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Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Ronda Rousey has been nominated for two ESPY Awards. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Three Ultimate Fighting Championship titlists -- Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman -- have received ESPY nominations for 2014.
Rousey leads the way with two nominations: “Best Female Athlete” and “Best Fighter.” Jones will compete against Rousey in the “Best Fighter” category, while Weidman’s UFC 162 triumph over then middleweight champion Anderson Silva is a candidate for “Best Upset.”
An online fan vote on ESPN.com will decide winners in 33 categories, which also include “Best Team,” Best Breakthrough Performance” and “Best Championship Performance,” among others. The ceremony takes place on July 16 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and airs on ESPN.
Jones and Silva were nominated for “Best Fighter” in 2013, but boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. ultimately captured the honor for a fifth time. The category was changed from “Best Boxer” in 2007 to include MMA. However, a mixed martial artist has yet to win the award since the change, despite the likes of Silva, Jones, Georges St. Pierre, Lyoto Machida, Quinton Jackson and Randy Couture receiving nominations. Jones and Rousey are joined in the “Best Fighter” category by Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Andre Ward.
Meanwhile, Rousey will go head-to-head against the WNBA’s Maya Moore, alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and University of Connecticut basketball standout Breanna Stewart for “Best Female Athlete.”
Weidman is matched up with a pair of men’s college basketball upsets: the University of Connecticut basketball team’s national championship triumph as a No. 7 seed and No. 14 seed Mercer’s first-round shocker against Duke in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
The stories of interest on Sherdog.com this week:
IN CONTENTION
MARKET TAPPED
DETERMINED TO DOMINATE -- AGAIN
WORLD CLASS
GROUND OFFENSIVE
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
8:00 a.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.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Inside and outside the ring with Cain Velasquez.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Host Karyn Bryant sits down with UFC star Frankie Edgar to discuss his career.
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
The remarkable rise of Chris Weidman.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
Mana: B.J. Penn's fascinating journey.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens From San Antonio.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis From Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
11:00 p.m. ET AxsTV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 344 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten are live in Los Angeles with Tiffany Van Soest and Nick Newell.
12:00 a.m. ET AxsTV: AXS TV Fights
Lion Fight 14 Cristiane Justino fights Jorina Baars for the women's welterweight title; Gregory Choplin meets Marco Pique; live from Las Vegas.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens From San Antonio. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
5:00 a.m. Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
8:00 a.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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 243 Albuquerque hosts UFC; highlights of UFC 100; EA Sports UFC.
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Inside and outside the ring with Cain Velasquez.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents
Mana: B.J. Penn's fascinating journey.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Interview with Daniel Cormier.
6:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
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: UFC From All Angles
Host Karyn Bryant sits down with UFC star Frankie Edgar to discuss his career.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
The remarkable rise of Chris Weidman.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz. Read more -
Wednesday 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 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
7:00 a.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.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
11:00 a.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.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Shogun vs. Vera
Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera; Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader; Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner; DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
2:00 p.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.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Inside and outside the ring with Cain Velasquez.
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
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 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Static: Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (Warning -- Offensive Language)
By: Mike Fridley
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 150: Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar II UFC lightweight title rematch.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 144: Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson meet in UFC 144.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Henderson vs. Khabilov From Albuquerque, N.M.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
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
Season 19 Episode 8: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Someone's Getting Bullied Fighters seek a spot in the semis.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Bellator MMA Live 201 Three 4-man tournaments in the Bantamweight, Light-Heavyweight, and Heavyweight divisions to determine who gets a shot at the Bellator World Champions.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 341 Kenny Rice heads to Long Island, NY; Ron Kruck's in Los Angeles; interviews with Chris Weidman, Ray Longo and David Branch.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 15 Kevin Casey fights Andrew Sanchez for the middleweight title; Alan Jouban meets Ricky Legere Jr.; live from Culver City, Calif.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Rustam Khabilov From Albuquerque, N.M.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Interview with Daniel Cormier. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. Melendez
Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez battle for the light heavyweight title; Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier; Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson. From San Jose, Calif.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard Benson Henderson vs. Clay Guida from UFC on FOX; Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard from UFC 136.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
9:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
12:00 p.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.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz Henderson vs. Diaz; Swick vs. Brown; Ellengerger vs. Kampmann.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson Relive the action from UFC 144 Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 2 From the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Brian Castillo vs John Rozema. From April 19, 2014.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Miocic vs. 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 MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
The best collection of knockouts ever caught on camera from the biggest stars in MMA today.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Miocic vs. 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.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 2 From the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Brian Castillo vs John Rozema. From April 19, 2014.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Throwdown, Part 1 KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from the Las Cruces Convention Center, Las Cruces, N.M. Cristobal Chavez vs. Kevin Wirth. From April 19, 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 -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
12:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
Fighters Cut - Anthony Pettis Pettis relives his first round finishes.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Stipe Miocic vs. Fabio Maldonado
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Stipe Miocic vs. Fabio Maldonado
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 340 Kenny Rice talks about UFC Fight Night; B.J. Penn.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Best of Lion Fight
Highlights of Mauy Thai fighting; stars in clude Tiffany Van Soest, Jason Andrade and Cris Cyborg. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing Golden Boy Live: Ishe Smith vs. Ryan Davis From Las Vegas.
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider Faber on the Brink Urijah Faber recounts his UFC 169 fight. Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar imagine a world where the UFC never existed.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Henderson vs. Melendez Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez battle for the light heavyweight title; Frank Mir vs. Daniel Cormier; Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson. From San Jose, Calif.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC UnleashedBenson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown; Jake Ellengerger vs. Martin Kampmann.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche The first women's fight in UFC history.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Michael Johnson vs. Joe Lauzon; Uriah Hall vs. John Howard; Matt Brown vs. Mike Pyle; Iuri Alcantara vs. Urijah Faber; Travis Browne vs. Alistair Overeem; Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen. From the TD Garden in Boston.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 19 Episode 3: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Anytime, Anywhere Frankie Edgar brings in jiu jitsu black belt Renzo Gracie to work with his team. Dan Spohn continues training at the house and Todd Monaghan holds a sermon. Then Spohn and Monaghan face off in the second preliminary fight.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider FOX UFC Saturday; Lorenz Larkin; Al Iaquinta From Orlando.
9:00 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 Season 19 Episode 3: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Anytime, Anywhere Frankie Edgar brings in jiu jitsu black belt Renzo Gracie to work with his team. Dan Spohn continues training at the house and Todd Monaghan holds a sermon. Then Spohn and Monaghan face off in the second preliminary fight. Read more
