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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Diaz vs. Penn - Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
The All American Chris Weidman - Chris Weidman's rise from obscurity.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox sports 2: Best of WEC
UFC Stars - MMA stars showcase their skills.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Diaz vs. Penn - Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. BJ Penn.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
The All American Chris Weidman - Chris Weidman's rise from obscurity.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Bellator MMA Live 1106 - Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren for the Bantamweight title. From Thackerville, Okla.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 359 - Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice breakdown WSOF 14; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello preview RFA 19; a check in with Dan Kiser as he recovers from an injury.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Head-Kick Knockouts - Spectacular head-kick knockouts.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 19 - Jake Collier fights Gabriel Checco for the middleweight title; Abel Cullum meets Carl Deaton III; live from Prior Lake, Min.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing
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Mike Bohn Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by MMAJunkie contributor Mike Bohn.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Machida vs. Couture - 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.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez 2 Junior dos Santos defends his title.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Diaz vs. Penn- Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson - Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Fights
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike- Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Point of Impact - From the San Manuel Indian Bingo Casino in Highland, Calif.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Point of Impact - From the San Manuel Indian Bingo Casino in Highland, Calif.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Damage Report - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino, Lac Du Flambeau, WI. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Machida vs. Couture - 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 Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink - Johny Hendricks becomes a UFC champion.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans From Atlanta.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Evans vs. Ortiz - Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs Tito Ortiz.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine UFC weigh-in from Halifax, Canada.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
4:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine – Prelims From Halifax.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC on Sportsnet
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Rory MacDonald vs. Tarec Saffiedine. From Halifax. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Jacare vs. Mousasi; Assuncao; Saffiedine Inside coverage from the UFC.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 The last fight in the Dos Santos/Velasquez trilogy. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 2: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: We All Came Here to Fight! - Joanne Calderwood faces Emily Kagan.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Best of WEC
Team Alpha Male - Great fights from Team Alpha Male.
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 Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions escalate after a third straight loss.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 - The last fight in the Dos Santos/Velasquez trilogy.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera - Rua vs. Vera; Nogueira vs. Herman; Palhares vs. Belcher.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - Jessica Penne and Lisa Ellis vie for a quarterfinal spot.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Prelims
Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki; Jorge Masvidal vs. James Krause; Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson; John Howard vs. Brian Ebersole. From Las Vegas.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Team Alpha Male - Great fights from Team Alpha Male.
7:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
Damage Report - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino, Lac Du Flambeau, WI.
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
10:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
Damage Report - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino, Lac Du Flambeau, WI.
12:00 a.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
Battle Tested - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Northern Lights Casino Resort, Walker, Minn. Read more -
Artwork: UFC 181 Poster
By: Mike Fridley
The Ultimate Fighting Championship released the official artwork for UFC 181.
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Click to enlarge UFC 181 poster.
The comic book-themed poster features the event's chief principals: Johny Hendricks, Robbie Lawler, Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez.
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