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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
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.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
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 Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II - Prelims
James Head vs. Jason High; Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki; Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch; Papy Abedi vs. Dylan Andrews. From Indianapolis.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
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.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 10: It All Comes Down to This. The coaches' final four fighters put it all on the line in the Fight Master Semifinals.
11:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Split Decision
Joshua Aveles vs. David Gomez; Daniel Hernandez vs. Sean Strickland. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Conor McGregor; Joe Lauzon; Travis Browne; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis, Perez, Josh Barnett, Joe Rogan
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson
Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Scott Bradley vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 148: Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall
From Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
5:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fight Edition - Highlights from UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
4:00 a.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights: The Voice vs. Dana White
UFC President Dana White discusses the early days of UFC, boxing vs. MMA, and Fedor Emelianenko.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fight Edition - Highlights from UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC
Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
12:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fight Edition - Highlights from UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fight Edition - Highlights from UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
6:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 7: Be the General Coach B.J. Penn squares off with a team member. Dana White confronts Penn about the direction of his team. The final four of fighters square off in the final 2 preliminary bouts.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir; Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping; Paulo Thiago vs. Mike Swick.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 136: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III and Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
FOX 7 Fight Flashback Ultimate Fighter upset winner Kelvin Gastelum in studio.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Swanson; Velasquez; Buffer; Octagon Girls Cub Swanson shares his inspiring story of perseverance; Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez full blast; Bruce Buffer reflects on a career; behind the scenes with the Octagon girls.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 Prelims
Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story; Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway; Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker; Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo. From Las Vegas.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Anderson Silva
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Anderson Silva
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fight Edition - Highlights from UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
4:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 136: Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard 3 and Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian.
5:30 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fight Edition - Highlights from UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir; Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping; Paulo Thiago vs. Mike Swick.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The 'Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier battle in one of the greatest fights on the year; Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs; Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 7: Be the General Coach B.J. Penn squares off with a team member. Dana White confronts Penn about the direction of his team. The final four of fighters square off in the final 2 preliminary bouts. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC 125: Jake Ellenberger vs. Jake Shields Relive the action from UFC 125.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 115
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz at Bell Centre in Montréal, Québec.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 115
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC 125: Jake Ellenberger vs. Jake Shields Relive the action from UFC 125.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
Leading up to UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz at Bell Centre in Montréal, Québec.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 12 Mac Brown vs. Gerald Harvey; Kevin Bayes vs. Sului Maauga; Angel Nieblas vs. Abrahan Coronel; Danielle Taylor vs. Lena Hellqvist; Thomas Dyke vs. Ronnie Moore.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 115
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 15
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 12 Mac Brown vs. Gerald Harvey; Kevin Bayes vs. Sului Maauga; Angel Nieblas vs. Abrahan Coronel; Danielle Taylor vs. Lena Hellqvist; Thomas Dyke vs. Ronnie Moore.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 15
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC 125: Jake Ellenberger vs. Jake Shields Relive the action from UFC 125. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 14
A historic collection of matchups.
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 14
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Jon Jones, Jon Jones & Rashad Evans face-off looking ahead to UFC 145; All access with Jones and Evans.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Liz Carmouche prepares for her UFC debut; All-access for the UFC 157 promo shoot; Dustin Poirier's pursuit of the featherweight championship; and Michael Bisping on the UK's rich combat sports history.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 108
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva Prelims
Jeremy Stephens vs. Yves Edwards; Michael Johnson vs. Danny Castillo; Mike Pierce vs. Aaron Simpson; Marcus LeVesseur vs. Carlo Prater; Jacob Volkmann vs. Shane Roller; Bart Palaszewski vs. Diego Nunes; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Phil Harris.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Frank Mir relives some of his most memorable UFC fights.
4:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
Relive all the action from UFC 146: Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Frank Mir relives some of his most memorable UFC fights.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber and Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards.
10:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 10 Dan Cramer vs. Brett Cooper; Doug Marshall vs. Sultan Aliev; Alexandre Bezerra vs. Mike Richman; Magomedrasul Khasbulaev vs. Marlon Sandro. From Temecula, Calif.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 7: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: His Fist on My Face The guys get a night out at Hooters; a fighter's recurring leg pain lands him in the hospital; two fighters square off in the sixth preliminary fight.
