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 February 19
11:00am: 2021 OKWA Open State Championship (FloWrestling)
2:00pm: Gavin Gwynne vs. Sean McComb/Darren Tetley vs. Samuel Antwi (ESPN+)
4:30pm: B1G Wrestling: On The Mat (BigTen)
5:00pm: Berchelt vs. Valdez Weigh-Ins (ESPN2)
5:00pm: Northwestern vs. Iowa (ESPNU)
5:00pm: Michigan State vs. Michigan (BigTen)
5:00pm: Fight To Win 164 (FloGrappling)
5:30pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
6:00pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
6:00pm: JABS with Mannix & Mora (DAZN)
6:35pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Playback: Canelo vs. Kirkland (DAZN)
7:00pm: Ohio State vs. Penn State (BigTen)
7:30pm: Iowa State vs. West Virginia (ESPN+)
8:00pm: XFN 369 (UFC Fight Pass)
8:30pm: RITC OKC: Roll In The Cage 2 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
9:00pm: The Ak & Barak Show (DAZN)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 100 (UFC Fight Pass)
Saturday February 20
2:00am: Apex Sport Fest ($34.99 Fite.tv)
8:30am: Club Fights: Deccan Conquest III ($7.99 Fite.tv)
9:00am: 2021 PIAA District Finals (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 OKWA Open State Championship (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: 2021 Choke$ & Check$ Open (FloGrappling)
2:00pm: David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly/Cesar Juarez vs. Jordan Gill (DAZN)
5:00pm: UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN+)
6:45pm: Top Rank on ESPN Prelims (ESPN+)
8:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis (ESPN+)
9:00pm: Adrien Broner vs. Jovanie Santiago/Dominic Breazeale vs. Otto Wallin (Showtime)
10:00pm: Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez/Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Jayson Velez (ESPN)
11:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
11:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
Sunday February 21
9:00am: 2021 PIAA District Finals (FloWrestling)
2:00pm: Nebraska vs. Illinois (ESPNU)
6:00pm: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State (ESPNU)
9:00pm: Wisconsin vs. Iowa (BigTen)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A man who’s ready to watch sports yesterday attempts to continue to grin and bear watching these glorified practices and sparring sessions.
1. Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez/Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Jayson Velez: Early Fight of the Year possibility and one of the biggest fights that can be made right now.
2. UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis: How the fuck have these two never fought before??
3. Adrien Broner vs. Jovanie Santiago/Dominic Breazeale vs. Otto Wallin: Broner! It’s been over two years! I…haven’t missed you at all. Anyway, deep, deep card here, legitimate five-deep with fighters like Robert Easter Jr. and Rau’shee Warren populating the undercard.
4. XFN 369: XFN with another edition of their one-night eight-man tournament, this time in the welterweight division.
5. Fight To Win 164: Vagner Rocha, Yuri Simoes, Gianni Grippo, Dante Leon, and more pepper a deep and big-named card.
6. David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly/Cesar Juarez vs. Jordan Gill: Nearly three years in the making, we’re finally getting Avanesyan-Kelly, and there’s no love lost between the two.
7. Northwestern vs. Iowa: The best wrestling tilt on the dockett this weekend, featuring two #1-ranked wrestlers in the country.
8. Legacy Fighting Alliance 100: The 100th card from the unholy alliance between Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection Fighting Alliance.
9. Gavin Gwynne vs. Sean McComb/Darren Tetley vs. Samuel Antwi: Mostly a showcase for McComb, but a few European titles on the line.
10. 2021 Choke$ & Check$ Open: From Atlanta, $ee grappler$ try and win ca$h in tournament$!
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
5-4. N/A
1. 8-Man Welterweight Tournament [XFN 369]
BOXING
5. Junior Welterweight Bout: Robert Easter Jr. (22-1-1) vs. Ryan Martin (24-1) [PBC on Showtime]
4. Junior Lightweight Bout: Gabriel Flores Jr. (19-0) vs. Jayson Velez (29-7-1) [Top Rank on ESPN]
3. Heavyweight Bout: Dominic Breazeale (20-2) vs. Otto Wallin (21-1) [PBC on Showtime]
2. EBU European Welterweight Championship: David Avanesyan (c) (26-3-1) vs. Josh Kelly (10-0-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]
1. WBC World Junior Lightweight Championship: Miguel Berchelt (c) (37-1) vs. Oscar Valdez (28-0) [Top Rank on ESPN]
MMA
5. Lightweight Bout: Drakkar Klose (11-2-1) vs. Luis Pena (8-3) [UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis]
4. Heavyweight Bout: Alexey Oleynik (59-14-1) vs. Chris Daukaus (10-3) [UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis]
3. Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Ketlen Vieira (11-1) vs. Yana Kunitskaya (13-5) [UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis]
2. Bantamweight Bout: Eddie Wineland (24-14-1) vs. John Castañeda (17-5) [UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis]
1. Heavyweight Bout: Curtis Blaydes (14-2) vs. Derrick Lewis (24-7) [UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. Black Belt No-Gi Superfight: Oliver Taza vs. Pedro Marinho [Fight To Win 164]
4. 157lb Bout: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) vs. #5 Kaleb Young (IOWA) [Northwestern vs. Iowa]
3. Black Belt No-Gi Superfight: Dante Leon vs. Manuel Ribamar [Fight To Win 164]
2. Black Belt Superfight: Gabriel Sousa vs. Gianni Grippo [Fight To Win 164]
1. Black Belt No-Gi Superfight: Vagner Rocha vs. Yuri Simoes [Fight To Win 164]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: A man who got to be in the black for one whole week before taking an absolute BATH. A return to normalcy!
Best Fight of the Weekend: Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Sean McComb over Gavin Gwynne
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Top Rank on ESPN
Upset of the Week: Yana Kunitskaya over Ketlen Vieira
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
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