{"id":591315,"date":"2025-11-24T19:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/591315\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:04:13","slug":"is-there-a-ufc-event-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/591315\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a UFC event this weekend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be taking this week off, presumably because nobody in upper management wants to work during Thanksgiving. Sadly, those fighters competing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/395898\/ufc-323-fight-card-start-time-date-location-merab-vs-yan-2-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at UFC 323 on Dec. 5<\/a> will still be cutting weight on Turkey day, so remember to mourn them when you go back for seconds (and thirds).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fight fans who still want their combat sports fix this weekend can check out some other live events, or catch up on replays from previous cards. Multiple disciplines will be on display later this week, most notably in boxing where Ben Whittaker collides with Benjamin Gavazi for the vacant WBC Silver Light Heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Ben Whittaker vs. Benjamin Gavazi<\/strong> (Light Heavyweight, 10 Rounds)<br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Headlining a DAZN card with undercards including Frazer Clarke vs. Jeamie \u201cTKV\u201d Tshikeva (Heavyweight) and Hughie Fury\u2019s return bout.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: DAZN<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>ProBox TV: The Fight For Dignity<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025 (4:30 PM ET)<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: A prospect-heavy card with multiple welterweight and lightweight bouts, focusing on up-and-coming talent.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: ProBox TV (streaming on app\/website).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Manny Pacquiao Promotions: An Evening of Championship Fights<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025 (6:00 PM PT)<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, CA<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Features title eliminators and regional championships in super featherweight and junior middleweight divisions, promoted by the legend\u201dPac Man\u201d himself.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: Local PPV or streaming via promoter channels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Reymart Soledad vs. Apinun Khongsong<\/strong> (Super Bantamweight)<br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025 (2:00 AM ET)<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Bangkok, Thailand<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: A TrillerTV international bout with knockout potential, part of a card blending Thai and Filipino strikers.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: TrillerTV (PPV stream).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Guns N\u2019 Hoses Charity Boxing Event<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO, USA<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Exhibition-style charity fights featuring first responders vs. pros.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: Local broadcast<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Kunlun Fight World Championship<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025 (12:00 AM ET)<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Juzhuang, Shandong Province, China<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Features lightweight and middleweight tournament semis with Chinese and international kickboxers known for their knockouts.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: Kunlun Fight YouTube or app<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>K-1 World MAX Europe &#8211; Oktagon Roma<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Rome, Italy<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Co-promoted tournament with cruiserweight title (Liu Ce vs. Thian de Vries) and super welterweight title (Ouyang Feng vs. Darryl Verdonk), plus 70kg qualifiers.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: K-1\/Oktagon PPV (Europe-focused streaming).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>WKO Awards Ceremony &amp; Kickboxing Expo<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, November 29, 2025<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Metrodome Arena, Sheffield, England<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Combines awards for top fighters with demo bouts and amateur finals in point-sparring and full-contact divisions.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: WKO live stream (limited free access).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>MCC 74: Thanksgiving Throwdown 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 (8:30 PM ET)<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Horizon Center in Cleve, Iowa<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Midwest regional card with bantamweight and welterweight title fights, known for grappler vs. striker matchups.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: MCC YouTube or FITE TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>ONE Friday Fights 135<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, Nov. 28 (7:30 AM EST)<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: This event brings an army of Muay Thai, MMA and Kickboxing athletes from around the world to compete for unity, according to the ONE website.<br \/><strong>How to watch<\/strong>: live.onefc.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>UWW Grappling World Championships<\/strong> (U15\/U17\/U20\/Veteran)<br \/><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Ongoing through November 4, but finals and highlights available via replay\/stream for weekend binge.<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Loutraki, Greece<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: GI and No-Gi divisions across age groups, with world medals in freestyle grappling. Features elite youth and masters.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: UWW.org<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Grappling Industries Tournaments<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Various dates around November 29-30 (e.g., Saratoga Springs, NY on Nov 15 spillover)<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Round-robin BJJ\/Grappling events with adult\/kids divisions. High match volume.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: Smoothcomp YouTube<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Shoot Boxing 40th Anniversary S-Cup x GZT 2025<\/strong> (Hybrid Kickboxing\/MMA)<br \/><strong>Date<\/strong>: Early November (Tokyo, Japan) \u2013 Replays available.<br \/><strong>Details<\/strong>: Features Kotaro Yamada vs. Josu\u00e9 Absalon in a striking\/grappling hybrid tournament.<br \/><strong>How to Watch<\/strong>: iPPV via Shoot Boxing site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We only have two more UFC events before the end of the year (see them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/395898\/ufc-323-fight-card-start-time-date-location-merab-vs-yan-2-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/400938\/ufc-vegas-112-fight-card-start-time-date-location-royval-vs-kape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>) and the promotion has yet to announce its 2026 schedule, which switches over from ESPN and <a href=\"http:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/482924\/595608\/9070?sharedid=MMAMania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN+<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-programming\/390075\/dana-white-reveals-ambitious-2026-schedule-ufc-paramount-new-television-deal-boxing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramount+ and CBS<\/a>, thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/381748\/ufc-signs-broadcast-deal-with-paramount-cbs-ends-pay-per-view-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billion-dollar deal UFC reached with Paramount<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Until then \u2026 happy holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be taking this week off, presumably because nobody in upper management wants to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[113402,1935,126861,186265,186266,118964,186267,79,12137,186268,16,15,186269],"class_list":{"0":"post-591315","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-bare-knuckle-boxing","9":"tag-boxing","10":"tag-boxing-news-results","11":"tag-glory-k-1-kickboxing-news-results","12":"tag-international-mma-news-results","13":"tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","14":"tag-regional-mma-news-results","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-ufc-news","17":"tag-ufc-programming","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-upcoming-ufc-events"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115606235583797255","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}