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 October 8
10:00am: Matchroom on DAZN Weigh-Ins (DAZN)
10:30am: 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)
4:00am: EFC Worldwide Fight Night 1 Weigh-Ins (EFCWorldwide.tv)
5:00pm: Fury vs. Wilder III Weigh-Ins (ESPN2)
6:05pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
7:30pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
9:00pm: XFN 374 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:00pm: Fighting Alliance Championship 10 (UFC Fight Pass)
9:30pm: Budo Sento Championship: Volume 4 (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00pm: Lion Fight 70 (UFC Fight Pass)
Saturday October 9
8:00am: EFC Fight Night 1 Prelims (EFCWorldwide.tv)
10:30am: 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)
11:00am: EFC Fight Night 1 (EFCWorldwide.tv)
1:00pm: UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN+)
1:00pm: MTGP: Road to ONE: UK ($14.99 Fite.tv)
1:30pm: Polaris Pro 17 (UFC Fight Pass)
2:00pm: Anthony Fowler vs. Liam Smith/Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson (DAZN)
4:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez (ESPN+)
4:30pm: Fury vs. Wilder III Early Prelims (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Fury vs. Wilder III Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+)
7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
8:00pm: Shamrock Fighting Championship 332 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
9:00pm: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury III/Adam Kownacki vs. Robert Helenius II ($79.99 Pay-Per-View)
9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night 1 ($19.99 Fite.tv)
Sunday October 10
1:00am: Fury vs. Wilder III Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
10:30am: 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)
12:00pm: Level Fight League 3 ($9.99 Fite.tv)
6:00pm: Submission Underground 27 (UFC Fight Pass)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A very well-rounded fight weekend for the first time in ages!
1. Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury III/Adam Kownacki vs. Robert Helenius II: The trilogy that nobody besides Deontay Wilder wanted!
2. Anthony Fowler vs. Liam Smith/Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson: The UK with a damned fine appetizer before Wilder-Fury. And I’m not just calling it an appetizer because Ted Cheeseman’s fighting. I’m also not NOT calling it that because of The Big Cheese.
3. UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez: An inaugural main event spot for both competitors from the Apex. Also smart to go on before Wilder-Fury.
4. Lion Fight 70: As Lion Fight is wont to do, a couple title fights headline.
5. 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships: Some of the best of the best of the jiu-jitsu world don the rash guards and take to the mat.
6. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night 1: BKFC’s first Fight Night is headlined by UFC vets Joe Riggs and Melvin Guillard from the great state of Montana.
7. Submission Underground 27: Mason Fowler challenges the next man up for his Absolute Championship.
8. Fury vs. Wilder III Post-Fight Show: Hopefully the door is finally closed on this feud for better or worse after the fight and we can move on towards unification with Usyk-Joshua.
9. XFN 374: XFN returns to put on what they do best, a heavyweight kickboxing tournament.
10. Polaris Pro 17: Not as loaded as usual, but a quality offering.
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. Four-Man Super Heavyweight Tournament [MTGP: Road to ONE UK]
4. Lion Fight North American Welterweight Championship: Carlos Guerra vs. Jefferson Silva [Lion Fight 70]
3. Lion Fight Women’s North American Super Bantamweight Championship: Natalie Morgan vs. Selina Flores [Lion Fight 70]
2. Four-Man Welterweight Tournament [XFN 374]
1. Vacant Lion Fight World Featherweight Championship: Dechsakda BurkesMartialArts vs. Gebril Chaibi (45-12) [Lion Fight 70]
BOXING
5. WBO NABO Heavyweight Championship: Frank Sanchez (c) (18-0) vs. Efe Ajagba (15-0) [Fury vs. Wilder III]
4. Light Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Bout: Joe Riggs (3-1-1) vs. Melvin Guillard (2-5) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night 1]
3. Heavyweight Bout: Adam Kownacki (20-1) vs. Robert Helenius (30-3) [Fury vs. Wilder III]
2. BBBofC British Junior Middleweight Championship: Ted Cheeseman (c) (17-2-1) vs. Troy Williamson (16-0-1)
1. WBC World Heavyweight Championship: Tyson Fury (c) (30-0-1) vs. Deontay Wilder (42-1-1) [Fury vs. Wilder III]
MMA
5. Middleweight Bout: Deron Winn (7-2) vs. Phil Hawes (11-2) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]
4. Featherweight Bout: Charles Rosa (14-5) vs. Damon Jackson (18-4-1) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]
3. Flyweight Bout: Matheus Nicolau (16-2-1) vs. Tim Elliott (17-11-1) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]
2. Welterweight Bout: Jared Gooden (18-6) vs. Randy Brown (13-4) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]
1. Women’s Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern (11-1) vs. Marina Rodriguez (14-1-2) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. No-Gi Black Belt Middleweight Tournament [2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships]
4. Middleweight Bout: Craig Jones vs. Davis Ramos [Polaris Pro 17]
3. No-Gi Black Belt Super Heavyweight Tournament [2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships]
2. No-Gi Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Tournament [2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships]
1. Submission Underground Absolute Championship: Mason Fowler (c) vs. Gabriel Checco [Submission Underground 27]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: Rolling hard with Fury embarrassing Wilder again, don’t let me down, you maniac!
Best Fight of the Weekend: Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Craig Jones vs. Davis Ramos
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Mackenzie Dern over Marina Rodriguez
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: Wilder vs. Fury III
Upset of the Week: Mariya Agapova over Sabina Mazo
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury
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