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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
4:00 a.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.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Breaking Ground
Ronda Rousey The rise of the first female champion in UFC history.
6:00 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.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
No Weight Classes Some of the biggest size discrepancies in MMA history.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Make Some Noise Tyler's dramatic win has Team Australia celebrating; Australian welterweight Richie Walsh prepares to fight young Canadian Matthew Desroches.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Breaking Ground
Ronda Rousey The rise of the first female champion in UFC history.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira; Nico Musoke vs. Viscardi Andrade; Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva; Francis Carmont vs. Jacare Souza; Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi. From Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Josh Thomson/Sara McMann/ Gracies/Conor McGregor
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
9:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting 8
Lewis Gonzalez vs. Justin Gaethje; Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle; Jessica Aguilar vs. Alida Gray. From Hollywood, Fla.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: Unstoppable: Best of World Series of Fighting
Todd Harris and Bas Rutten look back at the inaugural year of WSOF including highlights of the best fights from WSOF 1 through WSOF 7.
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
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Make Some Noise Tyler's dramatic win has Team Australia celebrating; Australian welterweight Richie Walsh prepares to fight young Canadian Matthew Desroches.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC 170 Countdown
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 170 Prelims
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Gustafsson Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his Stockholm family home; the Mauler goes On the Brink as he takes on UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 165.
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira; Nico Musoke vs. Viscardi Andrade; Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva; Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Souza; Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi. From Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview of all the action ahead in FOX UFC Saturday Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 126
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC 124: Relive all the action from UFC: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis in Seattle.
8:00 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.
8:30 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 Shogun and Henderson.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Matt Brown's journey; the Signature Moves of Travis Browne; Miesha Tate mic'd up for the historic Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar off the cuff about fight films.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 126
11:00 a.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.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 144: Relive the action from UFC 144 Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - Weigh-in
From HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC's Road to the Octagon
A look at the most anticipated fights in the upcoming UFC event on Saturday, April 20th.
5:00 p.m. ET FX: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - Prelims
Hugo Viana vs. TJ Dillashaw; Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Joseph Benavidez; Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem; Lorenz Larkin vs. Francis Carmont; Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes. From San Jose, Calif.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC Live Prelims
Hugo Viana vs. TJ Dillashaw; Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Joseph Benavidez; Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem; Lorenz Larkin vs. Francis Carmont; Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes. From San Jose, Calif.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Live Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert 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.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox: UFC on FOX 7: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert 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 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez From the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez From the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - Prelims
Hugo Viana vs. TJ Dillashaw; Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Joseph Benavidez; Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem; Lorenz Larkin vs. Francis Carmont; Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes. From San Jose, Calif. Read more -
Weekend Rundown: Olympic Medalists Rousey, McMann Win Quick
By: Chris Nelson
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Judoka Ronda Rousey and wrestler Sara McMann took a combined 81 seconds to roll through their opposition Friday night, as both Olympic medalists improved to 2-0 in their burgeoning professional MMA careers.
Rousey, 24, squared off against debuting kickboxer Charmaine Tweet in a 150-pound contest on Hard Knocks Fighting Championship’s “School of Hard Knocks 12” card at Century Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Employing her skill of trade, the 2008 Beijing Games bronze medalist twice floored Tweet with judo-flavored takedowns, moving to full mount on the second try and securing a textbook armbar after only 49 seconds. Despite clocking in at less than one minute, the submission finish still took nearly twice as long as Rousey’s March pro debut, a 25-second armbarring of Ediane Gomes.
Meanwhile, at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, N.C., McMann met former Canadian Olympic weightlifter Julie Malenfant on the fourth offering from BlackEye Promotions. The 30-year-old McMann, who became the first American woman to medal in wrestling with her freestyle bronze at the 2004 Athens Games, needed just 32 seconds to plow down “Badchild” and secure a stoppage with punches from mount. The show’s undercard saw former Rousey adversary Gomes submit the Gilbert Melendez-trained Katrine Alendal with a 42-second ankle lock. Read more