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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
5:00 a.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.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Rising
Conor McGregor - Irishman, Conor McGregor. While his attitude makes the world take notice, explore how he backs it up, breaking down his best performances in The Film Room and his overwhelming athleticism in The Lab.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 1: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Europe vs. United States - 32 fighters battle for 16 spots in a competition pitting Europe against the United States.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 2: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Crowded House - The fighters move into the TUF house; as training begins, Dana White brings an unexpected twist to the competition.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz/Belfort vs. Akiyama - Former light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz get a rematch of their 2007 bout. In the co-main event. Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama. See how the fighters prepared, then watch the action unfold on Main Event: UFC 133.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 154: St. Pierre vs. Condit - Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit.
4:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: The Road To Dynamite 1
Before it begins on Sept. 19, this is an analysis of the creation and history of Dynamite.
5:00 p.m. ET Spike TV: Unrivaled: Tito Ortiz
Investigating the scope and magnitude of the upcoming battle between Tito Ortiz and Liam McGeary in the Bellator cage.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Knockouts of 2014 - The best finishes of 2014; featuring Mark Hunt, Donald Cerrone, Alistair Overeem, Dan Henderson and more.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 116: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Rockhold – Prelims - Aljamain Sterling vs. Takeya Mizugaki; Gian Villante vs. Corey Anderson; Patrick Cummins vs. Ovince St. Preux; Beneil Dariush vs. Jim Miller. From Newark, N.J.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Maia vs. LaFlare - Andre Fili vs. Godofredo Pepey; Alex Oliveira vs. Gilbert Burns; Shayna Baszler vs. Amanda Nunes; Tony Martin vs. Leonardo Santos; Josh Koscheck vs. Erick Silva; Demian Maia vs. Ryan LaFlare. From Rio de Janeiro.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 30 - Anthony Smith meets Brock Jardine; Ryan Robers, Darrick Minner and Adam Townsend also appear; live from Lincoln, Neb.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano - Prelims
Ruan Potts vs. Derrick Lewis; Tim Means vs. Dhiego Lima; Roman Salazar vs. Kid Yamamoto; Roan Carneiro vs. Mark Munoz. From Los Angeles.
12:30 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 397 - Bas Rutten, Kenny Rice and Ron Kruck break down Bellator Dynamite; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello discuss RFA 30; guest Rafael dos Anjos. Read more -
UFC Video Highlight: Watch Shawn Jordan Drop Derrick Lewis with a Hook Kick
By: Mike Fridley
Watch as Shawn Jordan drops Derrick Lewis with a hook kick and then finishes him off at UFC Fight Night “Boetsch vs. Henderson.”
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano - Prelims
Ruan Potts vs. Derrick Lewis; Tim Means vs. Dhiego Lima; Roman Salazar vs. Kid Yamamoto; Roan Carneiro vs. Mark Munoz. From Los Angeles.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Pettis vs. Melendez - With Rafael dos Anjos, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, Alistair Overeem, Roy Nelson, Minotauro Nogueira and more.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
On the Brink: Pettis vs. Melendez - Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez offer unfiltered access to their lightweight championship at UFC 181; Ben Saunders' omoplata submission analyzed in Gracie Breakdown; former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks unlocks his warrior code.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Resurrection Figthing Alliance 24: Smith vs. Romero
Benjamin Smith vs. Indalecio Tat Romero. From Prior Lake, Minn.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing
Golden Boy Live: Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Juan Luis Hernandez - From Los Angeles, Calif.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Pettis vs. Melendez - With Rafael dos Anjos, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, Alistair Overeem, Roy Nelson, Minotauro Nogueira and more.
