{"id":911931,"date":"2019-06-20T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=911931"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:15:08","slug":"your-weekend-in-combat-sports-213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/your-weekend-in-combat-sports-213\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekend in Combat Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As always, programming is listed in EST<br \/>\nLive fights are in <strong>BOLD.<\/strong><br \/>\nPremiere programming is in <em>ITALICS.<\/em><br \/>\nMMA programming is in <span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">ORANGE.<\/span><br \/>\nBoxing programming is in <span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">RED.<\/span><br \/>\nKickboxing\/Muay Thai\/Karate programming is in <span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">BLUE.<\/span><br \/>\nWrestling\/Jiu Jitsu\/Grappling programming is in <span style=\"color:#800080;\">PURPLE.<\/span><br \/>\nMisc.\/Combination combat sports programming is in <span style=\"color:#008000;\">GREEN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday June 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">2:00pm: PBC on FOX Press Conference: Charlo vs. Cota (Fox Sports 1)<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">2:00pm: Conor Benn vs. Jussi Koivula\/Kieron Conway vs. Ted Cheeseman (DAZN)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">3:00pm: Liam Conroy vs. Steven Ward\/Darragh Foley vs. Tyrone McKenna (ESPN+)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">3:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 Weigh-Ins (FREE Fite.tv)<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">5:00pm: Max on Boxing (ESPN2)<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><em>5:00pm: UFC Fight Night Pre-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>8:00pm: Third Coast Grappling 2 (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>8:30pm: Xtreme Fight Night 359 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>9:00pm: Andrew Cancio vs. Alberto Machado\/Angel Acosta vs. Elwin Soto (DAZN)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>10:00pm: Hector Manuel Zepeda vs. Sebastian Fundora\/Michel Rivera vs. Rene Tellez Giron (Showtime)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>10:00pm: Combate Americas: Hidalgo (DAZN)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>10:00pm: RISE Invitational 7 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday June 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>3:30am: Nick Frese vs. Sonny Katiandagho\/Apichet Petchmanee vs. Suriya Tatakhun (DAZN)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>11:00am: 2019 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>11:30am: Glory 66 Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>12:30pm: WCMMA 37 ($14.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>1:00pm: Glory 66 Superfight Series (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>2:30pm: Nathan Decastro vs. Tommy Jacobs\/Ben McGivern vs. Navid Iran ($14.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>3:00pm: Lee McGregor vs. Scott Allan\/Kieran Smith vs. Ivan Montero (ESPN+)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>3:00pm: Glory 66 (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><em>3:30pm: PBC on FOX Weigh-Ins (Fox Sports 2)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>4:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie Prelims (ESPN2)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">6:00pm: Bellator 223 Prelims (DAZN)<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">6:30pm: Spartyka Fight League 39 ($16.99 Fite.tv)<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">7:00pm: UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie (ESPN+)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">7:00pm: Men of War 6 ($14.99 Fite.tv)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>7:00pm: Cody Crowley vs. Navid Mansouri\/Jose Martinez vs. Yeison Vargas ($12.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>8:00pm: Pyramid Fights 12 ($19.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>8:00pm: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 6 ($39.99 Fite.tv)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>8:30pm: Fight To Win 116 (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><em>9:00pm: Bellator 223 (Paramount Network\/DAZN)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><em>10:00pm: UFC Fight Night Post-Fight Show (ESPN+)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>11:00pm: Brad Solomon vs. Navid Mansouri\/Dewayne Beamon vs. Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Lopez (CBS Sports)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday June 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>1:00am: Absolute Muay Thai (UFC Fight Pass)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#800080;\"><strong>11:00am: 2019 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials (FloGrappling)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>4:00pm: XFN 24 (FloCombat)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>7:00pm: PBC on FOX Prelims (Fox)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>9:00pm: Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota\/Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Julio Ceja (Fox)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top-10 Viewing Options:<\/strong> A man who adores and will be stuffing his face with the NBA and NHL draft attempts to watch something that isn&#8217;t trades and names on a board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-816830\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/05\/espn_plus_fc_pos-copy-660x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/espn_plus_fc_pos-copy-660x400.jpg 660w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/espn_plus_fc_pos-copy-660x400-555x336.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/>\u00a0 1. UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie:<\/strong> Chan Sung by-god Jung! Between KZ, Lineker, Font, KGB, Aguilar, and Barberena, there are some great goddamned entertaining fighters on this card. Far more than most Fight Night cards, especially from a lesser-locale in Greenville, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-844443\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/09\/dazn-logo-512x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"80\" \/>\u00a0 2. Andrew Cancio vs. Alberto Machado\/Angel Acosta vs. Elwin Soto:<\/strong> Machado gets a chance to avenge maybe the biggest upset of the year (pre-Ruiz edition), and a bomber of a co-main make this an absolute must-watch.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-545121\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/11\/fightpass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"76\" \/>\u00a0 3. Glory 66:<\/strong> Glory trots out both of their French champions, Cedric Doumbe and Anissa Meksen, to headline and co-headline Glory from the Zenith in Paris. Also, Artem Vakhitov defends his light heavyweight strap on the Superfight Series. A huge card.