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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
2013 Bazzie Awards Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten present the Brazzie Awards; ring girl Emmy Miller appears.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 168: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 2
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 168: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 2
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
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 Presents Anderson Silva: Like Water
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chris Leben; Tarec Saffiedine; Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman I
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 168: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva II
12:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
UFC 168 Countdown
12:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
UFC 168 Countdown
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Countdown
UFC 168 Countdown
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Countdown
UFC 168 Countdown
1:30 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
2013 Bazzie Awards Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten present the Brazzie Awards; ring girl Emmy Miller appears.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 168: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 2
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chris Leben; Tarec Saffiedine; Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 168 Countdown
7:00 p.m. ET fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chris Leben; Tarec Saffiedine; Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman I
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 168 Prelims Siyar Bahadurzada vs. John Howard; Manvel Gamburyan vs. Dennis Siver; Michael Johnson vs. Gleison Tibau; Uriah Hall vs. Chris Leben. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 Prelims
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. John Howard; Manny Gamburyan vs. Dennis Siver; Michael Johnson vs. Gleison Tibau; Uriah Hall vs. Chris Leben. From Las Vegas.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
4:00 a.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.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Submissions
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 168: Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva II
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chris Leben; Tarec Saffiedine; Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman I
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Anderson Silva: Like Water
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
2:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Countdown
UFC 168 Countdown
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Press Conference
UFC 168 Press Conference
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chris Leben; Tarec Saffiedine; Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
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Podcast: Johny Hendricks, Tarec Saffiedine
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned to the Sherdog Radio Network Wednesday for another edition of “Beatdown.” On today’s show they welcomed in UFC welterweights Tarec Saffiedine and Johny Hendricks.
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It’s been a crazy month for Team Takedown product Hendricks. The Texas based welterweight went from losing a controversial decision to Georges St. Pierre to preparing for a second chance at UFC welterweight gold as he faces Robbie Lawler in March at UFC 171. The two welterweights will vie for the title after GSP vacated the crown to embark on an indefinite hiatus. Hendricks joined De Santis and Sherwood to chat about Lawler, St. Pierre’s decision to leave MMA and what it will be like to fight in his hometown for the first time. The former OSU Cowboy also shares his thoughts on if GSP will ever return to the UFC’s Octagon
Saffiedine wrote his name in the history books forever in his last fight when he defeated Nate Marquardt to become the final Strikeforce welterweight champion. Since then the Team Quest product has been forced to endure nearly a year long layoff due to injuries. Now, just weeks away from his UFC debut, “The Sponge” joined De Santis and Sherwood to talk about his main event fight with Hyun Gyu Lim and what it’s like to finally compete as a UFC fighter. The Belgian also chats about what it will be like to fight on the first UFC card in Singapore.
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET AXS: AXS Fights The Best of 2012 Highlights from the year's fights.
5:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Wired Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua; Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn; Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick. From Seattle.
8:00 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.
8:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider Alexander Gustafsson's San Diego training; Joe Lauzon's signature moves; Arianny Celeste poses.
9:00 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.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles Rashad Evans Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded UFC 147: Wanderlwi Silva vs. Rich Franklin II Highlights of UFC 147 in Brazil.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Featuring Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar, and Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Fundamentals Fighters Kenny Florian and Rashad Evans teach you the fundamentals of watching the UFC.
4:30 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 Unleashed Featuring Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar, and Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida.
7:00 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.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded UFC 147: Wanderlei Silva vs. Rick Franklin II Highlights of UFC 147 in Brazil.
10:00 p.m. ET Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine; Daniel Cormier vs. Dion Staring; Gegard Mousasi vs. Mike Kyle. From Oklahoma City.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 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.
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua; Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn; Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick. From Seattle.
10:00 a.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.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The greatest knockouts in pride history.
4:30 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.
5:00 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.
5:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends II Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights The UFC's top welterweight fighters Renzo Gracie, George St. Pierre, B.J. Penn and Matt Serra.
6:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights II Jay Glazer sits down and gets personal with the UFC's top welterweight fighters.
7:00 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.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 274 Breaking down 'Strikeforce: Nate Marquardt vs. Tarec Saffiedine'; the weigh-ins in Oklahoma City.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: The Best Knockouts of 2012
Highlights from the year.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Analysts FUEL TV's expert panel of analysts, Rashad Evans, Chael Sonnen, Kenny Florian and Brian Stann sit down with Jay Glazer.
10:30 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.
10:30 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.
11:00 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.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Middleweight Michael Bisping.
12:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
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Podcast: Strikeforce ‘Rockhold vs. Jardine’ Roundtable
By: TJ De Santis
Live radio returned to The Sherdog Radio Network Friday for another roundtable discussion. This time the panel broke down tomorrow night's Strikeforce card that features a middleweight title fight between champion Luke Rockhold and challenger Keith Jardine.
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Jack Encarnacao welcomed Sherdog.com's Jeff Sherwood, Jon Luther, and SBNation's Luke Thomas to the table. Not only did the men discuss the evening's bouts, but the direction Strikeforce is headed in 2012. The table also breaks down would could be next for prospects Tyron Woodley, Tarec Saffiedine, and Jordan Mein.
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Radio: Palaszewski, McCorkle, Smith
By: TJ De Santis
Live radio was back Friday on The Sherdog Radio Network with new episodes of "The Savage Dog Show" and "Beatdown."
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Jeff Sherwood and myself were back for another edition of "The Savage Dog Show." Joining us were MMA fighters Bart Palaszewski and Scott Smith. "Bartimus" chatted about his upcoming UFC debut agaisnt Tyson Griffin. "Hands of Steel" broke down his July 30th contest with Tarec Saffiedine.
"Beatdown" was also live Friday with Jon Luther and Jack Encarnacao. Joining them was former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle. "Big Sexy" chatted about his fight tomorrow night in Miami. The Indiana native also talked about smack talking in mixed martial arts. He also chatted about Chael Sonnen's antics on the mic and in the media.
Check out the shows and our archives by clicking here.
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Radio: Saffiedine, Larson, Speer
By: TJ De Santis
Live radio was rocking Wednesday on The Sherdog Radio Network with new installments of "Beatdown" and "The Savage Dog Show."
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Jeff Sherwood made his return to "The SDS" after a week departure. Along with Greg Savage, the two men talked about the latest in the world of mixed martial arts. They were also joined by Strikeforce welterweight Tarec Saffiedine. The Team Quest product will be facing Scott Smith at Strikeforce July 30th in Chicago.
Jon Luther and myself welcomed in fellow Minnesotan's Tom Speer and Brock Larson. Both men will be participating on Monte Cox's Extreme Challenge 188 card Saturday night at Target Center in Minneapolis. Both men talked about trying to get back to one of the "bigger shows."
Check out the shows and our archives by clicking here.
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Saffiedine Has Plan for Larson’s Experience
By: Joe Myers
Tarec Saffiedine file photo: Dave Mandel | Sherdog.com
Tarec Saffiedine looks to take the next step in his mixed martial arts career Saturday when he faces UFC and WEC veteran Brock Larson on the main card of the Shark Fights 13 pay-per-view event in Amarillo, Texas.
"The first word I think of when I think about (Larson) is experienced," said Saffiedine on the Sherdog Radio Network's Jordan Breen Show Thursday. "He's fought a lot of good guys and was in the UFC for a while. I've worked hard and am really prepared for a good fight. I have a good game plan and I just have to stick to it and that way I can win the fight."
Shark Fights 13 will be headlined by a non-title light heavyweight bout between promotional champion Trevor Prangley and former UFC staple Keith Jardine. 2001 U.S. judo champion Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will meet Nebraskan striker Houston Alexander in the main supporting fight.
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Saffiedine Discusses First KO
Tarec Saffiedine breaks down his first knockout in a professional mixed martial arts contest, which came against Nate Moore on Friday at Strikeforce Challengers 8.
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