Australian Soccer

The W-League (not A-League) game scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed 

NBA News

LeBron James needs just 13 points in Christmas Day games to become the all-time leader in that category. He's surpassed Oscar Robertson for second and is only behind Kobe Bryant 

MMA- RIZIN 26 on Thursday

Bantamweight title bout: Kai Asakura (c) v. Kyoji Horiguchi 

(vacant) Atomweight title bout: Ayaki Hamasaki v. Miyuu Yamamoto 

NFL News

Drew Brees becomes first quarterback in NFL history with 80,000 passing yards

WR Julio Jones will miss his third straight game this weekend 

English Carabao Cup

Semifinal Draw

Tuesday, January 5th- Tottenham v. Brentford 

*First all-time meeting

 

Wednesday, January 6th- Manchester United v. Manchester City 

*Both teams have won two of the last five meetings with a draw in the most recent encounter 

*Man City have won last two Carabao Cup meetings 

Ice Hockey- Men 

World Junior action

Pool A

Slovakia def. Switzerland 1-0

Finland def. Germany 5-3 

Soccer Saturday

English League Championship

English League One and Two 

English National League 

Premier League

Scottish Premiership/Championship/League One 

… Among others 

Indian Super League Soccer

FC Goa def. Jamshedpur 2-1

UFC Heavyweight Division

Miocic-Ngannou 2 in March for the heavyweight title, with the winner most likely facing Jon Jones 

Ligue 1 Soccer

Reims def. Bordeaux 3-1

Racing Club de Lens def. Brest 2-1

Nice and Lorient tied 2-2

Dijon def. Nimes 3-1

Rennes def. Metz 1-0

Angers def. Marseilles 2-1

Monaco and Saint-Etienne tied 2-2

Lyon def. Nantes 3-0

Lille def. Montpellier 3-0 

Paris Saint-Germain def. Strasbourg 4-0  

La Liga Soccer

Getafe and Celta Vigo tied 1-1

Real Madrid def. Granada 2-0

Alaves def. Eibar 2-1

Real Betis def. Cadiz 1-0  

UFC Women's Featherweight Division

Amanda Nunes will defend her 145 belt against Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on March 6th

Serie A Soccer

Inter Milan def. Verona 2-1

AC Milan def. Lazio 3-2

Roma def. Cagliari 3-2

Bologna and Atalanta tied 2-2 

Napoli and Torino tied 1-1 

Sassuolo def. Sampdoria 3-2

Genoa def. Spezia 2-0

Benevento def. Udinese 2-0  

UFC News

Eric Koch is no longer on the UFC roster, joining:

Iuri Alcantara, Jussier Formiga, Jeff Hughes, Khadis Ibragimov, Yoel Romero, Mara Romero Borella, Anderson Silva, James Vick

Mixed Martial Arts

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has joined the Professional Fighters League for the upcoming season, joining Fabricio Werdum, Rory MacDonald and 10-0 boxer Claressa Shields. Shields will compete in 2021 in a non-tournament format  

English Carabao Cup 

The semifinals will take place the week of Monday, January 4th, with Manchester United hosting Manchester City and Tottenham hosting Brentford 

Copa Libertadores

Boca Juniors def. Racing 2-0 in the second leg of their quarterfinal and advance 2-1 on aggregate. They will meet Santos in the semifinals 

CONCACAF Champions League

UANL advances to the Club World Cup in February after defeating Los Angeles FC 2-1 in the league final

UFC 257

Michael Chandler v. Dan Hooker is expected to take place on this card, possibly as the co-main 

English Carabao Cup

Brentford and Manchester City have qualified for the semifinals, which will be the week of Monday, January 4th 

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Fight Night card on January 16th could potentially air on ABC

Indian Super League Soccer

Odisha FC and Northeast United tied 2-2 

La Liga Soccer

Elche and Osasuna tied 2-2

Sevilla def. Valencia 1-0 

Serie A Soccer

Crotone def. Parma 2-1 

German DFB Pokal

Cologne, RB Leipzig and Schalke move into the third round 

English Carabao Cup

Brentford moves into the semifinals with a 1-0 win over Newcastle United 

Sports this week- How to watch (partial list) 

