{"id":1239577,"date":"2021-10-08T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1239577"},"modified":"2021-12-21T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T14:23:33","slug":"your-weekend-in-combat-sports-305","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/your-weekend-in-combat-sports-305\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekend in Combat Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As always, programming is listed in EST <\/p>\n Friday October 8<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:00am: Matchroom on DAZN Weigh-Ins (DAZN)<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n Saturday October 9<\/strong><\/p>\n 8:00am: EFC Fight Night 1 Prelims (EFCWorldwide.tv)<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n Sunday October 10<\/strong><\/p>\n 1:00am: Fury vs. Wilder III Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/em><\/span> <\/p>\n Top-10 Viewing Options:<\/strong> A very well-rounded fight weekend for the first time in ages!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 1. Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury III\/Adam Kownacki vs. Robert Helenius II:<\/strong> The trilogy that nobody besides Deontay Wilder wanted!<\/p>\n \u00a0 2. Anthony Fowler vs. Liam Smith\/Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n \u00a0 3. UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez:<\/strong> An inaugural main event spot for both competitors from the Apex.\u00a0 Also smart to go on before Wilder-Fury.<\/p>\n \u00a0 4. Lion Fight 70:<\/strong> As Lion Fight is wont to do, a couple title fights headline.<\/p>\n \u00a0 5. 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships:<\/strong> Some of the best of the best of the jiu-jitsu world don the rash guards and take to the mat.<\/p>\n \u00a0 6. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night 1:<\/strong> BKFC’s first Fight Night is headlined by UFC vets Joe Riggs and Melvin Guillard from the great state of Montana.<\/p>\n \u00a0 7. Submission Underground 27:<\/strong> Mason Fowler challenges the next man up for his Absolute Championship.<\/p>\n \u00a0 8. Fury vs. Wilder III Post-Fight Show:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n \u00a0 9. XFN 374:<\/strong> XFN returns to put on what they do best, a heavyweight kickboxing tournament.<\/p>\n \u00a0 10. Polaris Pro 17:<\/strong> Not as loaded as usual, but a quality offering.<\/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> Four-Man Super Heavyweight Tournament [MTGP: Road to ONE UK]\n 4.<\/strong> Lion Fight North American Welterweight Championship: Carlos Guerra vs. Jefferson Silva [Lion Fight 70]\n 3.<\/strong> Lion Fight Women’s North American Super Bantamweight Championship: Natalie Morgan vs. Selina Flores [Lion Fight 70]\n 2.<\/strong> Four-Man Welterweight Tournament [XFN 374]\n 1.<\/strong> Vacant Lion Fight World Featherweight Championship: Dechsakda BurkesMartialArts vs. Gebril Chaibi (45-12) [Lion Fight 70]\n <\/p>\n BOXING<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> WBO NABO Heavyweight Championship: Frank Sanchez (c) (18-0) vs. Efe Ajagba (15-0) [Fury vs. Wilder III]\n 4.<\/strong> Light Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Bout: Joe Riggs (3-1-1) vs. Melvin Guillard (2-5) [Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night 1]\n 3.<\/strong> Heavyweight Bout: Adam Kownacki (20-1) vs. Robert Helenius (30-3) [Fury vs. Wilder III]\n 2.<\/strong> BBBofC British Junior Middleweight Championship: Ted Cheeseman (c) (17-2-1) vs. Troy Williamson (16-0-1)<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> WBC World Heavyweight Championship: Tyson Fury (c) (30-0-1) vs. Deontay Wilder (42-1-1) [Fury vs. Wilder III]\n <\/p>\n MMA<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Middleweight Bout: Deron Winn (7-2) vs. Phil Hawes (11-2) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]\n 4.<\/strong> Featherweight Bout: Charles Rosa (14-5) vs. Damon Jackson (18-4-1) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]\n 3.<\/strong> Flyweight Bout: Matheus Nicolau (16-2-1) vs. Tim Elliott (17-11-1) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]\n 2.<\/strong> Welterweight Bout: Jared Gooden (18-6) vs. Randy Brown (13-4) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]\n 1.<\/strong> Women’s Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern (11-1) vs. Marina Rodriguez (14-1-2) [UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez]\n <\/p>\n GRAPPLING\/WRESTLING<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> No-Gi Black Belt Middleweight Tournament [2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships]\n 4.<\/strong> Middleweight Bout: Craig Jones vs. Davis Ramos [Polaris Pro 17]\n 3.<\/strong> No-Gi Black Belt Super Heavyweight Tournament [2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships]\n 2.<\/strong> No-Gi Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Tournament [2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships]\n 1.<\/strong> Submission Underground Absolute Championship: Mason Fowler (c) vs. Gabriel Checco [Submission Underground 27]\n <\/p>\n Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions:<\/strong> Rolling hard with Fury embarrassing Wilder again, don’t let me down, you maniac!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson 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":1239578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"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
\n10:30am: 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n4:00am: EFC Worldwide Fight Night 1 Weigh-Ins (EFCWorldwide.tv)<\/em><\/span>
\n5:00pm: Fury vs. Wilder III Weigh-Ins (ESPN2)<\/em><\/span>
\n6:05pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/em><\/span>
\n7:00pm: UFC Live (ESPN2)<\/em><\/span>
\n7:30pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)<\/em><\/span>
\n9:00pm: XFN 374 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:00pm: Fighting Alliance Championship 10 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:30pm: Budo Sento Championship: Volume 4 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n10:00pm: Lion Fight 70 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n10:30am: 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n11:00am: EFC Fight Night 1 (EFCWorldwide.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:00pm: UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN+)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:00pm: MTGP: Road to ONE: UK ($14.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n1:30pm: Polaris Pro 17 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span>
\n2:00pm: Anthony Fowler vs. Liam Smith\/Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson (DAZN)<\/strong><\/span>
\n4:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez (ESPN+)<\/strong><\/span>
\n4:30pm: Fury vs. Wilder III Early Prelims (ESPN+)<\/strong><\/span>
\n7:00pm: Fury vs. Wilder III Prelims (ESPN2\/ESPN+)<\/strong><\/span>
\n7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/span><\/em>
\n7:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Press Conference (UFC Fight Pass)<\/span><\/em>
\n8:00pm: Shamrock Fighting Championship 332 ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/span><\/strong>
\n9:00pm: Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury III\/Adam Kownacki vs. Robert Helenius II ($79.99 Pay-Per-View)<\/strong><\/span>
\n9:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Fight Night 1 ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\n10:30am: 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span>
\n12:00pm: Level Fight League 3 ($9.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span>
\n6:00pm: Submission Underground 27 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMost Underrated Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Craig Jones vs. Davis Ramos
\nIf My Life Depended on One Pick:<\/strong> Mackenzie Dern over Marina Rodriguez
\nBest Card Top-to-Bottom:<\/strong> Wilder vs. Fury III
\nUpset of the Week:<\/strong> Mariya Agapova over Sabina Mazo
\nMost Disappointing Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"