 p.m. EST
115lbs- Kanako Murata defeats Randa Markos by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Markos's shutout loss to Murata was the month's second tough UFC result — a clean sweep on the cards for a veteran strawweight, and the kind of outcome that accelerates a roster conversation.
Bellator 253 – Connecticut- Nov. 19
TV: Prelims/YouTube- 5:30 p.m. EST
145lbs- Jeremy Kennedy defeats Matt Bessette by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
155lbs- Lance Gibson Jr. (3-0) vs. Shane Kruchten (12-5) *Cancelled*
Kennedy's decision over Bessette was the month's quiet Bellator win — a workmanlike featherweight result that keeps a veteran's record moving in the right direction.
CFFC 88 – Philadelphia – Nov. 18
TV: UFC Fight Pass – 8 p.m. EST
115lbs- Criszaida Adames submits Claudia Baril by Rear-Naked Choke in Round 2, 2:07
Baril's second-round submission loss to Adames was the month's hard regional result — CFFC's Philadelphia cards have been a reliable Canadian pipeline, and losses there still feed a record honestly.
CFFC 89 – Philadelphia – Nov. 19
TV: UFC Fight Pass – 8 p.m. EST
170bs- Bassil Hafez submits Christien Savoie by Triangle Choke in Round 1, 4:15
***Hafez wins Vacant Welterweight Title
Savoie's first-round triangle loss to Hafez came on the same weekend's second CFFC card — back-to-back Philadelphia events meant two more Canadian results inside 48 hours.
UAE Warriors 14 – Abu Dhabi – Nov. 27
TV: YouTube – 12 p.m. EST
135lbs- Xavier Alaoui defeats Juares Dea by Unanimous Decision (48-46, 49-45, 49-45)
***Alaui wins vacant Bantamweight Title
Alaoui's decision over Dea kept the Abu Dhabi pipeline producing — UAE Warriors stayed one of the few international promotions running regular cards through this stretch, and Canadian bantamweights kept getting booked on them.
UFC Fight Night – Las Vegas – Nov. 28
TV: TSN- Prelims
135lbs-Su Mudaerji defeats Malcolm Gordon by KO (Punches) in Round 1, 0:44
Gordon's 44-second KO loss to Mudaerji was the month's hardest finish — a first-round stoppage on a UFC card is the kind of result that resets a fighter's timeline, whatever the talent underneath it.
