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.
Misc./Combination combat sports programming is in GREEN.

 

Friday November 15

3:00am: Barry Hall vs. Paul Gallen/Andrew Maloney vs. Elton Dharry (ESPN+)
9:30am: 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open (FloWrestling)
2:00pm: FITE in Focus: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9 (Fite.tv)
2:00pm: Legend Fighting League Antalya 2019 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
3:00pm: Abdallah Paziwapazi vs. Rocky Fielding/Martin Murray vs. Sladan Janjanin (ESPN+)
3:00pm: Ohio State vs. Pitt (ACC Network)
4:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9 Weigh-Ins (Fite.tv)
5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
5:00pm: 2019 Kickoff Classic (FloWrestling)
5:30pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
6:30pm: 2019 BJJ Fantastic Submission Only Grand Prix (FloGrappling)
7:00pm: NC State vs. Old Dominion (ACC Network)
7:00pm: AKA: Rite of Passage 10 (FloCombat)
7:00pm: Oklahoma State vs. Drexel (FloWrestling)
8:00pm: Rider vs. Minnesota (FloWrestling)
9:00pm: Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (Showtime)
9:00pm: Bellator 234 (Paramount Network/DAZN)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 78 (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00pm: Devin Vargas vs. Junior Fa/Hemi Ahio vs. Joshua Tufte (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00pm: Rutgers vs. Fresno State (FloWrestling)
10:30pm: Albero Ignacio Palmetta vs. Erik Vega Ortiz/Joseph George vs. Marcos Escudero (Showtime)

 

Saturday November 16

3:00am: Kenbati Haiyilao vs. Nick Frese/Danal Ngiabphukhiaw vs. Yodtanong Chaepet (DAZN)
4:00am: OneFC: Age of Dragons Prelims (Facebook/YouTube)
7:00am: OneFC: Age of Dragons (ONE App)
9:30am: 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open (FloWrestling)
11:00am: Franklin & Marshall vs. VMI (ESPN+)
12:00pm: Oklahoma vs. Kent State (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: Boro Duals (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: King of Kings Hero’s World Series Lithuania (FightBox.com)
2:30pm: Dominic Boesel vs. Sven Fornling/David Zegarra vs. Stefan Haertel (ESPN+)
3:00pm: Lee McGregor vs. Ukashir Farooq/Kieran Smith vs. Vincenzo Bevilacqua (ESPN+)
3:00pm: Bare Knuckle Boxing 19 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
3:00pm: Davidson vs. VMI (ESPN+)
3:00pm: Enfusion 91 ($14.99 EnfusionLive.com)
5:00pm: UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN+)
5:00pm: 2019 Kickoff Classic (FloWrestling)
6:00pm: Montreal Fight League 15 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
6:30pm: Ohio Combat League 4 (FloCombat)
7:00pm: Brawl in the Burgh 2 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare (ESPN+)
8:00pm: Pyramid Fights 14 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
8:30pm: Cage Fury Fighting Championship 79 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: West Virginia vs. Northern Colorado (FloWrestling)
9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9 ($29.99 Fite.tv)
10:00pm: Purecombat: Battle For The Brave ($14.99 Fite.tv)
11:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
11:30pm: PBC Fight Camp: Ortiz vs. Wilder Part 3 (Fox)

 

Sunday November 10

12:00am: PBC Countdown: Santa Cruz vs. Flores (Fox)
9:00am: 2019 Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2019 Daktronics Open (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2019 Black Knight Invite (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: Ohio State vs. Virginia Tech (BigTen)
1:00pm: Ultimate Challenge MMA 61 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
2:00pm: Purdue vs. North Dakota State (FloWrestling)
2:00pm: Bucknell vs. Iowa State (FloWrestling)
3:00pm: Chattanooga vs. Iowa (FloWrestling)
6:00pm: Northern Iowa vs. Northwestern (FloWrestling)
9:30pm: PBC Countdown: Santa Cruz vs. Flores (Fox Sports 1)

 

Top-10 Viewing Options: After some fantastic boxing weekends, it’s all European scene this weekend, so a half-decent UFC card is your only big late-night option.

