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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes - Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
T.J. Dillashaw: Fearless - The emergence of T.J. Dillashaw as a top-ranked fighter.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136. Read more -
Free Full Fight: Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard
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The Forum Threads: UFC Fight Night ‘Bader vs. St. Preux’
By: Jeff Sherwood
Where does Gray Maynard go from here? | Photo: Sherdog.com
Gray Maynard has been knocked out three times in the last 15 months.
Maynard crashed and burned for the third time in as many appearances in the UFC Fight Night “Bader vs. St. Preux” co-main event on Saturday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, as he succumbed to second-round punches from Ross Pearson. The 34-year-old Maynard, who twice fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight crown, met his end 95 seconds into round two. The defeat followed losses to Nate Diaz and T.J. Grant, leaving many to ponder whether or not Maynard has a future in the sport.
UFC Fight Night “Bader vs. St. Preux” spawned a number of intriguing threads on the Sherdog.net forums:
* BULLY BEATDOWN
* DIMINISHED THREAT
* STANDUP ROUTINE
* VICTORY DANCE
* MODEL BEHAVIOR
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Shogun vs. Vera
Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera; Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader; Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner; DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 8: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Someone's Getting Bullied Fighters seek a spot in the semis.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 9: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Get That Money Field trip to Harley-Davidson Boot Camp; final preliminary bout; semifinal matchups announced.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Maynard vs. Guida
Gray Maynard vs. Clay Guida; Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout; Brian Ebersole vs. T.J. Waldburger. From Atlantic City, N.J.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mana: B.J. Penn
BJ Penn's fascinating journey.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 8: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Someone's Getting Bullied Fighters seek a spot in the semis.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Quarantine
From the Kewadin Casino Resort in Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Main Event - Jay Ellis vs. Mitch Fryia. From May 10, 2014.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 150: Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar II UFC lightweight title rematch.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 144: Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson meet in UFC 144.
2:00 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.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Henderson vs. Khabilov From Albuquerque, N.M.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 8: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Someone's Getting Bullied Fighters seek a spot in the semis.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Bellator MMA Live 201 Three 4-man tournaments in the Bantamweight, Light-Heavyweight, and Heavyweight divisions to determine who gets a shot at the Bellator World Champions.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 341 Kenny Rice heads to Long Island, NY; Ron Kruck's in Los Angeles; interviews with Chris Weidman, Ray Longo and David Branch.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 15 Kevin Casey fights Andrew Sanchez for the middleweight title; Alan Jouban meets Ricky Legere Jr.; live from Culver City, Calif.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Rustam Khabilov From Albuquerque, N.M.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. 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 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
9:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 7: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Kinetic Chess Tensions boil over at the house in the wake of Roger Zapata's controversial win over; in the sixth preliminary fight, Patrick Walsh against Anton Berzin.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz Henderson vs. Diaz; Swick vs. Brown; Ellengerger vs. Kampmann.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Relive the action from UFC 144 Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 2 From the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Brian Castillo vs John Rozema. From April 19, 2014.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Miocic vs. Maldonado – Prelims Mark Eddiva vs. Kevin Souza; Gasan Umalatov vs. Paulo Thiago; Ernest Chavez vs. Elias Silverio; Rashid Magomedov vs. Rodrigo Damm. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Miocic vs. Maldonado Robbie Peralta vs. Rony Jason; Alexander Yakovlev vs. Demian Maia; Warlley Alves vs. Marcio Alexandre Jr.; Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Vitor Miranda; Fabio Maldonado vs. Stipe Miocic. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 2 From the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Brian Castillo vs John Rozema. From April 19, 2014.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 1 KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Las Cruces Convention Center, Las Cruces, N.M. Cristobal Chavez vs. Kevin Wirth. From April 19, 2014. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 1 KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Las Cruces Convention Center, Las Cruces, N.M. Cristobal Chavez vs. Kevin Wirth. From April 19, 2014.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest finishes in MMA history.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Junior dos Santos defends his title for the first time against Frank Mir; Joe Lauzon and Jamie Varner; Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard, and Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard and Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw - Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva. 2; Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt Cain Velasquez prepares to face Antonio Silva.
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 7: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Kinetic Chess Tensions boil over at the house in the wake of Roger Zapata's controversial win over; in the sixth preliminary fight, Patrick Walsh against Anton Berzin.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard and Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir Junior dos Santos defends his title for the first time against Frank Mir; Joe Lauzon and Jamie Varner; Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard, and Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
4:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC 173 Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC 173 Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC 173 Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC 173 Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC 173 Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
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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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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard and Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Ultimate Fighter Nations Preview
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. Moraga
Jessica Andrade vs. Liz Carmouche; Bobby Voelker vs. Robbie Lawler; Jake Ellenberger vs. Rory MacDonald; John Moraga vs. Demetrious Johnson. From Seattle.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Condit vs. Kampmann II Bubba McDaniel vs. Brad Tavares; Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez; Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker; Kelvin Gastelum vs. Brian Melancon; Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann. From Indianapolis.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. Moraga
Jessica Andrade vs. Liz Carmouche; Bobby Voelker vs. Robbie Lawler; Jake Ellenberger vs. Rory MacDonald; John Moraga vs. Demetrious Johnson. From Seattle.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 137: Nick Diaz returns to the UFC to face former Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn; Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Cro Cop.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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