How to watch Friday's Little Rock Trojans vs. Oregon State Beavers dual: Start time, event preview, more
'CFFC Match Day: Match Week' continues with Pac-12 clash, live on UFC FIGHT PASS.
CFFC Match Day's special three-event series, "Match Week," continues on Friday with the first Pac-12 dual of the season for both the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Oregon State University, as the Trojans and Beavers collide live on UFC FIGHT PASS.
The NCAA Division I Wrestling dual takes place at Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The stream kicks off at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT local time) and features longtime MMA journalist and broadcaster John Morgan calling the action alongside five-time UFC veteran and former collegiate wrestler Justin Jaynes.
Little Rock enters the contest ranked No. 17 in the nation according to the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, a remarkable accomplishment given the program is in just its sixth season of competition. Head Coach Neil Erisman, who wrestled at Oklahoma State, has been in charge of the team since its debut in 2019 and was named the 2023-24 NWCA Coach of the Year and Pac-12 Coach of the Year after guiding Nasir Bailey and Stephen Little to All-American status and the team to a 19th place finish at the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Both Bailey at 133 pounds and Little at 197 return for the 2024-25 season and stand as team leaders.
The Trojans also feature an intriguing MMA tie, with Tyler Brennan – son of MMA pioneer Chris "The Westside Strangler" Brennan and brother of nine-time Bellator MMA veteran Lucas "Skywalker" Brennan – featuring for the team at 174 pounds.
Meanwhile, the Beavers have struggled to net positive results in non-conference play, albeit with a schedule that included top-ranked programs such as Iowa, Oklahoma State and Ohio State, among others. Now with the Pac-12 schedule getting underway, the Beavers will hope to utilize the experience gained thus far in netting a winning effort.
Oregon State also owns a strong MMA tie, as well, with two-time All-American Trey Munoz, son of 15-time UFC veteran and former NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion Mark Munoz, currently ranked at No. 10 in the nation at 197 pounds. However, Munoz has not been active since December's Cliff Keen Invitational, so his status for the dual is uncertain.
The Beavers hold a 4-1 series lead all-time in the matchup, though the Trojans were victorious most recently, taking home a 20-17 victory in Oregon one season ago.
While the official starting lineups for Friday's "CFFC Match Day: Match Week" dual will be determined just ahead of the event, the potential lineups include:
125: Reid Nelson (LR) vs. #10 Maximo Renteria (OSU)
133: #8 Nasir Bailey (LR) vs. Damion Elliott (OSU)
141: Jayden Gomez (LR) vs. Nash Singleton (OSU)
149: #10 Jordan Williams (LR) vs. Ayden Garver (OSU)
157: #18 Matty Bianchi (LR) vs. Ethan Stiles (OSU)
165: Joseph Bianchi (LR) vs. Murphy Menke (OSU)
174: Tyler Brennan (LR) vs. Sean Harman (OSU)
184: #17 Brock DelSignore (LR) vs. TJ McDonnell (OSU)
197: #5 Stephen Little (LR) vs. #10 Trey Munoz (OSU)
HWT: KJ Miley (LR) vs. #17 Brett Mower (OSU)
The 10-match dual streams live exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS, the UFC's digital streaming service, which currently offers month-to-month subscriptions, as well as discounted rates for 12-month subscriptions.
Additionally, UFC FIGHT PASS is featuring a special College Wrestling-only subscription to watch all current and past CFFC Match Day duals for just $2.99/month.
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"CFFC Match Day: Match Week," which also included the University of Missouri vs. Arizona State University on Wednesday, concludes on Sunday with the Tigers featured again, playing host to West Virginia University.
