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October saw Canadians go a respectable 7-4 on the month. Unfortunately, November is looking a little sparse for high-level Canadians, but we’ll still see some solid action and a good number of amateurs.
Sparse months are part of the rhythm — October's 7-4 ledger was always going to be followed by a quieter stretch, and November's load shifts to the amateur regional circuit where the next wave builds its records. The one exception: Aubin-Mercier's PFL final, which gave the month its headline.
Dead Serious 45 – New York – Nov. 5
TV:
155 lbs – Ibrahim Simreen submits Donaven Levi by rear-naked choke in round one, 2:42.
***Simreen wins amateur lightweight title
Simreen's first-round rear-naked in New York was the month's earliest amateur belt — a submission title at 155 is exactly the kind of result that starts separating a prospect from the pack.
Coastal Combat 11 – Australia – Nov. 5
TV:
135 lbs – Markell Alaiasa defeats Jake Pitfield by knockout *Amateur*
Pitfield's knockout loss in Australia was the month's far-flung result — Coastal Combat cards have been a recurring spot for Canadian amateurs willing to travel, and losses there still feed a record honestly.
ONE Championship – Singapore – Nov. 18
TV: Prime Video
185 lbs – Christian Lee defeats Kiamrian Abbasov by TKO, elbows and punches, in round four, 4:20.
***Lee captures middleweight title
145 lbs – Stephen Loman defeats Bibiano Fernandes by unanimous decision.
Lee's fourth-round TKO of Abbasov headlined the month's biggest card — the welterweight title fight carried the night's largest stakes, and Canadian-adjacent names on ONE's Singapore cards keep the column's international thread alive.
CLIP Motor City Cage Fights 12 – Detroit – Nov. 18
TV:
125 lbs – Gavin Bonadonna defeats Robert Peterson by unanimous decision. *Amateur*
Bonadonna's decision in Detroit was the month's Midwest amateur result — Motor City cards have been a steady landing spot for Canadian fighters building records on the U.S. side of the border.
Brawl at Bourbon Street 87 – Illinois – Nov. 19
TV: MMAFutures.com
145 lbs – Antonie Tureaud defeats Kelton Sneve.
***Tureaud wins amateur featherweight title
Sneve's loss to Tureaud for the amateur featherweight title was the month's belt-level miss — title fights at this level are the credentials that carry a career, and losing one costs more than the loss column shows.
Maverick MMA 21 – Pennsylvania – Nov. 19
TV:
142 lbs – Tom Hinz defeats Olivier Poisson by unanimous decision.
***Hinz wins amateur 142-pound title
Poisson's decision loss to Hinz for the 142-pound title was the night's second Canadian title-fight miss — back-to-back amateur belt bouts going the other way is the kind of weekend a scene absorbs.
Gladius Fights 41 – New York – Nov. 19
TV:
185 lbs – Clayton Pye defeats Austin Saxer by unanimous decision.
***Pye wins amateur middleweight title
Pye's decision win for the amateur middleweight title gave the night a Canadian belt — New York's regional cards keep producing these results, and a title at 185 is the kind of credential a career gets built on.
Combat Zone 78 – New Hampshire – Nov. 19
TV:
185 lbs – Cedric Lochard submits Robert Ovalle by rear-naked choke in round one, 2:58.
Lochard's first-round rear-naked in New Hampshire was the month's cleanest amateur finish — submissions under three minutes on regional cards are the tape a fighter needs to get noticed.
Bayfront Brawl 12 – Pennsylvania – Nov. 23
TV:
145 lbs – Nayimi Ferdaws defeats Dusty Shaffer via TKO in the second round.
***Ferdaws wins amateur featherweight title
Ferdaws's second-round TKO for the amateur featherweight title was the month's third Canadian belt — a finish-for-a-belt result on a Pennsylvania card is exactly the result the scene's been producing all year.
Professional Fighters League: 2022 Championship – New York – Nov. 25
TV: TSN
155 lbs – Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeats Stevie Ray via knockout at 4:40 of the second round.
***Aubin-Mercier wins lightweight title
145 lbs – Aspen Ladd defeats Julia Budd by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Aubin-Mercier's knockout of Ray to win the PFL lightweight championship was the month's defining Canadian result — a season that ended with a title, earned by finish in the final, is the kind of outcome that rewrites a fighter's standing in the division.
Proving Grounds Fights – Washington – Nov. 25
TV:
125 lbs – Cory Dea defeats Tyler Harry via TKO at 1:23 of the first round.
125 lbs – Jakob George defeated Mason Robbinett via unanimous decision.
Dea's first-round TKO and George's win in Washington rounded out the month's amateur ledger — Pacific Northwest cards have been a consistent outlet for Canadian fighters working the border circuit.
FLA 6
November's domestic cards — FLA, Samourai, MFL and Mamba — closed the month at home; Canada's home promotions kept producing the volume the international circuit draws from.
