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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 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.
8:00 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.
9:00 a.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.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva..
3:00 p.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.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
8:00 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.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Enemy Territory Part 2 King of the Cage Jr Flyweight Championship: Anthony Figueroa vs. Josh Paiva from Nov. 30, 2013.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Quinton Jackson; Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig; Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida.
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
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman I
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 132: Dominic Cruz vs. Urijah Faber
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
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When He Started Fighting, Anthony Johnson Just Wanted to Be Like Wanderlei Silva
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Anthony Johnson, on “Beatdown,” explaining that his only goal when he entered MMA was to be like Wanderlei Silva:
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“He was at the top of Pride, and I just wanted to be like him. I just wanted to be like Wanderlei. That was my ultimate goal, was just to look crazy and fight crazy like Wanderlei. Other than that I didn’t have too much of a goal.”
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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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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis
Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis; Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping; Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman. From Chicago.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Bushido
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz
8:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus
Michael 'The Voice' Schiavello interviews Wanderlei Silva; discusses his rise through MMA, origins of the wrist-roll and rumors of plastic surgery.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 320 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten discuss UFC 168; highlights from around the world; gift ideas for MMA fans.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Legacy Fighting Championship 24
MMA's top contenders and champions take center cage LIVE every Friday night on AXS TV Fights. Ryan Benoit meets Damacio Page in the main event. Plus Olympic wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo and former boxing world champion Holly Holm in action.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136. 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 Fight Night
UFC 16: Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Roger Bowling vs. Abel Trujillo; Cody McKenzie vs. Sam Stout; Zach Makovsky vs. Scott Jorgensen; Pat Healy vs. Bobby Green; Edson Barboza vs. Danny Castillo; Ryan LaFlare vs. Court McGee. From Sacramento, Calif. (Subject to change)
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva..
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 168 Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
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
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Fly-on-the-wall TV series following 16 amateur martial arts experts in their bid to compete as professional UFC fighters, and The Ultimate Fighter title
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin II Highlights of UFC 147 in Brazil.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Browne vs. Bigfoot
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Silva vs. Stann
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
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 MavTV: King of the Cage
10:00 p.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.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Junior dos Santos defends his title for the first time against Frank Mir; Joe Lauzon and Jamie Varner; Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard, and Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Bubba McDaniel vs. Brad Tavares; Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez; Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker; Kelvin Gastelum vs. Brian Melancon; Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann. From Indianapolis.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mark Hunt: the Art of Fighting
10:00 p.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. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva..
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, and Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus.
10:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Shogun vs. Sonnen Diego Brandao vs. Daniel Pineda; Mike Brown vs. Steven Siler; Max Holloway vs. Conor McGregor; Michael McDonald vs. Brad Pickett. From the TD Garden in Boston.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The Gracie clan, first family of MMA, is on full display.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Weigh-ins
UFC 167 Weigh-ins Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus Badr Hari
Badr Hari discusses his controversies, mental health and reveals who he would most like to knock out.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 316 Ron Kruck interviews Georges St. Pierre and Dana White; Kenny Rice speaks with UFC 1 producer; Bas Rutten discusses 2014 with commentator Pat Miletich.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 27 In Atlantic City, N.J.; Rampage Jackson's debut against Joey Beltran; Alexander Volcov and Vitaly Minakov.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Weigh-ins
UFC 167 Weigh-ins Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 25 Jorge Patino fights undefeated Carlos Ferreira for lightweight; gold medalist Henry Cejudo defends his record; live from Houston.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
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Wednesay MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
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.c. From Goiania, Brazil.
4:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 17 Edgewater Casino Laughlin, Nev.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO The semifinals are set to begin and the Team Tate fighters believe Miesha and her coaches are playing favorites.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3: Prelims
K.J. Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos; Jessica Eye vs. Sarah Kaufman; Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquardt; C.B. Dollaway vs. Tim Boetsch. From Houston.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The Gracie clan, first family of MMA, is on full display.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Fight for the Troops on FOX Sports 1
Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith; Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal; Yoel Romero vs. Ronny Markes; Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche; Rafael Natal vs. Tim Kennedy. From Fort Campbell, Ky.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, and Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
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
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO The semifinals are set to begin and the Team Tate fighters believe Miesha and her coaches are playing favorites.
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 167 Countdown Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:30 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Rampage4 Real
Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3 Rampage hits his pinnacle in training camp; Tito Ortiz gets injured and the fight is cancelled; Rampage deals with the change.
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck; Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann. Read more