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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Unleashed
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Special
Rener & Ryron Gracie In this in-depth interview, Rener and Ryron Gracie detail the Gracie Jiu Jitsu legacy, past to present. The brothers cover everything from how their grandfather Helio developed Gracie Jiu Jitsu to why their father Rorion started the UFC, and finally how they plan to perpetuate the family name/legacy by making Gracie Jiu Jitsu available to everyone in the world.
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey In this edition of UFC Tonight, get a preview of all the official news, views, and action for UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman in Las Vegas, NV.
1:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Special Legends II
Jay Glazer discusses the early days of the UFC, the best and worst parts of fame, and what retirement really means with fighting legends Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and The "People's Champ," Tito Ortiz.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz Nick Diaz returns to the UFC to face former Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn; Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Cro Cop.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 10: Traitor The final two quarterfinal matches. Teammates Nick Diaz and Corey Hill will square off along with Matt Wiman vs. Manny Gamburyan.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 11: I Humbly Apologize UFC veteran Karo Parisyan almost gets into a fist fight with Nate Diaz.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Minotauro Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
Jason Rony vs. Mike Wilkinson; Daniel Sarafian vs. Eddie Mendez; Erick Silva vs. Jason High; Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Feijao; William Patolino vs. Leonardo Santos; Antonio Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum. From Fortaleza, Brazil.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Unleashed
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Unleashed
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Anderson Silva
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
Joao Zeferino vs. Rafael Natal; Evan Dunham vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Chris Camozzi vs. Jacare Souza; Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold. From Santa Catarina, Brazil.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Anderson Silva
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 5: Put Me Back In
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 6: All Your Might
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 - Weigh-in
From the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 291 Ron Kruck and Kenny Rice chat with UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, Allanna Jones, and Bryan Caraway.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Championship Fighting Alliance 11 Fallon Fox vs. Allanna Jones. From Miami.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 135
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 135: Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson and Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck.
12:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
From Iceland emerges Gunnar Nelson; Phil Davis entertains; Alan Belcher's jiu-jitsu skill; visit the Tristar Dorms.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
FOX 7 Fight Flashback Ultimate Fighter upset winner Kelvin Gastelum in studio.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 135
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for 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
EPISODE: 135
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 135: Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson and Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
EPISODE: 75 Heavyweight Cain Velasquez versus Minotauro Nogueira; welterweights Matt Serra and Frank Trigg.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 4: Waah, Waah! Team Pulver looks to continue its winning; Team Penn must deal with a member that won't listen.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 5: Put Me Back In
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Anderson Silva
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
FOX 7 Fight Flashback Ultimate Fighter upset winner Kelvin Gastelum in studio.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 135
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 160: Preview Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 135
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
4:00 p.m. ET MavTV: WEC's Greatest Knockouts
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 5: Put Me Back In
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: High Octane
From Walker, Minn.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 160: Preview Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 135
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
Mixed martial arts greatest fighters and most epic fights.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown
8:00 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
9:00 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 24
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: High Octane
From Walker, Minn.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 6: All Your Might
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 24
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: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
Joao Zeferino vs. Rafael Natal; Evan Dunham vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Chris Camozzi vs. Jacare Souza; Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold. From Santa Catarina, Brazil. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs.Antonio Bigfoot Silva 2
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
EPISODE: 72 Kenny Florian and Clay Guida battle in the lightweight division; heavyweights Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo; Randy Couture takes on Minotauro Nogueira.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva..
3:00 p.m. Sportsnet Ontario: UFC 160 Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs.Antonio Silva 2
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC 160 Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs.Antonio Bigfoot Silva 2
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown UFC 160 CountdownUFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs.Antonio Bigfoot Silva 2
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC 160 Countdown
UFC 160 CountdownUFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs.Antonio Bigfoot Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Features greatest moments from the UFC's vast library of fight footage.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Bigfoot Silva 2
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 160: Preview for UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 135
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman; Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna; Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson. From San Jose, Calif.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mauricio Shogun vs. Brandon 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)
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic; Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah; Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin; Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman; John Hathaway vs. John Maguire; Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig. From Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. (Card subject to change)
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua; Rory MacDonald vs. B.J Penn; Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick. From Seattle.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: 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)
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 2 Relive the Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012, from 25 down to number one, as we count down the year's greatest events in mixed martial arts.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
155: Leading up to the Heavyweight title fight UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua; Rory MacDonald vs. BJ Penn; Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick. From Seattle. Read more -
125 Division: Fly Off The Handle
By: Jeff Sherwood
Ian McCall (left) shocked Jussier “Formiga”da Silva at TPF 8. | J. Sherwood/Sherdog.com
As I sit here after another great night of fights at the Tachi Palace Casino & Resort, I cannot not help but think of the flyweight division.
