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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.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports: UFC: Alves vs. Kampmann
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann; Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda. From Sydney, Australia.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Fastest Fights in Pride History Countdown of the fastest fights.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC 143 Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit; UFC 142 Rousimar Palharesand and Mike Massenzio; Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 144.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Belfort vs. 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.
3:00 p.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.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
On The Brink in Boston
3:30 a.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.
4:00 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.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 1: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: History in the Making Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate arrive at the gym.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Belfort vs. Rockhold
Joao Zeferino vs. Rafael Natal; Evan Dunham vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Chris Camozzi vs. Jacare Souza; Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold. From Santa Catarina, Brazil.
10:00 a.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.
11:00 a.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 Unleashed
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Belfort vs. Rockhold
Joao Zeferino vs. Rafael Natal; Evan Dunham vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Chris Camozzi vs. Jacare Souza; Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold. From Santa Catarina, Brazil.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
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.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents Breaking Ground
Ronda Rousey The rise of the first female champion in UFC history.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 2: Ladies First
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Belfort vs. Rockhold
Joao Zeferino vs. Rafael Natal; Evan Dunham vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Chris Camozzi vs. Ronaldo Souza; Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold. From Santa Catarina, Brazil. Read more -
Chuck Mindenhall 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 MMAFighting.com's Chuck Mindenhall.
Following Anthony Pettis' thrilling capture of the UFC lightweight title and its momentarily-confusing conclusion, Breen and Mindenhall discuss the nature of excitement in the sports and what makes a fight or fighter entertaining. The two discuss what sorts of fights typically become “Fight of the Year” candidates, the assumption that MMA folks hate decisions and whether or not the finish to Pettis-Benson Henderson 2 was in fact “anti-climactic.”
Breen and Mindenhall also discuss UFC boss Dana White's role in shaping public opinion, the very different paths of “excitement” followed by Ben Askren and Clay Guida and even fake gum chewing.
Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”
The above file can be saved in MP3 format here.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis, Erik Perez, Josh Barnett, Joe Rogan
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
On The Brink in Boston
4:00 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: 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.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
1:00 p.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.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 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.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC 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.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Ali Bagautinov vs. Marcos Vinicius; Tor Troeng vs. Rafael Natal; Piotr Hallman vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Jussier da Silva vs. Joseph Benavidez; Jacare Souza vs. Yushin Okami; Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 1: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Post-Fight Show
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Podcast: UFC 164 Talk on ‘Rewind’
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Anthony Pettis dazzled this time on the floor in again trumping Benson Henderson to become UFC Lightweight Champion, and the Sherdog Radio Network Rewind stood ready to offer Pro Perspective on the surprising outcome.
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MMA veteran and jiu-jitsu whiz Javier Vazquez joined host Jack Encarnacao for a detailed discussion of Pettis' finishing flurry and what makes him am emotional fighter. Vazquez also delves into the standout qualities of UFC 164 victors Josh Barnett and Chad Mendes, with whom he's had extensive experience sparring and fighting.
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC on FX
Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann; Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda. From Sydney, Australia.
10:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 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.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis Erik Perez Josh Barnett Joe Rogan
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of Pride Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Ultimate Insider
Anthony Pettis Erik Perez Josh Barnett Joe Rogan
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Ultimate Insider
On The Brink in Boston
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
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Podcast: 'Beatdown After the Bell' UFC 164
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jordan Breen were live on the Sherdog Radio Network Saturday night following UFC 164.
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De Santis and Breen took a look at the event which saw Anthony Pettis defeat Benson Henderson by first round armbar. The guys analyze the performance that earned Pettis the UFC lightweight title, what might be next for the newly crowned champion, and where this leaves the division as a whole. TJ and Jordan also digest the rest of the wins from Josh Barnett, Chad Mendes, Ben Rothwell and more.
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 164 Countdown Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC 164 Prelims 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 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony 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 p.m. ET Fox Deportes: UFC on FOX
UFC 164, Preliminaries: Jamie Varner vs. Gleison Tibau Desde Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
10:00 p.m. ET PPV: UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
Dustin Poirier vs. Erik Koch; Brandon Vera vs. Ben Rothwell; Clay Guida vs. Chad Mendes; Josh Barnett vs. Frank Mir; Anthony Pettis vs. Benson Henderson. From Milwaukee. Read more -
Podcast: UFC 164 Roundtable
By: Sherdog.com Staff
A rematch of one of the greatest lightweight fights ever is on tap for tomorrow atop UFC 164, and the Sherdog Radio Network roundtable rose to the occasion with probing analysis on the main event and the entire card.
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Host Jack Encarnacao welcomed Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen and Jesse Denis, as well as MMA stat whiz and Sherdog contributor Reed Kuhn, for a wide-ranging discussion of the ultra-competitive card headlined by the rematch between UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson and the last man to defeat him, Anthony Pettis.
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson Lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson at UFC 144; featherweight face-off between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway at UFC 143; UFC 142's battle between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Condit vs. Kampmann II - Prelims
James Head vs. Jason High; Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki; Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch; Papy Abedi vs. Dylan Andrews. From Indianapolis.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 146: Relive all the action from UFC 146: Junior dos Santos vs Frank Mir, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 306 Alexander Gustafsson previews his title fight against Jon Jones; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich look at the Titan FC 26 fight card.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV Fights
Titan Fighting Championship 26 Dan Hornbuckle vs. Dennis Hallman.
10:30p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis Read more
