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Podcast: Miller, Dillashaw, Bollinger
By: Sherdog.com Staff
“Beatdown:” was live on the Sherdog Radio Network Monday with TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood. The two men welcomed in fighters Cole Miller, T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Bollinger.
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Miller faces Sam Sicilia at UFC Fight Night 35 on January 15th. The American Top Team product joined the show today to talk about the upcoming featherweight tilt, where he is at in his career, and what he plans on accomplishing in 2014.
Dillashaw also competes at UFC Fight Night 35, as the Team Alpha Male product battles Mike Easton. Dillashaw chats about the bantamweight affair, his controversial loss to Raphael Assuncao, and how Duane Ludwig has changed his game.
Bollinger made headlines when he was booted off of season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter’ after failing to make weight. Bollinger joined TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood to discus his exodus from the UFC, signing with World Series of Fighting, and how he feels missing weight should be handled in mixed martial arts.
De Santis and Sherwood recap UFC 168, speculate on if Anderson Silva will ever return to mixed martial arts, and take listener calls, emails and tweets.
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
4:00 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.
5:00 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.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 68: Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture. Randy Couture comes out of retirement to challenge for the heavyweight title; Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs Tito Ortiz.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 22 David Rickles vs. J.J. Ambrose; featherweight tournament semifinals; from Wichita, Kan.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 311 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten preview CFA 24; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich preview Legacy FC 24 live in Dallas; features on Henry Cejudo and Helio Gracie.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 1: Knockouts 100-71
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 24 Ryan Benoit meets Cody Fuller; Olympic wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo and former boxing world champion Holly Holm; live from Dallas.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 2: Knockouts 70-41
11:30 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 22 David Rickles vs. J.J. Ambrose; featherweight tournament semifinals; from Wichita, Kan.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
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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 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 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 2: Knockouts 70-41
5:00 a.m. ET Fox sports 1: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 3: Knockouts 40-11
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 1: Knockouts 100-71
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 2: Knockouts 70-41
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 3: Knockouts 40-11
1:00 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.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
5:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs Tito Ortiz.
8:00 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.
8:30 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 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.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
TJ Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Frank Shamrock: Bound by Blood
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Primetime
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
6:00 a.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.
7:00 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.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Maynard vs. Guida
Gray Maynard vs. Clay Guida; Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout; Brian Ebersole vs. T.J. Waldburger. From Atlantic City, N.J.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Episode 20
Greg Maynard vs. Nate Diaz; Efrain Escudero vs. Evan Dunham; Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson; Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn. From Fairfax, Va.
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: UFC Preliminary Fights
Chris Cariaso vs. Iliarde Santos; David Mitchell vs. Yan Cabral; Igor Araujo vs. Ildemar Alcantara; Hacran Dias vs. Rodrigo Damm. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
Previewing the night's bouts Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields
4:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Maia vs. Shields Chris Cariaso vs. Iliarde Santos; David Mitchell vs. Yan Cabral; Igor Araujo vs. Ildemar Alcantara; Hacran Dias vs. Rodrigo Damm. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Preliminary Fights
UFC on Sportsnet Prelims Chris Cariaso vs. Iliarde Santos; David Mitchell vs. Yan Cabral; Igor Araujo vs. Ildemar Alcantara; Hacran Dias vs. Rodrigo Damm. From Sao Paulo, Brazil
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Fight Night
TJ Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: 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 West: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: 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.
10:00 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.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 3: Knockouts 40-11
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Post-Fight Show
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview of all the action ahead in FOX UFC Saturday Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 126
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC 124: Relive all the action from UFC: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis in Seattle.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink Johny Henricks all-access account of his UFC 158; Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his home; Cain Velasquez's Harley Davidson photo shoot.
8:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best Of Sonnen Chael Sonnen all-access account of his UFC on FOX; the greatest trash talker of them all; Sonnen mic'd up for his real time reaction to the legendary fight between Shogun and Henderson.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Matt Brown's journey; the Signature Moves of Travis Browne; Miesha Tate mic'd up for the historic Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar off the cuff about fight films.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 126
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 144: Relive the action from UFC 144 Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - Weigh-in
From HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC's Road to the Octagon
A look at the most anticipated fights in the upcoming UFC event on Saturday, April 20th.
