This Week in Fighting: UFC, KSW, GLORY, OKTAGON, Cage Warriors – THE FIGHT FANATIC
The week of July 15 is a stacked affair for diehard fight fans.
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All the major promotions, barring PFL and ONE, seem to be putting on exciting events. This might be hard for casual viewers to keep up with, so let’s look at the best events this week (all in chronological order).
OKTAGON
- Date: Saturday, July 20
- Time: Noon ET / 5 pm GMT
- Where to watch: DAZN
OKTAGON is in Slovakia for its lightweight quarterfinals on Saturday, featuring their top star, Losene Keita. The card plays host to a roster of hungry European talent, primarily finishers, each vying for their chance to steal the limelight. If you’ll give a new promotion a chance this week, pick OKTAGON. They’ve been selling out arenas left and right on the European scene; the energy is unmatched, and they’re only improving.
KSW is the top dog for European MMA. The promotion not only puts on good fights—again, with plenty of finishers—but also makes sure to bring the spectacle. Fighters get over-the-top walkouts, the commentator is booming, and the crowd energy is unmatched.
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This weekend’s card features a middleweight title fight between the reigning champion Pawel Pawlak and challenger Damian Janikowski; you don’t want to miss it.
- Date: Saturday, July 20
- Time: 1 pm ET / 6 pm GMT
- Where to watch: UFC Fight Pass
Cage Warriors is in London this weekend with a colossal 19-fight card. If you’re unfamiliar with the promotion, it produced UFC stars Conor McGregor and Paddy Pimblett, to name a few. The production value is solid, and the pacing should be quick with the size of the card.
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If you want something novel, the card features a bantamweight tournament, so at least two fighters will fight twice on the same night. Cage Warriors has a stable of talent primarily from the UK and far-Western Europe, rather than KSW or OKTAGON’s central to Eastern Europe appeal.
Glory
Don’t fancy grappling and cage-hugging this weekend? Try GLORY, the No.1 kickboxing promotion in the world. GLORY 93 hosts a super fight between kickboxing phenoms Endy Semeleer and lightweight champion Tyjani Beztati in the main event and a featherweight title fight between 200+ fight veteran Petch Katmuu9 and Kento Haraguchi in the co-main.
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If you haven’t tried GLORY, now’s your chance. They have plenty of finishes and good production value and are not afraid to promote their fighters. The prelims will be free on YouTube (stream below):
UFC
- Date: Saturday, July 20
- Time: 5 pm ET / 10 pm GMT
- How to watch: UFC Fight Pass / ESPN+
The UFC is back in their empty APEX facility this weekend, so don’t expect any crowd pops when the action turns up. Still, UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba has some good fights. Not only will the next women’s strawweight title contender be decided in the main event, but there’s some solid prospect action on the undercard.
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