MMAgenda: October 2019

Top Upcoming MMA Fights

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October 5, UFC 243 (PPV)
UFC Middleweight Championship (185 lb):  [Former #1] Robert Whittaker (c) (New Zealand) vs. (2) Israel Adesanya (Nigeria)
Lightweight (155 lb):  (8) Al Iaquinta (United States) vs. (16) Dan Hooker (New Zealand)

October 12, Bellator 230 (Paramount)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb):  (5) Vadim Nemkov (Russia) vs. (21) [Middleweight] Rafael Carvalho (Brazil)

October 12, UFC on ESPN+ 19 (ESPN+)
Women’s Strawweight (115 lb):  (4) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Poland) vs. (6) Michelle Waterson (United States)

October 18, UFC on ESPN 6 (ESPN)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb):  (9) Dominick Reyes (United States) vs. (10) [Middleweight] Chris Weidman (United States)

October 26, Bellator 232 (DAZN)
Bellator Welterweight Championship (170 lb): (9) Douglas Lima (Brazil) vs. (12) Rory MacDonald (c) (Canada)

October 26, UFC on ESPN+ 20 (ESPN+)
Welterweight (170 lb): (13) Demian Maia (Brazil) vs. (16) Ben Askren (United States)
Middleweight (185 lb): (20) Ian Heinisch (United States) vs. (23) Brad Tavares (United States)

November 2, UFC 244 (PPV)
Welterweight (170 lb): (4) Jorge Masvidal (United States) vs. (7) Nate Diaz (United States)
Middleweight (185 lb): (8) Kelvin Gastelum (United States) vs. (13) Darren Till (United Kingdom)
Heavyweight (205+ lb): (5) Derrick Lewis (United States) vs. (13) Blagoy Ivanov (Bulgaria)
Welterweight (170 lb): (11) Stephen Thompson (United States) vs. (20) Vicente Luque (Brazil)
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb): (2) Katlyn Chookagian vs. (4) Jennifer Maia

November 9, UFC on ESPN+ 21 (ESPN+)
Heavyweight (205+ lb): (4) Junior Dos Santos (Brazil) vs. (9) Alexander Volkov (Russia)
Featherweight (145 lb): (8) Zabit Magomedsharipov (Russia) vs. (10) Calvin Kattar (United States)
Welterweight (170 lb): (21) Anthony Rocco Martin (United States) vs. (25) Ramazan Emeev (Russia)

November 16, UFC on ESPN+ 22 (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb): (6) Jan Blachowicz (Poland) vs. (8) [Middleweight] Ronaldo Souza (Brazil)

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)
Heavyweight (205+ lb): (7) Alistair Overeem (Netherlands) vs. (12) Walt Harris (United States)
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb): (7) Aspen Ladd (United States) vs. (9) Yana Kunitskaya (Russia)

December 14, UFC 245 (PPV)
UFC Welterweight Championship (170 lb): (1) Kamaru Usman (United States) (c) vs. (3) 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)
Welterweight (170 lb): (8) Santiago Ponzinibbio (Argentina) vs. (17) Robbie Lawler (United States)
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb): (5) Jessica Eye (United States) vs. (7) Viviane Araujo (Brazil)

December 21, UFC on ESPN+ 23 (ESPN+)
Featherweight (145 lb): (4) Brian Ortega (United States) vs. (14) 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. (7) Matt Schnell (United States)

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Top-Ranked Men’s Fights

1. (1) Kamaru Usman (United States) vs. (3) Colby Covington (United States)
2. [Former #1] Robert Whittaker (New Zealand) vs. (2) Israel Adesanya (Nigeria)
3. (1) Max Holloway (United States) vs. (2) Alexander Volkanovski (Australia)
4. (4) Jorge Masvidal (United States) vs. (7) Nate Diaz (United States)
5. (9) Douglas Lima (Brazil) vs. (12) Rory MacDonald (Canada)
6. (6) Jan Blachowicz (Poland) vs. (8) [Middleweight] Ronaldo Souza (Brazil)
7. (4) Junior Dos Santos (Brazil) vs. (9) Alexander Volkov (Russia)
8. (13) Demian Maia (Brazil) vs. (16) Ben Askren (United States)
9. (8) Santiago Ponzinibbio (Argentina) vs. (17) Robbie Lawler (United States)
10. (11) Stephen Thompson (United States) vs. (20) Vicente Luque (Brazil)

Top-Ranked Women’s Fights

1. (1) Amanda Nunes (Brazil) vs. (2) Germaine de Randamie (Netherlands)
2. (4) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Poland) vs. (6) Michelle Waterson (United States)
3. (2) Katlyn Chookagian (United States) vs. (4) Jennifer Maia (Brazil)
4. (5) Jessica Eye (United States) vs. (7) Viviane Araujo (Brazil)
5. (7) Aspen Ladd (United States) vs. (9) Yana Kunitskaya (Russia)

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Top Upcoming Kickboxing Fights

October 12, Glory 69 (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight (185 lb): (5) Yousri Belgaroui (Tunisia) vs. (9) Ulrik Bokeme (Congo)

October 13, ONE Champsionship: Century Part II (ONE Super App)
Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Final (155 lb): (3) Giorgio Petrosyan (Italy) vs. (8) Samy Sana (France)

November 24, K-1 World GP 2019 Japan
Featherweight Championship Tournament (126.8 lb): Featuring (5) Yuki Egawa, (6) Haruma Saikyo, others

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Top Upcoming Boxing Fights

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October 5 (DAZN)
Middleweight (160 lb):  (2) Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) vs. (98) Sergiy Derevyachenko (Ukraine)

October 18 (ESPN)
Light Heavyweight (175 lb):
(2) Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine) vs. (11) Artur Beterbiev (Russia)

October 26 (Showtime)
Super Lightweight (140 lb): (10) [Lightweight] Robert Easter, Jr. (United States) vs. (19) [Welterweight] Adrian Granados (Mexico)

October 26 (DAZN)
Super Lightweight (140 lb):  (2) Regis Prograis (United States) vs. (3) Josh Taylor (United Kingdom)

November 2 (DAZN)
Light Heavyweight (175 lb): (1) [Middleweight] Canelo Alvarez (Mexico) vs. (1) Sergey Kovalev (Russia)

November 7 (DAZN)
Bantamweight (118 lb): (1) Naoya Inoue (Japan) vs. (3) Nonito Donaire (Philippines)
Bantamweight (118 lb): (5) Takuma Inoue (Japan) vs. (6) Nordine Oubaali (France)

November 23 (DAZN)
Super Middleweight (168 lb): (1) Callum Smith (United Kingdom) vs. (4) John Ryder (United Kingdom)

November 23 (FOX Sports PPV)
Heavyweight (200 + lb): (2) Deontay Wilder (United States) vs. (8) Luis Ortiz (Cuba)

December 7 (DAZN PPV)
Heavyweight (200+ lb): (1) Andy Ruiz Jr. (United States) vs. (3) Anthony Joshua (United Kingdom)