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 March 26

1:30am: Shuriken Fight Series 9 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Povetkin vs. Whyte 2 Weigh-Ins (DAZN)
8:55am: UFC 260 Weigh-Ins (ESPN+)
11:00am: 2021 Last Chance US Olympic Trials Qualifier (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: UFC 260 Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
5:00pm: Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren Press Conference (FREE Fite.tv)
5:30pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
7:00pm: JABS with Mannix & Mora (DAZN)
8:00pm: Playback: Margarito vs. Mosley w/Robert Garcia (DAZN)
8:00pm: Titan Fighting Championships 68 (UFC Fight Pass)
8:00pm: Who’s Number One: Ryan vs. Rocha (FloGrappling)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 103 (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00pm: The Ak & Barak Show (DAZN)
10:00pm: Ace Boxing Group: Day Show ($26.00 Epicentre.tv)
11:00pm: La Capital del Box 5 ($6.99 Fite.tv)

 

Saturday March 27

4:00am: Path to Hex 12 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
4:00am: Hardcore Promotions: Thailand vs. Australia ($14.99 Fite.tv)
5:00am: Krush 123 (Abema)
11:00am: Mix Fight 46 ($9.99 EliteBoxing.tv)
11:00am: 2021 Last Chance US Olympic Trials Qualifier (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 PIAA Team Wrestling State Championships (FloWrestling)
11:30am: 2021 Ultimate Freestyle (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: Makowski Fighting Championship (FightBoxHD)
1:00pm: David Soria vs. Jose Gregorio Suero/Ander Amatriain vs. Saul Luna ($14.99 Fite.tv)
2:00pm: Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte/James Metcalf vs. Ted Cheeseman (DAZN)
2:00pm: Triton Fights 18 ($24.99 Fite.tv)
5:00pm: Bare Knuckle Boxing Lockdown 2 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
6:00pm: Fight To Win 168 (FloGrappling)
6:00pm: XFC YoungGuns 1: Prelims (FREE Fite.tv)
6:15pm: UFC 260 Prelims (ESPN+)
7:00pm: UFC 260 Prelims (ESPN)
8:30pm: XFC YoungGuns 1 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
10:00pm: UFC 260 ($69.99 Pay-Per-View)

 

Sunday March 28

12:00am: K-1 K’Festa 2021: Night Two (Abema)
1:00am: UFC 260 Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:15am: UFC 260 Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00am: 2021 USMC Girls Folkstyle National Championships (FloWrestling)
6:00pm: Submission Underground 21 (UFC Fight Pass)

 

Top-10 Viewing Options: A man taking time off from being befuddled by the glowing orb in the sky watches a somewhat lacking weekend in fights.

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  1. UFC 260: Alex Volkanovsky’s COVID diagnosis really did a number on the depth of this card.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  2. Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte/James Metcalf vs. Ted Cheeseman: One of the most stunning boxing finishes of the last couple years gets a replay.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  3. Submission Underground 21: Mason Fowler defends his Absolute championship once again, Amanda Loewen defends her title against Roxanne Modafferi, and TAG TEAM JIU-JITSU BABY!

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  4. K-1 K’Festa 2021: Night Two: Takeru in action on K-1’s second card in as many weeks. I could get used to weekly K-1.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  5. Titan Fighting Championships 68: The heavyweight and flyweight titles are on the line.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  6. Legacy Fighting Alliance 103: No title fights, but a decent card from ol’ reliable.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  7. Bare Knuckle Boxing Lockdown 2: It’s not BKFC, but if your bare-knuckle thirst knows no quenching, this card from across the pond will do.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  8. Krush 123: Kinda wish K-1’s junior varsity promotion wasn’t running the same weekend so we’d get a little more consistency in our kickboxing schedule, but alas.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  9. Playback: Margarito vs. Mosley w/Robert Garcia: Want to hate-watch Margarito with his Plaster of Paris gloves?

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  10. Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren Press Conference: Someone’s going to say something problematic!

 

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. Heavyweight Bout: Kosuke Jitsutaka vs. Kyotaro (18-5) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 2]

4. Lightweight Bout: Yuma Saikyo (6-3) vs. Yuto Shinohara (13-5) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 2]

3. Welterweight Bout: Masaaki Noiri (42-10) vs. Phlaychumphon Sor. Srisomphong [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 2]

2. K-1 Cruiserweight Championship: K-Jee (c) (20-10) vs. Sina Karimian (10-2) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 2]

1. K-1 Super Featherweight Championship: Takeru (c) (41-2) vs. Leona Pettas (28-5-1) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 2]

 

BOXING

5. WBO Global Welterweight Championship: Chris Kongo (c) (12-0) vs. Michael McKinson (19-0) [Matchroom on DAZN]

4. Vacant WBC International Featherweight Championship: Louie Lynn (8-0) vs. Sebastian Perez (12-1-1) [Queensberry Promotions on BT Sport]

3. Vacant Commonwealth/BBBofC British Super Middleweight Championships: Lennox Clarke (19-1-1) vs. Willy Hutchinson (13-0) [Queensberry Promotions on BT Sport]

2. Vacant BBBofC British Junior Middleweight Championship: James Metcalf (21-0) vs. Ted Cheeseman (16-2-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]

1. Interim WBC World Heavyweight Championship: Alexander Povetkin (c) (36-2-1) vs. Dillian Whyte (27-2) [Matchroom on DAZN]

 

MMA

5. Welterweight Bout: Tyron Woodley (19-6-1) vs. Vicente Luque (19-7-1) [UFC 260]

4. Titan Fighting Championship Flyweight Championship: Wascar Cruz (c) (11-6) vs. Victor Dias (8-2) [Titan Fighting Championship 68]

3. Vacant Titan Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship: Kyle Noblitt (11-2) vs. Shaun Asher (13-3-1) [Titan Fighting Championship 68]

2. Bantamweight Bout: Sean O’Malley (12-1) vs. Thomas Almeida (22-4) [UFC 260]

1. UFC Heavyweight Championship: Stipe Miocic (c) (20-3) vs. Francis Ngannou (15-3) [UFC 260]

 

GRAPPLING/WRESTLING

5. Female Black Belt Superfight: Kendall Reusing vs. Nathiely De Jesus [Fight To Win 169]

4. Jiu Jitsu Tag Team Bout: John Simon/Ricky Simon vs. Mike Currier/Willie Audifre [Submission Underground 21]

3. Heavyweight Bout: Gordon Ryan vs. Vagner Rocha [WNO: Ryan vs. Rocha]

2. Submission Underground Women’s Championship: Amanda Loewen (c) vs. Roxanne Modafferi [Submission Underground 21]

1. Submission Underground Absolute Championship: Mason Fowler (c) vs. Richie Martinez [Submission Underground 21]

 

Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: I lost a bunch of money on Dillian Whyte in his previous tussle with Povetkin, who’s ready to do it again?!

 

Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: I lost a bunch of money on Dillian Whyte in his previous tussle with Povetkin, who’s ready to do it again?!

Best Fight of the Weekend: Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: James Metcalf vs. Ted Cheeseman
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Gonnapar Weerasakreck over Daiki Nagumo
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC 260
Upset of the Week: Thomas Almeida over Sean O’Malley
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Francis Ngannou vs. Stipe Miocic

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