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 October 19
8:00am: The Battle Muay Thai (YouTube)
12:00pm: Fight Nights Global 90 ($12.99 Fite.tv/DAZN)
2:30pm: Partouche Kickboxing Tour ($9.99 Fite.tv)
5:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3 Weigh-Ins (FREE Fite.tv)
5:30pm: Fight To Win Pro 90 (FloGrappling)
6:00pm: Brant vs. Murata Weigh-Ins (ESPN+)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 52 (AXS)
9:00pm: Dynasty Combat Sports 47 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
Saturday October 20
7:20am: The Battle Muay Thai (YouTube)
8:30am: 2018 Dark Knight Savage Nationals (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2018 Fall Brawl (FloWrestling)
11:30am: Glory 60 Prelims (YouTube)
12:00pm: 2018 Dark Knight Savage Nationals (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: Glory 60 Superfight Series (UFC Fight Pass)
3:00pm: Glory 60 (ESPN3)
3:00pm: 2018 Agony in Ames (FloWrestling)
4:00pm: Cage Warriors 98 (UFC Fight Pass)
4:30pm: Demetrius Andrade vs. Walter Kautondokwa/James Tennyson vs. Tevin Farmer (DAZN)
6:00pm: Stand Up Warriors 19 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: Top Rank on ESPN Undercard (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Spartyka Fight League 36 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: Wyatt Promotions: The Next Generation ($14.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: Evolution Fighting Championship 10 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: V3 Fights 70 (FloCombat)
8:00pm: Emmanuel Rodriguez vs. Jason Moloney/Mateusz Masternak vs. Yunier Dorticos (DAZN)
9:00pm: Professional Fighters League: Playoffs (NBC Sports)
9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3 ($29.99 Fite.tv)
10:30pm: Rob Brant vs. Ryota Murata/Antonio DeMarco vs. Maxim Dadashev (ESPN+)
Sunday October 21
3:00am: Pancrase 300 (UFC Fight Pass)
5:00am: MAX Muay Thai (Facebook)
Top-10 Viewing Options: After an absolute barn-burner of a couple weeks, we were due for a down week, and this is it. Then again, PFL was a blast last week, Glory is throwing every French fighter they have against everyone, and DAZN is still bringing the goods in boxing.
1. Demetrius Andrade vs. Walter Kautondokwa/James Tennyson vs. Tevin Farmer: This card is deeeeep. Three world title fights AND a former world champ in Scott Quigg.
2. Emmanuel Rodriguez vs. Jason Moloney/Mateusz Masternak vs. Yunier Dorticos: The World Boxing Super Series rolls on! Both for the bantamweight and cruiserweight divisions.
3. Professional Fighters League: Playoffs: The last round of playoffs before the finals on New Year’s Eve at MSG.
4. Glory 60: a.k.a. FRANCE VS. THE WORRRRLD!
5. Rob Brant vs. Ryota Murata/Antonio DeMarco vs. Maxim Dadashev: Was surprised this wasn’t happening in Japan, but then I remembered at least Japan cards would load up their undercard with title bouts and up-and-comers.
6. Legacy Fighting Alliance 52: Doesn’t it feel like it’s been, like, three months since a LFA event? They’ve indoctrinated me, clearly.
7. Fight To Win Pro 90: From the legendary ECW Arena, it’s an actual top-heavy card!
8. Cage Warriors 98: A welterweight title fight and a featherweight title tournament headline a decent Cage Warriors offering.
9. Pancrase 300: The 300th event for the preeminent MMA organization in history.
10. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 3: Oh, like you won’t watch Twitter clips of it while it’s happening.
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. Female Super Bantamweight Bout: Cindy Silvestre (26-15-1) vs. Siofia Olofsson (48-7) [Glory 60]
4. Featherweight Bout: Abdellah Ezbiri (46-13-1) vs. Victor Pinto (75-29) [Glory 60]
3. Middleweight Bout: Yassine Ahaggan (33-6) vs. Yousri Belgaroui (24-4) [Glory 60]
2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Felipe Micheletti (11-6) vs. Zinedine Hameur-Lain (63-27-2) [Glory 60]
1. Glory Welterweight Championship: Harut Grigorian (c) (59-11) vs. Cedric Doumbe (69-7-1) [Glory 60]
BOXING
5. Vacant WBO World Middleweight Championship: Demetrius Andrade (25-0) vs. Walter Kautondokwa (17-0) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
4. WBA/IBF World Female Lightweight Championship: Katie Taylor (c) (10-0) vs. Cindy Serrano (27-5-3) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
3. IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship: Tevin Farmer (c) (26-4-1) vs. James Tennyson (22-2) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
2. World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight Quarterfinal: Mateusz Masternak (41-4) vs. Yunier Dorticos (22-1) [World Boxing Super Series on DAZN]
1. WBA World Middleweight Championship: Ryota Murata (c) (14-1) vs. Rob Brant (23-1) [Top Rank on ESPN]
MMA
5. Bantamweight Bout: Chris Gutierrez (11-2-1) vs. Ray Rodriguez (13-4) [Legacy Fighting Alliance 52]
4. Welterweight Bout: Matt Vaile (10-1) vs. Takashi Sato (13-2) [Pancrase 300]
3. Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship: Stefano Paterno (c) (12-2-1) vs. Ross Houston (7-0) [Cage Warriors 98]
2. Middleweight Playoffs [PFL 10: Playoffs]
1. Welterweight Playoffs [PFL 10: Playoffs]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. 200lb Black Belt Bout: Earl Small vs. Radji Bryson-Barrett [Fight To Win Pro 90]
4. 210lb Black Belt Bout: Jay Cox vs. Steve Mathis [Fight To Win Pro 90]
3. 215lb Black Belt Bout: Drew Puzon vs. Tim Carpenter [Fight To Win Pro 90]
2. Vacant Fight To Win Black Belt Bantamweight No-Gi Championship: Baret Yoshida vs. Kristian Woodmansee [Fight To Win Pro 90]
1. Fight To Win Black Belt Welterweight Championship: JT Torres (c) vs. Dylan Royce [Fight To Win Pro 90]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: A man crawling his way out of debt, about fifteen dollars at a time, as is the American way, attempts to keep his winning streak alive, against all odds.
Best Fight of the Weekend: Cedric Doumbe vs. Harut Grigorian
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Mateusz Masternak vs. Yunier Dorticos
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Ryan Wheeler over Jamie Speight
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: PFL: Playoffs
Upset of the Week: Toka Khan Clary over Kid Galahad
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Demetrius Andrade vs. Walter Kautondokwa
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