{"id":1196148,"date":"2021-03-18T10:03:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1196148"},"modified":"2021-12-21T10:25:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:25:41","slug":"your-weekend-in-combat-sports-277","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/your-weekend-in-combat-sports-277\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekend in Combat Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As always, programming is listed in EST <\/p>\n Friday March 19<\/strong><\/p>\n 7:00am: Eternal MMA 57 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n Saturday March 20<\/strong><\/p>\n 6:00am: Eternal MMA 58 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n Sunday March 21<\/strong><\/p>\n 1:00am: UFC on ESPN Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n Top-10 Viewing Options:<\/strong> An absolute shitload of fights this weekend tries to help you from staring out the window into the vast grayness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 1. 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships:<\/strong> Save for the Olympics, this is the mecca is wrestling right here.<\/p>\n \u00a0 2. UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland:<\/strong> What it lacks in big names, the card is pretty deep with action and headlined by a potential middleweight title eliminator.<\/p>\n \u00a0 3. Krzysztof Glowacki vs. Lawrence Okolie\/Chris Billam-Smith vs. Vasil Ducar:<\/strong> Glowacki tries to regain the title he lost to Mairis Briedis, but then didn’t. It was complicated.<\/p>\n \u00a0 4. Maurice Hooker vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.\/Anabel Ortiz vs. Seneisa Estrada:<\/strong> Classic hot-rising prospect vs. veteran former world champion matchup. Ortiz is 16-0 with 16 knockouts and faces his toughest test to date in the former world champion in Hooker.<\/p>\n \u00a0 5. Adam Deines vs. Artur Beterbiev\/Azizbek Abdugofurov vs. Pavel Silyagin:<\/strong> Beterbiev is defending two world titles, and he should cruise relatively easy, but he’ll do it violently.<\/p>\n \u00a0 6. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16:<\/strong> It feels like Bare Knuckle should have been where Leonard Garcia should have always been.<\/p>\n \u00a0 7. Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021:<\/strong> The Bantamweights: Sixteen bantamweights convene in Mexico to see who comes out on top at Eddie Bravo’ mad scientist invention.<\/p>\n \u00a0 8. K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 1:<\/strong> K-1 is back! Wish it was on a more accessible time or platform, but I’ll take what I can get.<\/p>\n \u00a0 9. ONE Fists of Fury III:<\/strong> Solid card from ONE topped by a fun title fight.<\/p>\n \u00a0 10. SlapFight Championship: The War from Warsaw:<\/strong> Slap. Fight. Championship. From Poland!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4×5:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n KICKBOXING\/MUAY THAI<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Welterweight Bout: Maki Dwansonpong (78-27-2) vs. Kaisei Kondo (5-3-1) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 1]\n 4.<\/strong> Super Lightweight Bout: Fukashi (40-15-2) vs. Hideaki Yamazaki (33-8-1) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 1]\n 3.<\/strong> Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai Bout: Alma Juniku (24-5) vs. Janet Todd (36-11) [ONE: Fists of Fury III]\n 2.<\/strong> K-1 Featherweight Championship: Yuki Egawa (c) (14-3-1) vs. Tatsuya Tsubakihara (10-3-1) [K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 1]\n 1.<\/strong> ONE Kickboxing Lightweight Championship: Regian Eersel (c) (55-4) vs. Mustapha Haida (40-8-3) [ONE: Fists of Fury III]\n <\/p>\n BOXING<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> WBA World Female Minimumweight Championship: Anabel Ortiz (c) (31-3) vs. Seneisa Estrada (19-0) [Golden Boy on DAZN]\n 4.<\/strong> WBC Silver Super Middleweight Championship: Azizbek Abdugofurov (c) (13-0) vs. Pavel Silyagin (6-0) [Top Rank on ESPN]\n 3.<\/strong> WBC\/IBF World Light Heavyweight Championships: Artur Beterbiev (c) (15-0) vs. Adam Deines (19-1-1) [Top Rank on ESPN]\n 2.<\/strong> Vacant WBO World Cruiserweight Championship: Krzysztof Glowacki (31-2) vs. Lawrence Okolie (15-0) [Matchroom on DAZN]\n 1.<\/strong> Vacant WBO International Welterweight Championship: Maurice Hooker (27-1-3) vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. (16-0) [Golden Boy on DAZN]\n <\/p>\n MMA<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Middleweight Bout: Roman Dolidze (8-0) vs. Trevin Giles (13-2) [UFC On ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland]\n 4.<\/strong> Women’s Strawweight Bout: Cheyanne Buys (5-1) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (9-1) [UFC On ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland]\n 3.<\/strong> Welterweight Bout: Max Griffin (16-8) vs. Kenan Song (16-5) [UFC On ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland]\n 2.<\/strong> Lightweight Bout: Brad Riddell (9-1) vs. Gregor Gillespie (13-1) [UFC On ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland]\n 1.<\/strong> Middleweight Bout: Derek Brunson (21-7) vs. Kevin Holland (21-5) [UFC On ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland]\n <\/p>\n GRAPPLING\/WRESTLING<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Cole Franson vs. Thiago Macedo [Fight To Win 167]\n 4.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Gabriel Sousa vs. Osvaldo Queixinho Moizinho [Fight To Win 167]\n 3.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Tim Spriggs vs. Victor Hugo [Fight To Win 167]\n 2.<\/strong> Bantamweight Tournament [Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Bantamweights]\n 1.<\/strong> NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions:<\/strong> A man who routinely takes a bigger pounding than Abella Danger keeps running up to that football that Lucy is holding.<\/p>\n Best Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Derek Brunson vs. Kevin Holland As always, programming is listed in EST Live fights are in BOLD. Premiere programming is in ITALICS. MMA programming…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1196149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[605048455,12504,187419370],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLive fights are in BOLD.<\/strong>
