Your Weekend in Combat Sports

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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 29

 

1:00am: Aaron Quattrocchi vs. Mike Lee/Joshua Kuhn vs. Tommy Hughes (CBS Sports)
1:30am: 30 For 30: Tommy (ESPN2)
3:30am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 1)
7:00am: UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa (Fox Sports 2)
7:30am: Cinderella Man (Showtime Extreme)
9:00am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
10:00am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
11:00am: UFC 195 (Fox Sports 2)
1:00pm: Tough Guys (Showtime 2)
1:00pm: The Hurricane (Showtime Showcase)
2:00pm: UFC Fight Flashback: Condit vs. Lawler (Fox Sports 2)
3:30pm: Cinderella Man (Showtime Extreme)
4:30pm: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 2)
5:00pm: UFC Unleashed (Fox Sports 2)
6:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
7:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
7:00pm: Fight To Win Pro 49 (FloGrappling)
8:00pm: UFC 67 (Fox Sports 2)
8:00pm: Fury Fighting Championship 19 (FloCombat)
9:00pm: Glory 44 (ESPN Deportes)
9:00pm: Lion Fight 38 (AXS)
9:00pm: Unified MMA 32 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
11:00pm: UFC Fight Flashback (Fox Sports 2)
11:00pm: Orlando Salido vs. Roman Martinez II (Showtime Extreme)
11:30pm: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 2)

 

 

Saturday September 30

 

12:00am: UFC Classics: Anderson Silva (Fox Sports 2)
12:30am: Lion Fight 38 (AXS)
12:45am: The Hurricane (Showtime Showcase)
1:00am: UFC Fight Night: Okami vs. Saint Preux Prelims (Fox Sports 2)
3:00am: UFC Fight Night: Okami vs. Saint Preux (Fox Sports 2)
4:00am: Legacy Fighting Alliance 23 (AXS)
6:00am: UFC Ultimate Knockouts: Counterpunch Knockouts (Fox Sports 2)
6:30am: UFC Fight Flashback: Carlos Condit vs. Robbie Lawler (Fox Sports 2)
7:00am: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 2)
7:30am: UFC Sound Waves: Mixed Emotions (Fox Sports 2)
8:00am: UFC Unleashed (Fox Sports 2)
9:00am: IBJJF Pan National No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)
11:00am: Heavy Hitters (ESPN Deportes)
11:00am: Lion Fight 38 (AXS)
11:00am: Absolute Championship Berkut 71 (FREE Fite.tv/YouTube)
12:00pm: 30 For 30: No Mas (ESPN Classic)
1:00pm: Cinderella Man (Showtime Showcase)
1:00pm: GNX Series 2017 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
1:30pm: Glory 45 Superfight Series (UFC Fight Pass)
1:30pm: King Of Kings 48 Prelims ($4.99 Fite.tv)
2:00pm: EBA Boxing Live (FREE Fite.tv)
2:30pm: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 2)
3:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
3:00pm: Enfusion Live 53 ($23.56 Enfusionlive.com)
3:30pm: Glory 45 (ESPN3)
3:30pm: King Of Kings 48 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
4:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
5:00pm: UFC Classics: Heavyweights (Fox Sports 2)
5:00pm: World Boxing Super Series: Briedis vs. Perez (WorldBoxingSuperSeries.com)
5:25pm: Southpaw (Showtime Showcase)
6:00pm: RFO Big Guns 25 (FloCombat)
6:30pm: Driller Promotions: No Mercy VI (FloCombat)
7:00pm: Knockout Promotions 58 (FloCombat)
7:00pm: Maverick MMA 3 (FloCombat)
7:00pm: Cagezilla 48 (FloCombat)
7:00pm: Pyramid Fights 4 (FREE Fite.tv)
7:00pm: World Class Kickboxing Championship 11 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: URCC 32 (Cleeng.com)
7:30pm: UFC Sound Waves: Team Unity (Fox Sports 2)
8:00pm: UFC Unleashed: Debuts (Fox Sports 2)
8:30pm: Golden Boy on ESPN Prelims (ESPN3)
9:00pm: UFC Ultimate Knockouts: Highlight-Reel Knockouts (Fox Sports 2)
9:00pm: Rumble in the Cage 55 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
9:30pm: UFC Fight Flashback: Condit vs. Lawler (Fox Sports 2)
10:00pm: Gary O’Sullivan vs. Nick Quigley/Dardan Zenunaj vs. Recky Dulay (ESPN3)
10:00pm: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 2)
10:00pm: California Fight League 12 (FloCombat)
10:30pm: UFC 77 (Fox Sports 2)

