The focus of the sports world shifts to the Middle East between Friday and Sunday as the curtain falls on the 2025 Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi. Christian Craig leads the grid into Sweden for the penultimate round of the World Supercross Championship, and titles are on the line in the PFL MENA Finals and the SLS Super Crown. Plan your schedule for the weekend of December 5th with our guide to upcoming betting events and how to watch them live in our weekly preview.
When: December 5 – December 7, 2025 Where: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE Where to Watch: Live on ESPN and F1 TV Pro Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
It was 16 years ago that we last saw more than two drivers in contention for the Championship, leading into the finale, and it’s happening again. Lando Norris leads the title race by 12 points from Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri a further four points adrift. The trio will settle the Drivers’ Championship on Sunday, December 7, when the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix sets off at the Yas Marina Circuit. Lights go out at 5:00 p.m. GST and you can watch the closing moments of the 2025 campaign live on ESPN.
Key Times (GST):
Friday, December 5: Practice #1: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Practice #2: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 6: Practice #3: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Qualifying: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7: Race: 5:00 p.m.
World Supercross: Swedish GP
When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 Where: 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Where to Watch: Live on WSX Recast Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Two rounds remain in the World Supercross Championship as the field descends on Stockholm this Saturday. Ken Roczen tops the standings, but the German has clocked out for the season, leaving Christian Craig as the rider to beat. The main gates at the 3Arena open at 5:00 p.m. CEST on December 6, with practice and qualifying hitting the dirt shortly after. Round four concludes at 10:00 p.m., post the completion of the SX1 race. Watch the riders soar in Sweden on WSX Recast, and catch the latest odds and analysis on NXTbets.
Key Times (CEST) Start: 5:00 p.m. Finish: 9:00 p.m.
SLS: Super Crown World Championship
When: December 6 – December 7, 2025 Where: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil Where to Watch: Live on Rumble Premium Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Street League Skating closes its account for 2025 in São Paulo this weekend. The Super Crown World Championship is at stake, and a World Class field is hunting down Nyjah Huston, who topped the Arena Points Standings at the close of the regular season. Skaters drop in at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera from December 6 to December 7, starting with the prelims at 2:00 p.m. BST on opening day. Watch poetry in motion on Rumble Premium, when the top competitors contest the Super Crown Final on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Key Times – Daily (BST)
Saturday, December 6: Men’s Super Crown Prelims: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7: Men’s Practice: 1:00 p.m. Men’s Super Crown Final: 2:00 p.m.
BKFC 85 Hollywood: Trout vs Palomino 2
When: Friday, December 5, 2025 Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL Where to Watch: Live on Fubo Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
BKFC 85 presents the second battle in the four-man lightweight tournament to decide the Champion. Two greats of the promotion, Austin Trout and Luis Palomino, meet in the squared circle for the second time to decide who will fight Franco Tenaglia for top honors in the division. The Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, is the venue where fighters will remove the gloves and go toe-to-toe on Friday, December 5. Fights start at starting at 7:00 p.m. EST and continue late into the evening. You can watch along on Fubo to find out if Palomino can exact revenge on Trout in this epic rematch.
Key Times (EST)
Fights Start: 7:00 p.m.
PFL MENA Finals 2025
When: Friday, December 5, 2025 Where: Dhahran Expo, Khobar, Saudi Arabia Where to Watch: Live on PFL App Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Scores are ready to be settled on Friday, December 5, in Saudi Arabia as PFL decides the best fighters in the Middle East and North Africa region. Four title fights feature on the card, with the welterweight clash between Mohammad Alaqraa and Badreddine Diani headlining proceedings. The time difference sees an early start for those of us stateside, with fighters entering the SmartCage from 9:30 a.m. EST. The best way to enjoy the MENA Finals live from the Dhahran Expo is by streaming on the PFL App.
Key Times (EST):
Fights Start: 9:30 a.m.
LUX 057
When: Friday, December 5, 2025 Where: Gimnasio Marcelino González, Zacatecas, Mexico Where to Watch: Live on UFC Fight Pass Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Professional MMA entertains the historical city of Zacatecas on Friday, December 5, when LUX 057 knocks the lights out. Every fighter on the card, bar two, is from Mexico, giving the fans a taste of the local talent on offer in the promotion. Experienced Colombian lightweight Dumar Roa stars in the main fight when he meets local combatant Bryan Zurcher. Fighters enter the octagon from 9:00 p.m. CST, and you can watch the encounters live on UFC Fight Pass.
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Weekend of December 5th Upcoming Betting Events & How to Watch Live
The focus of the sports world shifts to the Middle East between Friday and Sunday as the curtain falls on the 2025 Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi. Christian Craig leads the grid into Sweden for the penultimate round of the World Supercross Championship, and titles are on the line in the PFL MENA Finals and the SLS Super Crown. Plan your schedule for the weekend of December 5th with our guide to upcoming betting events and how to watch them live in our weekly preview.
