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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Season 1 Episode 7: Canada vs. Australia: Young Blood
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. Melendez
Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez battle for the light heavyweight title; Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier; Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson. From San Jose, Calif.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann - Prelims
Josh Sampo vs. Zach Makovsky; Aljamain Sterling vs. Cody Gibson; Raphael Assuncao vs. Pedro Munhoz; Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye. From Las Vegas.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson Jon Jones faces Alexander Gustafsson.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. Melendez
Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez battle for the light heavyweight title; Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier; Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson. From San Jose, Calif.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Season 1 Episode 7: Canada vs. Australia: Young Blood
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
One Punch Knockouts
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 330 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten preview UFC 170; Ron Kruck discusses who will replace Keith Kizer.
9:30 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting Canada
Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell, welterweight championship fight; Smealinho Rama vs. Steve Mocco; Michael Hill vs. Ryan Dickson. From Edmonton.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Best of Legacy Fighting Championship
A look back at feral fights, nasty knockouts and sly submissions from the Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Championship.
11:30 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting Canada
Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell, welterweight championship fight; Smealinho Rama vs. Steve Mocco; Michael Hill vs. Ryan Dickson. From Edmonton. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann - Prelims
Josh Sampo vs. Zach Makovsky; Aljamain Sterling vs. Cody Gibson; Raphael Assuncao vs. Pedro Munhoz; Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye. From Las Vegas.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 92: Forrest Griffin defends his Light Heavyweight title against Rashad Evans; Minotauro Nogueira fights Frank Mir for the Interim Heavyweight belt.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Evans vs. Davis
Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis; Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping; Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman. From Chicago.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. Melendez
Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez battle for the light heavyweight title; Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier; Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson. From San Jose, Calif.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Season 1 Episode 7: Canada vs. Australia: Chills and Thrills Richie's win has the Aussies on a roll; 4-time Judo Olympian Dan Kelly faces Canadian striker Sheldon Westcott.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:00 a.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus
UFC President Dana White discusses the early days of UFC, boxing vs. MMA, and Fedor Emelianenko.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
No Weight Classes Some of the biggest size discrepancies in MMA history.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 92: Forrest Griffin defends his Light Heavyweight title against Rashad Evans; Minotauro Nogueira fights Frank Mir for the Interim Heavyweight belt.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Season 1 Episode 7: Canada vs. Australia: Chills and Thrills Richie's win has the Aussies on a roll; 4-time Judo Olympian Dan Kelly faces Canadian striker Sheldon Westcott.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 168: Heated rivals Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate rematch in one of the most exciting fights in the women's bantamweight division.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC 170 Countdown
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann Go behind the scenes as six elite fighters prepare for pivotal bouts at UFC 170 on Saturday, February 22.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Thompson/McMann/ Gracies/McGregor
5:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Countdown
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann Go behind the scenes as six elite fighters prepare for pivotal bouts at UFC 170 on Saturday, February 22.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
UFC 170: Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann - Prelims
Josh Samp vs. Zach Makovsky; Aljamain Sterling vs. Cody Gibson; Raphael Assuncao vs. Pedro Munhoz; Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC 170 Preliminary Fights
Josh Sampo vs. Zach Makovsky; Aljamain Sterling vs. Cody Gibson; Raphael Assuncao vs. Pedro Munhoz; Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye. From Las Vegas.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 1 Lightweight World Title: Eric Moon vs. Victor Meza, Flyweight World Title: Marvin Blumer vs. Frankie Saenz, Welterweight World Title: Josh Aveles vs. Kito Andrews, and Women's Welterweight World Title: Jillian Lybarger vs. Tsui-Jen Cunanan. Read more -
Wednesay MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rony Jason; Ryan LaFlare vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Brandon Thatch vs. Paul Thiago; Igor Pokrajac vs. Rafael Feijao; Daniel Sarafian vs. Cezar Ferreira; Dan Henderson vs.c. From Goiania, Brazil.
4:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 17 Edgewater Casino Laughlin, Nev.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO The semifinals are set to begin and the Team Tate fighters believe Miesha and her coaches are playing favorites.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3: Prelims
K.J. Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos; Jessica Eye vs. Sarah Kaufman; Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquardt; C.B. Dollaway vs. Tim Boetsch. From Houston.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The Gracie clan, first family of MMA, is on full display.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Fight for the Troops on FOX Sports 1
Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith; Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal; Yoel Romero vs. Ronny Markes; Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche; Rafael Natal vs. Tim Kennedy. From Fort Campbell, Ky.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, and Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO The semifinals are set to begin and the Team Tate fighters believe Miesha and her coaches are playing favorites.
