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 August 20
2:00am: 2021 Junior World Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: Ali Baloyev vs. Rolly Lambert Fogoum/Apichet Petchmanee vs. Phumiritdet Chonlathondamrongkum (ESPN+)
4:00pm: The DAZN Boxing Show (DAZN)
5:30pm: UFC Live (ESPNEWS)
6:05pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Bellator 265 Prelims (YouTube)
8:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 20 (Bareknuckle.tv/Fite.tv)
9:00pm: Bellator 265 (Showtime)
11:00pm: Broadway Boxing: Prazak vs. Reis (UFC Fight Pass)
Saturday August 21
2:00am: 2021 Junior World Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
11:00am: Tournament of Champions 24 (FloGrappling)
7:00pm: UFC on ESPN Prelims (ESPN+)
9:00pm: Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas/Julio Ceja vs. Mark Magsayo ($74.99 Pay-Per-View/Fite.tv)
10:00pm: UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum (ESPN/ESPN+)
Sunday August 22
1:00am: UFC on ESPN Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:00am: UFC on ESPN Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
7:00am: 2021 Junior World Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
2:00pm: Lion Fight 68 (UFC Fight Pass)
5:00pm: JitzKids 5: King of the Beach (FloGrappling)
Top-10 Viewing Options: We’re officially in the worst TV sports season of the year, folks. Cling to these.
1. Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugas/Julio Ceja vs. Mark Magsayo: Well, it’s certainly not Pac vs. Spence, but…yeah, I don’t know. Seventy-five bucks.
2. UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum: Ready for Clay Guida in the co-main event in 2021??
3. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 20: Johnny Bedford and Reggie Bedford Jr. clash for the inaugural bantamweight title.
4. Lion Fight 68: FOUR TITLE FIGHTS DAMN YOUR EYES! And a returning legend in Jorina Baars!
5. Bellator 265: Sergei Kharitonov is one of my favorite heavyweights ever in kickboxing and MMA…but it’s 2021…and it’s Cheick Kongo…
6. Broadway Boxing: Prazak vs. Reis: Women’s world championship boxing on Fight Pass? Sure, I’m in.
7. 2021 Junior World Wrestling Championships: In case you caught wrestling fever in the Olympics and you’re wanting to see who’s next.
8. Ali Baloyev vs. Rolly Lambert Fogoum/Apichet Petchmanee vs. Phumiritdet Chonlathondamrongkum: This was supposed to feature an IBF Junior Lightweight championship fight with Shavkat Rakhimov and Kenichi Ogawa. Instead we’re getting…not that.
9. The DAZN Boxing Show: No American DAZN shows to talk about for a while!
10. JitzKids 5: King of the Beach: Just kids rolling around on a beach grabbing limbs and having fun! Wait…what?
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. Krush Super Bantamweight Championship Tournament First Round: Riamu (7-1) vs. Yoshioka Begin (12-2-2) [Krush 128]
4. Lion Fight European Super Lightweight Championship: Craig Coakley (21-4) vs. Pok Biil (47-14-4) [Lion Fight 68]
3. Lion Fight European Super Welterweight Championship: Federico Alfaro (c) (17-8-5) vs. Jake Peacock (5-0) [Lion Fight 68]
2. Lion Fight Women’s Welterweight Championship: Jorina Baars (c) (46-2-3) vs. Claire Clements (15-7) [Lion Fight 68]
1. Lion Fight Women’s Super Flyweight Championship: Amy Pirnie (c) (22-3-1) vs. Lara Fernandez (40-12-3) [Lion Fight 68]
BOXING
5. Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Bout: Alan Belcher (debut) vs. Tony Lopez (0-2-1) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 20]
4. Vacant WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Championship: Carlos Castro (26-0) vs. Oscar Escandon (26-5)
3. Featherweight Bout: Julio Ceja (32-4-1) vs. Mark Magsayo (22-0) [FOX Pay-Per-View]
2. Vacant Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Bantamweight Championship: Johnny Bedford (5-1) vs. Reggie Barnett Jr. (6-1) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 20]
1. WBA Super Welterweight Championship: Yordenis Ugas (26-4) vs. Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2) [FOX Pay-Per-View]
MMA
5. Heavyweight Bout: Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (32-8) [Bellator 265]
4. Lightweight Bout: Austin Hubbard (13-5) vs. Vinc Pichel (13-2) [UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum]
3. Lightweight Bout: Clay Guida (36-20) vs. Mark Madsen (10-0) [UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum]
2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jared Cannonier (13-5) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (16-7) [UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum]
1. Flyweight Bout: Alexandre Pantoja (23-5) vs. Brandon Royval (12-5) [UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
N/A
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: A man tumbling off the mountain of betting profits he built attempts to grab a rope.
Best Fight of the Weekend: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Amy Pirnie vs. Lara Fernandez
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Carlos Castro over Oscar Escandon
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Lion Fight 68
Upset of the Week: Brandon Royval over Alexandre Pantoja
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Cheick Kongo vs. Sergei Kharitonov
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