Each month, MMA Empire tracks every Canadian mixed martial artist stepping onto the cage outside their home country. Return weekly for updated results and fight recaps.
Canadian athletes posted a solid 7-4 record last month. While November features fewer elite matchups on paper, there's still plenty of quality competition and an impressive slate of amateur bouts to follow.
Dead Serious 45 – New York – Nov. 5
TV:
155 lbs – Ibrahim Simreen submits Donaven Levi via rear-naked choke at 2:42 of the opening round.
***Simreen claims the amateur lightweight championship
Coastal Combat 11 – Australia – Nov. 5
TV:
135 lbs – Markell Alaiasa stops Jake Pitfield by knockout *Amateur*
ONE Championship – Singapore – Nov. 18
TV: Prime Video
185 lbs – Christian Lee overpowers Kiamrian Abbasov with elbows and punches for a fourth-round TKO at 4:20.
***Lee becomes the new middleweight champion
145 lbs – Stephen Loman edges Bibiano Fernandes via unanimous decision.
CLIP Motor City Cage Fights 12 – Detroit – Nov. 18
TV:
125 lbs – Gavin Bonadonna edges Robert Peterson on the scorecards. *Amateur*
Brawl at Bourbon Street 87 – Illinois – Nov. 19
TV: MMAFutures.com
145 lbs – Antonie Tureaud edges Kelton Sneve.
***Tureaud takes the amateur featherweight belt
Maverick MMA 21 – Pennsylvania – Nov. 19
TV:
142 lbs – Tom Hinz beats Olivier Poisson on all three judges' scorecards.
***Hinz adds the amateur 142-pound crown
Gladius Fights 41 – New York – Nov. 19
TV:
185 lbs – Clayton Pye edges Austin Saxer by unanimous decision.
***Pye secures the amateur middleweight title
Combat Zone 78 – New Hampshire – Nov. 19
TV:
185 lbs – Cedric Lochard chokes out Robert Ovalle with a rear-naked strike at 2:58 of round one.
Bayfront Brawl 12 – Pennsylvania – Nov. 23
TV:
145 lbs – Nayimi Ferdaws finishes Dusty Shaffer with a second-round TKO.
***Ferdaws captures the amateur featherweight championship
Professional Fighters League: 2022 Championship – New York – Nov. 25
TV: TSN
155 lbs – Olivier Aubin-Mercier knocks out Stevie Ray at 4:40 of round two.
***Aubin-Mercier adds the lightweight title to his collection
145 lbs – Aspen Ladd edges Julia Budd on a split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Proving Grounds Fights – Washington – Nov. 25
TV:
125 lbs – Cory Dea stops Tyler Harry via TKO at 1:23 of round one.
125 lbs – Jakob George beats Mason Robbinett on the judges' scorecards.
