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 June 21
2:00pm: PBC on FOX Press Conference: Charlo vs. Cota (Fox Sports 1)
2:00pm: Conor Benn vs. Jussi Koivula/Kieron Conway vs. Ted Cheeseman (DAZN)
3:00pm: Liam Conroy vs. Steven Ward/Darragh Foley vs. Tyrone McKenna (ESPN+)
3:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 Weigh-Ins (FREE Fite.tv)
5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
5:00pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
8:00pm: Third Coast Grappling 2 (FloGrappling)
8:30pm: Xtreme Fight Night 359 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: Andrew Cancio vs. Alberto Machado/Angel Acosta vs. Elwin Soto (DAZN)
10:00pm: Hector Manuel Zepeda vs. Sebastian Fundora/Michel Rivera vs. Rene Tellez Giron (Showtime)
10:00pm: Combate Americas: Hidalgo (DAZN)
10:00pm: RISE Invitational 7 (UFC Fight Pass)
Saturday June 22
3:30am: Nick Frese vs. Sonny Katiandagho/Apichet Petchmanee vs. Suriya Tatakhun (DAZN)
11:00am: 2019 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials (FloGrappling)
11:30am: Glory 66 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)
12:30pm: WCMMA 37 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
1:00pm: Glory 66 Superfight Series (UFC Fight Pass)
2:30pm: Nathan Decastro vs. Tommy Jacobs/Ben McGivern vs. Navid Iran ($14.99 Fite.tv)
3:00pm: Lee McGregor vs. Scott Allan/Kieran Smith vs. Ivan Montero (ESPN+)
3:00pm: Glory 66 (UFC Fight Pass)
3:30pm: PBC on FOX Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 2)
4:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie Prelims (ESPN2)
6:00pm: Bellator 223 Prelims (DAZN)
6:30pm: Spartyka Fight League 39 ($16.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Men of War 6 ($14.99 Fite.tv)
7:00pm: Cody Crowley vs. Navid Mansouri/Jose Martinez vs. Yeison Vargas ($12.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Pyramid Fights 12 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 ($39.99 Fite.tv)
8:30pm: Fight To Win 116 (FloGrappling)
9:00pm: Bellator 223 (Paramount Network/DAZN)
10:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
11:00pm: Brad Solomon vs. Navid Mansouri/Dewayne Beamon vs. Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Lopez (CBS Sports)
Sunday June 23
1:00am: Absolute Muay Thai (UFC Fight Pass)
11:00am: 2019 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials (FloGrappling)
4:00pm: XFN 24 (FloCombat)
7:00pm: PBC on FOX Prelims (Fox)
9:00pm: Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota/Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Julio Ceja (Fox)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A man who adores and will be stuffing his face with the NBA and NHL draft attempts to watch something that isn’t trades and names on a board.
1. UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie: Chan Sung by-god Jung! Between KZ, Lineker, Font, KGB, Aguilar, and Barberena, there are some great goddamned entertaining fighters on this card. Far more than most Fight Night cards, especially from a lesser-locale in Greenville, South Carolina.
2. Andrew Cancio vs. Alberto Machado/Angel Acosta vs. Elwin Soto: Machado gets a chance to avenge maybe the biggest upset of the year (pre-Ruiz edition), and a bomber of a co-main make this an absolute must-watch.
3. Glory 66: Glory trots out both of their French champions, Cedric Doumbe and Anissa Meksen, to headline and co-headline Glory from the Zenith in Paris. Also, Artem Vakhitov defends his light heavyweight strap on the Superfight Series. A huge card.
4. Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota/Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Julio Ceja: Like seeing more Sunday fight cards, I’ve been shouting from the rooftops for years that football-less Sundays are prime real estate, so I’m happy that more and more promotions are in agreement.
5. Bellator 223: Decent card, but why the fuck are we still doing tape delays in the year of our lord 2019?!
6. Third Coast Grappling 2: The second installment from Houston featuring some of the best grappling names in the world.
7. Hector Manuel Zepeda vs. Sebastian Fundora/Michel Rivera vs. Rene Tellez Giron: One of the lesser offerings from ShoBox.
8. Liam Conroy vs. Steven Ward/Darragh Foley vs. Tyrone McKenna: The better of the two ESPN+ UK cards this weekend.
9. Fight To Win 116: Plays second-fiddle to Third Coast this weekend, but F2W always delivers the goods.
10. Max on Boxing: Max’s pick for Cancio-Machado II? That’s right, Andre Ward.
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. 71kg Bout: Cedric Manhoef (53-9-2) vs. Cihat Akipa (45-10) [Mix Fight Championship 26]
4. Krush Super Welterweight Championship: Jordann Pikeur (c) (45-7-1) vs. Katsuya Jinbo (8-3-1) [Krush 102]
3. Glory Light Heavyweight Championship: Artem Vakhitov (c) (20-5) vs. Donegi Abena (24-5) [Glory 66]
2. Glory Women’s Super Bantamweight Championship: Anissa Meksen (c) (98-4) vs. Sofia Olofsson (49-8) [Glory 66]
1. Glory Welterweight Championship: Cedric Doumbe (c) (70-7-1) vs. Alim Nabiev (49-7) [Glory 66]
BOXING
5. WBA Continental Welterweight Championship: Conor Benn (c) (14-0) vs. Jussi Koivula (24-6-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]
4. Junior Middleweight Bout: Jermell Charlo (31-1) vs. Jorge Cota (28-3) [PBC on FOX]
3. Junior Featherweight Bout: Guillermo Rigondeaux (18-1) vs. Julio Ceja (32-3) [PBC on FOX]
2. WBO World Junior Flyweight Championship: Angel Acosta (c) (20-1) vs. Elwin Soto (14-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
1. WBA World Junior Lightweight Championship: Andrew Cancio (c) (20-4-2) vs. Alberto Machado (21-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
MMA
5. Featherweight Bout: Dan Ige (11-2) vs. Kevin Aguilar (14-1) [UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano]
4. Middleweight Bout: Kent Kauppinen (11-4) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-14-1) [Bellator 223]
3. Bellator Middleweight Championship: Gegard Mousasi (c) (45-6-2) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. (9-0) [Bellator 223]
2. Bantamweight Bout: John Lineker (31-9) vs. Rob Font (16-4) [UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano]
1. Featherweight Bout: Chan Sung Jung (14-5) vs. Renato Moicano (13-2-1) [UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. Black Belt Superfight: Gilbert Burns vs. Marcelo Uirapuru [Third Coast Grappling 2]
4. 215lb Black Belt Bout: Helton Jose Jr. vs. Tanner Rice [Fight To Win 116]
3. Black Belt Superfight: Edwin Najmi vs. Gianni Grippo [Third Coast Grappling 2]
2. Black Belt Superfight: Nicholas Meregali vs. Roberto Cyborg Abreu [Third Coast Grappling 2]
1. Black Belt Superfight: Craig Jones vs. Matheus Diniz [Third Coast Grappling 2]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: The first weekend without a gigantic boxing favorite this week, so I’ll have to actually do “research” this week!
Best Fight of the Weekend: Chan Sung Jung vs. Renato Moicano
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Kent Kauppinen vs. Melvin Manhoef
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Jermell Charlo over Jorge Cota
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano
Upset of the Week: Syuri Kondo over Ashley Yoder
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota
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