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 November 5
5:30am: 2021 U23 World Championship (FloWrestling)
8:00am: 2021 NHSCA Fall National Duals (FloWrestling)
8:50am: UFC 269 Weigh-Ins (UFC Fight Pass)
12:00pm: 2021 Folkstyle Tour of America King and Queen of the Mountain (FloWrestling)
2:00pm: Artem Haroyan vs. Lewis Crocker/Celso Neves vs. Padraig McCrory (ESPN+)
2:30pm: Matteo Signani vs. Ruben Diaz/Francesco Grandelli vs. Mauro Forte (DAZN)
3:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)
3:00pm: Bellator 270 Prelims (YouTube)
3:30pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)
4:00pm: Canelo vs. Plant Weigh-Ins (YouTube/Twitter)
5:00pm: Bellator 270 (Showtime)
6:00pm: Fight To Win 187 (FloGrappling)
7:00pm: The DAZN Boxing Show Live from Las Vegas (DAZN)
7:55pm: Maiva Hamadouche vs. Mikaela Mayer/Luis Melendez vs. Thomas Mattice (ESPN+)
9:00pm: UFC 268 Embedded (ESPN+)
10:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 117 (UFC Fight Pass)
10:00pm: LUX 18 (UFC Fight Pass)
Saturday November 6
1:00am: State of Boxing Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
5:30am: 2021 U23 World Championship (FloWrestling)
6:00am: Full Metal Muay Thai ($9.99 Fite.tv)
8:00am: 2021 NHSCA Fall National Duals (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2021 Athena Nationals (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2021 Monster Match Nationals (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2021 1st ADCC North American Trial (FloGrappling)
12:00pm: 2021 Folkstyle Tour of America King and Queen of the Mountain (FloWrestling)
1:00pm: Purdue vs. Drexel (FloWrestling)
5:00pm: Chattanooga vs. Emmanuel (ESPN+)
6:00pm: UFC 268 Early Prelims (ESPN+)
6:00pm: Sacred Heart vs. American (ESPN+)
7:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fight Night Prelims (FREE Fite.tv)
7:00pm: BJJ Stars 7 (FloGrappling)
8:00pm: UFC 268 Prelims (ESPNEWS/ESPN+)
8:00pm: Purdue vs. Rider (ESPN+)
8:00pm: Mamba Fight Night 9 ($24.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Oklahoma Boxing & Combat Sports: Fall Brawl ($19.99 Fite.tv)
8:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fight Night: New York ($19.99 Fite.tv)
9:00pm: Caleb Plant vs. Saul Alvarez/Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Pablo Romero ($79.99 Pay-Per-View)
10:00pm: UFC 268 ($69.99 Pay-Per-View)
Sunday November 7
1:00am: UFC 268 Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)
1:15am: UFC 268 Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)
5:30am: 2021 U23 World Championship (FloWrestling)
8:00am: 2021 NHSCA Fall National Duals (FloWrestling)
8:00am: 2021 Clarion Open (FloWrestling)
8:00am: 2021 Southeast Open (FloWrestling)
9:00am: 2021 Barbarian Nationals (FloWrestling)
10:00am: 2021 1st ADCC North American Trial (FloGrappling)
10:00am: 2021 Northern Colorado Quat Meet (FloWrestling)
12:00pm: 2021 Folkstyle Tour of America King and Queen of the Mountain (FloWrestling)
3:00pm: CES MMA 65 (UFC Fight Pass)
5:00pm: XFN 39 (FloCombat)
Top-10 Viewing Options: A mega, mega huge Saturday night, which feels like we haven’t gotten a big boxing/UFC Saturday night in some time.
1. UFC 268: Has a lot to live up to after last week’s excellent (and more importantly, FREE) PPV card.
2. Caleb Plant vs. Saul Alvarez/Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Pablo Romero: An absolutely wretched undercard, otherwise, this would probably be higher. Definitely the best and most important main event of the weekend.
3. Maiva Hamadouche vs. Mikaela Mayer/Luis Melendez vs. Thomas Mattice: On the heels of Mary McGee vs. Chantelle Cameron last week, we get another women’s unification bout! Keep ’em coming!
