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 16
7:00am: Brave 18 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
7:00am: The Battle Muay Thai (YouTube)
4:00pm: Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour: Rio de Janeiro (FREE EliteBoxing.tv/FloGrappling)
5:00pm: UFC Fight Night Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 2)
5:00pm: 2018 World of Wrestling Kickoff Classic (FloWrestling)
6:30pm: Top Rank on ESPN Prelims (ESPN+)
6:30pm: Bellator 209 Prelims (Bellator.com/DAZN)
7:00pm: Cornell vs. Binghamton (ESPN3)
7:00pm: Lehigh vs. Michigan (FloWrestling)
8:00pm: Invicta Fighting Championship 32 (UFC Fight Pass)
8:00pm: Princeton vs. Iowa (FloWrestling)
8:30pm: Ring of Combat 66 (FloCombat)
9:00pm: Maurice Hooker vs. Alex Saucedo/Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. Roberto Arriaza (ESPN)
9:00pm: Bellator 209 (Paramount Network/DAZN)
9:00pm: Nebraska vs. Michigan (BigTen Network)
9:00pm: Havoc MMA 13 ($16.99 Fite.tv)
9:35pm: Jaron Ennis vs. Raymond Serrano/Arnold Khegai vs. Jorge Diaz (Showtime)
10:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 54 (AXS)
10:00pm: Fresno State vs. North Dakota State (FloWrestling)
11:35pm: Jonathan Gonzalez vs. Juan Alejo/Christian Camacho vs. Isaac Cerda (Telemundo)
Saturday November 17
6:00am: OneFC: Warrior’s Dream Prelims (Facebook)
8:00am: M-1 Challenge 99 Prelims (FREE Fite.tv)
8:30am: OneFC: Warrior’s Dream (OneFC App)
9:00am: 2018 World of Wrestling Kickoff Classic (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2018 Doug Parker Invitational (FloWrestling)
10:30am: Warrior Fight 5 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
11:00am: 2018 Lindenwood Open (FloWrestling)
11:00am: King of Kings Hero’s World Series (FightBox)
11:30am: M-1 Challenge 99 ($7.99 Fite.tv)
12:00pm: Ring Of Fire 10 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
12:00pm: Battle Arena ($14.99 Fite.tv)
12:05pm: West Virginia vs. Cornell (ESPN+)
12:30pm: Enfusion Live 74 ($11.32 EnfusionLive.com)
2:00pm: Hard Fighting Championship ($9.99 Fite.tv)
2:00pm: Shock N’Awe 28 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
4:00pm: Cage Warriors 99 (UFC Fight Pass)
4:00pm: Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour: Rio de Janeiro (FREE EliteBoxing.tv/FloGrappling)
6:00pm: Jarrell Miller vs. Bogdan Dinu/Claressa Shields vs. Hannah Rankin (DAZN)
6:30pm: UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)
7:00pm: Pyramid Fights 9 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
7:30pm: Premier MMA Championship 10 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
7:30pm: South Dakota State vs. Oklahoma State (FloWrestling)
8:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Prelims (Fox Sports 1)
8:00pm: V3 Fights 71 (FloCombat)
8:30pm: Edmonton Combat League 4 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
8:30pm: Fight To Win Pro 94 (FloGrappling)
9:00pm: Combate Americas 26 (DAZN)
10:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio (Fox Sports 1)
Sunday November 18
12:00am: Shootboxing S-Cup 65kg Tournament (Shootboxing.org)
1:00am: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (Fox Sports 1)
7:20am: MAX Muay Thai (YouTube)
10:00am: 2018 Keystone Classic (ESPN+)
1:00pm: Wisconsin vs. Princeton (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: West Virginia vs. Northern Iowa (FloWrestling)
3:00pm: Utah Valley vs. Wisconsin (FloWrestling)
3:00pm: Virginia Tech vs. Northwestern (FloWrestling)
4:00pm: Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour: Rio de Janeiro (FREE EliteBoxing.tv/FloGrappling)
4:00pm: Wyoming vs. Nebraska (FloWrestling)
5:00pm: Oklahoma State vs. Minnesota (FloWrestling)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A man who’s going to delightfully watch his college football team’s national championship hopes dashed by Syracuse of all teams, attempts to self-medicate after the fact via fighting screens.
