Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide

By Jeff Sherwood Apr 13, 2012


Friday


3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: Ultimate Fighter 15
One of the longest running reality series in television history, The Ultimate Fighter brings together promising MMA prospects from across the world, who must live together in a house and battle each other for a coveted UFC contract. The contestants are divided into two teams, each coached by a star UFC fighter, and they battle it out in pursuit of one goal, one dream -- to become The Ultimate Fighter.

3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: Ultimate Fighter 15
One of the longest running reality series in television history, The Ultimate Fighter brings together promising MMA prospects from across the world, who must live together in a house and battle each other for a coveted UFC contract. The contestants are divided into two teams, each coached by a star UFC fighter, and they battle it out in pursuit of one goal, one dream -- to become The Ultimate Fighter.

3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.

3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.

4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.

4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.

4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Special
Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.

6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Special
UFC on FX: Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann in Sydney, Australia.

8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: Best of Pride Fighting Championships
Some of the best fights ever held in the Pride ring. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Semmy Schilt, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Yusuke Imamura, Ricardo Arona vs. Sergey Ignatov, Mario Sperry vs. Igor Vovchanchyn, Paulo Filho vs. Amar Suloev.

9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, including pay-per-view events, The Ultimate Fighter finales, and Fight Nights, including a Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida LW fight from UFC on FOX, and a Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard LW fight from UFC 136.

10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
Weigh In for UFC on FUEL TV Thiago Silva vs Alexander Gustafsson from Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter Live
One of the longest running reality series in television history, The Ultimate Fighter brings together promising MMA prospects from across the world, who must live together in a house and battle each other for a coveted UFC contract. The contestants are divided into two teams, each coached by a star UFC fighter, and they battle it out in pursuit of one goal, one dream -- to become The Ultimate Fighter.

12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, including pay-per-view events, The Ultimate Fighter finales, and Fight Nights, including a Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida LW fight from UFC on FOX, and a Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard LW fight from UFC 136.

1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC Tonight is the official weekly news and information show of the UFC.

1:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
Thiago Silva vs. Alexander Gustafsson from Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Go beyond the cage and behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship with UFC Ultimate Insider, the hardest hitting sports magazine show. Ever.

3:00 p.m. ET fuelTV: UFC Special
UFC: Alves vs Kampmann UFC on FX: Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann in Sydney, Australia.

3:30 p.m. ET HDNet: Best of Dream Featherweight Grand Prix
An anthology of Dream's first ever 16-man featherweight Grand Prix that took place in 2009. This 8 month long tournament is absolutely thick with talent from Japan, Korea, America, Brazil and beyond, featuring some of the top ranked featherweights in Mixed Martial Arts, as well as several highly-touted debuting prospects.

4:00 p.m. ET The Score: Bodog Fight
Bodog Fight staged some of the most exciting MMA fights and developed some of the sports biggest stars in events around the world. The promotion was founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre and features some of the sports most well known fighters including Chael Sonnen, Gegard Mousasi, Dan Hornbuckle, Fedor Emelianenko and Cung Le.

5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard The best fights from the UFC archives, including pay-per-view events, The Ultimate Fighter finales, and Fight Nights, including a Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida LW fight from UFC on FOX, and a Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard LW fight from UFC 136.

6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
Weigh In for UFC on FUEL TV Thiago Silva vs. Alexander Gustafsson from Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of Pride Fighting Championships
Some of the best fights ever held in the Pride ring. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Semmy Schilt, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Yusuke Imamura, Ricardo Arona vs. Sergey Ignatov, Mario Sperry vs. Igor Vovchanchyn, Paulo Filho vs. Amar Suloev.

8:00 p.m. ET MTV2: Bellator 65
Bantamweight World Championship MAKOVSKY vs. DANTAS

9:00 p.m. ET HDNet: Inside MMA
Strikeforce heavyweight Josh Barnett joins Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten in the studio to discuss his long-awaited tournament final match against Daniel Cormier. UFC commentator Joe Rogan also joins the panel to help preview UFC's busy month of fights. Ron Kruck goes inside the lives of chef and author Anthony Bourdain and his wife Ottavia, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practioner.

10:00 p.m. HDNet: XFC 17 “Apocalypse” (Live Event)
Inspirational one armed fighter Nick Newell returns to the cage as he looks to stay undefeated in his toughest test yet. Luciano Dos Santos meets Eric Reynolds in the main event.

10:00 p.m. ET FX: The Ultimate Fighter Live®: Episode 6
One of the longest running reality series in television history, The Ultimate Fighter brings together promising MMA prospects from across the world, who must live together in a house and battle each other for a coveted UFC contract. The contestants are divided into two teams, each coached by a star UFC fighter, and they battle it out in pursuit of one goal, one dream -- to become The Ultimate Fighter.

10:30 p.m. ET The Score: The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with a focus on exciting match-ups and developing the next generation of great fighters. Tune in for non-stop action from events across the country. Petz vs. Juskevic, Ricci vs. Hadin and Alessio vs. Healy.

11:00 p.m. ET FX: UFC 145 Primetime: Episode 2
UFC Primetime is a three-part series of 30-minute behind-the-scenes looks.

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