MMAgenda: September 2019

Top Upcoming MMA Fights

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September 7, Bellator 226 (DAZN)
Bellator Heavyweight Championship (205+ lb)(7) Ryan Bader (c) (United States) vs. (10) Cheick Kongo (France

September 7, UFC 242 (PPV)
UFC Lightweight Championship (155 lb)(1) Dustin Poirier (United States) vs. (3) Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) (Russia)
Lightweight (155 lb): (9) Paul Felder (United States) vs. (11) Edson Barboza (Brazil)
Heavyweight (205 lb+ ): (8) Curtis Blaydes (United States) vs. (13) Shamil Abdurakhimov (Russia)
Lightweight (155 lb): (17) Carlos Diego Ferreira (Brazil) vs. (27) Mairbek Taisumov (Russia)

September 14, UFC on ESPN+ 16 (ESPN+)
Lightweight (155 lb)(4) Donald Cerrone (United States) vs. (5) Justin Gaethje (United States)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb)(8) Glover Teixeira (Brazil) vs. (16) Nikita Krylov (Ukraine)
Middleweight (185 lb): (14) Uriah Hall (United States) vs. (23) Antonio Carlos, Jr. (Brazil)

September 21, UFC on ESPN+ 17 (ESPN+)
Flyweight (125 lb)(9) Brandon Moreno (Mexico) vs. [Former] (9) Askar Askarov (Russia)

September 28, Bellator 228 (DAZN)
Middleweight (185 lb)(6) Gegard Mousasi (Netherlands) vs. (13) Lyoto Machida (Brazil)

September 28, UFC on ESPN+ 18 (ESPN+)
Middleweight (185 lb)(7) Jack Hermansson (Sweden) vs. (11) Jared Cannonier (United States)

October 5, UFC 243 (PPV)
UFC Middleweight Championship (185 lb)(1) Robert Whittaker (c) (New Zealand) vs. (3) Israel Adesanya (Nigeria)
Lightweight (155 lb)(7) Al Iaquinta (United States) vs. (15) Dan Hooker (New Zealand)
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb)(3) Holly Holm (United States) vs. (4) Raquel Pennington (United States)

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)
Featherweight (145 lb)(8) Zabit Magomedsharipov (Russia) vs. (10) Calvin Kattar (United States)

October 26, Bellator 232 (DAZN)
Bellator Welterweight Championship (170 lb): (11) Douglas Lima (Brazil) vs. (13) Rory MacDonald (c) (Canada)

October 26, UFC on ESPN+ 20 (ESPN+)
Welterweight (170 lb): (14) Demian Maia (Brazil) vs. (17) Ben Askren (United States)
Middleweight (185 lb): (19) Ian Heinisch (United States) vs. (20) Brad Tavares (United States)

November 2, UFC 244 (PPV)
Heavyweight (205+ lb): (5) Derrick Lewis (United States) vs. (14) Blagoy Ivanov (Bulgaria)
Middleweight (185 lb): (8) Kelvin Gastelum (United States) vs. (9) [Welterweight] Darren Till (United Kingdom)
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb): (2) Katlyn Chookagian vs. (5) [Bantamweight] Jennifer Maia

December 14, UFC 245 (PPV)
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship (135 lb): (1) Amanda Nunes (Brazil) vs. (2) Germaine de Randamie (Netherlands)
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb): (4) Jessica Eye (United States) vs. (6) Viviane Araujo (Brazil)


Top-Ranked Men’s Fights

1. (1) Dustin Poirier (United States) vs. (3) Khabib Nurmagomedov (Russia) (9/7)
2. (1) Robert Whittaker (New Zealand) vs. (3) Israel Adesanya (Nigeria) (10/5)

3. (8) Kelvin Gastelum (United States) vs. (9) [Welterweight] Darren Till (United Kingdom) (11/2)
4. (4) Donald Cerrone (United States) vs. (5) Justin Gaethje (United States) (9/14)
5. (11) Douglas Lima (Brazil) vs. (13) Rory MacDonald (Canada) (10/26)
6. (7) Jack Hermansson (Sweden) vs. (11) Jared Cannonier (United States) (9/28)
7. (6) Gegard Mousasi (Netherlands) vs. (13) Lyoto Machida (Brazil) (9/28)
8. (14) Demian Maia (Brazil) vs. (17) Ben Askren (United States) (10/26)
9. (9) Paul Felder (United States) vs. (11) Edson Barboza (Brazil) (9/7)
10. (8) Zabit Magomedsharipov (Russia) vs. (10) Calvin Kattar (United States) (10/18)

Top-Ranked Women’s Fights

1. (1) Amanda Nunes (Brazil) vs. (2) Germaine de Randamie (Netherlands) (12/14)
2. (4) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Poland) vs. (6) Michelle Waterson (United States) (10/12)
3. (3) Holly Holm (United States) vs. (4) Raquel Pennington (United States) (10/5)
4. (2) Katlyn Chookagian vs. (5) [Bantamweight] Jennifer Maia (11/2)
5. (4) Jessica Eye (United States) vs. (6) Viviane Araujo (Brazil) (12/14)


Top Upcoming Kickboxing Fights

September 16, K-1 Krush 105
K-1 Krush Fight Super Featherweight Championship (132.3 lb): (3) Leona Pettas (Japan) vs. (7) Yuma Saikyo (c) (Japan)

September 16, Glory 68 (UFC Fight Pass)
Glory Interim Light Heavyweight Championship (209 lb):(1) [Middleweight] Alex Pereira (Brazil) vs. (4) Donegi Abena (Netherlands)


Top Upcoming Boxing Fights

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September 13 (DAZN)
Lightweight (135 lb)(13) Devin Haney (United States) vs. (15) Zaur Abdullaev (Russia)

September 14 (ESPN+ 14)
Lightweight (135 lb): (3) Jose Pedraza (Puerto Rico) vs. (20) Jose Zepeda (United States)

September 28 (PPV)
Welterweight (147 lb)(2) Errol Spence Jr. (United States) vs. (4) Shawn Porter (United States)

October 5 (DAZN)
Middleweight (160 lb)(2) Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) vs. (9) Sergiy Derevyachenko (Ukraine)

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

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)

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

 

Written by Mark

A gentleman and a scholar.