Tomorrow

9 am Eastern

Indian Super League on ESPN+: Jamshedpur v. FC Goa 

10:30 am Eastern

Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: AZ Alkmaar v. Vitesse 

12:30 pm Eastern

English Carabao Cup Quarterfinal on ESPN+: Stoke City v. Tottenham

Serie A on ESPN2/ESPNDeportes: Verona v. Inter Milan 

12:45 pm Eastern

Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Willem II v. Ajax-Amsterdam 

1 pm Eastern

Scottish Premiership on ESPN+: Hibernian v. Saint Mirren  

2:45 pm Eastern

German DFB Pokal on ESPNDeportes/ESPN3- Stuttgart v. Freiburg  

Serie A on ESPN+: AC Milan v. Lazio, Roma v. Cagliari, Bologna v. Atalanta, Napoli v. Torino, Sampdoria v. Sassuolo, Spezia v. Genoa and Udinese v. Benevento 

3 pm Eastern

College Football- New Orleans Bowl on ESPN- Louisiana Tech v. Georgia Southern

English Carabao Cup Quarterfinal on ESPN+: Everton v. Manchester United

Dutch Eredivisie on ESPN+: Feyenoord v. Heerenveen  

7 pm Eastern

College Football- Montgomery Bowl on ESPN- Memphis v. Florida Atlantic

7:30 pm Eastern

NBA on TNT- Bucks v. Celtics 

10:30 pm Eastern

NBA on ESPN- Mavericks v. Suns   

Thursday

3:30 pm Eastern

College Football- New Mexico Bowl on ESPN- Hawaii v. Houston 

Friday

Noon Eastern

NBA on ESPN- Pelicans v. Heat

2:30 pm Eastern

College Football- Camellia Bowl on ESPN- Marshall v. Buffalo

NBA on ABC- Warriors v. Bucks

Men's College Basketball on FS1- Maryland v. Purdue 

5 pm Eastern

NBA on ABC- Nets v. Celtics 

4:30 pm Eastern

NFL on Fox/NFL Network- Vikings v. Saints  

6 pm Eastern

Men's College Basketball on Big Ten Network- Michigan v. Nebraska 

8 pm Eastern

NBA on ABC/ESPN- Mavericks v. Lakers 

Men's College Basketball on Big Ten Network- Iowa v. Minnesota 

10:30 pm Eastern

NBA on ESPN: Clippers v. Nuggets 

College Football- bowl games today

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl- Tulane v. Nevada, 3:30 pm Eastern on ESPN

Boca Raton Bowl- Central Florida v. Brigham Young, 7 pm Eastern on ESPN 

NBA Season Tipoff tonight 

Warriors v. Nets- 7 pm Eastern on TNT

Clippers v. Lakers- 10 pm Eastern on ESPN 

Australian Soccer

The A-League season will open on Sunday with Western Sydney facing MacArthur FC

UFC- Women's Bantamweight Division

January 16th- Julianna Pena v. Sara McMann

Last Bouts

Pena- L v. Germaine de Randamie

McMann- W v. Lina Lansberg

January 30th- Marion Reneau v. Macy Chiasson

Reneau has lost three straight opposite Cat Zingano, Yana Kunitskaya and Raquel Pennington and could be fighting for her UFC roster spot

Chiasson defeated Shanna Young back in February in her last outing   

UFC- Women's Flyweight Division

January 20th- Roxanne Modaferri v. Viviane Araujo

Both are coming off of wins- Modaferri opposite Andrea Lee and Araujo vs. Montana De La Rosa 

January 23rd- Jessica Eye v. Joanne Calderwood

Both are coming off of losses- Eye lost by decision to Cynthia Calvillo while Calderwood was submitted by Jennifer Maia   

Dutch Eredivisie Soccer

Fortuna Sittard def. RKC Waalwijk 2-1 

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The next three Fight Island UAE events

Holloway v. Kattar- January 16th

Edwards v. Chimaev- January 20th

UFC 257- January 23rd

February 27th

Welterweight: Alex Oliveira v. Randy Brown

April 10th

Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern v. Nina Ansaroff  

CONCACAF Champions League

UANL will meet Los Angeles FC in the final today at 10 pm Eastern, with the winner joining AFC rep Ulsan Hyundai in the Club World Cup in February 

Leon and UNAM have qualified for the 2022 edition 

Boxing

A heavyweight title unification bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is close to being finalized for May or June 

College Football

Clemson claimed the ACC title

Ohio State claimed the Big Ten title

Oklahoma claimed the Big 12 title

Cincinnati claimed the American Athletic Conference title

Oregon claimed the Pac-12 title

San Jose State claimed the Mountain West title 

Club World Cup in February

Ulsan Hyundai claimed the AFC spot after defeating Persepolis 2-1 

The UANL/Los Angeles FC winner will claim the CONCACAF spot 

UFC Fight Night Results

Four Performance of the Night bonuses, no Fight of the Night 

Women's Bantamweight: Pannie Kianzad claimed her third straight win with a decision over Sijara Eubanks 

