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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Minotauro Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum Jason Rony vs. Mike Wilkinson; Daniel Sarafian vs. Eddie Mendez; Erick Silva vs. Jason High; Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Feijao; William Patolino vs. Leonardo Santos; Minotauro Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum. From Fortaleza, Brazil.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian 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.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Mauricio Rua vs Dan Henderson, Alexander Gustafsson vs Vladimir Matyushenko, and Rogerio Nogueira vs Tito Ortiz.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Shogun Grand Prix Mauricio Rua's epic run in the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix tournament.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider Inside Jose Aldo's training camp; special Gracie breakdown of the Twister submission; Ricardo Lamas takes down the Aldo-Korean Zombie matchup; Phil Davis's live reaction to Glover Teixeira vs James Te Huna in Full Blast.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight FS1 – Preview FS1's debut fight, from Boston.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Weigh-ins UFC on Sportsnet Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Weigh-In UFC: Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen From the TD Garden in Boston.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera; Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader; Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner; DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar, Roy Nelson vs Mirko Filipovic, Lavar Johnson vs Joey Beltran, Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft, and Frank Mir vs Rodrigo Nogueira.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: 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.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus Michael Schiavello and Alistair Overeem discuss steroid allegations and an appetite for horse meat.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar; Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin; Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA EPISODE: 304 Alistair Overeem and Chael Sonnen preview their UFC Fight Night 26 fights; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich offer an inside look at the night's RFA 9 fight card.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights Resurrection Fighting Alliance 9 Undefeated Pedro Munhoz and UFC veteran Jeff Curran vie for the RFA Bantamweight title; from Los Angeles.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC fight night 18: Relive all the action from UFC Fight Night 18: Carlos Condit vs Martin Kampmann in Nashville, Tenn.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 162: Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 134: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami and Mauricio Rua vs Forrest Griffin.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 162: Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis and Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Rener and Ryron Gracie cover the core positions, principles and techniques of Gracie Jiu Jitsu that were made famous in the UFC.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos; Melvin Guillard vs. Waylon Lowe; Rick Story vs. Brian Foster. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos; Melvin Guillard vs. Waylon Lowe; Rick Story vs. Brian Foster.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 134: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami and Mauricio Rua vs Forrest Griffin.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The greatest knockouts in pride history.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC fight night 16: Welterweights Josh Koschek vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida face off in UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C.
7:30 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos; Melvin Guillard vs. Waylon Lowe; Rick Story vs. Brian Foster.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 162: Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
11:30 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 11: I Humbly Apologize UFC veteran Karo Parisyan almost gets into a fist fight with Nate Diaz. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Rener and Ryron Gracie detail the Gracie Jiu Jitsu legacy, past to present.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 9: It Was a Brawl In the second quarterfinal fight Brandon Melendez (Team Pulver) takes on Gray Maynard (Team Penn).
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 10: Traitor The final two quarterfinal matches. Teammates Nick Diaz and Corey Hill will square off along with Matt Wiman vs. Manny Gamburyan.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 145
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
A day in the life of Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans as they each prepare for their UFC 161 main event match; Tyron Woodley goes for Georges St. Pierre vs Nick Diaz; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar crack on the state of fighter fashion.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
A day in the life of Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans as they each prepare for their UFC 161 main event match; Tyron Woodley goes for Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar crack on the state of fighter fashion.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian 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 FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest Submissions Some of the most spectacular submissions ever witnessed in the history of PRIDE.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Steel Curtain 2
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
A day in the life of Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans as they each prepare for their UFC 161 main event match; Tyron Woodley goes for Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar crack on the state of fighter fashion.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
8:00 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 4
Some of the best knockouts in the history of King of the Cage by some of the top stars in the sport.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 1: Fight to Choose The elimination round begins as ten fighters battle in the cage to determine who will make the Fight Master Tournament.
10:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 2: Which Camp Do You Choose? Strategy heats up as the coaches plead their cases to each winning fighter on the second day of elimination fights.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Steel Curtain 2
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 11: I Humbly Apologize UFC veteran Karo Parisyan almost gets into a fist fight with Nate Diaz.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 1: Fight to Choose The elimination round begins as ten fighters battle in the cage to determine who will make the Fight Master Tournament.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 4
Some of the best knockouts in the history of King of the Cage by some of the top stars in the sport.
