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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum Weigh-in
From the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum - Preview of all the action for Big Nog vs. Werdum, in Brazil.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Cub Swanson shares his inspiring story of perseverance; Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez full blast; Bruce Buffer reflects on a career; behind the scenes with the Octagon girls.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Ilir Latifi vs. Gegard Mousasi
From the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
From the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Fundamentals
Fighters Kenny Florian and Rashad Evans teach you the fundamentals of watching the UFC.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrios Johnson vs. John Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
The Gracie brothers break down Georges St.Pierre's historic arm bar; the greatest UFC Feuds; Carlos Condit remains committed to his title aspirations; the Strikeforce newcomers.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink. Johny Henricks all-access account of his UFC 158; Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his home; Cain Velasquez's Harley Davidson photo shoot.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen. Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
KOTC Restitution Joshua Miranda vs. Marcelo Mafra; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Carlos Ortega vs. Charles Lee; Manny Murillo vs. Vince Alaalatoa; Alejandro Garcia vs. Roberto Vargas.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen. Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
8:00 p.m. ET UFC Reloaded
Relive UFC 141, Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: King of the Cage
KOTC Restitution Joshua Miranda vs. Marcelo Mafra; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Carlos Ortega vs. Charles Lee; Manny Murillo vs. Vince Alaalatoa; Alejandro Garcia vs. Roberto Vargas.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Countdown of the fastest fights.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 83 UFC News for the week of March 19.
5:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz - Prelims
Patrick Cote vs. Bobby Voelker; Darren Elkins vs. Antonio Carvalho; Jordan Mein vs. Dan Miller; Daron Cruickshank vs. John Makdessi. From Montreal.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 284 The latest news and analysis from Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten; Ron Kruck talks with Ed Soares.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights RFA 7
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 7 Brandon Thatch vs. Mike Rhodes; Chidi Njokuani vs. Sergio Pettis.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights II Jay Glazer sits down and gets personal with the UFC's top welterweight fighters.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Rener and Ryron Gracie cover the core positions, principles and techniques of Gracie Jiu Jitsu that were made famous in the UFC.
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.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 83 UFC News for the week of March 19.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 9: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: The Wild Card A fighter calls out a competitor to fight in the next round; the teams unite for a Thanksgiving feast; two preliminary losers battle for a chance to get back in the competition; Dana reveals the quarterfinal match-ups. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
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: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
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.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann Weigh-in
From the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
From Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman; Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna; Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson. From San Jose, Calif.
11:00 a.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 7 Christian M'Pumbu vs. Attila Vegh; Will Brooks vs. Saad Awad; David Rickels vs. Jason Fischer. From Rio Rancho, N.M.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic; Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah; Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin; Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman; John Hathaway vs. John Maguire; Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig. From Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. (Card subject to change)
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Prefight show for FUEL TV 8: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Live Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Live Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Live Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Live Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Live Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
Sunday
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall
From Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
4:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Highlights from UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche in Anaheim
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche - Prelims
Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub; Anton Kuivanen vs. Michael Chiesa; Matt Grice vs. Dennis Bermudez; Caros Fodor vs. Sam Stout. From the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Jon Jones, Jon Jones & Rashad Evans face-off looking ahead to UFC 145; All access with Jones and Evans.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Liz Carmouche prepares for her UFC debut; All-access for the UFC 157 promo shoot; Dustin Poirier's pursuit of the featherweight championship; and Michael Bisping on the UK's rich combat sports history.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Primetime
Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Primetime
Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The most shocking moments in Pride history.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
Lead up to UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche from Honda Center in Anaheim.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
preview of the action for UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche before their battle in Las Vegas.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Primetime
Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 13
A historic collection of matchups.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 13
A historic collection of matchups.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 12
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 134: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami and Mauricio Rua vs Forrest Griffin.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
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.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
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.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 12
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin II Highlights of UFC 147 in Brazil. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
Season 17 Episode 3: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Embrace the Suffering A fighter responds after being called out; coach Sonnen gives advice to a fighter lacking confidence; coach Jones bonds with his team during a house visit; two fighters deliver explosive action.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
8:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 11
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
9:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 12
A historic collection of matchups.
12:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Highlights from bantamweight battle Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald in London.
4:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Primetime
Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
Season 17 Episode 3: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Embrace the Suffering A fighter responds after being called out; coach Sonnen gives advice to a fighter lacking confidence; coach Jones bonds with his team during a house visit; two fighters deliver explosive action.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
Season 17 Episode 3: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Embrace the Suffering A fighter responds after being called out; coach Sonnen gives advice to a fighter lacking confidence; coach Jones bonds with his team during a house visit; two fighters deliver explosive action.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West:The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
Season 17 Episode 3: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Embrace the Suffering A fighter responds after being called out; coach Sonnen gives advice to a fighter lacking confidence; coach Jones bonds with his team during a house visit; two fighters deliver explosive action.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 3: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Embrace the Suffering A fighter responds after being called out; coach Sonnen gives advice to a fighter lacking confidence; coach Jones bonds with his team during a house visit; two fighters deliver explosive action.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 4: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Sign of Disrespect Both teams face off in a spontaneous rap battle at the house; a prank ignites smack talk that carries over to the weigh-in; two fighters face off in the third preliminary fight.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Weigh-in From London.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Primetime
Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for FUEL TV 7: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald in London.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Weigh-in From London.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic; Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah; Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin; Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman; John Hathaway vs. John Maguire; Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig. From Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. (Card subject to change)
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
Prefight show for FUEL TV 7: Renan Barao vs Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and today's top MMA analysts.
2:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Primetime
UFC 157 Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
2:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Primetime
UFC 157 Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
2:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Primetime
UFC 157 Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
2:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Primetime
UFC 157 Inside the day-to-day lives of first-ever UFC female champion Ronda Rousey, and her challenger Liz Carmouche.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West:UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario:UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Prefight show for FUEL TV 7: Renan Barao vs Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and today's top MMA analysts.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen 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.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen 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.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
8:00 p.m. ET Bellator Fight Night
Bellator Fighting Championships is the world’s fastest growing MMA organization. “Bellator” is Latin for warrior and was created by sports marketing visionary Bjorn Rebney. The core belief of the organization is that title shots must be earned, not given. Fighters compete in single-elimination tournaments for a shot at the Bellator title and a $100,000 prize.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen 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.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen 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.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matthew Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Live Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Postfight show for Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and top MMA analysts.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Prefight show for FUEL TV 7: Renan Barao vs Michael McDonald, featuring Jay Glazer and today's top MMA analysts. Read more -
Cyrille Diabate Can See Light at End of MMA Tunnel
Cyrille Diabate will meet the unbeaten Jimi Manuwa in a light heavyweight showcase at UFC on Fuel TV 7 on Saturday at Wembley Arena in London. As he approaches his 40th birthday, the French striker admitted as much during a pre-fight press conference:
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“I won’t lie. I’ve been thinking about retirement for several years. Motivation is a factor. After 22 years of fighting, you get to think of these things. It was a battle for a couple of years, trying to get hard training in at the gym. Right now, it’s not an issue. I showed that in my last fight. I got in a training camp. I got my mind set on winning, and it’s motivated me more for this fight and this training camp, so I feel good.”
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic; Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah; Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin; Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman; John Hathaway vs. John Maguire; Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig. From Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. (Card subject to change)
9:00 a.m. ET MTV2: Bellator Fighting Championships 82
From Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Lyman Good vs. Andrey Koreshkov; Alexander Sarnavskiy vs. Tony Hervey; Rickels vs. Fischer and Hose vs. Marshall.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit - Prelims
John Makdessi vs. Sam Stout; Rodrigo Damm vs. Antonio Carvalho; Chad Griggs vs. Cyrille Diabate; Alessio Sakara vs. Patrick Cote. From Bell Centre in Montreal.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 144: Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson Relive the action from UFC 144 at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz
Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz; Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks. From New Jersey.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Road to the Octagon
Inside the training camps of six UFC fighters as they get ready for UFC Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs.Nate Diaz - Weigh-in
Benson Henderson vs Nate Diaz at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.
7:00 p.m. ET MTV2: Bellator Fighting Championships 83
From Caesars in Atlantic City, N.J.; Rad Martinez vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev; Zach Makovsky vs. Anthony Leone; Zoila Gurgel vs. Jessica Eye.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 269 Randy Couture; Greg Jackson; Tank Abbott; Nick Newell; an underground MMA event.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson 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.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: XFC 21 Night of Champions II
Nick Newell vs. Eric Reynolds.
10:00 p.m. ET FX: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 12: Semifinal Showdown Two semifinal fights determine which two men will move on to fight in the finale for a UFC contract.
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.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more