\nPremiere programming is in ITALICS.<\/em>
\nMMA programming is in ORANGE.<\/span>
\nBoxing programming is in RED.<\/span>
\nKickboxing\/Muay Thai\/Karate programming is in BLUE.<\/span>
\nWrestling\/Jiu Jitsu\/Grappling programming is in PURPLE.<\/span>
\nMisc.\/Combination combat sports programming is in GREEN.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n7:30am: ONE Fists of Fury III (B\/R Live)<\/strong><\/span>
\n11:00am: 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship Quarterfinals (ESPN3)<\/strong><\/span>
\n12:00pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/em><\/span>
\n12:15pm: 2021 European Qualifiers (FloWrestling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:00pm: 2021 West Virginia Team State Dual Championship (FloWrestling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:00pm: Boxeo En Baserri Antzokia ($7.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:00pm: Ortiz Jr. vs. Hooker Weigh-Ins (DAZN)<\/span><\/em>
\n3:00pm: Max Hughes vs. Paul Hyland Jr.\/Karim Guerfi vs. Lee McGregor (ESPN+)<\/span><\/strong>
\n3:00pm: 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship Quarterfinals (ESPN3)<\/strong><\/span>
\n3:15pm: Cage Warriors 121 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n3:30pm: 2021 Keystone Championship Southeastern Regional (FloWrestling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)<\/em><\/span>
\n5:00pm: Cage Warriors 121 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/span><\/strong>
\n5:30pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)<\/span><\/em>
\n6:00pm: BigStar Boxing: Perez vs. Riguccini ($9.99 Fite.tv)<\/span><\/strong>
\n7:00pm: JABS w\/Mannix & Mora (DAZN)<\/span><\/em>
\n8:00pm: 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship Semifinals (ESPN3)<\/strong><\/span>
\n8:00pm: Playback: Ortiz Jr. vs. Orozco w\/Vergil Ortiz Jr. (DAZN)<\/span><\/em>
\n8:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16 Prelims (FREE Fite.tv)<\/span><\/strong>
\n9:00pm: Legacy Fighting Alliance 102 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:00pm: Battlefield Fight League 66 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16 ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n10:00pm: The Ak & Barak Show (DAZN)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\n11:00am: 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship Medal Round (ESPN2)<\/strong><\/span>
\n12:15pm: 2021 European Qualifiers (FloWrestling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:00pm: Top Rank on ESPN Prelims (ESPN+)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:00pm: 2021 West Virginia Team State Dual Championship (FloWrestling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:00pm: SlapFight Championship: The War from Warsaw ($14.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:00pm: Gallego Prada: Back in Business ($11.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:00pm: KSW 59 ($11.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:15pm: Cage Warriors 122 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:30pm: PFL Presents: The Randy Couture Story: Episode 1 (ESPN)<\/em><\/span>
\n3:00pm: Adam Deines vs. Artur Beterbiev\/Azizbek Abdugofurov vs. Pavel Silyagin (ESPN)<\/strong><\/span>
\n3:00pm: Krzysztof Glowacki\/Lawrence Okolie\/Chris Billam-Smith vs. Vasil Ducar (DAZN)<\/strong><\/span>
\n4:00pm: Cage Warriors 122 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n4:00pm: Fight To Win 167 (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n6:00pm: Global Legion Fighting Championship 18 ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN2)<\/strong><\/span>
\n7:00pm: 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championship Finals (ESPN)<\/strong><\/span>
\n7:00pm: NFC MMA 130 (FloCombat)<\/strong><\/span>
\n8:00pm: GCMMA 9 ($19.99)<\/strong><\/span>
\n8:30pm: Rage in the Cage OKC 79 ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:00pm: Maurice Hooker vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.\/Anabel Ortiz vs. Seneisa Estrada (DAZN)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:00pm: Fusion Fight League: Rising Stars Tournament ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n10:00pm: UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland (ESPN)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n1:00am: UFC on ESPN Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)<\/em><\/span>
\n1:00am: K-1 K’Festa 4: Day 1 (Abema)<\/strong><\/span>
\n12:15pm: 2021 European Qualifiers (FloWrestling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n4:00pm: 2021 JitzKing Youth: Clearwater (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n5:00pm: Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2021: The Bantamweights (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMost Underrated Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Krzysztof Glowacki vs. Lawrence Okolie
\nIf My Life Depended on One Pick:<\/strong> Artur Beterbiev over Adam Deines
\nBest Card Top-to-Bottom:<\/strong> NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
\nUpset of the Week:<\/strong> Brad Riddell over Gregor Gillespie
\nMost Disappointing Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Regian Eersel vs. Mustapha Haida<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"