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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 144: Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson meet in UFC 144.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents
The All American Chris Weidman Chris Weidman's rise from obscurity.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Werdum vs. Browne
Yoel Romero vs. Brad Tavares; Edson Barboza vs. Donald Cerrone; Liz Carmouche vs. Miesha Tate; Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne. From Amway Center in Orlando. (Card subject to change)
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 9: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Get That Money Field trip to Harley-Davidson Boot Camp; final preliminary bout; semifinal matchups announced.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Bad Blood Bitter rivalries and grudge matches.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 7: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Kinetic Chess Tensions boil over at the house in the wake of Roger Zapata's controversial win over; in the sixth preliminary fight, Patrick Walsh against Anton Berzin.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 8: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Someone's Getting Bullied Fighters seek a spot in the semis.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 9: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Get That Money Field trip to Harley-Davidson Boot Camp; final preliminary bout; semifinal matchups announced.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson Inside the training for this classic match.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Quarantine From the Kewadin Casino Resort in Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Main Event - Jay Ellis vs. Mitch Fryia. From May 10, 2014.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 141 Relive UFC 141, Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
9:00 p.m. ET MAvTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Quarantine From the Kewadin Casino Resort in Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Main Event - Jay Ellis vs. Mitch Fryia. From May 10, 2014.
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov - Prelims
Tae Hyun Bang vs. Kajan Johnson; Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin; Elizabeth Phillips vs. Valerie Letourneau; Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Daniel Sarafian. From Vancouver, B.C.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Clockwork From the Lake of the Torches Casino Resort in Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. In the Main Event, Wisconsin's very own Frank Schuman will be tested and battle Travis Nath out of Clinton, Iowa. Plus more. From April 26, 2014. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos; Melvin Guillard vs. Waylon Lowe; Rick Story vs. Brian Foster.
8:30 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.
9:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2; Dos Santos vs. Hunt Cain Velasquez prepares to face Antonio Silva.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. Thomson
Jeremy Stephens vs. Darren Elkins; Adriano Martins vs. Donald Cerrone; Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Stipe Miocic; Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson. From Chicago.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2; Dos Santos vs. Hunt Cain Velasquez prepares to face Antonio Silva.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Stipe Miocic vs. Fabio Maldonado
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Stipe Miocic vs. Fabio Maldonado From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Stipe Miocic vs. Fabio Maldonado – Prelims Mark Eddiva vs. Kevin Souza; Gasan Umalatov vs. Paulo Thiago; Ernest Chavez vs. Elias Silverio; Rashid Magomedov vs. Rodrigo Damm. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Stipe Miocic vs. Fabio Maldonado Robbie Peralta vs. Rony Jason; Alexander Yakovlev vs. Demian Maia; Warlley Alves vs. Marcio Alexandre Jr.; Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Vitor Miranda; Fabio Maldonado vs. Stipe Miocic. From Sao Paulo, Brazil. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Weigh-in from Las Vegas.
3:00 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.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Weigh-in from Las Vegas.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
UFC 173 Renan Barao and T.J. Dillashaw from Las Vegas.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360:UFC 173 Countdown
UFC 173 Renan Barao and T.J. Dillashaw from Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw - Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC 173 Prelims
Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo; Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno; Chris Holdsworth vs. Kyung Ho Kang; Al Iaquinta vs. Mitch Clarke. From MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
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.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
12:00 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.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Weigh-in from Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Lion Fight 15 Cosmo Alexandre vs. Mark Holst; Kevin Ross faces Christian Mauceri; Tiffany Van Soest rematches Lucy Payne. Live from Mashantucket, Conn.
11:30 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 339 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten discuss the UFC 173; Ron Kruck interviews major players; highlights. Read more -
Video: Joe Rogan’s Top 8 UFC Head-Kick Knockouts
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Who doesn’t love a good, old-fashioned head kick?
In this “Ultimate 8” segment from “UFC: Ultimate Insider,” Joe Rogan reveals eight of the most brutal head-kick knockouts ever seen in the Octagon. The list includes spectacular victories from Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Lyoto Machida, Edson Barboza, Gabriel Gonzaga and more. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Anderson Silva vs. Yushi Okami; Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin; Travis Browne vs, Stefan Struve; Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz
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
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)
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC on Sportsnet Prelims 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)
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II Anderson Silva defends his UFC Middleweight Championship against Chael Sonnen.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: GLORY 13: Tokyo
Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven; Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman; Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara; Joseph Valtellini vs. Raymond Daniels; Nieky Holzken vs. Karapet Karapetyan. From Tokyo.
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. Read more -
Michael Carroll 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 FightMetric research analyst Michael Carroll.
With longtime welterweight ruler Georges St. Pierre stepping away from the sport and a year full of championship shake-up in MMA, there's new, dominant faces in the sport. Breen and Carroll discuss the statistical underpinnings of MMA's top champions and what they have in common as divisional rulers. The two investigate the likes of Cain Velasquez, Demetrious Johnson, Chris Weidman and others, detailing how particular metrics reveal the sources of their dominance, or at least brilliantly reflect it.
The duo also debate the importance of statistical efficiency for MMA fighters, the statistical anomalies of Jake Shields, which metrics might best predict championship success and which up-and-comers excel in those categories.
Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”
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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
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 165: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 165: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
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: UFC Fight Night
Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
UFC 166: Preview Inside the training camps of lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez; best UFC knockouts.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3. Cain Velasquez takes on Junior dos Santos, the only man to beat him; Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Weigh-ins
UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 Weigh-ins
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 UFC 166 weigh-in.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 312 Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos help preview their title fight at UFC 166 with Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten in Houston, Texas.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
XFC 26: A Night of Champions III Scott Holtzman defends his lightweight title against Roger Carroll; Cortney Casey fights Pearl Gonzalez for women's flyweight; live from Nashville.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 7: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Zone In Rousey delivers Father's Day gifts; semifinal berth up for grabs.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 165: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
11:30 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 312 Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos help preview their title fight at UFC 166 with Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten in Houston, Texas. Read more -
Wednesay MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 5: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Redemption Rousey invites her mother to guest coach at practice; bantamweights struggle to keep their weight down; Team Tate's Louis Fisette looks to redeem his elimination fight loss.
7:00 a.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.
8:00 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.
10:00 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.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
3:00 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.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 166 Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos
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 Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Countdown
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3. Cain Velasquez takes on Junior dos Santos, the only man to beat him; Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 166 Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 166 Countdown
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 7: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Zone In Rousey delivers Father's Day gifts; semifinal berth up for grabs.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 Read more
