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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMAEPISODE: 322
Kenny Rice, Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck review the year.
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
Japanese Fighters
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. 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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 92: Forrest Griffin defends his Light Heavyweight title against Rashad Evans; Antonio Nogueira fights Frank Mir for the Interim Heavyweight belt.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Fighting for a Generation
20 Years of the UFC
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Stephan Bonnar, and Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida.
10:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting 7
Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Lance Palmer; Jesse Taylor vs. Elvis Mutapcic; Nick Newell vs. Sabah Fadai. From Vancouver.
12:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting 6
Josh Burkman vs. Steve Carl. From Coral Gables, Fla. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Phil Davis vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira; Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson; Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah Leonard Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson; Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung. From Seattle.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs Tito Ortiz.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Japanese Fighters
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Episode 21
Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur; Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. 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.
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 Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
2013 Bazzie Awards Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten present the Brazzie Awards; ring girl Emmy Miller appears.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 322 Kenny Rice, Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck review the year.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights: Best of 2013 Part 1
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. 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.
6:00 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 Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 165: Jon Jones faces Alexander Gustafsson.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Top 50 Moments of 2013
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Quniton Jackson; Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig; Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC 143 Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit; UFC 142 Rousimar Palhares and and Mike Massenzio; Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 144.
6:00 a.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.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Condit vs. Kampmann II
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.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting
10:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting
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 Weigh-Ins
Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
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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. 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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 15: Finale: Maynard vs. Diaz Raquel Pennington vs. Roxanne Modafferi; Peggy Morgan vs. Jessamyn Duke; Davey Grant vs. Chris Holdsworth; Jessica Rakoczy vs. Julianna Pena; Nate Diaz vs. Gray Maynard. From Las Vegas.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mark Hunt: the Art of Fighting
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Browne vs. Bigfoot
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva; Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron; John Dodson vs. Jussier Silva; Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards. From Minneapolis.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Video: Fighters (Try to) Wish UFC Happy 20th Anniversary
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Phil Davis vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira; Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson; Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah Leonard Garcia vs. DaMarques Johnson; Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung. From Seattle.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. 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.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Wanderlei Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 8: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Tied Interviews, match highlights and the history behind Ronda and Miesha's rivalry.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
7:30 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 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.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 8: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Tied Interviews, match highlights and the history behind Ronda and Miesha's rivalry.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Episode 12
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer From the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Henderson vs. Pettis Kyung Ho Kang vs. Chico Camus; Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Pascal Krauss; Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot; Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner. From Milwaukee.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 6: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Little Princesses Anthony Gutierrez annoys everyone; Julianna Pena gives two female fighters makeovers; Raquel Pennington takes on Jessamyn Duke.
2:00 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.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Kenny Florian vs. Takanomi Gomi
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 16
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate InsiderUFC 166: Preview
Inside the training camps of lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez; best UFC knockouts.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 4: Top 10 Greatest Knockouts
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 6: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Little Princesses Anthony Gutierrez annoys everyone; Julianna Pena gives two female fighters makeovers; Raquel Pennington takes on Jessamyn Duke.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Read more -
Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will defend his UFC title for the first time on Dec. 14. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Anthony Pettis will defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title against former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson in the UFC on Fox 9 main event.
UFC officials announced the news, revealing that T.J. Grant will not collide with Pettis as initially rumored at the Dec. 14 event from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif. Grant also confirmed the news via Twitter on Sept. 16. Grant was first booked to challenge then-champion Benson Henderson in August at UFC 164 but pulled out of the fight after suffering a concussion in training. Instead, Henderson defended his belt against former World Extreme Cagefighting rival Pettis, with “Showtime” forcing the champ to submit with a first-round armbar.
Pettis, 26, now enters his first title defense riding a four-fight winning streak. The Duke Roufus protégé joined the UFC in 2011 after outpointing Henderson to win the WEC belt at the promotion’s final show. Following a debut loss to Clay Guida, Pettis rattled off victories over Jeremy Stephens, Joe Lauzon and Donald Cerrone before besting “Smooth” for a second time to capture the UFC strap.
Thomson became the first man to stop the durable Nate Diaz with strikes when he scored a technical knockout victory over the Cesar Gracie Fight Team rep at UFC on Fox 7 in April. Long regarded as one of Strikeforce’s top lightweight talents, Thomson captured that promotion’s title from Gilbert Melendez in 2008 but returned the belt to “El Nino” in their rematch the following year. “The Punk” then received one more crack at Melendez and the title in May 2012 but came up short in a hard-fought split decision.
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
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: UFC: Evans vs. Davis
Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis; Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping; Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman. From Chicago.
10:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Fastest Fights in Pride History Countdown of the fastest fights.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 150: Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar II
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
The powerful bond between Anthony Pettis and head coach Duke Roufus; Erik Perez's roots in Mexico.
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
On The Brink in Boston
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Inside Eddie Wineland's camp; Weidman vs. Silva through the eyes of Jon Jones; Southern California fight camps Alliance and Reigh square off; The Takedown with Phil Davis.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Inside Eddie Wineland's camp; Weidman vs. Silva through the eyes of Jon Jones; Southern California fight camps Alliance and Reigh square off; The Takedown with Phil Davis.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 2: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Ladies First Sixteen fighters move into the house and tensions rise as Coaches Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate cross paths.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans Read more
