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 12

7:00am: Galahad vs. Martinez Weigh-Ins (DAZN)
8:30am: ONE: NextGen II (B/R Live)
9:00am: Enfusion 104 (EnfusionLive.com)
11:00am: 2021 USA Nationals (FloWrestling)
12:30pm: 2021 IBJJF World Master Jiu-Jitsu Championship (FloGrappling)
4:00pm: Munguia vs. Rosado Weigh-Ins (DAZN)
5:00pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
5:35pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Pitt vs. Buffalo (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Bellator 271 Prelims (YouTube/Pluto TV)
7:30pm: SlapFight Championship Prelims (FREE Fite.tv)
8:00pm: SlapFight Championship: Redemption ($9.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships 22 Prelims (FREE Fite.tv)
9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships 22 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
10:00pm: Bellator 271 (Showtime)
10:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 118 (UFC Fight Pass)

 

Saturday November 13

8:00am: 2021 West Penn Duals (FloWrestling)
10:00am: UD Jim Fox Invite (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2021 TW Preseason National Championship (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2021 Luther Open (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 USA Nationals (FloWrestling)
11:00am: Shock N’Awe 31.5 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
12:00pm: Matchroom on DAZN Prelims (DAZN)
12:00pm: 2021 WSWA Basin Brawl (FloWrestling)
12:30pm: 2021 IBJJF World Master Jiu-Jitsu Championship (FloGrappling)
1:00pm: UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN+)
2:00pm: Oklahoma vs. West Virginia (ESPN+)
2:00pm: Kid Galahad vs. Kiko Martinez/Alycia Baumgardner vs. Terri Harper (DAZN)
2:00pm: Diego Alberto Ruiz vs. Shabaz Masoud/Jordan Ellison vs. Terry Wilkinson (iFL TV)
4:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez (ESPN+)
4:00pm: Oklahoma vs. Northern Colorado (FloWrestling)
4:00pm: Combat Night: Broward ($24.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Northern Illinois vs. Rider (ESPN+)
7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
7:00pm: 2021 Hudson Valley Grappling Invitational (FloGrappling)
7:00pm: Pitt vs. Edinboro (FloWrestling)
9:00pm: David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis/Francisco Emanuel Torres vs. Jose Benavidez Jr. (Showtime)

 

Sunday November 14

12:30am: All-Access: Canelo vs. Plant: Epilogue (Showtime)
1:00am: RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2 ($16.99 Fite.tv)
5:00am: Raw Grappling #1 (FloGrappling)
8:00am: 2021 West Penn Duals (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2021 Journeymen Collegiate Classic (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 USA Nationals (FloWrestling)
2:30pm: Blood, Sweat, & Tears: Crawford vs. Porter Part 2 (ESPN2)
6:00pm: King of the Castle JitzKing Texas (FloGrappling)
6:30pm: Fury Fighting Championship 53 (UFC Fight Pass)

 

Top-10 Viewing Options: After last weekend’s monster Saturday with Canelo on one TV and Kamaru Usman on the other, we have…not that.

 

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  1. UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez: UFC keeps rolling out their fight nights on Saturday afternoon, which I have mixed feelings about, but man, I miss having them in front of actual fans.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  2. Kid Galahad vs. Kiko Martinez/Alycia Baumgarner vs. Terri Harper: Two world title fights, technically, but the women’s offering is much, much better option than Kiko Martinez fighting for a world championship in 2021.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  3. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships 22: Hector Lombard and Luis Palomino put their titles on the line.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  4. Bellator 271: An absolutely brutal card featuring a gigantic Cyborg mismatch (then again, aren’t most of hers, but still) at the top.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  5. ONE: NextGen II: Huge muay thai main event with Rittewada Petchyindee Academy vs. Saemapetch Fairtex and not a ton else.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  6. David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis/Francisco Emanuel Torres vs. Jose Benavidez Jr.: Davis is a late-notice replacement, to make an already-weak card worse.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  7. RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2: Your best kickboxing option of the weekend, tough break about the time and price.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  8. Raw Grappling #1: If you can make it up, or are still up, this is your best grappling option of the weekend.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  9. Enfusion 104: Enfusion has been very sporadic since shutdown, but they’re sneaking in a show this weekend featuring their inaugural welterweight championship.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  10. All-Access: Canelo vs. Plant: Epilogue: Let’s finally close the curtain on the super middleweight unification.

 

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. Bantamweight Muay Thai Bout: Han Zihao (60-24-4) vs. Victor Pinto (76-30)

4. Inaugural Enfusion Welterweight Championship: Endy Semeleer (30-1) vs. Jay Overmeer [Enfusion 104]

3. RISE Bantamweight Championship: Masahiko Suzuki (c) (28-5) vs. Rui Ebata (43-5-2) [RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2]

2. RISE Lightweight Championship: Kento Haraguchi (c) (20-1-1) vs. Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 (165-37-3) [RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2]

1. Bantamweight Muay Thai Bout: Rittewada Petchyindee Academy (65-19) vs. Saemapetch Fairtex (123-16-1) [ONE: NextGen II]

 

BOXING

5. EBU European Cruiserweight Championship: Chris Billam-Smith (c) (13-1) vs. Dylan Bregeon (11-1-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]

4. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship: Luis Palomino (c) (4-0) vs. Dat Nguyen (3-0) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 22]

3. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Cruiserweight Championship: Hector Lombard (c) (3-0) vs. Lorenzo Hunt (6-1) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 22]

2. WBC/IBO World Female Junior Lightweight Championships: Terri Harper (c) (11-0-1) vs. Alycia Baumgardner (10-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]

1. WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship: Jaime Munguia (c) (37-0) vs. Gabriel Rosado (26-13-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]

 

MMA

5. Welterweight Bout: Khaos Williams (12-2) vs. Miguel Baeza (10-1) [UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez]

4. Bantamweight Bout: Julio Arce (17-4) vs. Song Yadong (17-5-1) [UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez]

3. Heavyweight Bout: Linton Vassell (20-8) vs. Tyrell Fortune (11-1) [Bellator 271]

2. Heavyweight Bout: Ben Rothwell (39-13) vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima (18-7-1) [UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez]

1. Featherweight Bout: Max Holloway (22-6) vs. Yair Rodriguez (13-2) [UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez]

 

GRAPPLING/WRESTLING

5. Superfight: Lucas Barbosa vs. Gerard Labinski [Raw Grappling 1]

4. Heavyweight Superfight: Gustavo Batista vs. Victor Hugo [IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Grand Prix]

3. Heavyweight Superfight: Fellipe Andrew vs. Mahamed Aly [IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Grand Prix]

2. Superfight: Adam Wardzinski vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. [Raw Grappling 1]

1. Eight-Man Submission-Only Grand Prix [Raw Grappling 1]

 

Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: No major MMA title fight should have a -4000 favorite, but that’s where we are at Bellator 271.

Best Fight of the Weekend: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Linton Vassell vs. Tyrell Fortune
If My Life Depended on One Pick: David Benavidez over Kyrone Davis
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Upset of the Week: Andrea Lee over Cynthia Calvillo
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Kid Galahad vs. Kiko Martinez

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