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Picture: Michael Bisping-Thales Leites Scorecard from UFC Fight Night
By: Tristen Critchfield
Michael Bisping edged Thales Leites via split decision in the UFC Fight Night Scotland headliner at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon. Judge Mark Collett scored it 49-46 for Bisping, while Howard Hughes submitted a 48-47 tally in favor of the Englishman. Paul Sutherland cast a dissenting vote, as he saw the bout 48-47 Leites.
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Demetrious Johnson
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Mir vs. Duffee – Prelims - Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Manny Gamburyan vs. Scott Jorgensen; Sarah Moras vs. Jessica Andrade; Yaotzin Meza vs. Sam Sicilia. From San Diego, Calif.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks - One of UFC's best pound-for-pound fighters, Georges St. Pierre, has been unbeaten for six years. Montreal's finest will face Johny Hendricks, a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion with one-punch knockout power.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
9:00 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 Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
9:00 p.m. ET Spike TV: Bellator MMA Live
140: Lima vs. Koreshkov - Douglas Lima vs. Andrey Koreshkov, welterweight title fight; Chris Honeycutt vs. Paul Bradley, welterweight fight; Michael Page vs. Rudy Bears, welterweight fight; Paul Daley vs. Dennis Olson; Brennan Ward vs. Gavin Sterritt. From Uncasville, Conn.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 43 - Derrick Krantz fights Brock Larson; Zak Ottow meets Jacob Volkmann; Augusto Mendes looks for his sixth victory; live from Hinkley, Minn.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks - One of UFC's best pound-for-pound fighters, Georges St. Pierre, has been unbeaten for six years. Montreal's finest will face Johny Hendricks, a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion with one-punch knockout power.
12:30 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
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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 13: Team Rousey vs. Team Rousey : Aiming for the Top
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Legends of Pride
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mark Hunt: the Art of Fighting
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks: Prelims
Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks: Prelims Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider Fight for the Troops
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mark Hunt: the Art of Fighting
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Miller vs. Diaz Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz; Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks. From New Jersey.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live EPISODE: 28 Live from Bethlehem, PA; season 9 finale; Alexander Shlemenko takes on Doug Marshall; the lightweight season tourney finals pit 12-1 Will Brooks against 25-1 Alexander Sarnavskiy.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA EPISODE: 317 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten discuss The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale; Ron Kruck and Pat Miletich report from Denver at RFA 11 Fight Card.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights Resurrection Fighting Alliance 11 Zach Makovsky fights Matt Manzanares for flyweight; Alvin Robinson meets undefeated Raoni Barcelos; live from Denver.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Countdown to Glory 12 New York A look back at Glory 11 before the lightweight tournament invades New York on November 23rd for Glory 12.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC UnleashedFrankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rony Jason; Ryan LaFlare vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Brandon Thatch vs. Paul Thiago; Igor Pokrajac vs. Rafael Feijao; Daniel Sarafian vs. Cezar Ferreira; Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort. From Goiania, Brazil.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Best of Pride 307
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 3: Knockouts 40-11
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena are matched up in the first women's semifinal.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks: Prelims
Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Best of Pride 307
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, Matt Hughes vs Josh Koscheck, Nam Phan vs Jim Hettes, and Urijah Faber vs Brian Bowles.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Arsenal From Albuquerque, N.M.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Arsenal From Albuquerque, N.M.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena are matched up in the first women's semifinal.
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 17 Edgewater Casino Laughlin, Nev.
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks: Prelims
Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena are matched up in the first women's semifinal.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Fight for the Troops
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents Mark Hunt
the Art of Fighting
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena are matched up in the first women's semifinal.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck; Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann.
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks; Mati; Pettis; Thomas
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
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.
12:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
1:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
5:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 167 Prelims Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks: Prelims
Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas. Read more -
Leites Subs Taylor, Jimmo Outpoints Gouveia at MFC 25
By: Rob King
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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Thales Leites did not get the fight he expected Friday in the main event of MFC 25 “Vindication” -- he got a much easier one. The former UFC middleweight title challenger needed less than three minutes to defeat former “Ultimate Fighter” alumnus Jesse Taylor with an arm-triangle choke in the first round.
Taylor came out very aggressive and used his wrestling to take the fight to the ground, which played right into the Brazilian’s strength. On the ground, Leites chained together one submission attempt after another until he found the one that worked at the 2:27 mark.
“This wasn’t an easy fight, I trained a lot. Jesse is a very good fighter and an excellent wrestler and I needed to do my homework for this fight,” said the 29-year-old Leites, who improved his record to 17-3. “My fight plan was to finish this fight inside the distance. I didn’t expect a submission in the first round. Maybe late in the fight, but not the first round.”