Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide

Jeff SherwoodOct 29, 2015




Thursday



5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 3: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Recognize the Enemy - The tension rises as one coach tries to get under the other one's skin and dares him to man up and fight a teammate; two fighters step into the octagon on the second preliminary fight and a coach completely loses it as he watches the fight unfold.

12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 4: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: A Faithless Foe - After a frustrating fight, a coach loses his cool on a fighter in front of the team; Urijah and Conor argue over coaching styles; a member of Team Faber skips practice and the third preliminary match eliminates another fighter from the competition.

1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 5: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Just Do Something - The pressure of the competition starts to weigh on one of the fighters as Urijah and Conor prepare for the fourth preliminary fight featuring two hungry young competitors. Both teams get a chance to relax during a night out with the coaches.

2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Snake In the Grass - An unorthodox fighter from Team Faber faces one of the top competitors of Team Europe in the fifth preliminary fight of the season. UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw arrives to help Urijah. When Conor calls him a traitor, all hell breaks loose.

3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 5: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Just Do Something - The pressure of the competition starts to weigh on one of the fighters as Urijah and Conor prepare for the fourth preliminary fight featuring two hungry young competitors. Both teams get a chance to relax during a night out with the coaches.

6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Rising Stars - See the wild finishes that put up-and-coming fighters on the fast-track to becoming big stars. With Conor McGregor, Cat Zingano, Myles Jury, and more.

6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Epic Knockouts from the UFC

9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Conor McGregor - Conor McGregor On the Brink with featherweight gold on the line at UFC 189; Joe Rogan riffs on the McGregor phenomenon; the Irish superstar's take on the hype game and mental warfare.

10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Epic Knockouts from the UFC

11:30 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator Road to Vengeance
Part 1 - A behind-the-scenes look at the biggest stars from the Bellator MMA card on November 6, 2015.