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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II - Prelims
Jose Aldo takes on Chad Mendes in the title fight. Also: Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Best of WEC
Team Alpha Male - Great fights from Team Alpha Male.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Head-Kick Knockouts - Spectacular head-kick knockouts.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 25 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Eastside Cannery Casino Las Vegas, Nevada.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Heavyweights - The greatest finishers from the heavyweight division including Cain Velasquez, Minotauro Nogueira, Junior dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski and more.
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 25 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Eastside Cannery Casino Las Vegas, Nevada.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II - Wanderlei Silva and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin faced off for the second time, as Silva sought to settle the score after his searing defeat in their first encounter, at UFC 99.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 25 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Eastside Cannery Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. Read more -
Cheap Seats Blog: Live NAC Hearing Updates
By: Mike Sloan
Sherdog.com’s Mike Sloan is present at Tuesday’s Nevada Athletic Commission hearing inside of Las Vegas’ Grant Sawyer complex, and is providing a live blog of the happenings.
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Weigh-In Live: Mayweather vs. Maidana II
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Debuts - First bouts of some of the UFC's top fighters.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus Wanderlei Silva
Michael 'The Voice' Schiavello interviews Wanderlei Silva; discusses his rise through MMA, origins of the wrist-roll and rumors of plastic surgery.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 1: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: For the Belt - Female fighters prepare to compete for the UFC's new 115-pound division title.
9:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: All Access
Mayweather vs. Maidana II, Episode 3
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 355 - Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten break down UFC FN: Silva vs. Arlovski II; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello preview RFA 18; an interview with Anthony Marnell.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Bellator MMA Live 1102
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Fights Resurrection Fighting Alliance 18
Matt Manzanares fights Alexandre Pantoja; Ulysses Gomez meets Abel Cullum; live from Albuquerque, N.M.
10:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing 2014: Marcos Rene Maidana vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Marcos Rene Maidana takes on Floyd Mayweather, Jr. From May 3, 2014.
11:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing 2013: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
Mayweather takes on Alvarez for the WBC light middleweight and WBA Super World light middleweight titles. From Sept. 14, 2013 in Las Vegas.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lewis; Ultimate Fighter 20; Lauzon Breakdown; Zingano - Derrick Lewis' improbable turnaround; Ultimate Fighter tryouts; Joe Lauzon's submission skills; Cat Zingano's fighting spirit.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick - Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
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.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
12:00 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.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Weigh-in from Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Lion Fight 15 Cosmo Alexandre vs. Mark Holst; Kevin Ross faces Christian Mauceri; Tiffany Van Soest rematches Lucy Payne. Live from Mashantucket, Conn.
11:30 p.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 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Daniel Cormier
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
KOTC MMA University, Part 2 KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Diaz vs. Cephas. From March 30, 2014.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
8:00 a.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.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Miller vs. Diaz
Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz; Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; Josh Koscheck vs. Johnny Hendricks. From New Jersey.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Daniel Cormier
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC 173 Countdown
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
11:00 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
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Trilogy: Liddell vs. Couture Three classic fights between Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao Interim bantamweight championship.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on over training.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Boxing
Antonio Orozco vs. Martin Honorio Orozco takes on Honorio in the main event. From Carson, Calif.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 338 Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck discuss Bellator 120.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture; Mike Swick vs. Steve Vigneault.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus
Royce Gracie UFC Hall of Fame's Royce Gracie discusses his childhood, past career highlights and contributions to mixed martial arts.
10:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Titan FC 28: Brilz vs. Davis
Jason Brilz vs. Raphael Davis main event. Also, Dave Herman vs. Kalib Starnes co-main event. From Kansas City, Mo.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
T.J. Dillashaw, Chris Holdsworth and Matt Grice.
11:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus
Frank Dux discusses his record in an underground fighting league and his work overseas.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Unrivaled: Michael Chandler
Examining Chandler's rise to become champion; his recent controversial setback and journey back to the belt. Read more -
Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Wanderlei Silva must wait until May 24 to get his hands on Chael Sonnen. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
The UFC 173 bill is now without a co-main event, as Ultimate Fighting Championship officials on Feb. 13 announced that Chael Sonnen’s light heavyweight clash with Wanderlei Silva has been pushed back by a week and will now headline a May 31 show in Brazil. City and venue details for the event are expected to be announced shortly. No reason was given for the change.
UFC 173 takes place on May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a middleweight title showdown pitting reigning champion Chris Weidman against ex-light heavyweight ruler Vitor Belfort.
Sonnen and Silva are currently serving as coaches on the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil,” and they reportedly squared off in an unsanctioned physical altercation outside the cage during taping. Sonnen, 36, last competed on Nov. 16, when he suffered a first-round technical knockout loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 167. Silva, meanwhile, has not competed since March, when he knocked out Brian Stann in a “Fight of the Year” nominee at UFC on Fuel TV 8.
The stories of interest on Sherdog.com this week:
MOVING DAY
PERFORMING ARTS
RAISING TRIUMPH FROM TRAGEDY
NO DEAL
BACK BURNER
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Make Some Noise Tyler's dramatic win has Team Australia celebrating; Australian welterweight Richie Walsh prepares to fight young Canadian Matthew Desroches.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC 170 Countdown
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 170 Prelims
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Gustafsson Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his Stockholm family home; the Mauler goes On the Brink as he takes on UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 165.
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira; Nico Musoke vs. Viscardi Andrade; Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva; Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Souza; Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi. From Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. Moraga
Jessica Andrade vs. Liz Carmouche; Bobby Voelker vs. Robbie Lawler; Jake Ellenberger vs. Rory MacDonald; John Moraga vs. Demetrious Johnson. From Seattle.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Ali Bagautinov vs. Marcos Vinicius; Tor Troeng vs. Rafael Natal; Piotr Hallman vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Jussier Formiga vs. Joseph Benavidez; Jacare Souza vs. Yushin Okami; Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Wild Thing With a 10-0 record, Tyler Manawaroa has become the house pest and gets under the skin of his next opponent.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Wild Thing With a 10-0 record, Tyler Manawaroa has become the house pest and gets under the skin of his next opponent.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Gustafsson Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his Stockholm family home; the Mauler goes On the Brink as he takes on UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 165.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Make Some Noise Tyler's dramatic win has Team Australia celebrating; Australian welterweight Richie Walsh prepares to fight young Canadian Matthew Desroches.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews. Read more
