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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
3:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 7
A historic collection of match ups.
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 6
Great knockouts including an epic battle between Randy Velarde and Tim Conrad.
4:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Jay Glazer sits down and gets personal with the UFC's top welterweight fighters.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
5:30 a.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.
6:00 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.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
7:00 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.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Champion's Roundtable With Jay Glazer
Jay Glazer chats all things UFC.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller Prelims
Prelims for UFC: Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
4:30 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.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Moves
Learn the secret moves of the best fighters in the world.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
Silva vs. Franklin II Highlights of UFC 147 in Brazil.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
9:00 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.
9:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: Ultimate Answers
UFC fighters' takes on topics from the hard-hitting to the totally random.
10:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Welterweights are highlighted with guest Ben Askren.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans Featuring Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar, and Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson at UFC 144; featherweight face-off between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway at UFC 143; UFC 142's battle between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Featherweights are highlighted with guest Pat Curran.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC RoundtableLegends II
Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
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 Submissions 2
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
10:30 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.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Middleweight Mark Munoz and welterweight Jake Ellenberger.
1:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
2:00 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.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights The UFC's top welterweight fighters Renzo Gracie, George St. Pierre, B.J. Penn and Matt Serra.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann Prelims
The next generation of UFC stars in a night of unforgettable action.
5:00 p.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.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Mana From Neil Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu,HI.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Part one of The Top 50 Moments of 2012. From one-punch knockouts to amazing submissions to come-from-behind victories, UFC TONIGHT's Kenny Florian takes us through moments 50-26 in this week's special.
7:30 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.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin II Highlights of UFC 147 in Brazil.
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 7
A historic collection of match ups.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 6
Great knockouts including an epic battle between Randy Velarde and Tim Conrad.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Mana From Neil Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu,HI.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Best of 2012: The Year in Review
Relive the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 6
Great knockouts including an epic battle between Randy Velarde and Tim Conrad. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
3:00 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.
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable Legends
Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
4:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable Legends II
Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unrestricted
An unprecedented and exclusive look deep inside the tense 36 hours leading up to UFC 148.
8:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 20
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
9:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Mana From Neil Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu,HI.
11:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 6
A historic collection of match ups.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario:The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
11:00 p.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.
12:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Mana From Neil Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu,HI. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight'12 Review; '13 Preview
Relive the year's best moments in UFC; look ahead to UFC in 2013, with a preview of what's in store.
3:00 a.m. ET AXS: Fights
The Best of 2012 Highlights from the year's fights.
3:30 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.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: Forrest Griffin: The Ultimate Fighter
A former Georgia police officer who became a UFC icon, and found fame as a professional athlete when he was just looking for a fight.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Moves
Learn the secret moves of the best fighters in the world.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Fundamentals
Fighters Kenny Florian and Rashad Evans teach you the fundamentals of watching the UFC.
8:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: Training Day
Inside Tristar Gym Live All-access look inside the Tristar Gym in Montreal where current UFC welterweight title holder Georges St. Pierre trains.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: Ultimate Matt Hughes
An in-depth look into the Hall of Fame career of former Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Middleweight Mark Munoz and welterweight Jake Ellenberger.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Middleweight Michael Bisping.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Rashad Evans Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.
12:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: In the Moment
The Rise of Jon Jones An all-access look at the rise of Jon Jones, as he trains, fights, travels, and works.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Champion's Roundtable With Jay Glazer
Jay Glazer chats all things UFC.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter Trivia The toughest men on the planet answer questions ranging from mixed martial arts trivia to pop culture.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighters cut Rashad Evans gives you an inside look at his biggest fights.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: Forrest Griffin: The Ultimate Fighter
A former Georgia police officer who became a UFC icon, and found fame as a professional athlete when he was just looking for a fight.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
The UFC's top welterweight fighters Renzo Gracie, George St. Pierre, B.J. Penn and Matt Serra.
5:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights II Jay Glazer sits down and gets personal with the UFC's top welterweight fighters.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Training Day
The Blackzilians Go behind the scenes with the Blackzilians, Rashad Evans's elite Florida team.
6:30 p.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.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends II Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
8:00 p.m. ET The Score: The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with a focus on exciting match-ups and developing the next generation of great fighters. Tune in for non-stop action from events across the country.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
2012 Best Of Kenny, Bas and Ron discuss highlights from the year.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unrestricted
An unprecedented and exclusive look deep inside the tense 36 hours leading up to UFC 148.
9:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: In the Moment
The Rise of Jon Jones An all-access look at the rise of Jon Jones, as he trains, fights, travels, and works.
