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Jose Aldo: Conor McGregor is a Joke
By: Mike Fridley
Jose Aldo reacts to Conor McGregor trying to confront him following UFC Fight Night “McGregor vs. Siver.” Read more -
Poll: Who Will Win? Jose Aldo or Conor McGregor
By: Mike Fridley
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UFC Fight Night ‘McGregor vs. Siver’ Embedded: Episode 4
By: C.J. Tuttle
In the fourth episode of “UFC: Embedded,” Dennis Siver attempts to relax before what he calls “the biggest fight of his life.” Meanwhile, Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone make appearances during the open workouts. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo arrives in Boston to watch UFC Fight Night “McGregor vs. Siver” on Sunday.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing
Showtime: Leo Santa Cruz vs. Cesar Seda
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Rise II - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz - Henderson vs. Diaz; Swick vs. Brown; Ellengerger vs. Kampmann.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson - Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson meet in UFC 144.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of UFC 2014
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Mendes; McGregor - Chad Mendes' all access account of his UFC 179 championship rematch with Jose Aldo; Irish star Conor McGregor on the hype game.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Conor McGregor - The Notorious Conor McGregor offers a first hand perspective inside the octagon, as he revisits his meteoric rise to MMA stardom.
3:00 p.m. ET Fight Network: Best of Cage Rage
Features classic fights from the U.K.-based Cage Rage organization with Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Vitor Belfort, Paul Daley and more.
4:00 p.m. ET Fight Network: Fight News Now: MMA Edition
Fight Network's staple news program covering all things mixed martial arts with the latest news, features, interviews and previews.
5:00 p.m. ET Fight Network: Fighting Spirit MMA
Compilations of international MMA fights from ONE FC, UCMMA, KSW, WFC, FFC, BAMMA, EFC Africa and more.
6:00 p.m. ET Fight Network: Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 61
December 13, 2013. Features James Brum vs. Marat Pekov in a bantamweight bout from Amman, Jordan.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Rising
Conor McGregor - Irishman, Conor McGregor. While his attitude makes the world take notice, explore how he backs it up, breaking down his best performances in The Film Room and his overwhelming athleticism in The Lab.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
The Notorious: Conor McGregor - In April of 2013, a future superstar made his UFC debut, as Irish prospect Conor McGregor got his buzzed-about shot in the big show. Follow the featherweight's rapid rise in the first six months of his UFC career.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 13 Episode 2: Suck It Up - One fighter quits the competition; Brock delivers a stirring speech; second prelim fight.
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Training Day
Team Alpha Male - Behind the scenes of Team Alpha Male, the premiere lightweight MMA team of founder Urijah Faber and bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Battle for the Belt: Part 2 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar Featherweight title fight.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Trilogy: Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture - Three classic fights between Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Machida vs. Dollaway – Prelims Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Igor Pokrajac; Daniel Sarafian vs. Antonio dos Santos; Darren Elkins vs. Hacran Dias; Leandro Issa vs. Ulka Sasaki. From Barueri, Brazil.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Battle for the Belt: Part 2 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts - Fastest finishes in MMA history.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Submissions
The best submissions by UFC superstars.
