Your Weekend in Combat Sports

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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 July 2

10:00am: 2021 Junior European Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
7:00pm: Fury Pro Grappling 1 (UFC Fight Pass)
8:00pm: Titan Fighting Championship 70 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 110 (UFC Fight Pass)

 

Saturday July 3

10:00am: 2021 Junior European Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: EMC 7 ($7.99 Fite.tv)
1:30pm: Back to Business: Trussell vs. Johnson ($9.99 Fite.tv)
4:00pm: Combat Quest 14 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Cage Fury Fighting Championship 98 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: Inside Fury vs. Wilder III: Part 1 (ESPN)
9:00pm: Chris Colbert vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar/Jon Fernandez vs. Michel Rivera (Showtime)
9:30pm: UFC Sound Waves: Conor McGregor (ESPN)
10:00pm: UFC 264 Countdown (ESPN)

 

Sunday July 4

10:00am: 2021 Junior European Wrestling Championships (FloWrestling)
3:00pm: Enfusion 100 ($14.85 EnfusionLive.com)

 

Top-10 Viewing Options: Not exactly any Creed vs. Balboa this 4th of July weekend, to say the least.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  1. Chris Colbert vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar/Jon Fernandez vs. Michel Rivera: Nyambayar is a fill-in for Yuriorkis Gamboa, which is a MUCH better fight.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  2. Legacy Fighting Alliance 110: Two title fights, which is the LFA I know and love.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  3. Cage Fury Fighting Championship 98: Evan Cutts vs. Yohan Lainesse for the welterweight title could end of being the best fight of the weekend.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  4. Titan Fighting Championship 70: Featuring the MMA debut of Jiu-Jitsu superstar and multiple world champion Talita Alencar.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  5. Fury Pro Grappling 1: The folks behind Cage Fury Fighting Championship have launched their own grappling offshoot, and it premieres Friday.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  6. Inside Fury vs. Wilder III: Part 1: The absolutely unnecessary trilogy fight of Fury and Wilder is upon us.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  7. UFC 264 Countdown: And we’re on the road to McGregor-Poirier 3.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  8. Enfusion 100: It’s pricey, and bereft of big names, especially for their 100th show, but if you really need your kickboxing fix, Enfusion is back!

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  9. UFC Sound Waves: Conor McGregor: In case, for some ungodly reason, you really haven’t heard Conor talk enough.

Your Weekend in Combat Sports  10. 2021 Junior European Wrestling Championships: In case you need a wrestling fix.

 

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. Bantamweight Bout: Dwayne Panka vs. Muhammed Simsek [Enfusion 100]

4. Bantamweight Bout: Berjan Peposhi vs. Cwainy Sebregts [Enfusion 100]

3. Welterweight Bout: Jeroen Van Diemen vs. Mahmoud Sfef [Enfusion 100]

2. Welterweight Bout: Mischa Eradus vs. Mohamed Touchassie [Enfusion 100]

1. Bantamweight Bout: Matthew Daalman vs. Pietje Doorje [Enfusion 100]

 

BOXING

5. Vacant NABA/WBO Latino Lightweight Championships: Edwing Davila (21-1) vs. Jesus Eduardo Saracho (8-0) [Televisa]

4. Lightweight Bout: Masayuki Ito (26-3-1) vs. Valentine Hosokawa (25-8-3)

3. IBF World Female Junior Flyweight Championship: Evelyn Nazarena Bermudez (c) (13-0-1) vs. Tamara Elisabet Demarco (9-3)

2. Lightweight Bout: Jon Fernandez (21-1) vs. Michel Rivera (20-0) [PBC on Showtime]

1. Interim WBA World Junior Lightweight Championship: Chris Colbert (c) (15-0) vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar (12-1) [PBC on Showtime]

 

MMA

5. Middleweight Bout: Christiano Frohlich (10-5) vs. Markus Perez (12-5) [Legacy Fighting Alliance 110]

4. Women’s Strawweight Bout: Staci Vega (0-1-1) vs. Talita Alencar (debut) [Titan Fighting Championship 70]

3. Vacant Titan Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship: Bruno Assis (10-5) vs. Shane O’Shea (4-1) [Titan Fighting Championship 70]

2. Cage Fury Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship: Evan Cutts (c) (12-4) vs. Yohan Lainesse (6-0) [Cage Fury Fighting Championship 98]

1. Interim LFA Flyweight Championship: Charles Johnson (8-2) vs. Yuma Horiuchi (8-3) [Legacy Fighting Alliance 110]

 

GRAPPLING/WRESTLING

5. 175lb No-Gi Bout: Andrew Kochel vs. Roman Nepota [Fury Pro Grappling 1]

4. 155lb Bout: Dez McDonald vs. Nick Salles [Fury Pro Grappling 1]

3. 165lb Bout: Danny Maira vs. Robbie De La Rionda [Fury Pro Grappling 1]

2. Black Belt No-Gi Bout: Connor Dixon vs. Kyle Myers [Fury Pro Grappling 1]

1. 115lb No-Gi Bout: Danielle Kelly vs. Sofia Amarante [Fury Pro Grappling 1]

 

Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: No real bets to make this weekend, other than if Uncle Randy is leaving the weekend with all of his fingers intact.

Best Fight of the Weekend: Chris Colbert vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Evan Cutts vs. Yohan Lainesse
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Talita Alencar over Staci Vega
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Premier Boxing Champions on Showtime
Upset of the Week: Yohan Lainesse over Evan Cutts
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Danielle Kelly vs. Sofia Amarante

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