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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Strangers in a Strange Land
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Sam Sicilia vs. Cole Miller; Dustin Ortiz vs. John Moraga; Derek Brunson vs. Yoel Romero; Mike Easton vs. T.J. Dillashaw; Brad Tavares vs. Lorenz Larkin; Luke Rockhold vs. Costas Philippou. From Atlanta.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glovier Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
UFC 168: Costas Philippou/Josh Thomson
2:30 p.m. Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
2:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
UFC 168: Costas Philippou/Josh Thomson
5:00 p.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.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 132: Dominic Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Strangers in a Strange Land
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Strangers in a Strange Land
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 324 Josh Thomson previews his UFC fight; Ray Sefo discusses the Word Series of Fighting 8.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Maximum Fighting Championship 39 - No Remorse
Anthony Hamilton meets Darrill Schoonover to defend the heavyweight title; Kurt Southern fights Tom Gallicchio for lightweight; live from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 132: Dominic Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Strangers in a Strange Land
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 132: Dominic Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Luke Rockhold vs. Costas Philippou
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II Anderson Silva defends his UFC Middleweight Championship against Chael Sonnen.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Episode 21
Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur; Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 132: Dominic Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
Luke Rockhold vs. Costas Philippou
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night Prelims: Rockhold vs. Philippou
Louis Smolka vs. Alptekin Ozkilic; Brian Houston vs. Trevor Smith; Elias Silverio vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg; Justin Edwards vs. Ramsey Nijem. From Atlanta.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
Louis Smolka vs. Alptekin Ozkilic; Brian Houston vs. Trevor Smith; Elias Silverio vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg; Justin Edwards vs. Ramsey Nijem. From Atlanta.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Sam Sicilia vs. Cole Miller; Dustin Ortiz vs. John Moraga; Derek Brunson vs. Yoel Romero; Mike Easton vs. T.J. Dillashaw; Brad Tavares vs. Lorenz Larkin; Luke Rockhold vs. Costas Philippou. From Atlanta.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Strangers in a Strange Land
11:00 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 Post-Fight Show
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
3:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 6
A historic collection of match ups.
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 5
Some of the best knockouts in the history of King of the Cage.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight'12 Review; '13 Preview
Relive the year's best moments in UFC; look ahead to UFC in 2013, with a preview of what's in store.
4:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Flashback Seattle; Heavyweights Collide Experience UFC on FOX 5 from a new perspective; The comeback of Cain Velasquez; Randy Couture analyzes the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez championship fight.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
UFC 143 Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit; UFC 142 Rousimar Palhares and and Mike Massenzio; Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 144.
5:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Fuel for the Fire Long Island native Chris Weidman tours the town he loves; Alexander Gustafsson sits down with Jon Anik; Nate Diaz's submission game; Chad Mendes' dominating performance.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Flashback Seattle; Heavyweights Collide Experience UFC on FOX 5 from a new perspective; The comeback of Cain Velasquez; Randy Couture analyzes the Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez championship fight.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II - Prelims
Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway, Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury, Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee, Byron Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez from Las Vegas, Nev.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight'12 Review; '13 Preview
Relive the year's best moments in UFC; look ahead to UFC in 2013, with a preview of what's in store.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 2 Relive the Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012, from 25 down to number one, as we count down the year's greatest events in mixed martial arts.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz
Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz; Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; Josh Koscheck vs. Johnny Hendricks. From New Jersey.
2:00 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)
5:00 p.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.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
10:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Lightweights are highlighted with guest Michael Chandler.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann; Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda. From Sydney, Australia.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
1:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 2 Relive the Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012, from 25 down to number one, as we count down the year's greatest events in mixed martial arts.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Munoz vs. Weidman
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman; Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna; Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson. From San Jose, Calif.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II Weigh-in
Weigh-in for UFC 155: in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II
Leading up to the Heavyweight title fight UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Cain Valasquez vs. Junior dos Santos
From the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
Countdown to UFC 155
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
Countdown to UFC 155
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Countdown
Countdown to UFC 155
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Countdown
Countdown to UFC 155
7:30 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
The 2012 Bazzie Awards UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer helps Kenny and Bas and out the Bazzies.
8:00 p.m. ET FX: UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II - Prelims
Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway, Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury, Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee, Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez from Las Vegas, Nev.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 155 Prelims Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway, Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury, Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee, Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez from Las Vegas, Nev.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 155 Prelims Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway, Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury, Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee, Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez from Las Vegas, Nev.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 155 Prelims Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway, Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury, Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee, Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez from Las Vegas, Nev.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 155 Prelims Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson, Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway, Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury, Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee, Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez from Las Vegas, Nev. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le Weigh-In
From Cotai Arena in Macau, China.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
9:00 a.m. ET MTV2: Bellator Fighting Championships 79
From Rama, Ontario.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Gustafsson vs. Silva Thiago Silva vs. Alexander Gustafsson from Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier From Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
4:00 p.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.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le Weigh-In
From Cotai Arena in Macau, China.
8:00 p.m. ET MTV2: Bellator Fighting Championships 80
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 265 Josh Barnett; Martin Kampmann; Derek Brunson; Roy Nelson.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 13 Jared Rosholt vs. Derreck Lewis.
10:00 p.m. ET FX: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 16 Episode 9: Betrayal James Chaney owns up to his unsportsmanlike conduct; one fighter turns against his friend; Mike Ricci takes on Dom Waters in the final preliminary fight; Dana White announces the quarterfinal match-ups.
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 Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Primetime
Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
11:00 p.m. ET FX: UFC Primetime
EPISODE: 27
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Primetime
Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
12:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 265 Josh Barnett; Martin Kampmann; Derek Brunson; Roy Nelson. Read more