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 9
5:30am: Hex Lockdown: Leitch vs. Fields ($19.99 Fite.tv)
11:50am: UFC 264 Weigh-Ins (UFC Fight Pass)
12:00pm: 2021 Rocky Mountain Nationals (FloWrestling)
5:00pm: Fight To Win 176 (FloGrappling)
6:05pm: UFC 264 Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: UFC Live (ESPN)
8:00pm: Gilberto Ramirez vs. Sullivan Barrera/Javier Fortuna vs. Joseph Diaz (DAZN)
8:30pm: All Access: Castano vs. Charlo (Showtime)
Saturday July 10
4:00am: Punisher Promotions: Solimon vs. Nagbe ($19.99 Fite.tv)
10:00am: Aleksei Evchenko vs. Tursynbay Kulakhmet/Ronnie Clark vs. Sultan Zaurbek (ESPN+)
12:00pm: 2021 Rocky Mountain Nationals (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: Dracula Fight Night 4 (Oktagon.tv)
1:00pm: Enfusion 101 ($15.33 EnfusionLive.com)
2:00pm: Senshi 9 (FREE Fite.tv)
4:30pm: Big Deal Pro 3 (FloGrappling)
6:00pm: UFC 264 Early Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass)
8:00pm: UFC 264 Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+)
10:00pm: UFC 264 ($69.99 Pay-Per-View)
Sunday July 11
1:00am: UFC 264 Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:15am: UFC 264 Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
12:00pm: 2021 Rocky Mountain Nationals (FloWrestling)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A surprisingly low volume week for a McGregor fight card.
1. UFC 264: Is this the last gasp of contendership relevance for The Notorious?
2. Gilberto Ramirez vs. Sullivan Barrera/Javier Fortuna vs. Joseph Diaz: Your best and pretty much only boxing option of the weekend. A really great card from Golden Boy.
3. Aleksei Evchenko vs. Tursynbay Kulakhmet/Ronnie Clark vs. Sultan Zaurbek: Decorated amateur Kulakhmet headlines this MTK show in his fourth professional bout.
4. Big Deal Pro 3: I do love me a tournament, and Big Deal Pro is offering a tremendous one in their Heavyweight Grand Prix.
5. Fight To Win 176: The lesser grappling card of the weekend, but a real solid offering from F2W this Saturday.
6. Enfusion 101: Enfusion returns a week after their big return with another mediocre offering.
7. All Access: Castano vs. Charlo: Showtime gets the ball rolling on the title unification bout at 154lbs.
8. Senshi 9: Free kickboxing as Senshi returns after a layoff.
9. UFC 264 Post-Fight Show: Did McGregor retire? Throw something at Poirier? Dive off the cage into the crowd? Spontaneously combust? I’m ready for anything.
10. UFC 264 Weigh-Ins: Weights don’t really matter in this contest, which is odd to see Poirier or McGregor not fighting for a title.
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. Heavyweight Bout: Nidal Bchiri vs. Sam Tevette [Enfusion 101]
4. Bantamweight Bout: Haytam Bousmaki vs. Isarti Houdaifa [Enfusion 101]
3. Women’s Featherweight Bout: Dajenka Meijer vs. Gina Weerdenberg [Enfusion 101]
2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jermaine Puljuhn vs. Moribah Kosiah [Enfusion 101]
1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Ali El Ameri vs. Dominik Santl [Enfusion 101]
BOXING
5. Lightweight Bout: Hector Tanajara (19-0) vs. William Zepeda (22-0) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
4. WBA Women’s World Flyweight Championship: Naoka Fujioka (c) (18-2-1) vs. Sulem Urbina Ochoa (12-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
3. WBO Women’s World Junior Flyweight Championship: Tenkai Tsunami (c) (28-12-1) vs. Seneisa Estrada (20-0) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Gilberto Ramirez (41-0) vs. Sullivan Barrera (22-3) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
1. Interim WBC World Lightweight Championship: Javier Fortuna (36-2-1) vs. Joseph Diaz (31-1-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]
MMA
5. Featherweight Bout: Ilia Topuria (10-0) vs. Ryan Hall (8-1) [UFC 264]
4. Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (32-13) vs. Max Griffin (17-8) [UFC 264]
3. Welterweight Bout: Gilbert Burns (19-4) vs. Stephen Thompson (16-4-1) [UFC 264]
2. Bantamweight Bout: Kris Moutinho (9-4) vs. Sean O’Malley (13-1) [UFC 264]
1. Lightweight Bout: Conor McGregor (22-5) vs. Dustin Poirier (27-6) [UFC 264]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. Black Belt Superfight: Orlando Castillo vs. Samir Chantre [Fight To Win 176]
4. Black Belt Superfight: Gustavo Batista vs. Tex Johnson [Fight To Win 176]
3. Black Belt Superfight: Carlos Oliveira vs. Edwin Ocasio [Fight To Win 176]
2. Black Belt Superfight: Henrique Ceconi vs. Leandro Lo [Big Deal Pro 3]
1. 8-Man Heavyweight Grand Prix [Big Deal Pro 3]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: Betting against McGregor has treated me well in the past, let the good times roll!
Best Fight of the Weekend: Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Tenkai Tsunami vs. Seneisa Estrada
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Gilberto Ramirez over Sullivan Barrera
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Golden Boy on DAZN
Upset of the Week: Yana Kunitskaya over Irene Aldana
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Gilberto Ramirez vs. Sullivan Barrera
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