4. Bare Knuckle Fight Night: New York: Joey Beltran attempts to avenge his knockout loss to Arnold Adams, and this time with his heavyweight title on the line.
5. BJJ Stars 7: Headlined by a superfight featuring Gilbert Burns vs. Benson Henderson.
6. Bellator 270: Bellator stays on European vacation, coming live from Dublin with a Pitbull title fight! No, not that Pitbull, the other one.
7. 2021 Folkstyle Tour of America King and Queen of the Mountain: Folkstyle wrestling is a terrific art that needs to be preserved as best it can.
8. UFC 268 Embedded: Last chance for Colby to bring the craziness.
9. 2021 1st ADCC North American Trial: The road to the Mundials, the most prestigious BJJ tournament in the world, is upon us.
10. 2021 Clarion Open: This is the first big weekend in the collegiate wrestling season! Just picking Clarion out of the lot because it’s near me.
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 Featherweight Bout: Hicham Boulahri vs. Pradejsuk Sitsamart [Full Metal Muay Thai]
4. Women’s 60kg Muay Thai Bout: Bernise Alldis (37-4) vs. Laura de Blas [Combat Fight Series 6]
3. WBC Women’s Muay Thai Super Flyweight World Championship: Dangkongfah vs. Souris Manfredi [Full Metal Muay Thai]
2. 65kg Kickboxing Bout: David Mejia (56-10-1) vs. Andy Turland [Combat Fight Series 6]
1. WBC Muay Thai Middleweight Championship: Youssef Boughanem (c) (184-23-4) vs. Liam Nolan [Real Fighters: A Night To Remember]
BOXING
5. Junior Welterweight Bout: Juan Pablo Romero (14-0) vs. Elvis Rodriguez (11-1-1) [Showtime PPV]
4. Vacant WBA/IBO World Female Junior Middleweight Championships: Hannah Rankin (10-5) vs. Maria Lindberg (19-7-2) [FightZone UK]
3. IBF/WBO World Female Junior Lightweight Championships: Maiva Hamadouche (c) (22-1) vs. Mikaela Mayer (c) (15-0) [Top Rank on ESPN]
2. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship: Joey Beltran (c) (5-1-1) vs. Arnold Adams (5-1) [Bare Knuckle Fight Night: New York]
1. WBA Super/WBC/WBO/IBF World Super Middleweight Championships: Saul Alvarez (c) (56-1-2) vs. Caleb Plant (21-0) [Showtime PPV]
MMA
5. Vacant Bellator Lightweight Championship: Patricky Freire (23-10) vs. Peter Queally (13-5-1) [Bellator 270]
4. Bantamweight Bout: Frankie Edgar (24-9-1) vs. Marlon Vera (17-7-1) [UFC 268]
3. UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship: Rose Namajunas (c) (10-4) vs. Zhang Weili (21-2) [UFC 268]
2. UFC Welterweight Championship: Kamaru Usman (c) (19-1) vs. Colby Covington (16-2) [UFC 268]
1. Lightweight Bout: Justin Gaethje (22-3) vs. Michael Chandler (22-6) [UFC 268]
GRAPPLING/WRESTLING
5. Superfight: Josh Hinger vs. Luis Marques [BJJ Stars 7]
4. Superfight: Cleber Luciano vs. Leo Vieira [BJJ Stars 7]
3. Superfight: AJ Agazarm vs. Celso Venicius [BJJ Stars 7]
2. Superfight: Augusto Mendes vs. Bruno Frazatto [BJJ Stars 7]
1. Superfight: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Burns [BJJ Stars 7]
Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions: Hammering the big favorites heavy. It’s not the boldest strategy, but dammit, we’re going to live to fight another day.
Best Fight of the Weekend: Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler
Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Burns
If My Life Depended on One Pick: Anthony Dirrell vs. Marcos Hernandez
Best Card Top-to-Bottom: UFC 268
Upset of the Week: Billy Quarantillo over Shane Burgos
Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend: Saul Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant
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