Friday night at Tachi Palace Fights 8 we witnessed No. 1 ranked flyweight Jussier da Silva go down to Ian McCall. Plus TPF flyweight champion Ulysses Gomez went down in defeat to underdog Darrell Montague.
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The Editor's Note
By: Jordan Breen
Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas | Stephen Martinez/Sherdog.com
For some reason, people love to ignore the bylines on Sherdog.com. It creates a weird situation in which fans, fighters and other media discuss what "Sherdog" said, as though the site isn't a network of writers and commentators with their own individual thoughts and opinions on any given subject.
As administrative editor of Sherdog.com, I disagree with a considerable contingent of our writers on various subjects, from the most caustic op-ed to the plainest Top 10 list possible. To invert Voltaire's famous quotable, while they have the right to say whatever they wish, I defend my right to disapprove of it.
To re-emphasize this and combat the appearance of homogeneous groupthink, I submit "The Editor's Note," in which I opine on my personal editorial objections to some of our contributors' content.
Yesterday -- Jan. 15, 2011 -- we published a feature by our esteemed Brazilian contributor Gleidson Venga, titled "10 Brazilians to Watch in 2011," an enumeration of great Brazilian fighters yet-unsigned by a major promotion, but on the cusp of potential greatness. Last year, Venga's 2010 watch list included the likes of Renan “Barao,” Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, so it was only fair we gave him another shot to show off his prognosticating skills. Read more -
Video: 'Formiga' vs. Martinez
By: Chris Nelson
The man widely considered to be the best 125-pound fighter in the world, Jussier “Formiga” da Silva, made a successful North American debut Thursday, earning a unanimous decision over Danny Martinez at Tachi Palace Fights 7 in Lemoore, Calif.
The unbeaten Brazilian flyweight positionally dominated Martinez for much of the opening two rounds, locking up body triangles and pecking away at the Arizona native from Martinez’s back while hunting for a rear-naked choke. “Formiga” survived a scare in the final frame, which saw Martinez gain top control and attempt to attempt to inflict damage with hard elbow strikes, but the round would end the same as the first two. All three judges scored the bout 29-28.
Da Silva seems to have enjoyed his time in the States, as the Natal native has already booked a return visit: less than 24 hours after his win, “Formiga” agreed to square off against WEC veteran Ian McCall in February at Tachi Palace Fights 8.
“I heard he’s a tough fighter. He fought in WEC against Dominic Cruz. It’s also his first fight at 125, but I’m pretty sure he’ll come prepared,” Da Silva tells Sherdog.com. “I’ll train a lot to be a much better fighter than in my last fight, and hopefully I can win again and put on a show for everybody. I have to thank Jeremy [Luchau] and Richard [Goodman] for this opportunity, and they won’t regret it.”
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Flyweight Supremacy on the Line
By: Jordan Breen
The WEC 125-pound division is still months away. Fortunately for fight freaks, Shooto promoters have quality flyweight action covered for the summer.
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Leading Shooto promoter Sustain announced Monday that flyweight kingpin Shinichi "BJ" Kojima would take on unbeaten Brazilian Jucie Formiga on July 19 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Though Kojima's Shooto world 123-pound title will not be up for grabs, it is nonetheless a high stakes affair, pitting the Shooto world champion against the Shooto South American champion with flyweight supremacy on the line.
In March, the 30-year-old Kojima made the third defense of his Shooto world title against action-oriented Yuki Shoujou, and turned in arguably the most consummate performance of his entire career en route a third-round choke-out of his opponent.