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 December 10
8:00am: Algieri vs. Benn Weigh-Ins (DAZN)
9:00am: 2021 Virginia Challenge National Holiday Duals (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2021 Walsh Ironman (FloWrestling)
11:50am: UFC 269 Weigh-Ins (UFC Fight Pass)
12:30pm: 2021 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships (FloGrappling)
1:00pm: Commey vs. Lomachenko Weigh-Ins (ESPN+)
1:30pm: Cage Warriors 131 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)
2:30pm: 2021 Rec League State (FloWrestling)
3:30pm: North Dakota State vs. Binghamton (ESPN+)
3:30pm: Cage Warriors 131 (UFC Fight Pass)
4:00pm: Donaire vs. Gaballo Weigh-Ins (YouTube)
5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
5:00pm: Edinboro vs. Binghamton (ESPN+)
5:30pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
6:05pm: UFC 269 Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Glenville State vs. West Virginia (ESPN+)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 120 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: Fusion Fight League: Season’s Beatings 2021 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
10:00pm: Fighting Alliance Championship 11 (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00pm: LUX 19 (UFC Fight Pass)
Saturday December 11
2:00am: Once Upon a Time at the Melbourne Pavilion ($16.99 Fite.tv)
7:00am: Dmitry Bivol vs. Umar Salamov/Magomed Kurbanov vs. Patrick Teixeira (YouTube)
9:00am: 2021 Virginia Challenge National Holiday Duals (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2021 Walsh Ironman (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2021 Zimmerman Invitational (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 Battle Royal (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 Keith Vry Invitational (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: 2021 Tony Saldivar Iron Man/Women (FloWrestling)
12:30pm: 2021 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships (FloGrappling)
1:00pm: Chris Algieri vs. Connor Benn/Firuza Sharipova vs. Katie Taylor (DAZN)
1:45pm: Cage Warriors 132 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)
2:00pm: Kamshybek Kunkabayev vs. Steven Ward/Ryan Wheeler vs. Sultan Zaurbek (ESPN+)
2:30pm: 2021 Rec League State (FloWrestling)
3:30pm: Cage Warriors 132 (UFC Fight Pass)
5:00pm: UFC 269 Prelims (ESPN+)
5:00pm: Undisputed Promotions: Brothers vs. Garcia ($19.99 Fite.tv)
5:30pm: Top Rank on ESPN Prelims (ESPN+)
5:30pm: UFC 269 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)
6:00pm: Michigan State vs. Gardner-Webb (ESPN+)
7:00pm: North Dakota State vs. Buffalo (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Dead Serious MMA 41 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: UFC 269 Prelims (ESPN+)
9:00pm: Richard Commey vs. Vasyl Lomachenko/Jared Anderson vs. Oleksandr Teslenko (ESPN)
10:00pm: UFC 269 ($69.99 Pay-Per-View)
10:00pm: Nonito Donaire vs. Reymart Gaballo/Hiroaki Teshigawara vs. Marlon Tapales (Showtime)
Sunday December 12
12:30am: State of Boxing Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:00am: UFC 269 Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:15am: UFC 269 Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
6:00am: Homecoming: Artur Beterbiev (ESPN2)
12:30pm: 2021 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships (FloGrappling)
1:00pm: Combat Quest 16 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
2:00pm: West Virginia vs. VMI (ESPN+)
6:00pm: Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (ESPNU)
6:00pm: Submission Underground 29 (UFC Fight Pass)
Top-10 Viewing Options: Monster fight weekend and no college football bowls to interfere!
1. UFC 269: Oliveira, Poirier, and Nunes in title fights. I’ll be shocked if this doesn’t deliver.
2. Richard Commey vs. Vasyl Lomachenko/Jared Anderson vs. Oleksandr Teslenko: Loma returns to the ring for the second time after his loss to Teofimo Lopez, and this time it’s for a secondary WBO title, so a win here gets him back in title contention against George Kambosos.
3. Nonito Donaire vs. Reymart Gaballo/Hiroaki Teshigawara vs. Marlon Tapales: Donaire is a worldwide treasure and someone we need to appreciate more while he’s still active.
4. Chris Algieri vs. Connor Benn/Firuza Sharipova vs. Katie Taylor: Algieri is a good game test for Benn, not to mention Katie by-god Taylor in action.
5. 2021 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships: This is the big one. Anyone who’s anyone is in action.
6. Dmitry Bivol vs. Umar Salamov/Magomed Kurbanov vs. Patrick Teixeira: 7 am championship boxing on YouTube!
7. Submission Underground 29: The final SUG show to be broadcasted on Fight Pass.
8. Cage Warriors 131/132: CW returns with what they do, a double-header on a big fight weekend.
9. Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma: Bedlam takes to the mat.
10. Fighting Alliance Championship 119: Reloads with a damned solid card.
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. 80kg Bout: Akam Tagaregh vs. Darrel Sichtmann [Mix Fight Championship 43]
4. 100kg Bout: Kirill Buller vs. Nenad Cosic [Mix Fight Championship 43]
3. 85kg Bout: Juri de Sousa (31-6) vs. Karim Mabrouk (34-5) [Mix Fight Championship 43]
2. 72.5kg Tournament Semifinal: Ibrahim Malak vs. Johannes Baas [Mix Fight Championship 43]
1. 72.5kg Tournament Semifinal: Christian Baya (23-12) vs. Vlad Tuinov (42-5) [Mix Fight Championship 43]
BOXING
5. WBO International Junior Middleweight Championship: Magomed Kurbanov (c) (22-0) vs. Patrick Teixeira (31-2) [RCC Boxing]
4. WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO World Women’s Lightweight Championships: Katie Taylor (c) (19-0) vs. Firuza Sharipova (14-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]
3. WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Championship: Dmitry Bivol (c) (18-0) vs. Umar Salamov (26-1) [RCC Boxing]
2. WBC World Bantamweight Championship: Nonito Donaire (c) (41-6) vs. Reymart Gaballo (24-0) [PBC on Showtime]
1. Lightweight Bout: Richard Commey (30-3) vs. Vasyl Lomachenko (15-2) [Top Rank on ESPN]
MMA
5. Welterweight Bout: Geoff Neal (13-4) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4) [UFC 269]
4. Flyweight Bout: Cody Garbrandt (12-4) vs. Kai Kara-France (22-9) [UFC 269]
3. Bantamweight Bout: Raulian Paiva (21-3) vs. Sean O’Malley (14-1) [UFC 269]
2. UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship: Amanda Nunes (c) (21-4) vs. Julianna Pena (10-4) [UFC 269]
1. UFC Lightweight Championship: Charles Oliveira (c) (31-8) vs. Dustin Poirier (28-6) [UFC 269]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. Men’s Black Belt Lightweight Bracket [2021 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships]
4. Men’s Black Belt Middleweight Bracket [2021 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships]
3. Men’s Black Belt Medium Heavyweight Bracket [2021 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships]
2. Men’s Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Bracket [2021 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships]
1. Men’s Black Belt Super Heavyweight Bracket [2021 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championships]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: Betting big on Lomachenko again! It turned out horribly on me against Teofimo Lopez, but I’m not a man who learns lessons!
Best Fight of the Weekend: Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Christian Baya vs. Vlad Tuinov
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Katie Taylor over Firuza Sharipova
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC 269
Upset of the Week: Kai Kara-France over Cody Garbrandt
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Firuza Sharipova vs. Katie Taylor
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