11:00 P.M. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter Trivia The toughest men on the planet answer questions ranging from mixed martial arts trivia to pop culture.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut Rashad Evans gives you an inside look at his biggest fights.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Bad Blood
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz Bitter enemies Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz do battle in an outside of the Octagon. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
5:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
5:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
8:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 3
The most brutal and devastating K.O.'s in MMA history.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
9:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 4
A historic collection of match ups.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
4:00 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)
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Top 50 UFC Moments in 2012 Part 1
6:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: Forrest Griffin: The Ultimate Fighter
A former Georgia police officer who became a UFC icon, and found fame as a professional athlete when he was just looking for a fight.
8:00 p.m. ET The Score: Bellator Fight Night
Bellator Fighting Championships is the world’s fastest growing MMA organization. “Bellator” is Latin for warrior and was created by sports marketing visionary Bjorn Rebney. The core belief of the organization is that title shots must be earned, not given. Fighters compete in single-elimination tournaments for a shot at the Bellator title and a $100,000 prize.
8:00 p.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.
9:00 p.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.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unrestricted
An unprecedented and exclusive look deep inside the tense 36 hours leading up to UFC 148.
12:00 a.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) Read more -
R.J. Clifford Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen welcomes writer, radio host and Strikeforce veteran R.J. Clifford to “Press Row.”
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Hot on the heels of his return to World Wrestling Entertainment, Breen and Clifford discuss the unique career of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, the particulars of his new deal, his business impact and what his legacy in MMA truly is.
The two also discuss which MMA heavyweights would be coveted by WWE boss Vince McMahon, “Tank” Abbott's pro-wrestling career and what would have happened if Brock Lesnar-Mark Coleman happened at UFC 87.
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UFC 109 Post-Mortem: Falling Hammer, Sonnen, More
By: Jake Rossen
Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
A fighter with indomitable will to succeed is a powerful thing. Leading into his UFC 109 bout with Randy Couture, Mark Coleman was exemplifying the kind of grit and attrition that had marked some of the bigger milestones in his career. If you didn’t expect him to win, you had to at least expect a fight.
His supporters got sobered up quickly. From bell one on Saturday, Coleman had no answers for a man several months older than himself: Couture beat him to the punch, time and again, worked him over in a clinch, and finally locked in a choke. It was a match between a wrestler-turned-MMA-fighter and a wrestler who fights in MMA. A marked difference.
Aided by Coleman’s frozen offense, Couture produced the kind of footage that will probably help propel him into an umpteenth title bid. And why not? There are few stories as enduring as Couture’s ability to remain a highly capable underdog. The suspense is leaking out, but Couture against Lyoto Machida is a big business fight. And the UFC is all business.
For purists, the real main event came 20 minutes prior when Chael Sonnen had the best -- and unlikeliest -- performance of his career, battering Nate Marquardt from inside Marquardt’s guard for 15 solid minutes. Sonnen has all the wrestling ability in the world, but was never able to put a complete game together for any consistent success. Now 3-1 in the UFC’s middleweight division, he could find himself up against Anderson Silva next. It may not be the reward he was expecting. Read more -
5 Questions: UFC 109
By: Jake Rossen
D. Mandel/Sherdog.com
Is Couture/Coleman a wrestling or boxing match?
The last thing two wrestlers typically like to do in a mixed-style fight is wrestle: their advantage negated, their gas tanks run dry -- and quickly -- in the clinch and while jockeying for position. They resort to trading, and the best boxer-in-the-wrestler tends to win.
Neither Couture nor Coleman will be confused for kickboxers anytime soon: their three-round main event Saturday may come down to who gets tired first and eats the majority of combinations they’re too fatigued to avoid.
Is Couture’s fight frequency a factor?
While fighters generally sit on their hands, fighting only two or three times per year, Couture has hit the pedal on his remaining time in the cage: this will be his third fight in five months, with two having gone the full fifteen minutes. Read more -
Poll: Couture-Coleman Pick 'Em
By: Mike Fridley
D. Mandel/Sherdog.com
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Red Ink: Couture/Coleman
By: Jake Rossen
D. Mandel/Sherdog.com
The 2000 Pride Grand Prix was the closest Mark Coleman ever came to facing a wrestler in MMA who could trouble him. Coleman braced himself for Kazuyuki Fujita’s shot, but the Japanese man crumbled to the ground only two seconds after the bell rang. (Fujita’s corner, anticipating he would be unable to compete in the semifinal fight due to existing injury, was braced to throw in the towel.)
Crisis averted: Coleman beat Igor Vovchanchyn to win the tournament title.
In Coleman’s heyday, he was not a man overly eager to face competition that had roots in his own sport of amateur wrestling. Against Dan Severn a few years prior, he “gently” applied a suffocating submission on the ground rather than turn Severn’s face into chuck patty. But the sport has changed and so have attitudes: in 2009, Coleman not only agreed to fight fellow wrestling standout Randy Couture, he requested to. Read more
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