12:00 a.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 2: Which Camp Do You Choose? Strategy heats up as the coaches plead their cases to each winning fighter on the second day of elimination fights.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night Episode 18
Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann; Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo Marrero; Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tyson Griffin; Junie Browning vs. Cole Miller. From April 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tenn. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 134: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami and Mauricio Rua vs Forrest Griffin.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest Submissions Some of the most spectacular submissions ever witnessed in the history of PRIDE.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 8: Not on the Concrete Dana White sits down with the Coaches to decide the 4 quarterfinal match-ups. A brutal street fight takes place in the house that has serious ramifications.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown161: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
From the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 161: Preview for UFC 161: Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland from MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 145
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
12:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum Weigh-in
From the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian 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.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum - Preview of all the action for Big Nog vs. Werdum, in Brazil.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Cub Swanson shares his inspiring story of perseverance; Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez full blast; Bruce Buffer reflects on a career; behind the scenes with the Octagon girls.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Ilir Latifi vs. Gegard Mousasi
From the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
From the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar takes on Sean Sherk in a lightweight bout; Chael Sonnen takes on Nate Marquardt.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
Relive the action from UFC 144 Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The most shocking moments in Pride history.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 4: Waah, Waah! Team Pulver looks to continue its winning; Team Penn must deal with a member that won't listen.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Anderson Silva vs. Yushi Okami; Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin; Travis Browne vs, Stefan Struve; Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera.
9:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Anderson Silva
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC ON FX 8: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold from Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
FOX 7 Fight Flashback Ultimate Fighter upset winner Kelvin Gastelum in studio.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Vitor Belfort vs. Michael 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. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian 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 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Mauricio Rua vs Dan Henderson, Alexander Gustafsson vs Vladimir Matyushenko, and Rogerio Nogueira vs Tito Ortiz.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian 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.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi Weigh-In
From the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockhom, Sweden.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
11:30 a.m. ET fuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC Thiago Silva vs. Alexander Gustafsson from Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier From Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman; Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna; Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson. From San Jose, Calif.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 286 Referees Big John McCarthy and Herb Dean join Kenny and Bas; Ron Kruck reports on the qualifications needed to become an MMA referee.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: TV Fights The Best Knockouts of 2012
Highlights from the year.
10:30 p.m. ET The Score: The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with a focus on exciting match-ups and developing the next generation of great fighters. Tune in for non-stop action from events across the country.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 1 Pat Curran vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev; Brett Cooper vs. Doug Marshall; Mike Richman vs. Frodo Khasbulaev; Rick Hawn vs. Karo Parisyan. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic; Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah; Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin; Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman; John Hathaway vs. John Maguire; Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig. From Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. (Card subject to change)
12:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 286 Referees Big John McCarthy and Herb Dean join Kenny and Bas; Ron Kruck reports on the qualifications needed to become an MMA referee. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Fundamentals
Fighters Kenny Florian and Rashad Evans teach you the fundamentals of watching the UFC.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrios Johnson vs. John Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
The Gracie brothers break down Georges St.Pierre's historic arm bar; the greatest UFC Feuds; Carlos Condit remains committed to his title aspirations; the Strikeforce newcomers.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink. Johny Henricks all-access account of his UFC 158; Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his home; Cain Velasquez's Harley Davidson photo shoot.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen. Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
KOTC Restitution Joshua Miranda vs. Marcelo Mafra; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Carlos Ortega vs. Charles Lee; Manny Murillo vs. Vince Alaalatoa; Alejandro Garcia vs. Roberto Vargas.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen. Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
8:00 p.m. ET UFC Reloaded
Relive UFC 141, Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: King of the Cage
KOTC Restitution Joshua Miranda vs. Marcelo Mafra; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Carlos Ortega vs. Charles Lee; Manny Murillo vs. Vince Alaalatoa; Alejandro Garcia vs. Roberto Vargas.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian 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. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Anderson Silva vs. Yushi Okami Featuring Anderson Silva vs. Yushi Okami; Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin; Travis Browne vs, Stefan Struve; Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera.
9:00 p.m. ET FX: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 11: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Vicious Fighters face off in the third quarterfinal fight; Dana reveals the semifinal match-ups.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alaxander Gustafsson vs. Ge Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Anderson Silva vs. Yushi Okami; Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin; Travis Browne vs, Stefan Struve; Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera. Read more