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15 UFC fights you just can’t miss in November
UFC fights in November. Photo via Instagram (@jirkaprochazka)
UFC holds three exciting events in November, with the massive UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden as the crown jewel of the month.
Besides the light heavyweight title bout and the interim heavyweight title fight, we will also see a bunch of other interesting matchups.
Take a closer look at some of the absolute best UFC fights coming up in November!
Gabriel Bonfim vs. Nicolas Dalby, November 4
Nicolas Dalby. Photo via Instagram (@dalbymma)
Danish welterweight Nicolas Dalby will take on Gabriel Bonfim on November 4.
Bonfim is undefeated with all his 15 wins coming by stoppage. He so far competed twice in the UFC, and holds promotional wins against Mounir Lazzez and Trevin Giles.
Dalby has three straight wins in the UFC and looks to stop the undefeated Brazilian in his tracks.
Caio Borralho vs. Abus Magomedov, November 4
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Brazilian middleweight Caio Borralho will take on Abus Magomedov in Sao Paulo.
Borralho has a 14-1 record and spent time training at the Allstars Training Centre in Stockholm. He made his UFC debut in April 2022 and has four straight wins in the promotion.
PFL and KSW veteran Magomedov is 1-1 in the UFC and comes from a loss against Sean Strickland.
Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis, November 4
Jailton Almeida. Photo via Instagram (@malhadinho_ufc)
Heavyweight prospect Jailton Almeida headlined UFC Sao Paulo and will take on KO King Derrick ”The Black Beast” Lewis in a five round bout.
Almeida is undefeated in the UFC with five straight stoppage wins. Former title challenger Lewis has two wins in his last five fights and comes from a 33 second KO win against Marcos Rogerio de Lima.
Elves Brener vs. Esteban Ribovics, November 4
Elves Brener and Guram Kutateladze. Photo via UFC (Twitter)
With two straight wins in the UFC, lightweight prospect Elves Brener will take on Esteban Ribovics in Sao Paulo. Brener last faced Sweden’s Guram Kutateladze in a highly entertaining fight.
Argentina’s Ribovics holds a 12-1 pro MMA record and is 1-1 in the UFC.
Kaue Fernandes vs. Marc Diakiese, November 4
Marc Diakiese. Photo via instagram (@marc_diakiese)
Lightweight Kaue Fernandes and Marc Diakiese will also clash at the stacked card in Sao Paulo.
Brazil’s Fernandes will make his UFC debut in front of his home crowd, while the seasoned fighter Diakiese will make his 15th appearance in the octagon.
Tabatha Ricci vs. Loopy Godinez, November 11
Loopy Godinez. Photo via Instagram (@loopygodinez)
UFC 295 will feature a women’s strawweight bout between Tabatha Ricci and prospect Loopy Godinez.
No. 10 ranked ”Baby Shark” Ricci has four straight wins in the UFC and so far competed twice in 2023.
No. 13 ranked Godinez has three straight wins and comes from a Performance of the Night-winning submission against Elise Reed at Noche UFC.
Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen, November 11
Mark O. Madsen. Photo: USA Today Sports
Danish lightweight and olympic wrestler Mark Madsen will take on Jared Gordon at Madison Square Garden.
The Dane holds a 12-1 record and comes from his career-first loss against Grant Dawson in November 2022.
Gordon has two losses, one win and one no-contest in his last four fights.
Mackenzie Dern vs. Jessica Andrade, November 11
Jessica Andrade. Photo: David G. McIntyre-USA TODAY Sports
UFC 295 features a top ranked women’s strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and former champion Jessica Andrade.
Dern has altered wins in her five last outings while Andrade has three straight stoppage losses and is in desperate need of a win.
Tom Aspinall vs. Sergei Pavlovich, November 11
Sergei Pavlovich. Photo: UFC
A heavyweight interim title fight between Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich will serve as the new co-main event at UFC 295 on November 11.
Both fighters won all their six UFC wins by stoppage. Aspinall has the shortest fight time average in the UFC and Pavlovich has the second shortest.
Matt Frevola vs. Benoît Saint-Denis, November 11
Matt Frevola to the right. Photo via Instagram (@steamrollafrevola_mma)
No 14 ranked lightweight Matt Frevola will take on Benoit Saint-Denis at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Frevola rides an impressive three-fight winning streak that includes a first-round TKO win against Drew Dober. ”The God of War” Saint-Denis has four straight victories in the UFC. All his 14 wins came by stoppage.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira, November 11
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Former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka and former middleweight champion Alex Pereira will clash for the vacant light heavyweight strap.
After the fall out of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, the bout was promoted to serve as the headline fight.
Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg, November 11
Matt Schnell. Photo: Paul Miller – USA TODAY Sports
UFC 296 also features a explosive flyweight between No. 9 ranked Matt Schnell and No. 14 Steve Erceg.
Schnell is known for always delivering entertaining action, and comes from a KO loss to Matheus Nicolau.
Erceg rides a nine-fight winning streak that dates back to 2018.
Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig, November 18
Paul Craig. Photo via Instagram (@paulcraig)
No. 9 ranked middleweight prospect Brendan Allen has been on fire lately, with five straight wins, four via stoppage. On November 18 he will take on former light heavyweight Paul Craig in a UFC Fight Night headliner.
After two straight losses at 205 lbs, Craig moved down to middleweight and defeated André Muniz via a Performance of the Night winning TKO. The win secured the Scotsman a spot in the middleweight rankings.
Jonathan Pearce vs. Joanderson Brito, November 18
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Featherweight Jonathan Pearce takes son Joanderson Brito on November 18.
After losing his UFC debut, Pearce has five straight wins, including a Performance of the Night winning stoppage win against Makwan Amirkhani.
Brazil’s Brito has three straight first-round stoppage victories.
Luana Pinheiro vs. Amanda Ribas, November 18
Amanda Ribas. Photo: David Berding – USA TODAY Sports
A highly interesting women’s strawweight bout between No. 9 ranked Luana Pinheiro and No. 11 ranked Amanda Ribas takes place on November 18.
Pinheiro has nine straight wins, with her three latest in the UFC, while Ribas alternated wins and losses in her past five outings.
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