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This Week’s MMA Birthdays: Tim Elliott Turns 27
By: Brian Knapp
UFC flyweight contender Tim Elliott turns 27 this week. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Widely recognized as one of the top 10-15 flyweights in the world, Tim Elliott will celebrate his 27th birthday on Christmas Eve.
A state wrestling champion in high school, Elliott entered the mixed martial arts arena in May 2009 and started his career with an inauspicious 0-2-1 record. The Grindhouse MMA representative has won 10 of his past 12 fights since, losing only to two-time world combat sambo champion Ali Bagautinov and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 winner John Dodson. A Wichita, Kan., native he has secured seven of his 10 victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission and owns wins over onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Jens Pulver, former King of the Cage champion Jared Papazian and Team Tiger Schulmann representative Louis Gaudinot.
Elliott last appeared at UFC 167 in November, when he dropped a unanimous decision to the surging Bagautinov at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The defeat halted his modest two-fight winning streak.
Those in MMA celebrating a birthday the week covering Dec. 22-Dec. 28:
DEC. 22
David Branch (32)
DEC. 23
Fabricio Camoes (35)
DEC. 24
Drew Fickett (34)
Jason “Mayhem” Miller (33)
Tim Elliott (27)
Aisling Daly (26)
David Khachatryan (26)
DEC. 25
Rafael Natal (31)
Jordan Smith (29)
DEC. 26
Jerome Le Banner (41)
Alex Stiebling (37)
Dan Hornbuckle (33)
Jesus Martinez (30)
Gregor Gracie (27)
Advin Omic (27)
DEC. 27
Liron Wilson (41)
Daniel Acacio (36)
DEC. 28
Gerald Lovato (35)
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Henderson vs. Pettis Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 6: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Little Princesses Anthony Gutierrez annoys everyone; Julianna Pena gives two female fighters makeovers; Raquel Pennington takes on Jessamyn Duke.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos in UFC on Fox; Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum in UFC 143; lightweight fight Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim in UFC 142.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Kenny Florian vs. Takanomi Gomi
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 16
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate InsiderUFC 166: Preview
Inside the training camps of lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez; best UFC knockouts.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 4: Top 10 Greatest Knockouts
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 6: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Little Princesses Anthony Gutierrez annoys everyone; Julianna Pena gives two female fighters makeovers; Raquel Pennington takes on Jessamyn Duke.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis, Erik Perez, Josh Barnett, Joe Rogan
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
On The Brink in Boston
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Henderson vs. Pettis Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Henderson vs. Pettis Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Henderson vs. Pettis Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC Prelims: Teixeira vs. Bader Ivan Jorge vs. Keith Wisniewski; Elias Silverio vs. Joao Zeferino; Junior Hernandez vs. Lucas Martins; Kevin Souza vs. Felipe Arantes. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC Prelims: Teixeira vs. Bader Ivan Jorge vs. Keith Wisniewski; Elias Silverio vs. Joao Zeferino; Junior Hernandez vs. Lucas Martins; Kevin Souza vs. Felipe Arantes. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Ali Bagautinov vs. Marcos Vinicius; Tor Troeng vs. Rafael Natal; Piotr Hallman vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Jussier da Silva vs. Joseph Benavidez; Jacare Souza vs. Yushin Okami; Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 1: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Post-Fight Show
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 164 Countdown Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 164 Prelims Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Deportes: UFC on FOX
UFC 164, Preliminaries: Jamie Varner vs. Gleison Tibau Desde Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
10:00 p.m. ET PPV: UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
Dustin Poirier vs. Erik Koch; Brandon Vera vs. Ben Rothwell; Clay Guida vs. Chad Mendes; Josh Barnett vs. Frank Mir; Anthony Pettis vs. Benson Henderson. From Milwaukee. Read more