1. Maurice Hooker vs. Alex Saucedo/Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs. Roberto Arriaza: This is a damned-fine double-feature, and ESPN seldom has those.
2. UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio: The UFC debuts in Argentina with a (checks card) MMA card. It certainly is.
3. Bellator 209: Much better card than the UFC, but drops a spot for not being live.
4. OneFC: Warrior’s Dream: It’s been too long since I’ve had Nieky Holzken in my life.
5. Jarrell Miller vs. Bogdan Dinu/Claressa Shields vs. Hannah Rankin: Not very top-heavy, but a deep-as-hell card, even though it involves Brandon Rios continuing to fight 🙁
6. Invicta Fighting Championship 32: In the biggest surprise of the weekend, most of the fighters made weight!
7. Legacy Fighting Alliance 54: We’re about due for a Twitter trending random LFA knockout. It’s been about time.
8. Fight To Win Pro 94: Consistency, thy name is F2W.
9. Nebraska vs. Wisconsin: It’s wrestling season, folks! Usher in the roots of sport by watching some B1G TEN beef.
10. Cage Warriors 99: A flyweight title fight headlines, so hopefully the division stays alive in the UFC long enough for the winner to get to.
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. FFC Lightweight Championship: Samo Petje (c) (35-6-1) vs. Bruno Gazani (60-6) [Final Fight Championship 36]
4. Flyweight Super Series Bout: Lerdsila Phuket Top Team (187-31-5) vs. Sok Thy (221-36-12) [OneFC: Warrior’s Dream]
3. Featherweight Super Series Bout: Brown Pinas (25-9-1) vs. Yohann Fairtex Drai (42-7) [OneFC: Warrior’s Dream]
2. 65kg Tournament [Shootboxing S-Cup 65kg World Cup]
1. 78kg Super Series Bout: Cosmo Alexandre (69-18) vs. Nieky Holzken (90-14) [OneFC: Warrior’s Dream]
BOXING
5. Flyweight Bout: Josue Morales (8-7-3) vs. Nico Hernandez (5-0) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
4. Heavyweight Bout: Bogdan Danu (18-0) vs. Jarrell Miller (22-0-1) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
3. Welterweight Bout: Egidijus Kavaliauskas (20-0) vs. Roberto Arriaza (17-0) [Top Rank on ESPN]
2. IBF/WBA/Vacant WBC World Female Middleweight Championships: Claressa Shields (c) (6-0) vs. Hannah Rankin (5-2) [Matchroom Boxing on DAZN]
1. WBO World Junior Welterweight Championship: Maurice Hooker (c) (24-0-3) vs. Alex Saucedo (28-0) [Top Rank on ESPN]
MMA
5. Vacant OneFC Welterweight Championship: Tyler McGuire (11-0) vs. Zebaztian Kadestam (10-4) [OneFC: Warrior’s Dream]
4. Featherweight Bout: Darren Elkins (24-6) vs. Ricardo Lamas (18-7) [UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio]
3. Light Heavyweight Bout: Phil Davis (19-4) vs. Vadim Nemkov (9-2) [Bellator 209]
2. Welterweight Bout: Neil Magny (21-6) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (26-3) [UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio]
1. Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Freire (c) (27-4) vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez (17-3) [Bellator 209]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. 165lb Bout: #2 Evan Wick (WIS) vs. #9 Isaiah White (NEB) [Nebraska vs. Wisconsin]
4. 174lb Bout: #3 Myles Amine (MICH) vs. #7 Jordan Kutler [Lehigh vs. Michigan]
3. 133lb Bout: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) vs. #9 Daton Fix [OKSU] [South Dakota State vs. Oklahoma State]
2. 133lb Bout: #2 Stevan Micic (MICH) vs. #7 Scott Parker (LEH) [Lehigh vs. Michigan]
1. 220lb Black Belt No-Gi Bout: Tim Spriggs vs. Yuri Simoes [Fight To Win Pro 94]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: Back on the winning side of things, folks! My kids might get more than homemade coupons this year!
Best Fight of the Weekend: Neil Magny vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Mizuki Inoue vs. Viviane Pereira
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Claressa Shields over Hannah Rankin
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Matchroom Boxing on DAZN
Upset of the Week: Darren Elkins over Ricardo Lamas
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Cosmo Alexandre vs. Nieky Holzken
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