A1 Combat 19 Main Event Breakdown

California is going to be buzzing with activity in sports this week. Thursday night, The Oakland Almeida County Coliseum will welcome the Oakland Athletics back for Opening Day in Major League Baseball as the A’s play the Cleveland Guardians, now managed by Stephen Vogt, in the first of a four-game series to begin the season. In Southern California, Crypto.com Arena will serve as the host arena for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball West Region Semifinals (known alliteratively as the “Sweet Sixteen”), right after Dodger Stadium holds its home opener for the 1-1 Los Angeles Dodgers against the St. Louis Cardinals. Our focus, however, is on Friday night. The first quarter of 2023 ends with another full weekend of MMA action. After a month away, Urijah Faber‘s A1 Combat holds its third event of 2024, A1 Combat 19, just six days after promotional alumnus Payton Talbott (8-0 MMA, 3-0 A1 Combat) picked up his second UFC win at the Apex. Live coverage of A1 Combat 19 begins at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on the promotion’s