Early every week, UCS’s Luke Irwin will list the twenty-five fights he’s most looking forward to catching the most, based on absolutely no analytical data or substantial criteria.
Just like in Your Weekend in Combat Sports, fights are color-coded to differentiate.
MMA is in ORANGE.
Boxing is in RED.
Muay Thai/Kickboxing/Karate is in BLUE.
Grappling/Jiu-Jitsu/Wrestling is in PURPLE.
25. Heavyweight Bout: Dominic Breazeale (17-1) vs. Izuagbe Ugonoh (17-0) [PBC on FOX]
24. Vacant USBA Junior Middleweight Championship: Christopher Pearson (14-1) vs. Justin DeLoach (16-1) [ShoBox]
23. Welterweight Bout: Alex Lohore (10-1) vs. Colin Fletcher (13-7) [Bellator 173]
22. Interim WBO World Minimumweight Championship: Moises Calleros (25-6-1) vs. Tatsuya Fukuhara (18-4-6)
21. Women’s Atomweight Bout: Mina Kurobe (9-2) vs. Naho Sugiyama (12-4) [DEEP Jewels 15]
20. WBC Silver Lightweight Championship: Luke Campbell (c) (15-1) vs. Jairo Lopez (21-6)
19. Heavyweight Bout: Ibrahin El Bouni (38-4-2) vs. Makoto Uehara (20-5-1) [K-1 62.5kg World Grand Prix]
18. Lightweight Bout: Adam Townsend (16-4) vs. Marcus Edwards (12-4) [Legacy Fighting Alliance 5]
17. WBO Latino Junior Bantamweight Championship: Ricardo Rodriguez (c) (15-3) vs. Carlos Narvaez (15-0)
16. Light Heavyweight Bout: Liam McGeary (11-1) vs. Brett McDermott (7-4) [Bellator 173]
15. WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO World Female Welterweight Championship: Cecilia Braekhus (c) (29-0) vs. Klara Svensson (17-1)
14. Lightweight Bout: Lukasz Plawecki (17-11-1) vs. Niclas Larsen (44-8-2) [Glory 38]
13. Heavyweight Bout: Catalin Morosanu (42-10) vs. Maurice Greene (4-3) [Glory 38]
12. Vacant IBF World Junior Middleweight Championship: Jarrett Hurd (19-0) vs. Tony Harrison (24-1) [PBC on FOX]
11. Lightweight Bout: Norman Parke (22-5-1) vs. Paul Redmond (11-6) [BAMMA 28]
10. Light Heavyweight Bout: Eleider Alvarez (21-0) vs. Lucian Bute (32-3-1)
9. Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semifinal: Ariel Machado (43-8) vs. Danyo Ilunga (57-11) [Glory 38]
8. WBC World Heavyweight Championship: Deontay Wilder (c) (37-0) vs. Gerald Washington (18-0-1) [PBC on FOX]
7. Lightweight Bout: Cedric Manhoef (51-2-1) vs. Yodsanklai Fairtex (194-71) [Kunlun Fight 57]
6. Vacant WBC World Junior Featherweight Championship: Gavin McDonnell (16-0-2) vs. Rey Vargas (28-0)
5. Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semifinal: Zack Mwekassa (15-4) vs. Zinedine Hameur-Lain (57-26-2) [Glory 38]
4. K-1 World Super Featherweight Championship: Hirotaka Urabe (c) (33-12-3) vs. Taiga (15-3) [K-1 62.5kg World Grand Prix]
3. Welterweight Bout: Murthel Groenhart (63-23-3) vs. Thongchai Sitsongpeenong (135-33) [Glory 38]
2. Heavyweight Bout: Anderson Braddock Silva (41-15-1) vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi (27-4) [Glory 38]
1. Glory Light Heavyweight Championship: Artem Vakhitov (c) (16-5) vs. Saulo Cavalari (60-4) [Glory 38]
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