Formula 1: Abu Dhabi
When: December 5 – December 7, 2025
Where: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Where to Watch: Live on ESPN and F1 TV Pro
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
It was 16 years ago that we last saw more than two drivers in contention for the Championship, leading into the finale, and it’s happening again. Lando Norris leads the title race by 12 points from Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri a further four points adrift. The trio will settle the Drivers’ Championship on Sunday, December 7, when the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix sets off at the Yas Marina Circuit. Lights go out at 5:00 p.m. GST and you can watch the closing moments of the 2025 campaign live on ESPN.
Key Times (GST):
Friday, December 5:
Practice #1: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Practice #2: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 6:
Practice #3: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Qualifying: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7:
Race: 5:00 p.m.
World Supercross: Swedish GP
When: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Where: 3Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Where to Watch: Live on WSX Recast
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Two rounds remain in the World Supercross Championship as the field descends on Stockholm this Saturday. Ken Roczen tops the standings, but the German has clocked out for the season, leaving Christian Craig as the rider to beat. The main gates at the 3Arena open at 5:00 p.m. CEST on December 6, with practice and qualifying hitting the dirt shortly after. Round four concludes at 10:00 p.m., post the completion of the SX1 race. Watch the riders soar in Sweden on WSX Recast, and catch the latest odds and analysis on NXTbets.
Key Times (CEST)
Start: 5:00 p.m.
Finish: 9:00 p.m.
SLS: Super Crown World Championship
When: December 6 – December 7, 2025
Where: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Where to Watch: Live on Rumble Premium
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Street League Skating closes its account for 2025 in São Paulo this weekend. The Super Crown World Championship is at stake, and a World Class field is hunting down Nyjah Huston, who topped the Arena Points Standings at the close of the regular season. Skaters drop in at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera from December 6 to December 7, starting with the prelims at 2:00 p.m. BST on opening day. Watch poetry in motion on Rumble Premium, when the top competitors contest the Super Crown Final on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Key Times – Daily (BST)
Saturday, December 6:
Men’s Super Crown Prelims: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7:
Men’s Practice: 1:00 p.m.
Men’s Super Crown Final: 2:00 p.m.
BKFC 85 Hollywood: Trout vs Palomino 2
When: Friday, December 5, 2025
Where: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL
Where to Watch: Live on Fubo
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
BKFC 85 presents the second battle in the four-man lightweight tournament to decide the Champion. Two greats of the promotion, Austin Trout and Luis Palomino, meet in the squared circle for the second time to decide who will fight Franco Tenaglia for top honors in the division. The Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, is the venue where fighters will remove the gloves and go toe-to-toe on Friday, December 5. Fights start at starting at 7:00 p.m. EST and continue late into the evening. You can watch along on Fubo to find out if Palomino can exact revenge on Trout in this epic rematch.
Key Times (EST)
Fights Start: 7:00 p.m.
PFL MENA Finals 2025
When: Friday, December 5, 2025
Where: Dhahran Expo, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Where to Watch: Live on PFL App
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Scores are ready to be settled on Friday, December 5, in Saudi Arabia as PFL decides the best fighters in the Middle East and North Africa region. Four title fights feature on the card, with the welterweight clash between Mohammad Alaqraa and Badreddine Diani headlining proceedings. The time difference sees an early start for those of us stateside, with fighters entering the SmartCage from 9:30 a.m. EST. The best way to enjoy the MENA Finals live from the Dhahran Expo is by streaming on the PFL App.
Key Times (EST):
Fights Start: 9:30 a.m.
LUX 057
When: Friday, December 5, 2025
Where: Gimnasio Marcelino González, Zacatecas, Mexico
Where to Watch: Live on UFC Fight Pass
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Professional MMA entertains the historical city of Zacatecas on Friday, December 5, when LUX 057 knocks the lights out. Every fighter on the card, bar two, is from Mexico, giving the fans a taste of the local talent on offer in the promotion. Experienced Colombian lightweight Dumar Roa stars in the main fight when he meets local combatant Bryan Zurcher. Fighters enter the octagon from 9:00 p.m. CST, and you can watch the encounters live on UFC Fight Pass.
Key Times (CST):
Fights Start: 9:00 p.m.
Spectation Sports: AFP 104
When: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Where: Euclid, OH
Where to Watch: Live on Spectation Sports
Where to Bet: With our Partnered Sportsbooks
Euclid transforms into a cauldron on Saturday, December 6, with Spectation Sports presenting the AFP 104. The bantamweight title is up for grabs when Las Vegas native Mo Miller faces Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu in the main event. Contestants in the earlier fights report for duty in Ohio from 6:00 p.m. EST, with the title duel scheduled for later in the evening. Log on to Spectation Sports to see if Miller can clinch the American Fight Promotion’s bantamweight belt.
Key Times (EST):
Fights Start: 6:00 p.m.
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