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.
Misc./Combination combat sports programming is in GREEN.
Friday April 26
2:00am: Abu Dhabi World Pro (FloGrappling)
11:00am: Fight Nights Global 93 (DAZN/$12.99 Fite.tv)
11:00am: TAFTNET Cup TNA Fight World Cup Final ($3.99 EliteBoxing.tv)
12:00pm: 2019 US Open Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
2:30pm: Fabio Turchi vs. Sami Enbom/Alessandro Riguccini vs. Ivan Alvarez (DAZN)
4:00pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Show (ESPN+)
6:00pm: World Boxing Super Series Weigh-Ins (DAZN)
6:00pm: 2019 US Open Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
7:00pm: Titan Fighting Championship 54 (UFC Fight Pass)
7:30pm: Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai/Daniel Roman vs. TJ Doheny (DAZN)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 64 (AXS)
10:00pm: Combate Americas: Gallardo vs. Martinez (DAZN)
Saturday April 27
5:30am: 2019 2nd ADCC European Trials (FloGrappling)
10:00am: Cage Warriors 104 (UFC Fight Pass)
10:45am: Cage 47 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
11:45am: Hype Fighting Championship: Rumble in the Cage 10 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
12:00pm: 2019 US Open Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: Enfusion Live 83 ($11.20 EnfusionLive.com)
2:00pm: KSW 48 (DAZN/$5.99 Fite.tv)
3:00pm: Daniel Dubois vs. Richard Lartey/Lerrone Richards vs. Tommy Langford (ESPN+)
4:00pm: Warrior Sports Combat Africa Warrior King: The Reckoning ($9.99 Fite.tv)
5:30pm: UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Souza Early Prelims (ESPN2)
5:30pm: Fight To Win Pro 110 (FloGrappling)
7:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Souza Prelims (ESPN)
7:30pm: Bellator 220 Prelims (DAZN)
8:00pm: Kiryl Relikh vs. Regis Prograis/Nonito Donaire vs. Stephon Young (DAZN)
8:00pm: Pinnacle Combat 30 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
8:30pm: Edmonton Combat League 5: All Out War ($14.99 Fite.tv)
9:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Souza (ESPN+)
9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Combat League 11 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
10:00pm: Rances Barthelemy vs. Robert Easter Jr./Mohamed Mimoune vs. Viktor Postol (Showtime)
10:00pm: Bellator 220 (DAZN)
Sunday April 28
12:00am: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
2:00pm: Muay Thai Grand Prix 25 (UFC Fight Pass)
4:00pm: Warrior Sports Combat Africa Warrior King: The Forge ($9.99 Fite.tv)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A man hoping his circus sideshow of a football franchise attempts to do something to right this out of control school bus fire keeps one eye on the Draft and one eye on a ton of fights, primarily on DAZN.
1. Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai/Daniel Roman vs. TJ Doheny: Srisaket-Estrada II is going to bang, and the undercard is sneaky good, although there’s nothing sneaky about a legit two-championship unifier between Roman and Doheny. Gets the top spot thanks for Zolani Tete’s injury, however.
2. Rances Barthelemy vs. Robert Easter Jr./Mohamed Mimoune vs. Viktor Postol: Barthelemy and Easter is an interesting matchup for both fighters. Both are coming off of their first career loss (aside from a recent recovery win for Barthelemy over a journeyman), so the winner will have dropped two in a row (our out of 3) and will have a long road to hoe coming back to contention.
3. UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Souza: A much deeper card than last week’s horrible offering, and it even trickles down to the prelims.
4. Kiryl Relikh vs. Regis Prograis/Nonito Donaire vs. Stephon Young: GOOOOODDAMMMIT. Zolani Tete pulling out with three days to go with a seperated shoulder knocked this card down a few pegs. What an absolute bummer, and Donaire is floating on a graham cracker raft over s’mores river to getting his insides rearranged by Naoya Inoue.