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:30 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Rampage4 Real
Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3 Rampage hits his pinnacle in training camp; Tito Ortiz gets injured and the fight is cancelled; Rampage deals with the change.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort
4:00 a.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus Bas Rutten
Pancrase and UFC champion Bas Rutten discusses his fights, Hollywood and 'El Guapo'.
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
UFC 166 Fight Flashback
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC Fight Night 16: Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson at UFC 144; featherweight face-off between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway at UFC 143; UFC 142's battle between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
UFC 166 Fight Flashback
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Fight for the Troops on FOX Sports 1
Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith; Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal; Yoel Romero vs. Ronny Markes; Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche; Rafael Natal vs. Tim Kennedy. From Fort Campbell, Ky.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
7:30 p.m. ET NBC Sports: World Series of Fighting
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rony Jason; Ryan LaFlare vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Brandon Thatch vs. Paul Thiago; Igor Pokrajac vs. Rafael Feijao; Daniel Sarafian vs. Cezar Ferreira; Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort. From Goiania, Brazil.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Post-Fight Show
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Wednesay MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Boiling Point Talking Stick Resort Scottsdale, Ariz.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 8: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Tied Interviews, match highlights and the history behind Ronda and Miesha's rivalry.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II, Prelims
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC: Fight for the Troops on FOX Sports 1, Prelims
Germaine de Randamie vs. Amanda Nunes; Steven Siler vs. Dennis Bermudez; Francisco Rivera vs. George Roop; James Krause vs. Bobby Green. From Fort Campbell, Ky.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC on Sportsnet Prelims Germaine de Randamie vs. Amanda Nunes; Steven Siler vs. Dennis Bermudez; Francisco Rivera vs. George Roop; James Krause vs. Bobby Green. From Fort Campbell, Ky.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC: Fight for the Troops on FOX Sports 1
Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith; Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal; Yoel Romero vs. Ronny Markes; Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche; Rafael Natal vs. Tim Kennedy. From Fort Campbell, Ky.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Post Fight Press Conference
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Robert Sargent Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by MMARising.com founder Robert Sargent.
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Breen and Sargent sit down to discuss a smorgasbord of women's MMA topics. The two go deep on Invicta FC 5, the promotional debut of Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, whether or not the Brazilian will end up in the UFC and Jessica Penne's strangehold on the 105-pound division. The April 13 UFC clash between Cat Zingano and Miesha Tate also gets due attention, with Breen and Sargent debating the intriguing style matchup and who will be next for UFC postergirl Ronda Rousey.
The duo also spitball on the 18th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” what antisocial behavior could arise from the season's co-ed set-up, Tito Ortiz as an MMA manager and much more.
Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”
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Sherdog Photo of the Day: Jan. 7
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Alexis Davis put Shayna Baszler to sleep with a third-round rear-naked choke in their rematch Saturday at Invicta FC 4. Sherdog.com photographer Dave Mandel was on hand to shoot the action in Kansas City, Kan. Read more -
Sherdog Pick’Em Trends: Strikeforce Prelims
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Sarah Kaufman stands but one win away from a crack at the title she once held. Popular opinion is on her side.
An overwhelming 97 percent of users with the Sherdog MMA Pick’Em fantasy game expect Kaufman to defeat Alexis Davis as part of the Strikeforce “Tate vs. Rousey” prelims on Saturday at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of their three-round encounter figures to emerge as the top contender for the women’s bantamweight championship.
Kaufman (14-1, 5-1 SF) will carry a two-fight winning streak into the bout. The 26-year-old Canadian last appeared at Strikeforce Challengers 17 in July, when she captured a unanimous decision from Liz Carmouche at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Kaufman has delivered 10 of her 14 professional victories by knockout or technical knockout, including her triumph over Davis five years ago. She won the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight crown in February 2010, only to relinquish it in a submission loss to Marloes Coenen eight months later.
A champion inside the Raging Wolf promotion, Davis (11-4, 2-0 SF) has rattled off three consecutive wins. The 27-year-old Canadian last fought at Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Kharitonov” in September, when she stopped Amanda Nunes on second-round punches at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Anchored at Dayboll Jiu-Jitsu, Davis has delivered nearly half (five) of her 11 career victories by submission.
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