As always, programming is listed in EST
Live fights are in BOLD.
Premiere programming is in ITALICS.
MMA programming is in ORANGE.
Boxing programming is in RED.
Kickboxing/Muay Thai/Karate programming is in BLUE.
Wrestling/Jiu Jitsu/Grappling programming is in PURPLE.
Movies are in AQUA.
Misc. combat sports programming is in GREEN.
Friday September 8
2:00am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
3:00am: TUF Talk (Fox Sports 2)
3:30am: UFC Main Event (Fox Sports 1)
4:30am: UFC 215 Countdown (Fox Sports 1)
5:30am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 1)
8:30am: UFC Ultimate Knockouts (Fox Sports 2)
9:00am: UFC Main Event (Fox Sports 2)
10:00am: UFC Unleashed (Fox Sports 2)
10:00am: 24/7: Canelo vs. Golovkin (HBO/HBO Latino)
11:00am: UFC 186 (Fox Sports 2)
3:30pm: Southpaw (Showtime Extreme)
5:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
6:00pm: UFC 215 Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 1/Fite.tv)
6:00pm: TKO 40 (UFC Fight Pass)
7:00pm: Triton Fights 4 (FloCombat)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 22 (AXS)
10:05pm: David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril/Alan Campa vs. Caleb Plant (Showtime)
11:00pm: 30 For 30: Muhammad And Larry (ESPN Classic)
11:00pm: Daniel Jacobs vs. Gennady Golovkin (HBO2)
11:00pm: Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse (Showtime Extreme)
Saturday September 9
12:00am: Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez (HBO2)
12:30am: Legacy Fighting Alliance 22 (AXS)
1:00am: UFC 215 Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 2)
2:00am: Heavy Hitters (ESPN Deportes)
3:00am: 30 For 30: Muhammad And Larry (ESPN Classic)
4:00am: UFC 215 Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 1)
4:00am: Legacy Fighting Alliance 21 (AXS)
5:00am: UFC 209 (Fox Sports 1)
9:30am: Daniel Jacobs vs. Gennady Golovkin (HBO2)
10:00am: Brandon Cook vs. Kanat Islam/Ali Akhmedov vs. Justin Thomas ($4.99 Fite.tv)
10:30am: Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez (HBO2)
11:00am: Legacy Fighting Alliance 22 (AXS)
11:00am: Absolute Championship Berkut 69 (FREE, YouTube/Fite.tv)
11:30am: UFC Ultimate Knockouts (Fox Sports 1)
11:35am: Cinderella Man (Flix)
2:00pm: The Hurricane (Flix)
3:30pm: UFC Fight Flashback: Benavidez vs. Johnson I (Fox Sports 2)
4:00pm: UFC Main Event (Fox Sports 2)
5:00pm: UFC 215 Countdown (Fox Sports 2)
6:00pm: UFC 215 Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 2)
7:00pm: UFC 215 Pre-Fight Show (Fox Sports 2)
7:00pm: Fight To Win Pro 46 (FloGrappling)
8:00pm: UFC 215 Prelims (Fox Sports 1)
9:30pm: UFC 215 Countdown Show (Fite.tv)
10:00pm: UFC 215 ($59.99 Pay-Per-View)
10:15pm: Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez/Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves (HBO/HBO Latino)
11:30pm: Ian Green vs. Kemahl Russell/Devaun Lee vs. Giovanni Lorenzo (CBS Sports)
Sunday September 10
12:00am: Cinderella Man (Flix)
1:00am: 24/7: Canelo vs. Golovkin (HBO/HBO Latino)
1:00am: UFC 215 Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 2)
1:30am: UFC 215 Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 1)
2:00am: 30 For 30: Muhammad And Larry (ESPN Classic)
2:00am: UFC 215 Prelims (Fox Sports 1)
3:00am: Ian Green vs. Kemahl Russell/Devaun Lee vs. Giovanni Lorenzo (CBS Sports)
4:00am: UFC 215 Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 1)
5:00am: UFC 215 Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 1)
6:00am: UFC 215 Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 1)
7:00am: UFC 215 Prelims (Fox Sports 2)
8:20am: MAX Muay Thai ($10.99 Fite.tv)
8:45am: Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez/Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves (HBO/HBO Latino)
9:00am: David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril/Alan Campa vs. Caleb Plant (Showtime Extreme)
9:00am: UFC 215 Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 2)
10:00am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
11:00am: TUF Talk (Fox Sports 2)
11:30am: 24/7: Canelo vs. Golovkin (HBO/HBO Latino)
12:00pm: Southpaw (Showtime Next)
1:30pm: Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez/Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves (HBO2)
3:00pm: UFC Ultimate Knockouts (Fox Sports 2)
3:30pm: UFC Sound Waves (Fox Sports 2)
4:00pm: UFC 215 Prelims (Fox Sports 2)
6:00pm: UFC 209 (Fox Sports 2)
9:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
10:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
11:30pm: UFC 215 Prelims (Fox Sports 1)
Top-10 Viewing Options: Football is back, and thus, a way to fill in the empty air if, say, a Tyron Woodley title fight is on.
