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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus
UFC President Dana White discusses the early days of UFC, boxing vs. MMA, and Fedor Emelianenko.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 Cain Velasquez takes on Junior dos Santos, the only man to beat him; Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson.
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 166 Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 166 Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC 166 Prelims From Houston.
Prelims Tim Boetsch vs. C.B. Dollaway, Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquardt, Jessica Eye vs. Sarah Kaufman, K.J. Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 166 Prelims From Houston.
Prelims Tim Boetsch vs. C.B. Dollaway, Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquart, Jessica Eye vs. Sarah Kaufman, K.J. Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2 - Weigh-in
From the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Countdown Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 160 Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 160 Prelims Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story; Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway; Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker; Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 160 Prelims Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story; Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway; Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker; Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 160 Prelims Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story; Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway; Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker; Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 160 Prelims Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story; Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway; Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker; Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.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.
10:00 p.m. ET PPV: UFC 160 Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva 2
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt; Glover Teixeira vs. James Te-Huna; Gray Maynard vs. T.J. Grant; Donald Cerrone vs. K.J. Noons. From Las Vegas. Read more -
K.J. Noons Not Interested in Rematch Against Josh Thomson, Calls Him a Blanket
By: Sherdog.com Staff
K.J. Noons, on “Beatdown,” discussing whether he’d like a rematch with Josh Thomson:
“No, never. Never want to fight someone that’s so scared of me he wants to lay on me like a blanket. Makes for a bad show … . I’ll fight anybody. Let’s make that straight: I’ll fight anybody in the Octagon. Would I want to fight somebody who’s going to lay on me? Not really, but like I said, I’ll take any fight.” Read more -
Podcast: K.J. Noons
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood were back on the Sherdog Radio Network Monday for another edition of “Beatdown.” Joining them on this broadcast was former EliteXC 160-pound champion K.J. Noons.
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Noons will make his octagon debut against Donald Cerrone Saturday night at UFC 160 in Las Vegas. Noons talks about his fight upcoming, how he feels he matches up with “Cowboy,” and if it will feel any different fighting on the biggest stage in mixed martial arts.
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Podcast: Barnett, Noons, Hyatt
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Beatdown kicked off 2013 with a bang Wednesday on the Sherdog Radio Network. Joining TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood were fighters Josh Barnett, K.J. Noons and Bec Hyatt.
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Barnett looks to finish his Strikeforce career on a high note this month in Oklahoma City. The former UFC heavyweight champion faces Nandor Guelmino in the promotion’s final offering. “The Warmaster” joined the broadcast to chat about the importance of Strikeforce’s final show and whether we can expect to see him in the UFC. The former King of Pancrase also discusses his relationship with Megumi Fujii and if her Christmas Eve fight in Japan was really her last.
Noons will also be fighting his final Strikeforce bout on Jan. 12. Standing across the cage from him will be Ryan Couture. Noons breaks down the fight, his plans in life after Strikeforce, and if he feels Couture is ready to be fighting someone who once held the title of champion.
On Saturday night in Kansas City, Invicta FC will promote their fourth show. Atop that card is a strawweight title bout between Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt. Australia’s Hyatt shared her thoughts on her first few days in America, what she expected out of Esparza, and if she plans on coming stateside again to train.
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Podcast: Noons, Curran, 'Big Sexy'
Jeff Sherwood and Greg Savage were back Monday on The Sherdog Radio Network for another edition of "The Savage Dog Show." Joining them was Strikeforce lightweight K.J. Noons to discuss his upcoming bout with Josh Thomson.
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K.J. Noons will be fighting on Strikeforce “Tate vs. Rousey” card, March 3 in Columbus Ohio. He talked about the state of the Strikeforce's lighweight division and sharing the stage with Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey, set to fight Saturday for Strikeforce women's 135-pound title.
TJ De Santis and Jon Luther were back on The Sherdog Radio Network for another edition of 'Beatdown.' Joining them were Bellator fighters Jeff Curran and Sean McCorkle, who will be competing on the Bellator 60 card.
Curran discussed the March 9th bout, where he will compete against Bellator veteran Joe Warren.
Also, Sean McCorkle opened up about his plans to return to the UFC's octagon through savvy self-promotion and fighting all comers.
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Evangelista’s Choke Was Deep, But Noons Knew Escape
By: Sherdog.com Staff
K.J. Noons, on “Beatdown,” discussing the standing choke he escaped against Billy Evangelista:
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“That thing was so deep. I was winded after that. It was deep. The fight can just change in MMA so fast. I think that’s what people love about the sport. … I’ve been in that move a lot of times, and we’ve practiced how to get out of it. It’s not like I wasn’t [comfortable] in that position. We’re always doing that move in the gym. It was deep, but we train that a lot in the gym.”
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Podcast: Phan, Hendricks, Noons, Volkmann, Pierson
By: Luca Fury
Live radio was back Monday with new epispodes of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show." TJ De Santis and Luca Fury were back for a new edition of "Beatdown." Joining them were fighters K.J. Noons and Sean Pierson.
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Noons joined the show to talk about his win over Billy Evangelista at this past weekend's 'Strikeforce: Melendez Vs Masvidal' card, while Pierson discussed his upcoming fight against Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 141.
Greg Savage and Jordan Breen returned for a new episode of "The Savage Dog Show." Joining them were UFC fighters Nam Phan, Johny Hendricksand Jacob Volkmann to talk about their upcoming fights.
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Uncaged: K.J. Noons Part 4
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Noons vs. Masvidal: Expect a Barnburner
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