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 April 23
7:45am: 2021 NHSCA High School Nationals (FloGrappling)
8:00am: BIBA: War On The Shore 4 (FREE Fite.tv)
10:00am: ACA 122 ($2.60 ACA-MMA.com)
10:45am: 2021 Senior European Championships (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 UWW Cadet/U15/Futures Nationals (FloWrestling)
11:50am: UFC 261 Weigh-Ins (UFC Fight Pass)
2:00pm: The DAZN Boxing Show (DAZN)
2:00pm: Kay Prospere vs. Sandor Martin/Andoni Gago vs. Gavin McDonnell (DAZN)
5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
5:30pm: PFL 1 Prelims (ESPN+)
5:30pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
8:00pm: The PFL 6 Million Dollar Pursuit (ESPN)
8:00pm: American Kombat Alliance 14 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: PFL 1 (ESPN2)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 105 (UFC Fight Pass)
11:30pm: Kenshiro Teraji vs. Tetsuya Hisada/Isao Aoyama vs. Tetsuro Ohashi (YouTube)
Saturday April 24
5:30am: Pretender To Contender: Now or Never ($15.38 Epicentre.tv)
7:45am: 2021 NHSCA High School Nationals (FloGrappling)
8:00am: 2021 Ohio Tournament of Champions (FloWrestling)
8:00am: 2021 USAW-NJ Folkstyle Intermediate/Girls/Cadets Championships (FloWrestling)
10:45am: 2021 Senior European Championships (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 UWW Cadet/U15/Futures Nationals (FloWrestling)
12:30pm: Universum Box Promotion: Flores vs. Harutyunyan ($14.99 Fite.tv)
2:30pm: Let Battle Commence: The Lionesses (FREE Fite.tv)
3:00pm: KSW 60 ($11.99 Fite.tv)
5:00pm: King of Kings Classic 6 ($8.39 KOKFights.tv)
6:00pm: Top Rank on ESPN Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass)
6:00pm: UFC 261 Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+)
6:00pm: Fight To Win 171 (FloGrappling)
7:00pm: King’s Return: Felix Jr. vs. Borquez ($12.99 Fite.tv)
7:30pm: Fightnight Live: Jeter Promotions (FloCombat)
8:00pm: UFC 261 Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+)
8:00pm: Blunt Force Trauma 3 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
9:00pm: Fusion Fight League: Backflips & Beatdowns ($19.99 Fite.tv)
10:00pm: Christopher Diaz vs. Emanuel Navarrete/Demond Nicholson vs. Edgar Berlanga (ESPN/ESPN+)
10:00pm: UFC 261 ($69.99 Pay-Per-View)
Sunday April 25
12:00am: Top Rank Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:00am: UFC 261 Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:15am: UFC 261 Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
7:45am: 2021 NHSCA High School Nationals (FloGrappling)
8:00am: 2021 Ohio Tournament of Champions (FloWrestling)
8:00am: 2021 USAW-NJ Folkstyle Intermediate/Girls/Cadets Championships (FloWrestling)
10:45am: 2021 Senior European Championships (FloWrestling)
11:00am: 2021 UWW Cadet/U15/Futures Nationals (FloWrestling)
6:00pm: Submission Underground 22 (UFC Fight Pass)
8:00pm: PBC Countdown (Fox Sports 1)
9:00pm: PBC Fight Camp: Arreola vs. Ruiz (Fox Sports 1)
Top-10 Viewing Options: Who asked for a Masvidal-Usman rematch, exactly?
1. UFC 261: Not one, not two, THREE TITLE FIGHTS DAMN YOUR EYES!
2. PFL 1: Professional Fighters League returns after a long wait for another season. As someone who loves all things tournaments, I’m excited to see it return, and the first show is a goody, featuring Showtime Pettis and boxing prospect destroyer Clay Collard.
3. Submission Underground 22: TAG TEAM JIU JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. Chael, you magnificent bastard.