Men's Bantamweight: Rob Font claims his third straight win after taking out Marlon Moraes, adding to wins over Sergio Pettis and Ricky Simon 

Heavyweight: Marcin Tybura claims his fourth straight- all this year- by stoppage over Greg Hardy 

CONCACAF Champions League

The final, set for Tuesday, will pit UANL opposite Los Angeles FC 

AFC Champions League

Final on Saturday

Persepolis v. Ulsan Hyundai 

Scottish League Cup

Semifinals next month

Livingston v. Saint Mirren

Saint Johnstone v. Hibernian  

CONCACAF Champions League

Semifinals on Saturday

UANL v. Olimpia

Los Angeles FC v. Club America  

Copa Libertadores- Quarterfinals

Palmeiras def. Libertad on aggregate 4-1 and will face either River Plate or Nacional in the semifinals next month 

*The River Plate-Nacional second-leg game will be later today 

Santos def. Gremio on aggregate 5-2 and will face either Racing or Boca Juniors in the semifinals next month 

Copa Libertadores: Palmeiras moves into the semifinals next month and will face either River Plate or Nacional 

UEFA Women's Champions League: Atletico Madrid joins Lyon in the Round of 16 

Scottish League Cup: Saint Johnstone joins Hibernian in the semifinals 

CONCACAF Champions League: Olimpia and UANL advance to the semifinals

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian has booked a semifinal spot after defeating Alloa Athletic 2-1 

UEFA Women's Champions League

Lyon and Atletico Madrid advance to the Round of 16 

Dutch KNVB Beker- Second Round

Excelsior def. PEC Zwolle 2-0

Emmen def. Groningen 2-1 

English League Championship

Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City tied 0-0

Bournemouth def. Wycombe Wanderers 1-0

Barnsley def. Preston North End 2-1

Millwall def. Bristol City 2-0

Nottingham Forest def. Sheffield Wednesday 2-0

Watford and Brentford tied 1-1  

Serie A

Udinese and Crotone tied 0-0 

Benevento and Lazio tied 1-1 

Bundesliga

Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach tied 3-3

Hertha Berlin and Mainz tied 0-0 

Stuttgart and Union Berlin tied 2-2

Borussia Dortmund def. Werder Bremen 2-1 

Premier League

Wolverhampton def. Chelsea 2-1

Manchester City and West Brom tied 1-1  

Global Soccer Today

Spanish Copa del Rey- First Round

Dutch KNVB Beker- Second Round     

UEFA Women's Champions League- Round of 32

CONCACAF Champions League- Quarterfinals

Copa Libertadores- Quarterfinals

Tokyo Summer Games- Wrestling Qualifying

Qualifier tournaments will resume in March 

NCAA Basketball- Peach Belt

Both Young Harris teams will open their season Sunday, January 3rd opposite Salem 

Indian Super League

Hyderabad defeated East Bengal earlier today by a 3-2 score 

Sports on Friday- how to watch (a sampling) 

9 am Eastern

Indian Super League on ESPN+: Northeast United v. Jamshedpur 

Noon Eastern

Men's College Basketball on ESPN+: Virginia Military v. Gardner-Webb 

12:05 pm Eastern

Men's College Basketball on ESPN3: Fairfield v. Niagara 

12:30 pm Eastern

English League One on ESPN+: Hull City v. Portsmouth 

2:30 pm Eastern

Bundesliga on ESPN+: Union Berlin v. Borussia Dortmund 

3 pm Eastern

English League Championship on ESPN+: Preston North End v. Bristol City 

4 pm Eastern

College Football on Big Ten Network: Nebraska v. Rutgers

7 pm Eastern

College Football C-USA Championship on CBSSN: Alabama-Birmingham v. Marshall 

7:30 pm Eastern

College Football MAC Championship on ESPN: Ball State v. Buffalo 

College Football on Big Ten Network: Purdue v. Indiana 

8 pm Eastern

NBA Preseason on ESPN2: Nets v. Celtics

College Football Pac-12 Championship on Fox: Oregon (replacing Washington) v. Southern Cal 

10:30 pm Eastern

NBA Preseason on ESPN: Lakers v. Suns 

 