12:00 a.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 10 Dan Cramer vs. Brett Cooper; Doug Marshall vs. Sultan Aliev; Pop Bezerra vs. Mike Richman; Frodo Khasbulaev vs. Marlon Sandro. From Temecula, Calif.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: Ultimate Answers UFC fighters' takes on topics from the hard-hitting to the totally random.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Knockouts 9 A compilation of knockouts from Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Jon Jones, B.J. Penn and Cain Velasquez, to name a few.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider Best of Georges St. Pierre GSP's 10 month rehab; Jon Anik travels to Montreal for an interview with the welterweight champ.
10:30 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.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
11:30 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.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Greatest fights in Pride history.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship The greatest knockouts in pride history.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship The Gracie clan, first family of MMA, is on full display.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Some of Pride's greatest heavyweights of all time.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship The Brazilian Top Team The best of the greatest submission team in Pride.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship UFC to Pride Fighters that successfully transition from UFC to Pride.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship The most shocking moments in Pride history.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the CageFuture Legends 10 Christina Cardona vs. Dennis Parker; Arsenio Jones vs. Kurt Dawson; Arthur Powelll vs. Gerald Harvey; Anthony Fike vs. Ronnie Moore; Shannon Reid vs. Julia Avila; Raul Hernandez vs. Cory Hall; Marco Lopez vs. Heath Hampton.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship The best of Pride's Japanese hometown stars.
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 6 A historic collection of match ups.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 5 Some of the best knockouts in the history of King of the Cage.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the CageFuture Legends 10 Christina Cardona vs. Dennis Parker; Arsenio Jones vs. Kurt Dawson; Arthur Powelll vs. Gerald Harvey; Anthony Fike vs. Ronnie Moore; Shannon Reid vs. Julia Avila; Raul Hernandez vs. Cory Hall; Marco Lopez vs. Heath Hampton.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting ChampionshipNo Weight Classes Some of the biggest size discrepancies in MMA history.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Fastest Fights in Pride History Countdown of the fastest fights.
12:00 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.
12:00 p.m. ET UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Bradley Scott vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change) Read more -
Herring Unhappy with UFC
By: Jake Rossen
Photo: Sherdog.com
It’s easy to side with disgruntled employees over the perceived injustices of their corporate bond holders. How can you make a case for CEOs using cash as bookmarks while their subordinates count loose change for lunch?
This is particularly true for fighting, which requires manual laborers to not only struggle to make ends meet but get punched in the face while doing it. The latest sweatshop victim appears to be Heath Herring, who told ESPN 1080 in Orlando that he was focusing on acting after relations with the UFC had soured.
"With the way the UFC's pay scale and as much as it costs me to get ready for a fight," Herring told the station, "at the end of the day I made like 40,000 [for Brock Lesnar]…Dana White’s got like six Ferraris. Hell, I just want one.”
$40,000 doesn’t go too far in a vapid economy, and there’s nothing wrong with feeling jilted. But this is the unfortunate reality of prizefighting: it’s an incentive business. If Herring was winning fights, his salary would rise in proportion. Instead, he’s 2-3 since a 2007 debut. Still, $40,000 at a clip of two or three times a year and supplemented by sponsorship dollars and possible bonus tips would likely result in a six-figure income for a mid-tier fighter. In boxing, he’d be washing dishes on the nights he wasn’t tarring roofs.
There are rewards for supplying structure: in White’s case, six Ferraris. If Herring is dissatisfied with that, he could start his own promotion. Anyone think he’d make $100,000 a year at start-up?
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UFC 99 Red Ink: Velasquez vs. Kongo
By: Jake Rossen
Cain Velasquez has logged less than three years and only five bouts as a professional, but he’ll enter the Octagon Saturday as a favorite over 19-fight veteran Cheick Kongo. Why? More tools in the shed. If he’s in trouble standing, he can take it to the mat, where others have controlled Kongo before.
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But pressure can make men out of monsters. Kongo is a brick with arms, his ground game is much improved since a decision loss to Heath Herring, and has knees exactly as damaging as you’d expect from a 6-foot-4, 230-pound kickboxer. Whoever wins is still likely to see a doctor.