UFC 196, Titan FC 37, And Bellator 151 Live Discussion: Four Title Fights In One Weekend

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It’s the weekend, fight fans, and that means it’s time to watch fights! There are three solid events, ending with a big-time UFC pay-per-view, so let’s take a look at what’s going on.

FRIDAY

Titan FC 37

Titan FC is one of the upper-tier minor leagues currently airing on UFC’s Fight Pass. They’ve got three title fights, which could mean the night runs a little long, but the fights should be fun. Everything starts at 8 p.m. ET. Flyweight champ Tim Elliott is defending his belt against Pedro Nobre, and I’m a big fan of this version of Elliott. He’s been getting Real Weird with it recently, so hopefully he pulls off more wack shenanigans.

Bellator 151

Stand up and cheer because Bellator is here! Bellator 151 has more tiny men on tap, and hopefully nobody gets sick or hurt, because these fights should be really fun. Goiti Yamauchi and Bubba Jenkins are both top prospects in the featherweight division, so this fight could be a secret No. 1 contender bout. In the main event, Joe Warren faces Darrion Caldwell, in what should be a wrestling heavy contest. Everything starts at 6:45 p.m. ET with online prelims, and the main card is at 9 p.m. ET on Spike TV.

SATURDAY

UFC 196

Hey, it’s finally here. UFC 196 might have lost its original double title fight main events, but there’s still one belt being defended. Let’s see who’s fighting and how you can watch it.

The prelims start on Fight Pass at 6:30 p.m. ET, and the feature bout there is a lightweight scrap between Jim Miller and Diego Sanchez. That should be an intense fight. The prelims roll on to Fox Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET. We’ve got two wrestlers going at it in Darren Elkins and Chas Skelly. The final two prelim fights should be nice and violent, as Erick Silva takes on Nordine Taleb and Brandon Thatch faces Siyar Bahadurzada.

The main card starts at 10 p.m. ET, only on PPV. We start off with Amanda Nunes taking on Valentina Shevchenko, then it’s a pair of light heavyweight slug fests as Corey Anderson faces Tom Lawlor and Gian Villante squares off against Ilir Latifi.

The co-main event is a bantamweight title bout as Holly Holm defends her belt for the first time against Miesha Tate. The main event sees featherweight champ Conor McGregor taking on Nate Diaz in a welterweight contest.

There are three events and four title fights across two days, so dig in with Uproxx Sports for a weekend of combat sports. Join us for every single punch, kick, slam and sub!

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