5:00 p.m. ET FX: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - Prelims
Hugo Viana vs. TJ Dillashaw; Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Joseph Benavidez; Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem; Lorenz Larkin vs. Francis Carmont; Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes. From San Jose, Calif.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Preliminary Fights: UFC Live Prelims
Hugo Viana vs. TJ Dillashaw; Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Joseph Benavidez; Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem; Lorenz Larkin vs. Francis Carmont; Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes. From San Jose, Calif.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Live Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert 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 p.m. ET Fox: UFC on FOX 7: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert 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.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez From the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez From the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez - Prelims
Hugo Viana vs. TJ Dillashaw; Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means; Darren Uyenoyama vs. Joseph Benavidez; Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem; Lorenz Larkin vs. Francis Carmont; Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes. From San Jose, Calif. Read more -
Podcast: Francisco Rivera, T.J. Dillashaw
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Wednesday brought another edition of “Beatdown” to the Sherdog Radio Network. Joining hosts TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood were UFC fighters Francisco Rivera and T.J. Dillashaw.
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With UFC 158 just a week and a half away, TJ and Jeff caught up with Team Alpha Male product Dillashaw. The Sacramento-based fighter joined the program to chat about his featherweight bout against Issei Tamura in Montreal, his new coach Duane Ludwig, and how he feels he has gotten better without competing.
If anyone thinks bantamweights don’t have knockout power, show them a fight that features Francisco Rivera. The CSW product joined De Santis and Sherwood to talk about his contract extension with the UFC. The WEC vet shares his story about nearly retiring from the sport to work full time as a city employee of Buena Park, what made him return to mixed martial arts, and why he feels being cut from the UFC at one point was a good thing.
The guys take listener calls, emails, and tweets. They also take a look at if transgender MMA fighters should be allowed to fight fighters of their new sex. One transgendered listener even calls in and shares her thoughts on the topic.
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Faber Teammate T.J. Dillashaw: ‘Barao’ More Dangerous Than Dominick Cruz
By: Sherdog.com Staff
T.J. Dillashaw, on the Sherdog Radio Network, discussing Urijah Faber’s upcoming fight against Renan “Barao” Pegado:
“I feel like it’s a tougher fight than Dominick Cruz. I wouldn’t say tougher, but more dangerous. Just as tough of a fight, but more dangerous of a fight just for the fact that ‘Barao’ could finish the fight at any point just like Urijah could finish the fight at any point. They’re both going for the kill. When you’re fighting Cruz, Cruz is going to dance around you and try to win by decision.”
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Podcast: T.J. Dillashaw
By: Sherdog.com Staff
On this edition of "The Jordan Breen Show" hosts Jordan Breen and Greg Savage discuss what they expect from UFC 148.
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Joining the show was bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw who talked about his upcoming fight against Vaughan Lee, training with Urijah Faber, and how fighting in San Jose is almost like fighting at home in Sacramento.
Check out "The Jordan Breen Show" here.
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‘TUF 14’ Episode 9 Earns 1.4 Million Viewers
By: Mike Whitman
Episode nine of “The Ultimate Fighter 14” matched last week’s showing in the ratings department, netting 1.4 million viewers for its Wednesday night broadcast on Spike TV.
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The 14th and final season to air on Spike TV before “TUF” finds a new home on FX in 2012, the UFC’s current iteration of the reality show has attracted a consistent viewership ranging from a low of 1.3 million to a high of 1.6 million viewers.
Spike officials announced the episode nine figures on Thursday, confirming that the episode also drew ratings of 1.71 and 1.44 in the male 18-34 and 18-49 demographics, respectively. According to Spike, the show also posted a 1.1 household rating and ranked third in the aforementioned male demographics for its time slot behind offerings from Comedy Central and FX.
Episode nine revealed the season’s first bantamweight finalist, as Team Bisping’s T.J. Dillashaw outpointed Team Miller’s Dustin Pague. Dillashaw used his powerful wrestling base to put Pague on his back throughout the contest, though Pague’s active guard and offense from the bottom forced the fight into a third-round tie-breaker. The final frame would belong to Dillashaw, however, as the Team Alpha Male representative punched his ticket to the live finale on Dec. 3.
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