 

 

Sunday October 1

 

1:30am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
2:30am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
7:30am: 30 For 30: Muhammad And Larry (ESPN Classic)
8:20am: MAX Muay Thai ($10.99 Fite.tv)
9:30am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
10:30am: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
2:00pm: UFC 200 (Fox Sports 2)
2:30pm: 30 For 30: Tommy (ESPN2)
3:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox)
4:15pm: Tough Guys (Showtime 2)
4:30pm: 30 For 30: Muhammad And Larry (ESPN Classic)
5:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 2)
5:00pm: Submission Underground 5 (FloGrappling)
6:00pm: UFC Fight Flashback: Condit vs. Lawler (Fox Sports 2)
6:30pm: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 2)
7:00pm: UFC Ultimate Knockouts: Best of 2016 (Fox Sports 2)
7:30pm: UFC Top-Ten: European Fighters (Fox Sports 1)
8:00pm: UFC 216 Countdown (Fox Sports 1)
9:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 1)
10:00pm: The Ultimate Fighter (Fox Sports 1)
11:00pm: Glory 45 (ESPN2)
11:00pm: UFC Unleashed: Best of Fabricio Werdum (Fox Sports 1)

 

 

Top-10 Viewing Options: Small, yet broad fight weekend this week. Also, how I like my women.

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  1. Glory 45: And potentially the kickboxing swan song for one RVR.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  2. World Boxing Super Series: Briedis vs. Perez: So far, it’s hard to see the WBSS as anything other than a huge success, which is so GODDAMNED rare in boxing.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  3. Lion Fight 38: An always good Lion Fight card, featuring the new hot thing in LF, Regian Eersel.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  4. IBJJF Pan National No-Gi Championships: One week after ADCC, anything is going to seem like a letdown, but there are a lot of great grapplers going in this one.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  5. Submission Underground 5: Say what you will about him, but Chael knows how to put on a damned-fine card.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  6. Absolute Championship Berkut 71: God bless those crazy Russian promoters for keeping those cards free.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  7. Gary O’Sullivan vs. Nick Quigley/Dardan Zenunaj vs. Recky Dulay: From the House of Blues in Baw-stin, ESPN continues its boxing run on their family of networks.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  8. Fight To Win Pro 49: Little light on top, especially for F2W being in Chicago.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  9. 30 For 30: Tommy: The look into the fascinating and ultimately tragic life and tale of Tommy Gun Morrison.

 

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  10. Enfusion Live 53: Heck of a card, but that price tag, oof.

 

 

 

Outside the Tube: Fighters you know or should know that won’t be appearing on your magic television box over the weekend.

 