5. Bellator 220: 2009 Fitch vs. 2015 Rory would have been a very fun stylistic matchup. As it is, both are past their prime and their powers are reduced. The undercard is fine, but nothing gripping.
6. Fight To Win Pro 110: STIPE! Testing his merit on the F2W mats! Goddamned Stipe!!
7. Legacy Fighting Alliance 64: A pretty great lightweight title fight between Demarques Jackson and Harvey Park headlines a solid LFA offering from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
8. Daniel Dubois vs. Richard Lartey/Lerrone Richards vs. Tommy Langford: The best UK boxing offering of the weekend comes from Frank Warren and ESPN+. It won’t blow your socks off, but an experienced British fighter in Tommy Langford and an undefeated up-and-commer in Lerrone Richards is a solid matchup.
9. Enfusion Live 83: Easily the best kickboxing offering of the weekend.
10. KSW 48: An awesome offering, including a featherweight title fight and a solid light heavyweight co-main for my favorite European promotion.
4×5: Every week, UCS’s Luke Irwin will list his Top-5 bouts in each of the four major different combat sports that he’s looking forward to the most, regardless of any conventional criteria, merit, or logic.
KICKBOXING/MUAY THAI
5. 72.5kg Bout: Stefan Meszaros vs. Tadeas Ruzicka [Enfusion Live 83]
4. 72.5kg Bout: Milan Pales vs. Nordin Van Rosmalen [Enfusion Live 83]
3. Enfusion Womens 52kg Championship: Aurore dos Santos vs. Monika Chochlikova [Enfusion Live 83]
2. 95kg Bout: Martin Pacas (27-8) vs. Rade Opacic (15-3) [Enfusion Live 83]
1. Enfusion 80kg World Championship: Vladimir Morakcik (c) (82-8-2) vs. Robin Ciric (16-2) [Enfusion Live 83]
BOXING
5. WBA Super World Bantamweight Championship/WBO World Bantamweight Championship/World Boxing Super Series Semifinal: Nonito Donaire (c) (39-5) vs. Stephon Young (18-1-3) [World Boxing Super Series on DAZN]
4. WBA Super World Junior Featherweight Championship/IBF World Junior Featherweight Championships: Daniel Roman (c) (26-2-1) vs. TJ Doheny (c) (21-0) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
3. Vacant WBA (Regular)/Vacant IBO World Lightweight Championships: Rances Barthelemy (27-1) vs. Robert Easter Jr. (21-1) [Showtime Championship Boxing]
2. WBA World Junior Welterweight Championship/WBC Diamond Junior Welterweight Championship/World Boxing Super Series Semifinal: Kiryl Relikh (c) (23-2) vs. Regis Prograis (23-0) [World Boxing Super Series on DAZN]
1. WBC Junior Welterweight Championship: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c) (47-4-1) vs. Juan Francisco Estrada (38-3) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. 175lb Black Belt Bout: Robby Malof vs. Tom Kozlowski [Fight To Win Pro 110]
4. 220lb Black Belt Bout: George Olier vs. Louis Armezzani [Fight To Win Pro 110]
3. Super Heavyweight Black Belt Bout: Alexander Huddleston vs. Max Gimenis [Fight To Win Pro 110]
2. 175lb Black Belt Bout: Jaime Canuto vs. Michael Liera Jr. [Fight To Win Pro 110]
1. 240lb Purple Belt Bout: Aaron Howard vs. Stipe Miocic [Fight To Win Pro 110]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: A man who took home a whopping six buckeroos hopes to get at least lunch money out of this weekend, at least.
Best Fight of the Weekend: Cory Sandhagen vs. John Lineker
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Adam Piccolotti vs. Benson Henderson
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Regis Prograis over Kriyl Relikh
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Souza
Upset of the Week: Mike Perry over Alex Oliveira
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Kiryl Relikh vs. Regis Prograis
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