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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 Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
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.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Primetime
UFC 168 Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva
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 Reloaded
UFC 157: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
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Shayna Baszler’s Hit List: Pena, Davis, McMann, Rousey
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Shayna Baszler, on “Beatdown,” discussing her UFC goals:
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“There’s a few things I’d like to get done in the UFC. I want to show everyone. Of course, Julianna [Pena]. I want to have my rubber match with Alexis [Davis]; that’d be nice. Somewhere in there there’s a rematch with Sara McMann that I would be interested in, but ultimately, my goal is the same as anybody’s that goes into the UFC. I tell Ronda [Rousey] every day that I am coming after her belt. In the end, whatever path leads me to a fight with Ronda, before she gets sick of armbarring people, is the path I want to take. Everybody else is just a body waiting to be broken.”
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Todd Martin 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 Todd Martin, a featured MMA contributor for Sherdog.com and The Wrestling Observer.
With “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 18 in the books and UFC champ Ronda Rousey's rematch on deck with Miesha Tate later this month, Breen and Martin reflect on the “Rowdy” one as the focal point of the UFC's 135-pound women's division. The two discuss how Rousey has portrayed herself in the media over the course of 2013, how her burgeoning film work could impact her MMA hustle and the most interesting down-the-line opponents for the former Olympic judo bronze medalist.
Breen and Martin also discuss the questionable anecdotes in Matt Hughes' autobiography “Made in America,” UFC 168 buyrate projections, the crossover appeal of pro-wrestler The Miz and how best the UFC might create a holiday-themed TV movie with the Lifetime channel.
Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”
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Wednesay MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 155: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez 2
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away Ronda and Miesha face off in a rock climbing challenge; weight issues come into play for the fighters.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 13: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Aiming for the Top Team Rousey's Jessica Rakoczy and Team Tate's Raquel Pennington are hit with serious injuries.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Teixeira vs. Bader Ivan Jorge vs. Keith Wisniewski; Elias Silverio vs. Joao Zeferino; Ramiro Hernandez vs. Lucas Martins; Edimilson Souza vs. Felipe Arantes. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Best of Pride 309
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Shogun vs. Sonnen 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.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Best of Pride 309
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
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET UFC: John Moraga vs. Demetrious Johnson
Jessica Andrade vs. Liz Carmouche; Bobby Voelker vs. Robbie Lawler; Jake Ellenberger vs. Rory MacDonald; John Moraga vs. Demetrious Johnson. From Seattle.
8:00 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.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 3: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Stick and Move Team Tate looks for its second win as Chris Holdsworth takes on Chris Beal; the team's cohesion is threatened when Cody Bollinger accuses Julianna Pena of leaking their fight picks.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 4: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Use the Force The feud between coaches escalates when Edmond Traverdyan and Dennis Hallman get into a post-fight altercation.
1:00 p.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.
2:00 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.
3:00 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.
4:00 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.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 10: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: HWPO The semifinals are set to begin and the Team Tate fighters believe Miesha and her coaches are playing favorites.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-Ins
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale Weigh-ins Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Weigh-ins
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale Weigh-ins Gray Maynard vs. Nate Diaz
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena are matched up in the first women's semifinal.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away Ronda and Miesha face off in a rock climbing challenge; weight issues come into play for the fighters.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 13: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Aiming for the Top
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 13: Team Rousey vs. Team Rousey : Aiming for the Top
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Legends of Pride
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mark Hunt: the Art of Fighting
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks: Prelims
Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez; Rick Story vs. Brian Ebersole; Thales Leites vs. Ed Herman; Evan Dunham vs. Donald Cerrone. From Las Vegas.
5:00 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. Read more -
Wednesay MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 11: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Mean Girls Sarah Moras and Julianna Pena are matched up in the first women's semifinal.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
Before They Were Champs The earliest octagon moments of future title-holders Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez.
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.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Chris Weidman vs. Mark Munoz
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 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away Ronda and Miesha face off in a rock climbing challenge; weight issues come into play for the fighters.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 13: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Aiming for the Top
11:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Legends of Pride
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 4: Top 10 Greatest Knockouts
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 156: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away Ronda and Miesha face off in a rock climbing challenge; weight issues come into play for the fighters.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Podcast: GSP Co-Author Justin Kingsley, Invicta’s Shannon Knapp
By: Sherdog.com Staff
A tumultuous week for UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is in the books, and the Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind" sought to bring a unique perspective to the conversation.
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In a "Down to Business" edition of the program, host Jack Encarnacao welcomes Justin Kingsley, co-author of GSP's recently released book, "Way of the Fight." Kingsley speaks about St. Pierre's mental fortitude and the series of rumors floating around the champion, including commentary on Dana White's remarks after UFC 167.
Also on the show, Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp joins the show to discuss a seminal year for female MMA, including TUF 18, how Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate have been portrayed, and what effect the addition of 115-pound women to the UFC will have on her organization. Knapp also discusses the landscape for a TV deal and the departure of her matchmaker.
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.
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
Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
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.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 154: Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 12: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: One Punch Away
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 Fight Night
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rony Jason; Ryan LaFlare vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Brandon Thatch vs. Paul Thiago; Igor Pokrajac vs. Rafael Feijao; Daniel Sarafian vs. Cezar Ferreira; Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort. From Goiania, Brazil. Read more
