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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
EPISODE: 156
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Lawler vs. Brown - Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown battle it out with a title shot on the line.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 - Enhanced fight replay.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Team AKA - Fights from some of the biggest stars who train at San Jose's American Kickboxing Academy. Featuring Cain Velasquez, Daniel Cormier, Josh Thomson and Luke Rockhold.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
WEC's Final Event - Take a look back at WEC 53 for two memorable lightweight fights: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Lawler vs. Brown - Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown battle it out with a title shot on the line.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero – Prelims - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Steve Bosse vs Thiago Santos. From Hollywood, Fla.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
WEC's Final Event - Take a look back at WEC 53 for two memorable lightweight fights: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 21 Episode 11: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians: Pushing the Limits
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III - A new look at the final chapter of this trilogy. Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos clash for the UFC Heavyweight belt at UFC 166. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero – Prelims - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Steve Bosse vs Thiago Santos. From Hollywood, Fla.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Rare and Unusual Knockouts - Flying knees, spinning kicks and backfists are just a few of the methods used to end fights in this episode of UFC Ultimate Knockouts. Featuring Carlos Condit, Travis Browne, Dennis Siver, Renan Barao and more.
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lawler On the Brink
6:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 155
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lawler On the Brink
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Light Heavyweight Title Timeline - See the recent fights that crowned new 205-pound champions in one of the most talented divisions in the UFC. With Jon Jones, Mauricio Shogun Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla.
8:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 156
10:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 155
12:00 a.m. E Mav TV: King of the Cage
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:00 a.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing
Dennis Hogan vs. Kenny Abril - Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs) takes on Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) in the 10-round main event. From Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
5:00 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 386 - Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice discuss UFC Fight Night; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello break down Legacy FC 42; Robbie Lawler.
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero - The official weigh-ins for the competitors.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: St. Pierre vs. Hughes - Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva..
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 116: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero - The official weigh-ins for the competitors.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Prefight Show
Fight Night: Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero - Pre-fight analysis for UFC Fight Night.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero – Prelims - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Steve Bosse vs Thiago Santos. From Hollywood, Fla.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero – Prelims - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Steve Bosse vs Thiago Santos. From Hollywood, Fla.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla. Read more -
Blanco-Park, Kanehara-Maeda Booked for ‘Soul of Fight’
By: Chris Nelson
With the show less than two weeks away, the MMA portion of World Victory Road’s year-end card is quickly coming together. The promoter today revealed a spate of bouts for “Soul of Fight,” set to take place Dec. 30 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo.
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The marathon bill now sports pair of “Sengoku Raiden Championship vs. Dream” matchups, including a lightweight scrap between Venezuelan firebrand Maximo Blanco and South Korean prospect Won Sik Park, and a featherweight pairing of former champion Masanori Kanehara and WEC veteran Yoshiro Maeda.
Also announced were two women’s bouts, the first of which pits Strikeforce veterans Roxanne Modafferi and Hitomi Akano against one another. The other sees Jewels fighter Misaki Takimoto square off with muay Thai specialist Amy Davis.