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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua and B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC Fight Night 18: Relive all the action from UFC Fight Night 18: Carlos Condit vs Martin Kampmann in Nashville, Tenn.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Maia vs. Shields Garett Whiteley s. Alan Patrick; Chris Cariaso vs. Iliarde Santos; David Mitchell vs. Yan Cabral; Igor Araujo vs. Ildemar Alcantara. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The greatest knockouts in pride history.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 165: Jon Jones faces Alexander Gustafsson.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 7: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Zone In Rousey delivers Father's Day gifts; semifinal berth up for grabs.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 17
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 7: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Zone In Rousey delivers Father's Day gifts; semifinal berth up for grabs.
8:30 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
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Alves vs. Kampmann
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann; Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda. From Sydney, Australia.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Anderson Silva vs. Carlos Newton The best of team Chute Box, featuring Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 1: Knockouts 100-71
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 2: Knockouts 70-41
5:00 p.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.
6:00 p.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.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
8:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 4: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Use the Force
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest Submissions Some of the most spectacular submissions ever witnessed in the history of PRIDE.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson - Prelims
Dustin Kimura vs. Mitch Gagnon; Stephen Thompson vs. Chris Clements; Wilson Reis vs. Ivan Menjivar; Myles Jury vs. Mike Ricci. From Toronto.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 4: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Use the Force
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Episode 12
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer From the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter 18
Team Rousey vs. Team Tate
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Alves vs. Kampmann
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC 143 Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit; UFC 142 Rousimar Palhares and and Mike Massenzio; Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 144.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports: UFC: Alves vs. Kampmann
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann; Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda. From Sydney, Australia.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Fastest Fights in Pride History Countdown of the fastest fights.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC 143 Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit; UFC 142 Rousimar Palharesand and Mike Massenzio; Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 144.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Belfort vs. Bisping
Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping; C.B. Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian; Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ben Rothwell; Thiago Tavares vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Evans vs. Davis
Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis; Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping; Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman. From Chicago.
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
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC on FX
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann; Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda. From Sydney, Australia.
10:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of Pride Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis Erik Perez Josh Barnett Joe Rogan
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Unleashed
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos in UFC on Fox; Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum in UFC 143; lightweight fight Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim in UFC 142.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of Pride Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis Erik Perez Josh Barnett Joe Rogan
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Ultimate Insider
On The Brink in Boston
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
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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
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Podcast: 'Beatdown After the Bell' UFC Fight Night 27
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jordan Breen returned to the Sherdog Radio Network on Wednesday night for another edition of “Beatdown After The Bell.”
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On this SRN special report, the guys recapped Carlos Condit’s big win over Martin Kampmann in a rematch with welterweight title implications. TJ and Jordan broke down the entire card and discussed what lead Condit to his fourth-round TKO victory over “The Hitman.”
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Jeremy Botter 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 is joined by Bleacher Report MMA's Jeremy Botter.
Before this week's Carlos Condit-Martin Kampmann and Anthony Pettis-Benson Henderson rematches inside the Octagon, Breen and Botter assess the massive slate of MMA rematches on deck foe 2013, also including Anderson Silva-Chris Weidman, Miesha Tate-Ronda Rousey, Dan Henderson-Vitor Belfort, Eddie Alvarez-Michael Chandler 2 and many others. The two discuss the history of rematches in the UFC and MMA at large, why rematches might be more commonplace in MMA and what makes this particular set of second go-arounds more intriguing than your average set of potential revenge matches.
Breen and Botter also discuss whether rematches like Pettis-Henderson and Alvarez-Chandler can live up to the originals, which fight of all the rematches might be the best bout and which fighters that haven't even squared off yet might be set for rematch-laden rivalries in the next few years.
Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”
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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: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall
From Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prefight: Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II
5:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Condit vs. 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.
6:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC on Sportsnet Prelims James Head vs. Jason High; Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki; Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch; Papy Abedi vs. Dylan Andrews. From Indianapolis.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Press Conference
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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