4. Fight To Win 171: Takes second place to SUG, but not by much!
5. Kenshiro Teraji vs. Tetsuya Hisada/Isao Aoyama vs. Tetsuro Ohashi: Championship Japanese boxing on YouTube?! Sign my gaijin ass up.
6. Christopher Diaz vs. Emanuel Navarrete/Demond Nicholson vs. Edgar Berlanga: Navarrete defends his world title and Berlanga aims to win his 17th bout out of 17 fights by first-round knockout.
7. ACA 122: Absolutely (heh) loaded card from the folks at Absolut Championship Akhmat, even going down to the prelims featuring names like Bellator vet Chris Honeycutt for an absolute steal of a price.
8. KSW 60: Reasonable price for the most reliable European promotion.
9. The PFL 6 Million Dollar Pursuit: ESPN actually putting some promotion and production behind PFL is pretty damned neat.
10. PBC Fight Camp: Arreola vs. Ruiz: Big boys on deck.
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. Super Lightweight Bout: Ruku Kojima (7-3) vs. Yuta Saito (5-7) [Krush 124]
4. Knock Out Lightweight Championship: Takuki Bazooka (c) vs. Shoji Otani [Knock Out 2021 Volume 2]
3. 71kg Bout: Daniel Szott vs. Dovydas Rimkus [KOK Classic 6]
2. Vacant Krush Women’s Flyweight Championship: Kotomi (10-4) vs. Mahiro (6-3-2) [Krush 124]
1. Krush Welterweight Championships: Kona Kato (c) (6-2) vs. Riki Matsuoka (9-7-2) [Krush 124]
BOXING
5. Junior Welterweight Bout: Josue Vargas (18-1) vs. Willie Shaw (13-2) [Top Rank on ESPN]
4. Commonwealth/BBBofC British Middleweight Championships: Denzel Bentley (c) (14-0-1) vs. Felix Cash (13-0)
3. Super Middleweight Bout: Demond Nicholson (23-3-1) vs. Edgar Berlanga (16-0) [Top Rank on ESPN]
2. WBO World Featherweight Championship: Emanuel Navarrete (c) (32-1) vs. Christopher Diaz (26-2) [Top Rank on ESPN]
1. WBC World Junior Flyweight Championship: Kenshiro Teraji (c) (17-0) vs. Tetsuya Hisada (34-10-2)
MMA
5. Featherweight Bout: Bubba Jenkins (14-4) vs. Lance Palmer (22-3) [PFL 1]
4. Lightweight Bout: Anthony Pettis (24-10) vs. Clay Collard (18-8) [PFL 1]
3. UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship: Valentina Shevchenko (c) (20-3) vs. Jessica Andrade (21-8) [UFC 261]
2. UFC Welterweight Championship: Kamaru Usman (c) (18-1) vs. Jorge Masvidal (35-14) [UFC 261]
1. UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship: Zhang Weili (c) (21-1) vs. Rose Namajunas (9-4) [UFC 261]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. Black Belt No-Gi Bout: Gabi McComb vs. Tubby Alequin [Fight To Win 171]
4. Grappling Bout: Ben Egli vs. Kyle Chambers [Submission Underground 22]
3. Black Belt No-Gi Bout: Vagner Rocha vs. William Tackett [Fight To Win 171]
2. Submission Underground Tag Team Championship: John Simon/Ricky Simon (c) vs. Chris Lencioni/Owen Papworth [Submission Underground 22]
1. Submission Underground Absolute Championship: Mason Fowler (c) vs. Andy Varela [Submission Underground 22]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: Who’s ready to be disappointed by Usman-Masvidal yet again??
Best Fight of the Weekend: Rose Namajunas vs. Weili Zhang
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Mason Fowler vs. Andy Varela
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Edgar Berlanga over Demond Nicholson
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC 261
Upset of the Week: Uriah Hall over Chris Weidman
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Jorge Masvidal vs. Kamaru Usman
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