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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 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.
9:00 a.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.
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.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 7: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Risk It All - Heather Clark receives shocking news. Both teams visit with members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. The seventh preliminary fight, 7th seed Rose Namajunas tries to earn the first win for Team Melendez, against 10th seed Alex Chambers.
3:00 p.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.
4:00 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.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: America's Pregame
UFC Weigh-in: Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Lion Fight 19 - Fabio Pinca fights Sean Kearney; Jeri Sitzes meets Chajmaa Bellakhal; live Muay Thai boxing.
11:30 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 365 - Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice break down UFC Fight Night; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello discuss Lion Fight 19; an interview with Matt Peterson. Read more -
Ben Fowlkes 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 MMAJunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes.
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Machida On The Brink
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Countdown
UFC 180: Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt - From Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Michael Bisping vs. Tim Kennedy - Preliminary bouts from Quebec City, Canada.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira - Jon Jones faces Brazilian bruiser Glover Teixeira, the most dangerous threat to his title to date. In the co-main event, Anthony Johnson returns to the Octagon against national wrestling champion Phil Davis.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 7: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Risk It All - Heather Clark receives shocking news. Both teams visit with members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. The seventh preliminary fight, 7th seed Rose Namajunas tries to earn the first win for Team Melendez, against 10th seed Alex Chambers.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Shogun vs. Saint Preux – Prelims From Uberlândia, Brazil.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Shogun vs. Saint Preux - Mauricio Rua vs. Ovince Saint Preux, light heavyweight bout; Ian McCall vs. John Lineker; Warlley Alves vs. Alan Jouban; Claudio Silva vs. Leon Edwards; Juliana Lima vs. Nina Ansaroff. From Uberlândia, Brazil.
6:00 p.m. ET MAvTV: Greatest KnockOuts
EPISODE: 12 - Urijah Faber squares off with Jiujtsu Phonom Bibiano Fernandes 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 2 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Laughlin, Nev.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing
Golden Boy Live: Rene Alvarado vs. Rocky Juarez - Alvarado takes on Juarez for the WBC Silver featherweight title. From El Paso, Texas.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
EPISODE: 12 - Urijah Faber squares off with Jiujtsu Phonom Bibiano Fernandes in a battle that ends with a vicious KO plus much more.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 26, Part 2 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Laughlin, Nev.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira - Jon Jones faces Brazilian bruiser Glover Teixeira, the most dangerous threat to his title to date. In the co-main event, Anthony Johnson returns to the Octagon against national wrestling champion Phil Davis.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 26, Part 1 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Laughlin, Nev. Read more -
‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Episode 7 Preview
Rose Namajunas takes on Alex Chambers in an all-new episode of "The Ultimate Fighter."
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Video: Pat Barry Goes Wild Cornering Girlfriend Rose Namajunas at Invicta FC 4
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Watch UFC heavyweight Pat Barry flip out while cornering girlfriend Rose Namajunas in her pro MMA debut at last night’s Invicta FC 4. Namajunas beat Emily Kagan via rear-naked choke in the third round. Video courtesy Chris Gregory.
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