How to watch sports this week
Wednesday

12:30 pm Eastern

Bundesliga on ESPN+: Schalke v. Freiburg

Serie A on ESPN+: Juventus v. Atalanta 

English League Championship on ESPN+: Derby County v. Swansea City 

2:30 pm Eastern

Bundesliga on ESPN+: Bielefeld v. Augsburg, Bayern Munich v. Wolfsburg, Cologne v. Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim v. RB Leipzig 

2:45 pm Eastern

Serie A on ESPN+: Fiorentina v. Sassuolo, Genoa v. AC Milan, Verona v. Sampdoria, Parma v. Cagliari and Spezia v. Bologna 

Serie A on ESPN2/ESPNDeportes: Inter Milan v. Napoli 

3 pm Eastern

English League Championship on ESPN+: Reading v. Norwich City 

Scottish League Cup Quarterfinal on ESPN+: Saint Mirren v. Rangers 

9 pm Eastern

NBA Preseason on NBATV: Lakers v. Suns 

Thursday

9 am Eastern

Indian Super League on ESPN+: Odisha FC v. Bengaluru 

2:45 pm Eastern

Serie A on ESPN+: Roma v. Torino 

7 pm Eastern

College Football on ESPN3: Louisiana-Monroe v. Troy 

8:20 pm Eastern

Thursday Night Football on Fox/NFL Network: Chargers v. Raiders 

9 pm Eastern

NBA Preseason on ESPN: Warriors v. Kings 

Sports tomorrow- How to Watch (outside of the Copa del Rey)

12:30 pm Eastern

English League Championship on ESPN+: Queens Park Rangers v. Stoke City 

Bundesliga on ESPN+: Eintracht Frankfurt v. Borussia Monchengladbach 

Serie A on ESPN+: Udinese v. Crotone 

2:30 pm Eastern

Bundesliga on ESPN+: Hertha Berlin v. Mainz, Stuttgart v. Union Berlin and Werder Bremen v. Borussia Dortmund 

2:45 pm Eastern

Serie A on ESPN+: Benevento v. Lazio

3 pm Eastern

English League Championship on ESPN+: Watford v. Brentford 

Scottish League Cup Quarterfinal on ESPN+: Alloa Athletic v. Hibernian 

Dutch KNVB Beker tomorrow

Excelsior v. PEC Zwolle, 12:45 pm Eastern

Emmen v. Groningen, 3 pm Eastern  

Spanish Copa del Rey tomorrow

Huesca, Leganes, Osasuna, Sevilla and Valladolid among the teams that will be in action

Copa Libertadores 2020- Quarterfinals

Tomorrow

Libertad v. Palmeiras (tied 1-1)

Wednesday

Gremio v. Santos (tied 1-1)

Racing-Boca Juniors first leg

Thursday

River Plate v. Nacional (River Plate leads 2-0)   

2020 Club World Cup

*Rescheduled for February 1st through the 11th

Entering in the second round

AFC spot- the winner of Saturday's Persepolis v. Ulsan Hyundai matchup 

CONCACAF Spot- winner of the CONCACAF Champions League

Entering in the semifinals along with Bayern Munich 

CONMEBOL Spot- Winner of the Copa Libertadores 

February 1st: Al-Duhail v. Auckland City

February 4th will be second round/quarterfinal action, including Al-Duhail/Auckland City winner against Al Ahly or AFC qualifier or CONCACAF qualifier  

Scottish League Cup- Quarterfinals

Tomorrow

Livingston v. Ross County

Alloa Athletic v. Hibernian

Wednesday

Dunfermline Athletic v. Saint Johnstone

Saint Mirren v. Rangers  

CONCACAF Champions League

This Year

Quarterfinals will resume tomorrow and Wednesday 

Next Year 

Alajuelense, Arcahaie, Atlanta United, Atletico Pantoja, Club America, Columbus Crew, Cruz Azul, Leon, Marathon, Monterrey, Olimpia,  Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Esteli and Saprissa have booked fifteen of sixteen spots. The final spot will be between Forge FC and Toronto FC

*With the 2020 US Open Cup scrapped, Atlanta United make the field as 2019 champs

*Columbus claimed the MLS Cup while Philadelphia claimed the MLS Supporters' Shield  

2022 Field

UNAM and Leon have booked spots after winning their respective semifinals 

What should be next for Max Holloway?

Someone in the lightweight top ten or top fifteen 

Next thoughts on the UFC men's flyweight division?

Have Deiveson and Brandon run it back for the title

Give Garbrandt a tune-up fight against Alex Perez or Askar Askarov or Tim Elliott 

Who should be fighting for the UFC lightweight title if Khabib's permanently retired?