12:00 p.m. ET King of the Cage
Battle for the Belt: Part 1 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar From Las Vegas.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 8: Team Melendez vs Team Pettis: Scrapettes - A group of Team Melendez fighters decide they want Tecia to move out of their room. At a pool party tensions between the fighters boil over. Then Team Melendez sends 8 ranked Bec Rawlings against 3 ranked Tecia Torres.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Fights
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
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 Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 9: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Talk to Me - Team Pettis decides opponents will not attend the same practice. One of the fighters breaks the agreement and the team disintegrates into arguing factions. Then, teammates do battle as 6 seed Felice Herrig takes on 14 seed Randa Markos.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 9: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Talk to Me - Team Pettis decides opponents will not attend the same practice. One of the fighters breaks the agreement and the team disintegrates into arguing factions. Then, teammates do battle as 6 seed Felice Herrig takes on 14 seed Randa Markos. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Fight of the Night Winners
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson - Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson meet in UFC 144.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
T.J. Dillashaw: Fearless - The emergence of T.J. Dillashaw as a top-ranked fighter.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Glover Teixeira vs. Ryan Bader From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar From Las Vegas.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Aerial Assault - Part 1
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
Aerial Assault - Part 1
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 26, Part 2 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Laughlin, Nev. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung - UFC Champion Jose Aldo defends his title against 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sun Jung in Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera - Mauricio Rua takes on Brandon Vera. Plus, Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira vs. Dave Herman and Rousimar Palhares vs. Alan 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 - On the heels of Team Pettis' second win in a row, a silly game at the house turns raunchy. Then in the third preliminary fight, 4 seed Jessica Penne of Team Pettis takes on 13 seed Lisa Ellis of Team Melendez.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 4: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Make A Big Strike - Tensions between Heather Clark and the rest of Team Melendez escalate. Urijah Faber takes over for Anthony Pettis for a few days. Then, in the fourth fight of the tournament, Team Pettis pits 1 ranked Carla Esparza against 16 ranked Angela Hill.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 5: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Coming to Get You - An injury forces a fighter out of the competition and opens the door for another; Team Melendez fighters question Heather Clark's knee injury; the rivalry between Felice Herrig and Heather Clark comes to a head.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 6: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Give It All You Have - Tecia's return to the competition angers some fighters. Then, in the sixth fight of the tournament Team Pettis pits 5th ranked Aisling Daly against 12th ranked Angela Magana for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
EPISODE: 11 - Quinton Jackson squares off with Sean Gray in a battle that ends with a vicious KO plus much more.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 26, Part 1 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Laughlin, Nev.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Fights
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
EPISODE: 11 - Quinton Jackson squares off with Sean Gray in a battle that ends with a vicious KO plus much more.
9:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 26, Part 1 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Laughlin, Nev.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 25 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Eastside Cannery Casino Las Vegas, Nev. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing
Golden Boy Live: Danny O'Connor vs. Andrew Farmer - Main event Danny O'Connor 23-2 (7 KOs) vs. Andrew Farmer 18-2 (7 KOs), Co-Main event Lightweights Sarif Bogere 25-1 (17 KOs) vs. Frernando Garcia 29-6-2 (18 KOs) from Plymouth, Mass.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Heavyweights - The greatest finishers from the heavyweight division including Cain Velasquez, Minotauro Nogueira, Junior dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski and more.
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos III
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II - Prelims
Jose Aldo takes on Chad Mendes in the title fight. Also: Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II - Wanderlei Silva and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin faced off for the second time, as Silva sought to settle the score after his searing defeat in their first encounter, at UFC 99.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 6: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Give It All You Have - Tecia's return to the competition angers some fighters. Then, in the sixth fight of the tournament Team Pettis pits 5th ranked Aisling Daly against 12th ranked Angela Magana for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 362 - Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice take a tour of the Stanley Hotel and are live in Los Angeles; guests Brandon Thatch and Cat Zingano.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Frightening Fights
A countdown of the 25 most frightening fights; features knockouts, submissions and finishes.
10:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Titan FC 31
Mike Ricci vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida; Desmond Green vs. Miguel Torres; Dave Courchaine vs. Cody Pfister. From Tampa, Fla. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II - Prelims
Jose Aldo takes on Chad Mendes in the title fight. Also: Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II - Wanderlei Silva and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin faced off for the second time, as Silva sought to settle the score after his searing defeat in their first encounter, at UFC 99.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 1: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: For the Belt - Female fighters prepare to compete for the UFC's new 115-pound division title.
1:00 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.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 3: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Don't Fight Fate - On the heels of Team Pettis' second win in a row, a silly game at the house turns raunchy. Then in the third preliminary fight, 4 seed Jessica Penne of Team Pettis takes on 13 seed Lisa Ellis of Team Melendez.
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 between Heather Clark and the rest of Team Melendez escalate. Urijah Faber takes over for Anthony Pettis for a few days. Then, in the fourth fight of the tournament, Team Pettis pits 1 ranked Carla Esparza against 16 ranked Angela Hill.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 5: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Coming to Get You - An injury forces a fighter out of the competition and opens the door for another; Team Melendez fighters question Heather Clark's knee injury; the rivalry between Felice Herrig and Heather Clark comes to a head.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Chris Weidman's Ascent
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos III
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 5: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Coming to Get You - An injury forces a fighter out of the competition and opens the door for another; Team Melendez fighters question Heather Clark's knee injury; the rivalry between Felice Herrig and Heather Clark comes to a head.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 6: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Give It All You Have - Tecia's return to the competition angers some fighters. Then, in the sixth fight of the tournament Team Pettis pits 5th ranked Aisling Daly against 12th ranked Angela Magana for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Pettis vs. Team Melendez Read more
