Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 31: Collins vs. Evangelista is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Urijah Faber's A1 Combat and will take place on October 10, 2025 at the Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Shane Collins vs. Eliab Evangelista 145 lbs Featherweight Championship
Flyweight Royce Butler vs. Mason Carzino-Hartshorn 125 lbs Vacant Flyweight Championship
Flyweight Elias Garcia vs. Namiki Kawahara 125 lbs
Bantamweight Chase Whitmer vs. Brandon Carrillo 135 lbs
Lightweight Anthony Figueroa vs. Anthony Desilva 155 lbs
Lightweight David Rivera vs. Trever Devestern 155 lbs
Bantamweight Jordan Azurdia vs. Ricardo Arellano 135 lbs
Background
Get ready for an explosive night of mixed martial arts as Urijah Faber's A1 Combat returns to the Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, on October 10, 2025, for A1 Combat 31: Collins vs. Evangelista.
This card is stacked with championship ambition and top regional talent looking to make their mark.
The main event features a phenomenal clash for the Featherweight Championship as the undefeated, 4-0 Shane Collins takes on the equally formidable and undefeated, 3-0 Eliab Evangelista.
Collins, who has shown he can end a fight quickly with knockouts, including a first-round KO in his last A1 Combat appearance, will bring his striking power to the cage.
He's facing Eliab Evangelista, a proven finisher with two submissions and a TKO victory in his three professional wins. This main event is a guaranteed collision where someone's perfect record—and the championship—will be shattered.
In the co-main event, another title is on the line when two of the top flyweights battle for the Vacant Flyweight Championship.
The wrestling pedigree of Mason Carzino-Hartshorn (6-1) from Team Black MMA meets the five-fight winning streak of Royce Butler (5-0) from SoCal Fight Factory.
Carzino-Hartshorn has a strong submission game, but Butler, known as "Too Smooth," has shown he is adept everywhere, collecting wins by knockout and submission during his rise. This is a classic striker-versus-grappler match-up for divisional supremacy.
A particularly interesting fight on the card sees an international veteran stepping into the A1 cage. Former DEEP Strawweight Champion and Team Alpha Male representative, Namiki Kawahara (9-6-1), moves up to flyweight to face the seasoned Elias Garcia (10-2). This high-level flyweight contest pits Garcia, an experienced Roufusport fighter with a well-rounded record, against Kawahara, a fighter with a history of competing for major titles in Asia, including a run in ONE Championship. Their bout guarantees high-octane action with championship-level experience on both sides.
Further down the card, look out for the Lightweight battle between the 7-1 Anthony Figueroa and the undefeated 5-0 Anthony Desilva, two prospects determined to protect their impressive records and prove they belong at the top. Don't miss this opportunity to see the next generation of MMA stars vie for glory.
