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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
UFC 156 Countdown Leading up to UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar with in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
3:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 10
A historic collection of matchups.
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
UFC 156 Countdown Leading up to UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar with in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 9
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 1: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon Twenty-eight middleweights arrive in Las Vegas for a shot at a UFC contract; coaches Chael Sonnen and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones evaluate the winners of 14 elimination fights.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights II Jay Glazer sits down and gets personal with the UFC's top welterweight fighters.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Vitor Belfort gained a 2nd one in the Blackzilians; Urijah Faber celebrates Christmas; Joe Rogan riffs on the upcoming season; Anthony Pettis watches Octagonside.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind the scenes at Alistair Overeem's photo shoot; 24 year old Erik Koch; Rashad Evans defines the warrior code; Anthony Pettis shows off his signatures moves.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Michael McDonald celebrates his birthday; Sacramento's Team Alpha Male; Dan Henderson recounts his career; UFC's finest describe the feeling of a knockout
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit Prelims
The next generation of UFC stars in a night of unforgettable action.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview of all the official news, views, and action for UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar.
4:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Michael McDonald celebrates his birthday; Sacramento's Team Alpha Male; Dan Henderson recounts his career; UFC's finest describe the feeling of a knockout
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview of all the official news, views, and action for UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Michael McDonald celebrates his birthday; Sacramento's Team Alpha Male; Dan Henderson recounts his career; UFC's finest describe the feeling of a knockout
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The Brazilian Top Team The best of the greatest submission team in Pride.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Quinton Jackson; Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig; Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida.
10:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 3 Lightweight Tournament quarterfinals: Guillaume DeLorenzi vs. Patricky Freire; Lloyd Woodard vs. Dave Rickels; Thiago Michel vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy; Will Brooks vs. Ricardo Tirloni. From Mount Pleasant, Mich.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 2: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Ambush Fourteen middleweights move into the house and training begins; a fighter gets emotional after his team shows serious doubts about his readiness; two fighters face off in the first preliminary fight.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
Leading up to UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar with in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
12:00 a.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 3 Lightweight Tournament quarterfinals: Guillaume DeLorenzi vs. Patricky Freire; Lloyd Woodard vs. David Rickels; Thiago Michel vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy; Will Brooks vs. Ricardo Tirloni. From Mount Pleasant, Mich. Read more -
Sherdog Vault Photo of the Day
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire decks Rob McCullough at Bellator 36 in Shreveport, La. Freire fights Lloyd Woodard this Friday in the opening round of Bellator’s Season 6 lightweight tourney at Bellator 62. Photo by Keith Mills, March 12, 2011.
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Fighter Playlist: Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire
By: Chris Nelson
Patricky Freire has been laying down beats in Bellator. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
It’s been over a month since Patricky "Pitbull" Freire left his home in Natal, Brazil, for the United States. The elder half of Bellator Fighting Championships’ fast-rising “Pitbull Brothers” might be feeling a little homesick, but aside from the stray tweet about how he wishes he could hug his wife and daughter, you won’t hear him complaining. As Freire says, “it’s all for a good cause.”
After gaining entrance to Bellator’s fourth-season lightweight tournament final with a vicious knockout of Toby Imada on April 2 in Uncasville, Conn., Freire headed west. The hard-hitting 155-pounder posted up at the brand new Black House Team Nogueira gym in San Diego, where he’s trained for his May 14 final against unbeaten wrestler Michael Chandler.
Freire says the training he’s received stateside has really gotten his attention, particularly that of coach and sparring partner Gary Padilla. Others assisting the “Pitbull” in his preparation include wrestler-turned-fighter Jay Bogan, once-beaten lightweight prospect Saul Almeida, plus one other constant companion.
Six-thousand miles from home, Freire not only trains, but also passes time with his younger sibling -- two-time Bellator featherweight tournament finalist Patricio “Pitbull” Freire -- by watching the fights and highlight reels of others on YouTube. Read more