Charles Oliveira v. McGregor/Poirier winner 

Is Jalen Hurts a future NFL star?

Let's see how he does against the Cardinals- he just has one NFL start at QB under his belt

Is Bellator better for Yoel Romero than Bare Knuckle FC?

Absolutely- Romero deserves to end his career fighting in MMA as opposed to bare-knuckle boxing

Would Romero be good at bare-knuckle, however?

Also absolutely- he's insanely tough and his UFC opponents have shown it 

Will we see Fury v. Joshua next year after Joshua stopped Kubrat Pulev on Saturday?

If Joshua gets past Oleksander Usyk, that should absolutely be the fight to make 

What should be next for Tony Ferguson?

*Ferguson was dominated by Charles Oliveira on Saturday for his second straight loss

I'm going to go wildcard and say Diego Sanchez at welterweight, one weight class up 

UEFA Europa League

Round of 32 Qualifiers (draw on Monday)

AC Milan, Antwerp, Arsenal, Ajax-Amsterdam, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Braga, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, Dynamo Kiev, Granada, Hoffenheim, Krasnodar, Leicester City, Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Manchester United, Molde, Napoli, Olympiakos, PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, Real Sociedad, Red Bull Salzburg, Red Star Belgrade, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Slavia Prague, Tottenham, Villareal, Wolfsberger and Young Boys 

AFC Champions League

The second semifinal between Ulsan Hyundai and Vissel Kobe will be on Sunday 

Next Month

World Qualifier Tournament for the final two Tokyo spots in women's water polo

Europe qualifier for Tokyo in taekwondo

February

The final three spots for Tokyo in men's water polo will be filled

The final two Tokyo spots in women's soccer will be filled

March

The final two Tokyo spots in men's soccer will be filled in addition to multiple qualifier tournaments in wrestling 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Leon and UNAM win their respective two-leg semifinals and advance to the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League in addition to the Liga final

AFC Champions League

East Region Quarterfinals

Beijing FC, Ulsan Hyundai, Vissel Kobe and Samsung Suwon Bluewings advance to the semifinals, the draw for which will take place tomorrow 

Bundesliga today

Hertha Berlin def. Union Berlin 3-1

2022 Men's World Cup Qualifying- Asia

Qatar moved to 5-0-1 in their second-round group after defeating Bangladesh 5-0 

Scottish Championship today

Inverness-Caledonian Thistle def. Queen of the South 3-0 

UFC Fight Night tomorrow

One bout will proceed at catchweight 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX- Semifinal tomorrow- Second Leg

Guadalajara and Leon tied at 1-1

Winner -- 2022 CONCACAF Champions League 

MLS Playoffs

Sunday

Eastern Conference final: Columbus Crew v. New England Revolution

Monday 

Western Conference final: Seattle Sounders v. Minnesota United 

UEFA Champions League

Group Stage -- Round of 16 (alphabetical order) with one matchday left 

1 Barcelona 

2 Bayern Munich 

3 Borussia Dortmund

4 Chelsea

5 Juventus 

6 Liverpool 

7 Manchester City

8 Porto 

9 Sevilla 

Who can still advance? 

Group A: Final spot is between Atletico Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg with Lokomotiv Moscow eliminated

Group B: All four teams (Borussia Monchengladbach, Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid and Inter Milan) still have a shot with one win and three points separating first from fourth. The only team with a top-three spot guaranteed is Borussia Monchengladbach 

Group D: Battle for second will be between Atalanta and Ajax-Amsterdam with Midtjylland eliminated

Group F: Battle for second will be between Lazio and Club Brugge with Zenit Saint Petersburg eliminated 

Group H: Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig are all 3-2 through five rounds 

Europa League 
Group Stage -- Round of 32 (alphabetical order) with one matchday left 

1 AC Milan 

2 Antwerp 

3 Arsenal 

4 Bayer Leverkusen

5 Benfica 

6 Braga 

7 Dinamo Zagreb 

8 Granada

9 Hoffenheim 

10 Leicester City 

11 Lille

12 PSV Eindhoven 

13 Rangers

14 Red Star Belgrade 

15 Roma

16 Slavia Prague

17 Tottenham 

18 Villareal 

MLS Playoffs

Western Conference second semifinal will be today

Sporting Kansas City v. Minnesota United 

Winner v. Seattle Sounders in Western Conference final on Sunday 

Mexican Liga BBVA MX- Semifinals- First Leg 

Guadalajara and Leon tied 1-1

Semifinal winner -- 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

*Leon is in the 2021 field 

AFC Champions League

The first two East Region Round of 16 matchups (set for Sunday) have been finalized:

Beijing FC v. FC Tokyo 

Ulsan Hyundai v. Melbourne Victory 

Outside of MMA, what will happen next month?

