Linton Vassell (19-8) is a former UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion. A British fighter based in Florida. 

He's now competing at heavyweight and takes on Brazilian Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 in the early hours of December 11 (UK time) live on Sky Sports. It's live in the USA on CBS Sports on December 10. 

Illima-Lei Macfarlane is Bellator's undefeated women's champion at Flyweight. She defends her title against Juliana Velasquez -also undefeated - on December 10 (early hours of December 11 in the UK, live on Sky Sports.)

More than a year on since his commendable world-title challenge to Callum Smith, Super Middleweight contender John Ryder (28-5) returns to the ring December 18th. 

He's fighting American Mike Guy (12-5) in Florida. 

Running through suggestions for players to complete the following football scenario posted on my Twitter @eddraper81 on December 3 2020.

Picture a 'luxury player.'  

Who'd you see?  

Matthew Le Tissier, for me.

Carlton Palmer had a long and distinguished playing career with a host of top football clubs including West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Coventry.

He won 18 caps for England and also was Mansfield Manager. 

He's currently living in Shanghai where he's Director of Sport at Wellington International College and his wife, Lucy works as a teacher. 

Sarah Shephard covers boxing and football for The Athletic.

She has previously written for The Coaches Voice, Sport Magazine and The Times.

The book she co-authored, Born Fighter has been shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of The Year.

You can follow her @SarahShepSport

Sarah supports Arsenal Football Club. 

James Golden has been a fitness professional working with elite athletes and regular citizens for 15 years. He's run gyms in that time and is now based primarily in the Bamford Haybarn, being the resident fitness professional at the Daylesford Organic Farm in the Cotswolds, England. 

He also has private clients and offers health and fitness insight on his Instagram page @aka_thefitnesspro

Chris Hussey is currently playing left wing-back for Cheltenham Town FC. He's previously played for AFC Wimbedon, Coventry City, Burton Albion, Bury, Sheffield United and Swindon Town.

Chris left school with just one GCSE, but has recently qualified with a first class degree in Sports Science and plans to train to be a sports psychologist.

Here Chris talks about his career and how he's learned to cope with severe anxiety and insomnia. 

Running through suggestions to the following scenario, which was posted on my Twitter page @eddraper81 on Friday November 20th.

" Picture a player punching a volleyed flick down the line for a teammate to run onto.  Who'd you see?"

Combat sports journalist Gareth A Davies and Conor McGregor's return to UFC and hopes of the Irishman tempting Khabib Nurmagomedov out of retirement for a rematch.