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UFC Full Fight: Rory MacDonald Hands Tarec Saffiedine First TKO Loss
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Rory MacDonald staked his claim to the welterweight division’s No. 1 contender spot last October, as he become the first person to defeat Tarec Saffiedine via KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night in Halifax. “The Red King” will attempt to capture 170-pound gold when he squares off against Robbie Lawler in the UFC 189 co-headliner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on July 11.
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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
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes - Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
T.J. Dillashaw: Fearless - The emergence of T.J. Dillashaw as a top-ranked fighter.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Head-Kick Knockouts Spectacular head-kick knockouts.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Moraga.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks.
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson - Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Machida vs. Couture - The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez 2 Junior dos Santos defends his title.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Diaz vs. Penn- Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson - Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Fights
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike- Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Point of Impact - From the San Manuel Indian Bingo Casino in Highland, Calif.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Point of Impact - From the San Manuel Indian Bingo Casino in Highland, Calif.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Damage Report - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino, Lac Du Flambeau, WI. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Machida vs. Couture - The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans From Atlanta.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Evans vs. Ortiz - Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs Tito Ortiz.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine UFC weigh-in from Halifax, Canada.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
4:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC on Sportsnet
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Jacare vs. Mousasi; Assuncao; Saffiedine - Inside coverage from the UFC.
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans From Atlanta.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Jacare vs. Mousasi; Assuncao; Saffiedine - Inside coverage from the UFC.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine UFC weigh-in from Halifax, Canada.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine UFC weigh-in from Halifax, Canada.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard discusses his career and legendary fights.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 358 - Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten break down the UFC double header; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello are live in Alberta for MFC 41.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Bellator MMA Live 1105 - Daniel Straus vs. Justin Wilcox in a Featherweight match; Rob Emerson vs. Rafael Silva in a Bantamweight match. From Temecula, California.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV Fights
Maximum Fighting Championship 41:All In - Marcus Edwards faces Shane Campbell in a fight with lightweight title implications; Andrew McInnes meets Ryan Healy; live from Edmonton, Alberta, Ca. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Jacare vs. Mousasi; Assuncao; Saffiedine Inside coverage from the UFC.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 The last fight in the Dos Santos/Velasquez trilogy. Read more -
UFC Fight Night 34: The Forum Threads
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tarec Saffiedine impressed in his Octagon debut. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first card of 2014 came in the wee morning hours on the promotion’s new digital network, and while UFC Fight Night 34 didn’t arouse the interest of say, UFC 168, fight fans still found plenty to talk about.
Tops on their list was Tarec Saffiedine, who returned to action for the first time in more than a year to take a five-round verdict over Hyun Gyu Lim in Saturday’s headliner. Leg kicks carried the former Strikeforce king past Lim, who mounted a furious rally in the bout’s waning moments. Still, Saffiedine held on taking his fifth consecutive victory, and now the Belgian has his sights set on a top 10 foe.
UFC Fight Night 34 spawned a number of threads on the Sherdog.net forums.
Stand and Deliver
Furious Finish
Reality Check
New Year’s Resolution
Ref Woes
Crushing Debut
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