  • Nam Phan [vs. Joey Alday Jr., September 29, Gilley’s, Dallas, Texas]
  • Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez [September 30, Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia]
  • Krzysztof Glowacki [vs. Leonardo Damian Bruzzese, September 30, Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia]
  • Guadalupe Martinez Guzman [vs. Carlota Santos, September 30, Arena Oasis, Cancun, Mexico]
  • Rocky Fielding [vs. David Brophy, September 30, Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom]
  • Jo Nattawut [vs. Li Zi Kai, September 29, Superstar Fight 9, Changde, China]
  • Cosmo Alexandre [vs. Mikhail Romanchuk, September 29, Superstar Fight 9, Changde, China]
  • Jason Wilnis vs. Yousri Belgaroui [September 30, Glory 45, Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Holland]
  • Massaro Glunder [vs. Zakaria Zouggary, September 30, Glory 45, Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Holland]
  • Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai [vs. Tyjani Beztati, September 30, Glory 45, Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Holland]
  • Mohamed Khamal vs. Superbon Banchamek [September 30, Enfusion Live 53, Lotta Arena, Antwerp, Belgium]
  • Jahfarr Wilnis [vs. Louis Tavares, September 30, Enfusion Live 53, Lotta Arena, Antwerp, Belgium]
  • Tayfun Ozcan [vs. Redouan Laarkoubi, September 30, Enfusion Live 53, Lotta Arena, Antwerp, Belgium]
  • Diogo Neves vs. Nordin Ben Moh [September 30, Enfusion Live 53, Lotta Arena, Antwerp, Belgium]
  • Buakaw Banchamek [vs. Sergei Kuliaba, September 30, All Star Fight 2, Bangkok, Thailand]
  • Andrei Kulebin [vs. Seabmean Siepmurn Sit. Chefboonthum, September 30, All Star Fight 2, Bangkok, Thailand]
  • Saenchai PK Saenchaimuaythaigym [vs. Juan Palmero, September 30, Thai Fight: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain]
  • Dan Hornbuckle [vs. Adem Redzovic, September 29, Fight To Win Pro 49, Odeum Sports Center, Chicago, Illinois]
  • Wellington Dias [Black Belt Featherweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Copenhagen International Open, Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark]
  • Diogo Araujo [Black Belt Heavyweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Copenhagen International Open, Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark]
  • Joao Miyao [Black Belt Light Featherweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Gianni Grippo [Black Belt Featherweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Herbert Burns [Black Belt Lightweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Jonathan Satava [Black Belt Medium Heavyweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Matheus Diniz [Black Belt Heavyweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Jackson Sousa [Black Belt Super Heavyweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Ana Talita [Black Belt Featherweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Michelle Nicolini [Black Belt Lightweight Division, September 30, IBJJF Pan Pan No-Gi Championship, Nat Holman Gym, New York City, New York]
  • Nathiely Karoline Melo [Black Belt Heavyweight Division, October 1, IBJJF Dallas Fall International Open, Kitty McGee Arena, Denton, Texas]
  • Amanda Diggins vs. Sarah Kaufman [October 1, Submission Underground 5, Roseland Theater, Portland, Oregon]
  • AJ Agazarm vs. Phil Baroni [October 1, Submission Underground 5, Roseland Theater, Portland, Oregon]
  • Craig Jones [vs. Ben Egli, October 1, Submission Underground 5, Roseland Theater, Portland, Oregon]
  • Carlo Prater vs. Jason Norwood [September 29, Fury Fighting Championship 17, Humble Civic Center, Humble, Texas]
  • Shane Campbell [vs. Mike Scarcello, September 29, Unified MMA 32, Royal Palace, Edmonton, Alberta]
  • Yasubey Enomoto [vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev, September 29, Fight Nights Global 74, Moscow, Russia]
  • Daron Cruickshank [vs. Alexander Trevino, September 30, Knockout Promotions 58, Grand Rapids, Michigan]
  • Akop Stepanyan [vs. Sayd-Hamzat Avkhadov, September 30, Absolute Championship Berkut 71, Dinamo Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia]
  • DJ Linderman [vs. Amirkhan Isagadzhiev, September 30, Absolute Championship Berkut 71, Dinamo Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia]
  • Charles Bennett vs. Cody Pfister [September 30, Fist Fight Nights 2, NetPlex, Amarillo, Texas]

 

 

Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: A man who took his first L in two weeks and was too spoiled by his exceptionally rare success, attempts to get back that oft-missed joy back.

 

Best Fight of the Weekend: Robin van Roosmalen vs. Serhiy Adamchuk
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Buakaw Banchamek over Sergei Kuliaba
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Glory 45
Upset of the Week: Mike Scarcello over Shane Campbell
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Hesdy Gerges vs. Mladen Brestovac

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