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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Tito Ortiz Turns 45
By: Brian Knapp
He remains one of only 12 men who have captured the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title, and his 1,260-day reign atop the 205-pound weight class ranks as the third-longest in UFC history. Tito Ortiz will celebrate his 45th birthday on Jan. 23.
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Spinning Sh*t: Biggest MMA Fight in Mexican History?
By: John Franklin
Welcome to “Spinning Sh*t,” where we examine the PR and public image game.
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Bellator 170 Media Call with Chael Sonnen & Tito Ortiz
Bellator MMA President Scott Coker was joined by Tito Ortiz, Chael Sonnen, Brennan Ward and Paul Daley for a media call to promote Bellator 170.
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UFC Full Fight Download: Watch Rogerio Nogueira Beat Tito Ortiz Down
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira beat down Tito Ortiz in impressive fashion back at UFC 140.
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Chael Sonnen: Tito Ortiz is Broke & Had His Rolls Royce Repossessed
Chael Sonnen disses Tito Ortiz in his usual American Gangster fashion.
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Tito Ortiz: What Really Happened Between Me and Lee Murray
Whoatv.com talks with Tito Ortiz.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Knockouts From Around The World - Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Alexander Gustafsson, Lyoto Machida, Yoel Romero, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and more.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
Fight Night from Dublin: McGregor vs. Brandao - Irish sensation Conor McGregor meets fiery Ultimate Fighter winner Diego Brandao in a main event sure to rock Dublin.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Dillashaw vs. Cruz – Prelims - Luke Sanders vs. Maximo Blanco, featherweight bout; Ed Herman vs. Tim Boetsch, light heavyweight bout; Chris Wade vs. Mairbek Taisumov, lightweight bout; Ben Saunders vs. Patrick Cote, welterweight bout. From Boston. (Card subject to change)
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Dillashaw vs. Cruz - Francisco Trinaldo vs. Ross Pearson, lightweight bout; Matt Mitrione vs. Travis Browne, heavyweight bout; Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis, lightweight bout; Dominick Cruz vs. TJ Dillashaw, bantamweight title bout. From Boston.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC Flyweights
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Before They Were Champs
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: In the Clinch With... Matt Serra
Former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra is joined by Ariel Helwani in his Long Island hometown to discuss career highlights, unexpected detours, and his life today.
5:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort - It's a story of friends turned foes as Anderson Silva defends his middleweight title against former teammate Vitor Belfort; examining the bad blood between the two, then their championship showdown from UFC 126.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz - Griffin vs. Ortiz; Kampmann vs. Alves; Varner vs. Barboza.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
UFC Middleweights - Fights from the best 185-pound fighters in the world. With Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold, Yoel Romero and Ronaldo Souza.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Epic Knockouts from the UFC
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Jedrzejczyk vs. Letourneau / Cejudo / Rockhold
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 139: Rua vs. Henderson - Former champions Dan Henderson and Mauricio Shogun Rua headlined UFC 139 in a five-round war that proved to be one of the greatest fights of all time. Go inside their training and then watch the 2011 instant classic between two MMA legends.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 5: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Just Do Something - The pressure of the competition starts to weigh on one of the fighters as Urijah and Conor prepare for the fourth preliminary fight featuring two hungry young competitors. Both teams get a chance to relax during a night out with the coaches.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Snake In the Grass - An unorthodox fighter from Team Faber faces one of the top competitors of Team Europe in the fifth preliminary fight of the season. UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw arrives to help Urijah. When Conor calls him a traitor, all hell breaks loose.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson - Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans meets Dan Henderson in what both hope is a quest for title contention. Plus, heavyweights Roy Nelson and Stipe Miocic square off.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz/Belfort vs. Akiyama - Former light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz get a rematch of their 2007 bout. In the co-main event. Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama. See how the fighters prepared, then watch the action unfold on Main Event: UFC 133.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Joanna Jedrzejczyk - UFC Strawweight Champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, talks about how she became one of the most beloved Champions of the UFC.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Power Surge
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Jedrzejczyk vs. Letourneau / Cejudo / Rockhold
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Epic Knockouts from the UFC
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Bitter Rivals - Part 1 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Power Surge
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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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
Mendes vs. Lamas - Diego Ferreira vs. Dustin Poirier; Robbie Peralta vs. Clay Guida; Milana Dudieva vs. Julianna Pena; Mitch Clarke vs. Michael Chiesa; Al Iaquinta vs. Jorge Masvidal; Chad Mendes vs. Ricardo Lamas. From Fairfax, Va.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw - Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz/Belfort vs. Akiyama - Former light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz get a rematch of their 2007 bout. In the co-main event. Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama. See how the fighters prepared, then watch the action unfold on Main Event: UFC 133.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC Featherweights - Conor McGregor, Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo and Max Holloway.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Training Day
American Kickboxing Academy
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Fast-Moving Firefights
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 92: Evans vs. Griffin - Forrest Griffin defends his Light Heavyweight title against Rashad Evans; Minotauro Nogueira fights Frank Mir for the Interim Heavyweight belt.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 4: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: A Faithless Foe - After a frustrating fight, a coach loses his cool on a fighter in front of the team; Urijah and Conor argue over coaching styles; a member of Team Faber skips practice and the third preliminary match eliminates another fighter from the competition.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 5: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Just Do Something - The pressure of the competition starts to weigh on one of the fighters as Urijah and Conor prepare for the fourth preliminary fight featuring two hungry young competitors. Both teams get a chance to relax during a night out with the coaches.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 4: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: A Faithless Foe - After a frustrating fight, a coach loses his cool on a fighter in front of the team; Urijah and Conor argue over coaching styles; a member of Team Faber skips practice and the third preliminary match eliminates another fighter from the competition.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 22 Episode 5: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Just Do Something - The pressure of the competition starts to weigh on one of the fighters as Urijah and Conor prepare for the fourth preliminary fight featuring two hungry young competitors. Both teams get a chance to relax during a night out with the coaches.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos - From the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Machida vs. Rockhold - Middleweights Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida fight.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
5:00 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 397 - Bas Rutten, Kenny Rice and Ron Kruck break down Bellator Dynamite; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello discuss RFA 30; guest Rafael dos Anjos.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Spike TV: Bellator MMA Live
Dynamite - Tito Ortiz vs. Liam McGeary for the light heavyweight gold; Paul Daley makes his American kickboxing debut.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 179: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2
12:15 p.m. ET Spike TV: Bellator MMA Live
Dynamite - Tito Ortiz vs. Liam McGeary for the light heavyweight gold; Paul Daley makes his American kickboxing debut. Read more