1. UFC 215: Dana White’s worst nightmare; Amanda Nunes and Demetrious Johnson on the same card. I’d be shocked if he wasn’t in Dublin with McGregor, instead.
2. Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez/Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves: Chocolatito gets his shot at revenge for his first career loss, and Wangek gets a chance to prove it wasn’t a fluke. This is a boxing fan’s card.
3. David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril/Alan Campa vs. Caleb Plant: Benavidez gets his shot to go from prospect to champion at long last.
4. Legacy Fighting Alliance 22: I’ll give LFA this, every card isn’t a home run, but damn if they aren’t pumping the shit out of cards since the merge.
5. 24/7: Canelo vs. Golovkin: Just one week left! This is the true superfight of the year, goddammit.
6. Absolute Championship Berkut 69: This isn’t the best ACB card, but goddamn, they’re consistent and free, which is all I ask of a Euro promotion.
7. Fight To Win Pro 46: I don’t need to tell you how much of a F2W mark I am, but this is an absolutely brutal card, even with a break and in Texas.
8. Ian Green vs. Kemahl Russell/Devaun Lee vs. Giovanni Lorenzo: More boxing on TV is always a good thing.
9. 30 For 30: Muhammad And Larry: It’s here a lot, but it’s here for a reason, it’s a fascinating look at end-of-the-line Ali, and the man who had to put his hero out to pasture.
10. MAX Muay Thai: If you’re up and board and waiting for the first Sunday kickoff of the season, watch some muay thai!
Outside the Tube: Fighters you know or should know that won’t be appearing on your magic television box over the weekend.
- David Toussaint [vs. Liam Hutchinson, September 8, Hellenic Club, Woden, Australia]
- Marco Huck vs. Oleksandr Usyk [September 9, Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany]
- McWilliams Arroyo [vs. Hernan Marquez, September 9, El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico]
- Brian Vera vs. Mike Gavronski [September 9, Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington]
- Karim Benmansour [vs. Shaun Falzon, September 9, Battle of Saint-Raphael 5, Salle Omnisport de L’Esterel, Saint-Raphael, France]
- Gianni Grippo [Black Belt Lightweight Division, September 9, IBJJF Washington D.C. International Open, Prince George, Hyattsville, Maryland]
- Mahamed Aly [Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Division, September 9, IBJJF Washington D.C. International Open, Prince George, Hyattsville, Maryland]
- Keenan Cornelous [Black Belt Heavyweight Division, September 10, IBJJF Asian Championship, Tokyo Budokan, Tokyo, Japan]
- Igor Silva [Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Division, September 10, IBJJF Asian Championship, Tokyo Budokan, Tokyo, Japan]
- Maiquel Falcao [vs. Strahinja Gavrilovic, September 8, TKO 40, La Tohu, Montrea, Quebec]
- Thiago Silva [vs. Arman Ospanov, September 9, Absolute Championship Berkut 69, Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan]
- Johnny Bedford [vs. Jesse Arnett, September 9, Z Promotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 4, Canalta Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta]
- Joe Riggs [vs. Michael Hill, September 9, Z Promotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 4, Canalta Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta]
- Chris Kelades [vs. Keegan Oliver, September 9, Z Promotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 4, Canalta Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta]
- Will Chope [vs. Yukinari Tamura, September 10, Shooto Grapplingman 21, Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center, Kitakyushu, Japan]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: A real damned fight week! Been too long, let’s get to doing what we do best, losing cash money.
Best Fight of the Weekend: Roman Gonzalez vs. Wisaksil Wangek
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Marco Huck vs. Oleksandr Huck
If My Life Depended on One Pick: McWilliams Arroyo over Hernan Marquez
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC 215
Upset of the Week: Ilir Latifi over Tyson Pedro
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril
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