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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Fighting Spirit - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Pena vs. Rakoczy
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz – B.J. Penn welcomed Strikeforce Champion Nick Diaz back into the octagon. Go to training camps and the fight.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Woodley/ Hendricks/ Condit/ MacDonald - Tyron Woodley's tough path to becoming a UFC star; Johny Hendricks learns about his Native American heritage; Carlos Condit tours one of MMA's greatest fight towns; Rory MacDonald reveals the warrior code he lives by.
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Hendricks vs. Lawler - An enhanced replay of the one of the most memorable fights in UFC history, featuring never-before-seen footage from state-of-the-art cameras, and exclusive new sound. Watch it again, like you've never seen it before.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Anthony Pettis Showtime
Anthony Pettis prepares for his championship bout.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II - The title rematch between UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks and challenger Robbie Lawler.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
The Best of Anthony Pettis - The best fights of Anthony Pettis' career, from the famous 'Showtime' kick to winning the UFC lightweight title.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov - Demetrious Johnson defends his UFC title for the fourth time against Ali Bagautinov at UFC 174.
2:00 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.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Woodley/ Hendricks/ Condit/ MacDonald - Tyron Woodley's tough path to becoming a UFC star; Johny Hendricks learns about his Native American heritage; Carlos Condit tours one of MMA's greatest fight towns; Rory MacDonald reveals the warrior code he lives by.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Middleweight Title Timeline - Three pivotal fights that changed the face of the middleweight division, featuring Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner, Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin and Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents
The All American Chris Weidman - Chris Weidman's rise from obscurity.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback
Silva vs. Weidman I - Enhanced replay of Silva vs. Weidman I.
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort - It's a story of friends turned foes as Anderson Silva defends his middleweight title against former teammate Vitor Belfort; examining the bad blood between the two, then their championship showdown from UFC 126.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Lawler vs. Brown - Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown battle it out with a title shot on the line. Read more -
Evan Tanner: Once I was a Champion
By: Jeff Sherwood
From left to right: Lance Dumais, Matt Irwin, Gerard Roxburgh, and Kirk Porter. | Photo: J. Sherwood
I recently had the pleasure of being invited to the first screening of the documentary about Evan Tanner titled “Once I was a Champion.” I had watched the official trailer online before the screening, and it triggered some emotions as I had known Evan for a long time. I went into the building thinking this might be a tough one to watch.
As I sat and watched the documentary I noticed one of the subjects interviewed in the film was an old friend of mine: Jason Leigh, whose appearance was both stellar and memorable. He had shared many stories about Evan with me over the years and was the person that introduced me to the one-time UFC middleweight champion. Scores of others were interviewed as well. The stories were great; some emotional and some hilariously funny.
What I really liked about “Once I was a Champion” was the fact that it was a true story. They did not make this film to portray Tanner as a great fighter -- they documented his troubles in life while being a great fighter -- which not only made this movie about MMA, but a story about real life and personal demons. Read more