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  1. UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare: The UFC in the afternoon just never seems right. Feels like a nighttime event.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  2. OneFC: Age of Dragons: Five absolutely awesome kickboxing bouts. This is a kickboxing-heavy ONE card.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  3. 2019 BJJ Fantastic Submission Only Grand Prix: Ryan, Tex, Leon, and Barbosa are just some of the names in this massive tournament.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  4. Legacy Fighting Alliance 78: Hey! Welcome back, LFA! Even back on its Friday at 9pm time slot, now on Fight Pass, which is a move that everyone saw coming and that makes perfect sense.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  5. Abdallah Paziwapazi vs. Rocky Fielding/Martin Murray vs. Sladan Janjanin: Fielding, Murray, and Terry Flanagan. Lots of British A-siders snatching up some easy wins.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  6. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston: The story of Sonny Liston is both uplifting and tragic, inspiring, heartbreaking, and controversial. It deserves an expanded look.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  7. Lee McGregor vs. Ukashir Farooq/Kieran Smith vs. Vincenzo Bevilacqua: Hopefully this Mr. Bevilacqua will have a much fairer contest than his father oversaw.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  8. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9: Artem Lobov and Jason Knight surprisingly delivered last time out, so they’re running it back.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  9. Dominic Boesel vs. Sven Fornling/David Zegarra vs. Stefan Haertel: European boxing rules the roost this weekend. Just a full-court press.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  10. Albero Ignacio Palmetta vs. Erik Vega Ortiz/Joseph George vs. Marcos Escudero: This is more of a quality ShoBox offering than most and what its meant for in its most purest. The top-six fighters on the card have one loss between them. Truly a prospect battleground.

 

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. Women’s Featherweight Kickboxing Bout: Christina Breuer vs. Jorina Baars (39-0-3) [OneFC: Age of Dragons]

4. Inaugural OneFC Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship: Roman Kryklia (44-7) vs. Tarik Khbabez (46-5-1) [OneFC: Age of Dragons]

3. Featherweight Kickboxing Bout: Sasha Moisa (39-8) vs. Yodsanklai Fairtex (202-72-4) [OneFC: Age of Dragons]

2. 73kg Catchweight Kickboxing Bout: Armen Petrosyan (70-19-1) vs. Enriko Kehl (48-15-2) [OneFC: Age of Dragons]

1. OneFC Flyweight Kickboxing Championship: Ilias Ennahaci (c) (30-3-1) vs. Wang Wenfeng (28-5-1) [OneFC: Age of Dragons]

 

BOXING

5. Super Middleweight Bout: Abdallah Paziwapazi (26-6-1) vs. Rocky Fielding (27-2)

4. Interim WBA World Junior Bantamweight Championship: Andrew Maloney (20-0) vs. Elton Dharry (24-5-1)

3. IBO/Interim WBA World Light Heavyweight Championships: Sven Fornling (c) (15-1) vs. Dominic Boesel (29-1)

2. Welterweight Bout: Artem Lobov (2-0) vs. Jason Knight (0-1) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9]

1. Commonwealth/BBBofC British Bantamweight Championships: Lee McGregor (7-0) vs. Ukashir Farooq (13-0)

 

MMA

5. Welterweight Bout: James Krause (26-7) vs. Sergio Moraes (14-5-1) [UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare]

4. Lightweight Bout: Charles Oliveira (27-8) vs. Jared Gordon (15-3) [UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare]

3. Heavyweight Bout: Linton Vassell (18-8) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (29-6) [Bellator 234]

2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Mauricio Rua (26-11) vs. Paul Craig (12-4) [UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare]

1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jan Blachowicz (24-8) vs. Ronaldo Souza (26-7) [UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare]

 

GRAPPLING/WRESTLING

5. 125lb Bout: #13 Jakob Camacho (NCST) vs. #7 Michael McGree (ODU) [NC State vs. Old Dominion]

4. 141lb Bout: #15 Cole Matthews (PITT) vs. #1 Luke Pletcher (OSU) [Ohio State vs. Pitt]

3. 125lb Bout: #9 Jacob Schwarm (UNI) vs. #3 Sebastian Rivera (NW) [Northern Iowa vs. Northwestern]

2. 157lb Bout: #1 Hayden Hidlay (NCST) vs. #4 Larry Early (ODU) [NC State vs. Old Dominion]

1. Submission-Only Grand Prix [2019 BJJ Fantastic Submission-Only Grand Prix]

 

Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: The proud winner of three George Washingtongs keeps this hot streak a’rollin!

Best Fight of the Weekend: Jan Blachowicz vs. Mauricio Rua
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Artem Lobov vs. Jason Knight
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Rocky Fielding over Abdallah Paziwapazi
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: 2019 BJJ Fantastic Submission Only Grand Prix
Upset of the Week: Ronaldo Souza over Jan Blachowicz
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Abdallah Paziwapazi vs. Rocky Fielding

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