Women's Water Polo: The world qualifier tournament from the 17th through the 24th will determine the final two spots for the Tokyo field

Taekwondo: The Europe qualifiers will run on the 30th and 31st 

What will happen with the UFC lightweight division?

We know that Tony Ferguson will face Charles Oliveira next weekend

We know that Conor McGregor will rematch Dustin Poirier next month

But... not much after that 

Is the UFC being run on a YouTube model?

Picture these moves:

1. Cody Garbrandt (name recognition) originally getting the flyweight title shot over Alex Perez and Brandon Moreno (deserving contenders)

2. Israel Adesanya (name recognition) being considered for the light heavyweight title shot over the Santos-Teixeira winner (deserving contender). The UFC also had an end goal in mind here- an Adesanya-Jones superfight. 

Both of these instances prioritized potential pay-per-views being sold rather than having the champions defending the belts against actual contenders 

If Figueiredo is defending his belt next weekend, why is the ostensible #1 contender bout between Benavidez and Askarov scheduled for March?

Sigh. They're probably going to give Cody Garbrandt his "name recognition and nothing else" title shot, is what that means. It's ridiculous. Say what you will about Jose Aldo getting a bantamweight title shot- at least he had a fight under his belt at 135 before that  

If Francis Ngannou is the UFC top contender at heavyweight, who's the second in line?

Lewis-Blaydes winner (reschedule it)

Overeem-Volkov winner should be the third in line 

My Ideal UFC 259 (March PPV) Main Card

Main Event: Stipe Miocic v. Francis Ngannou 2 for the heavyweight title

Co-Main: Light Heavyweight OR Middleweight title fight

Valentina Shevchenko v. Jessica Andrade for the women's flyweight title

Men's Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez v. Askar Askarov 

Men's Featherweight: Arnold Allen v. Edson Barboza 

Is the Hermansson-Vettori winner next in line for Israel Adesanya?
On the surface, I'd say yes.

However, let's look deeper. 

Robert Whittaker is the ostensible next challenge after fending off Darren Till in July and Jared Cannonier in September, but Adesanya is more interested in the light heavyweight title currently held by Jan Blachowicz.

I'd say that it would lean more towards Vettori if he wins, since he'd then have a four-fight win streak including the fourth on seven day's notice, but I think a very impressive finish from either one should be enough

UFC 259 on March 6th

Men's Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez v. Askar Askarov 

UFC on December 19th

Welterweight: Anthony Pettis v. Alex Morono 

Welterweight: Stephen Thompson v. Geoff Neal expected to be new main event after Leon Edwards-Khamzat Chimaev was scrapped 

UEFA Champions League
Group Stage -- Round of 16

Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Porto, Sevilla 

Spain: Barcelona and Sevilla 

Germany: Bayern Munich

England: Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City

Italy: Juventus  

Portugal: Porto

Tokyo Summer Games- Taekwondo Qualifying

The Europe qualifiers will be held January 30th and 31st 

Bellator 254 next Thursday (December 10th)

Lightweight: Goiti Yamauchi v. Nate Andrews  

NBA Rookie News

James Wiseman has signed a rookie deal with the Warriors (Bleacher Report) while Thon Maker has signed a training camp deal with the Cavaliers (theScore) 

UFC 256 next Saturday (December 12th)

Lightweight: Tony Ferguson v. Charles Oliveira 

Women's Flyweight: Andrea Lee v. Gillian Robertson 

UFC on January 16th

Welterweight: Warlley Alves v. Christian Aguilera 

UFC on January 30th 

Bantamweight: Pedro Munhoz v. Jimmie Rivera rematch 

UFC on February 6th

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush v. Diego Ferreira rematch 

UFC on March 6th

Bantamweight: Randy Costa v. Trevin Jones 

AFC Champions League
Group Stage -- East Region Round of 16 

Yokohama F. Marinos and Shanghai SIPG join Beijing FC, Ulsan Hyundai and Vissel Kobe

*Who still has a shot?

FC Seoul and Melbourne Victory from Group E

FC Tokyo and Shanghai Shenhua from Group F 

What looks to be a two-team race in Group G between Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande and South Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings