MMAgenda: December 2019

Top Upcoming MMA Fights

***Card and dates subject to change. Click on the matchup for preview.***

December 7, KSW 52 (kswtv.com)
Middleweight (185 lb): (15) Scott Askham (United Kingdom) vs. (26) Mamed Khalidov (Poland)

December 7, UFC on ESPN 7 (ESPN)
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb): (7) Aspen Ladd (United States) vs. (9) Yana Kunitskaya (Russia)

December 14, UFC 245 (PPV)
Main Card (PPV)
UFC Welterweight Championship (170 lb): (1) Kamaru Usman (United States) (c) vs. (4) Colby Covington (United States)
UFC Featherweight Championship (145 lb): (1) Max Holloway (United States) (c) vs. (2) Alexander Volkanovski (Australia)
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship (135 lb): (1) Amanda Nunes (Brazil) (c) vs. (2) Germaine de Randamie (Netherlands)
Bantamweight (135 lb): (3) [Featherweight] Jose Aldo (Brazil) vs. (3) Marlon Moraes (Brazil)
Bantamweight (135 lb): (5) Petr Yan (Russia) vs. (10) Urijah Faber (United States)
Prelims (ESPN2)
Welterweight (170 lb): (25) Mike Perry (United States) vs. (33) Geoff Neal (United States)
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb): [Former #2] Ketlen Vieira (Brazil) vs. (6) Irene Aldana (Mexico)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb): (16) Omari Akhmedov (Russia) vs. (19) Ian Heinisch (United States)
Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass)
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb): (4) Jessica Eye (United States) vs. (7) Viviane Araujo (Brazil)

December 21, UFC on ESPN+ 23 (ESPN+)
Featherweight (145 lb): (6) Frankie Edgar (United States) vs. (16) Chan Sung Jung (Korea)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb): (10) Volkan Oezdemir (Switzerland) vs. (17) Alexander Rakic (Austria)
Flyweight (125 lb): (4) Alexandre Pantoja (Brazil) vs. (8) Matt Schnell (United States)

December 31, Professional Fighters League Finals (ESPN2)
Women’s Featherweight (145 lb): (5) Larissa Pacheco (Brazil) vs. (7) Kayla Harrison (United States)

January 18, 2020, UFC 246 (PPV)
Welterweight (170 lb): [Former #1] Conor McGregor (Ireland) vs. (16) Donald Cerrone (United States)
Lightweight (155 lb): (5) Anthony Pettis (United States) vs. (15) Diego Ferreira (Brazil)

January 25, 2020, Bellator LA (DAZN)
Bellator Women’s Featherweight Championship (145 lb): (1) Cris Cyborg (Brazil) vs. (2) Julia Budd (Canada) (c)

January 25, 2020, UFC on ESPN+ 24 (ESPN+)
Heavyweight (205+ lb): (4) Junior dos Santos (Brazil) vs. (6) Curtis Blaydes (United States)
Welterweight (170 lb): (7) Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil) vs. (23) Michael Chiesa (United States)
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb): (8) Lina Lansberg (Sweden) vs. [Former #10] Sara McMann (United States)

February 8, 2020, UFC 247 (PPV)
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (205 lb): (1) Jon Jones (United States) (c) vs. (8) Dominick Reyes (United States)
UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship (125 lb): (1) Valentina Shevchenko (Peru) (c) vs. (2) Katlyn Chookagian (United States)

February 22, 2020, UFC on ESPN+ (ESPN+)
Lightweight (155 lb): (8) Dan Hooker (Australia) vs. (9) Paul Felder (United States)

March 7, 2020, UFC 248 (PPV)
UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship (115 lb): (1) Weili Zhang (China) (c) vs. (3) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Poland)

Top-Ranked Men’s Fights (Based on competitiveness and potential to impact rankings, not necessarily the “draw” of the fight)

(1) Kamaru Usman (United States) vs. (4) Colby Covington (United States)
(1) Max Holloway (United States) vs. (2) Alexander Volkanovski (Australia)
(4) Junior dos Santos (Brazil) vs. (6) Curtis Blaydes (United States)
(1) Jon Jones (United States) vs. (8) Dominick Reyes (United States)
(8) Dan Hooker (Australia) vs. (9) Paul Felder (United States)
(3) [Featherweight] Jose Aldo (Brazil) vs. (3) Marlon Moraes (Brazil)
[Former #1] [Lightweight] Conor McGregor (Ireland) vs. (16) Donald Cerrone (United States)
(7) Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil) vs. (23) Michael Chiesa (United States)
(5) Anthony Pettis (United States) vs. (15) Diego Ferreira (Brazil)
(6) Frankie Edgar (United States) vs. (14) Chan Sung Jung (Korea)

Top-Ranked Women’s Fights

(1) Weili Zhang (China) vs. (3) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Poland)
(1) Amanda Nunes (Brazil) vs. (2) Germaine de Randamie (Netherlands)
(1) Valentina Shevchenko (Peru) vs. (2) Katlyn Chookagian (United States)
(1) Cris Cyborg (Brazil) vs. (2) Julia Budd (Canada)
(4) Jessica Eye (United States) vs. (7) Viviane Araujo (Brazil)

Top Upcoming Kickboxing Fights

Kickboxing organizations and cards are notoriously difficult to find information on ahead of fight night. That’s why this section is fairly bare-boned compared to the MMA and boxing. It is also fairly difficult to determine where and how these events will actually be broadcast so I’ve included my best estimates with the information available.

December 6, Enfusion 93 (watch.enfusionlive.com)
Enfusion Lightweight Championship (154.3 lb): (6) Tayfun Ozcan (Netherlands) (c) vs. (8) Jonay Risco (Spain)

December 21, Glory Collision 2 (TBA/UFC Fight Pass)
Glory Heavyweight Championship (210+ lb): (1) Rico Verhoeven (Netherlands) vs. [Former #7] Badr Hari (Morocco)
Glory Middleweight Championship (187 lb): (1) Alex Pereira (Brazil) (c) vs. (10) Ertugrul Bayrak (Netherlands)

December 28, K-1 World GP 2019 Japan
K-1 Super Lightweight Championship (143.3 lb): (6) Rukiya Anpo (Japan) (c) vs. (7) Kaew Weerasakreck (Thailand)

Top Upcoming Boxing Fights

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December 7 (DAZN)
Heavyweight (200+ lb): (2) Andy Ruiz Jr. (United States) vs. (3) Anthony Joshua (United Kingdom)

December 7 (Showtime)
Middleweight (160 lb): (3) Jermall Charlo (United States) vs. (17) [Super Welterweight] Dennis Hogan (Ireland)

December 13
Super Middleweight (168 lb): (6) Fedor Chudinov (Russia) vs. (10) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (France)

December 14 (ESPN)
Welterweight (147 lb): (1) Terrence Crawford (United States) vs. (14) Egidijus Kavaliauskas (Lithuania)
Lightweight (135 lb): (2) Richard Commey (Ghana) vs. (4) Teofimo Lopez (United States)

December 18
Middleweight (160 lb): (6) Michael Zerafa (Australia) vs. (8) Jeff Horn (Australia)

December 21 (FOX)
Super Welterweight (154 lb): (7) Tony Harrison (United States) vs. (9) Jermell Charlo (United States)

December 28 (Showtime)
Lightweight (135 lb): (5) [Super Featherweight] Gervonta Davis (United States) vs. (10) Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba)
Light Heavyweight (175 lb): (9) Jean Pascal (Canada) vs. (10) Badou Jack (Sweden)

February 1, 2020 (ESPN)
Super Lightweight (140 lb): (2) Jose Carlos Ramirez (United States) vs. (4) Viktor Postol (Ukraine)

February 22, 2020 (ESPN)
Heavyweight (200+ lb): (1) Deontay Wilder (United States) vs. (5) Tyson Fury (United Kingdom)

Upcoming Boxing Fights (Ranked; bout significance indicated by stars ***-*****)

(2) Andy Ruiz Jr. (United States) vs. (3) Anthony Joshua (United Kingdom) *****5
(1) Deontay Wilder (United States) vs. (5) Tyson Fury (United Kingdom) ****4
(2) Richard Commey (Ghana) vs. (4) Teofimo Lopez (United States) ****4
(2) Jose Carlos Ramirez (United States) vs. (4) Viktor Postol (Ukraine) ****4
(9) Jean Pascal (Canada) vs. (10) Badou Jack (Sweden) ****4
(7) Tony Harrison (United States) vs. (9) Jermell Charlo (United States) ***3
(6) Michael Zerafa (Australia) vs. (8) Jeff Horn (Australia) ***3
(1) Terrence Crawford (United States) vs. (14) Egidijus Kavaliauskas (Lithuania) ***3
(5) [Super Featherweight] Gervonta Davis (United States) vs. (10) Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) ***3
(6) Fedor Chudinov (Russia) vs. (10) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (France) ***3
(3) Jermall Charlo (United States) vs. (17) [Super Welterweight] Dennis Hogan (Ireland) ***3