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545127\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/11\/fox.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"39\" \/>\u00a0 4. Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota\/Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Julio Ceja:<\/strong> Like seeing more Sunday fight cards, I&#8217;ve been shouting from the rooftops for years that football-less Sundays are prime real estate, so I&#8217;m happy that more and more promotions are in agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-787203\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/paramount-network-logo_highres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/>\u00a0 5. Bellator 223:<\/strong> Decent card, but why the fuck are we still doing tape delays in the year of our lord 2019?!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-540876\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849.png 800w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849-555x311.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/>\u00a0 6. Third Coast Grappling 2:<\/strong> The second installment from Houston featuring some of the best grappling names in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-540885\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/10\/showtime.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"39\" \/>\u00a0 7. Hector Manuel Zepeda vs. Sebastian Fundora\/Michel Rivera vs. Rene Tellez Giron:<\/strong> One of the lesser offerings from ShoBox.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-816830\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/05\/espn_plus_fc_pos-copy-660x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"89\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/espn_plus_fc_pos-copy-660x400.jpg 660w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/espn_plus_fc_pos-copy-660x400-555x336.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/>\u00a0 8. Liam Conroy vs. Steven Ward\/Darragh Foley vs. Tyrone McKenna:<\/strong> The better of the two ESPN+ UK cards this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-540876\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849.png 800w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849-555x311.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5652cbff8c849-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" \/>\u00a0 9. Fight To Win 116:<\/strong> Plays second-fiddle to Third Coast this weekend, but F2W always delivers the goods.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img alt=\"Your Weekend in Combat Sports\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-554164\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2016\/11\/espn_2_hd.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"39\" \/>\u00a0 10. Max on Boxing:<\/strong> Max&#8217;s pick for Cancio-Machado II? That&#8217;s right, Andre Ward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4&#215;5:<\/strong> Every week, UCS&#8217;s Luke Irwin will list his Top-5 bouts in each of the four major different combat sports that he&#8217;s looking forward to the most, regardless of any conventional criteria, merit, or logic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>KICKBOXING\/MUAY THAI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> 71kg Bout: Cedric Manhoef (53-9-2) vs. Cihat Akipa (45-10) [Mix Fight Championship 26]\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Krush Super Welterweight Championship: Jordann Pikeur (c) (45-7-1) vs. Katsuya Jinbo (8-3-1) [Krush 102]\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Glory Light Heavyweight Championship: Artem Vakhitov (c) (20-5) vs. Donegi Abena (24-5) [Glory 66]\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Glory Women&#8217;s Super Bantamweight Championship: Anissa Meksen (c) (98-4) vs. Sofia Olofsson (49-8) [Glory 66]\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Glory Welterweight Championship: Cedric Doumbe (c) (70-7-1) vs. Alim Nabiev (49-7) [Glory 66]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOXING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> WBA Continental Welterweight Championship: Conor Benn (c) (14-0) vs. Jussi Koivula (24-6-1) [Matchroom on DAZN]\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Junior Middleweight Bout: Jermell Charlo (31-1) vs. Jorge Cota (28-3) [PBC on FOX]\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Junior Featherweight Bout: Guillermo Rigondeaux (18-1) vs. Julio Ceja (32-3) [PBC on FOX]\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> WBO World Junior Flyweight Championship: Angel Acosta (c) (20-1) vs. Elwin Soto (14-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> WBA World Junior Lightweight Championship: Andrew Cancio (c) (20-4-2) vs. Alberto Machado (21-1) [Golden Boy on DAZN]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Featherweight Bout: Dan Ige (11-2) vs. Kevin Aguilar (14-1) [UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano]\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Middleweight Bout: Kent Kauppinen (11-4) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-14-1) [Bellator 223]\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Bellator Middleweight Championship: Gegard Mousasi (c) (45-6-2) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. (9-0) [Bellator 223]\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Bantamweight Bout: John Lineker (31-9) vs. Rob Font (16-4) [UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano]\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Featherweight Bout: Chan Sung Jung (14-5) vs. Renato Moicano (13-2-1) [UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GRAPPLING\/WRESTLING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Gilbert Burns vs. Marcelo Uirapuru [Third Coast Grappling 2]\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> 215lb Black Belt Bout: Helton Jose Jr. vs. Tanner Rice [Fight To Win 116]\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Edwin Najmi vs. Gianni Grippo [Third Coast Grappling 2]\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Nicholas Meregali vs. Roberto Cyborg Abreu [Third Coast Grappling 2]\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Black Belt Superfight: Craig Jones vs. Matheus Diniz [Third Coast Grappling 2]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bold, Yet Probably Fruitless Predictions:<\/strong> The first weekend without a gigantic boxing favorite this week, so I&#8217;ll have to actually do &#8220;research&#8221; this week!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Chan Sung Jung vs. Renato Moicano<br \/>\n<strong>Most Underrated Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Kent Kauppinen vs. Melvin Manhoef<br \/>\n<strong>If My Life Depended on One Pick:<\/strong> Jermell Charlo over Jorge Cota<br \/>\n<strong>Best Card Top-to-Bottom:<\/strong> UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Moicano<br \/>\n<strong>Upset of the Week:<\/strong> Syuri Kondo over Ashley Yoder<br \/>\n<strong>Most Disappointing Fight of the Weekend:<\/strong> Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As always, programming is listed in EST Live fights are in BOLD. 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