12:30 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 376 - Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck break down UFC 185; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello discuss RFA 24. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Fisticuffs - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from San Manuel Casino.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Johnson vs. Moraga - The UFC's first-ever flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson, readies for a hometown title defense, while super-tough John Moraga trains to pull off the upset of a lifetime.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar - Featherweight title fight.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira - UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones aims to defend his title for a record-breaking seventh time against Brazilian heavy-hitter Glover Teixeira. Go inside the training camps of both men, then re-visit the Octagon's Baltimore debut.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Champions and trash talkers made for one of the most anticipated nights of 2014: Conor McGregor had a grudge match against Dustin Poirier; Donald Cerrone welcomed Eddie Alvarez to the Octagon; and Demetrious Johnson fought Chris Cariaso.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz/Belfort vs. Akiyama - Former light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz get a rematch of their 2007 bout. In the co-main event. Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama. See how the fighters prepared, then watch the action unfold on Main Event: UFC 133.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano - Prelims
Ruan Potts vs. Derrick Lewis; Tim Means vs. Dhiego Lima; Roman Salazar vs. Kid Yamamoto; Roan Carneiro vs. Mark Munoz. From Los Angeles.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
On the Brink: Pettis vs. Melendez - Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez offer unfiltered access to their lightweight championship at UFC 181; Ben Saunders' Omoplata submission analyzed in Gracie Breakdown; former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks unlocks his warrior code. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lewis; Ultimate Fighter 20; Lauzon Breakdown; Zingano - Derrick Lewis' improbable turnaround; Ultimate Fighter tryouts; Joe Lauzon's submission skills; Cat Zingano's fighting spirit.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Debuts - First bouts of some of the UFC's top fighters.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
5:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 1: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: For the Belt - Female fighters prepare to compete for the UFC's new 115-pound division title.
6:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez stage epic slugfest.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Jacare vs. Mousasi - From Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Aldo vs. Mendes - The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, Matt Hughes vs Josh Koscheck, Nam Phan vs Jim Hettes, and Urijah Faber vs Brian Bowles.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Debuts - First bouts of some of the UFC's top fighters.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lewis; Ultimate Fighter 20; Lauzon Breakdown; Zingano - Derrick Lewis' improbable turnaround; Ultimate Fighter tryouts; Joe Lauzon's submission skills; Cat Zingano's fighting spirit. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Weigh-In Live: Mayweather vs. Maidana II
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Debuts - First bouts of some of the UFC's top fighters.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus Wanderlei Silva
Michael 'The Voice' Schiavello interviews Wanderlei Silva; discusses his rise through MMA, origins of the wrist-roll and rumors of plastic surgery.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 1: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: For the Belt - Female fighters prepare to compete for the UFC's new 115-pound division title.
9:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: All Access
Mayweather vs. Maidana II, Episode 3
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 355 - Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten break down UFC FN: Silva vs. Arlovski II; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello preview RFA 18; an interview with Anthony Marnell.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Bellator MMA Live 1102
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Fights Resurrection Fighting Alliance 18
Matt Manzanares fights Alexandre Pantoja; Ulysses Gomez meets Abel Cullum; live from Albuquerque, N.M.
10:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing 2014: Marcos Rene Maidana vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Marcos Rene Maidana takes on Floyd Mayweather, Jr. From May 3, 2014.
11:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing 2013: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
Mayweather takes on Alvarez for the WBC light middleweight and WBA Super World light middleweight titles. From Sept. 14, 2013 in Las Vegas.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lewis; Ultimate Fighter 20; Lauzon Breakdown; Zingano - Derrick Lewis' improbable turnaround; Ultimate Fighter tryouts; Joe Lauzon's submission skills; Cat Zingano's fighting spirit.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick - Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
Urijah Faber vs. Alex Caceres; Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara; Bruno Santos vs. Chris Camozzi; George Roop vs. Rob Font. From Las Vegas.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 12: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Big Show Last two semifinal battles for spots in the finals.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents
Mana: B.J. Penn's fascinating journey.
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
Special Sunday Edition Live from Las Vegas.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale: Edgar vs. Penn 3 Ultimate Fighter finale preview.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale: Edgar vs. Penn 3 - Prelims
Prelims - Jesse Ronson vs. Kevin Lee, Jumabieke Tuerxun vs. Leandro Issa, Adriano Martins vs Juan Manuel Puig Carreon, Patrick Walsh vs. Dan Spohn from Las Vegas.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale: Edgar vs. Penn 3
Justin Scoggins vs. Dustin Ortiz, Derrick Lewis vs. Guto Inocente, Dhiego Lima vs. Eddie Gordon, Corey Anderson vs. Matt Van Buren, Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn From Las Vegas. Read more