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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
International Fight Week - T.J. Dillashaw unlocks on the Warrior Code that made him a UFC Champion.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen.
6:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fighter's Cut Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez stage epic slugfest.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 161: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson From Winnipeg. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown
Bobby Green vs. Josh Thomson; Dennis Bermudez vs. Clay Guida; Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Anthony Johnson; Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown. From San Jose, Calif.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown
Bobby Green vs. Josh Thomson; Dennis Bermudez vs. Clay Guida; Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Anthony Johnson; Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown. From San Jose, Calif.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
International Fight Week T.J. Dillashaw unlocks on the Warrior Code that made him a UFC Champion.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
International Fight Week T.J. Dillashaw unlocks on the Warrior Code that made him a UFC Champion.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 15 Episode 5: That Miserable Feeling - Sam Sicilia must decide whether to share information with his team about best friend, Michael Chiesa; after Andy Ogle struggles in practice, Urijah Faber sits him down for a heart to heart; Dominick gets fed up with Chris Tickle's complaining.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 15 Episode 6: Dog With no Bark - Tempers flare between Mike Rio and Justin Lawrence during sparring; the teams enjoy a relaxing Easter Sunday; Chris Tickle faces tough guy Joe Proctor in the fifth preliminary fight.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 15 Episode 7: Weather the Storm - Cruz gives Chris Tickle an earful following his loss; the coaches get into a heated exchange; Andy Ogle has an emotional breakdown during practice; Vinc Pichel and John Cofer face off in the sixth preliminary fight. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Middleweight Title Timeline Three pivotal fights that changed the face of the middleweight division.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
International Fight Week T.J. Dillashaw unlocks on the Warrior Code that made him a UFC Champion.
6:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown - Prelims
Brian Ortega vs. Mike de la Torre; Tim Means vs. Hernani Perpetuo; Patrick Cummins vs. Kyle Kingsbury; Jorge Masvidal vs. Daron Cruickshank. From San Jose. Calif.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
12:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 15 Episode 7: Weather the Storm Cruz gives Chris Tickle an earful following his loss; the coaches get into a heated exchange; Andy Ogle has an emotional breakdown during practice; Vinc Pichel and John Cofer face off in the sixth preliminary fight.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
International Fight Week T.J. Dillashaw unlocks on the Warrior Code that made him a UFC Champion.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Middleweight Title Timeline Three pivotal fights that changed the face of the middleweight division.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown
Bobby Green vs. Josh Thomson; Dennis Bermudez vs. Clay Guida; Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Anthony Johnson; Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown. From San Jose, Calif.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
International Fight Week T.J. Dillashaw unlocks on the Warrior Code that made him a UFC Champion.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown - Prelims
Brian Ortega vs. Mike de la Torre; Tim Means vs. Hernani Perpetuo; Patrick Cummins vs. Kyle Kingsbury; Jorge Masvidal vs. Daron Cruickshank. From San Jose. Calif.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown
Bobby Green vs. Josh Thomson; Dennis Bermudez vs. Clay Guida; Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Anthony Johnson; Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown. From San Jose, Calif.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Alliance
KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Featuring Danielle Taylor vs. Jillian Lybarger in the main event. From May 26, 2014.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Lawler vs. Brown
Bobby Green vs. Josh Thomson; Dennis Bermudez vs. Clay Guida; Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Anthony Johnson; Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown. From San Jose, Calif.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Alliance
KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Featuring Danielle Taylor vs. Jillian Lybarger in the main event. From May 26, 2014.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Future Legends 23, Part 2
KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Brent James vs. Victor Orquiz in the main event. From May 24, 2014. Read more -
Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Sherdog.com Staff
T.J. Dillashaw now reigns at 135 pounds. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
T.J. Dillashaw shocked the combat sports world.
The Team Alpha Male export stopped Renan Barao on a fifth-round technical knockout to capture the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title in the UFC 173 headliner on May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Barao succumbed to the blows 2:26 into round five, as he was beaten for the first time since April 14, 2005.
Dillashaw pieced together a virtuoso performance over four-plus rounds. The 28-year-old Californian floored Barao with an overhand right roughly 90 seconds into the match and never looked back. From that point forward, the Brazilian was on his heels. He had no answer for Dillashaw’s lateral movement and multi-strike bursts, absorbing blows to the legs, body and head.
A finalist on Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Dillashaw put his signature on the masterpiece in round five. There, he rattled Barao with a savage head kick, swarmed with punches and dropped him with a left hook. An unanswered volley of punches and hammerfists brought it to a close.
Dillashaw has won six of his last seven fights. Even though he entered round five with what appeared to be a significant lead on the scorecards, he never relented. The defeat halted Barao’s streak of 22 straight wins.
The stories of interest on Sherdog.com this week:
SIN CITY SHOCKER
ACE’S SPACE
CONTRACT EXTENSION
A WARRIOR LINEAGE
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS
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Podcast: T.J. Dillashaw, Duane Ludwig, Kevin Casey
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood returned to the Sherdog Radio Network on Wednesday for another edition of "Beatdown." Joining them was UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, his coach Duane Ludwig, and RFA middleweight title challenger "King" Kevin Casey.
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Dillashaw shocked Renan Barao and the mixed martial arts world Saturday night in Las Vegas. The Team Alpha Male product brought the teams first UFC title back to Sacramento when he stopped the Brazilian in the fifth round of UFC 173's main event. T.J. joined the program to discuss the upset victory and where he goes next.
"Bang" Ludwig was in the corner Saturday and had a front row seat to history. Duane joined De Santis and Sherwood to breakdown the X's and O's of the performance, what they saw in camp that led to the victory, and what he thinks the future holds for the new champion.
Casey returns to action June 6th part of the RFA 15 card in Culver City, California. "The Ultimate Fighter" alum joined the show to talk about his title fight with Andrew Sanchez.
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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
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.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest finishes in MMA history.
9:00 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.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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 2: 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 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard and Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian.
3:00 p.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.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
UFC 160: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva. 2; Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt Cain Velasquez prepares to face Antonio Silva.
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 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 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
10:00 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.
11:00 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 Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Prelims: Teixeira vs. Bader Ivan Jorge vs. Keith Wisniewski; Elias Silverio vs. Joao Zeferino; Junior Hernandez vs. Lucas Martins; Kevin Souza vs. Felipe Arantes. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
12:00 p.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.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Weigh-in from Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Lion Fight 15 Cosmo Alexandre vs. Mark Holst; Kevin Ross faces Christian Mauceri; Tiffany Van Soest rematches Lucy Payne. Live from Mashantucket, Conn.
11:30 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 339 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten discuss the UFC 173; Ron Kruck interviews major players; highlights. 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 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Daniel Cormier
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight TJ Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 6: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Fight to Live Controversial decision causes explosive reaction.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
KOTC MMA University, Part 2 KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Diaz vs. Cephas. From March 30, 2014.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 5: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Too Salty Team Penn gets a lecture on overtraining.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Miller vs. Diaz
Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz; Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks. From New Jersey.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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 2: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva rematch.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 153: Anderson Silva takes on Stephan Bonnar.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Miller vs. Diaz
Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz; Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson; Josh Koscheck vs. Johnny Hendricks. From New Jersey.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Glover Teixeira's account of his title shot against Jon Jones; Team Alpha Male's latest hopeful; bantamweight T.J. Dillashaw; Mark Munoz provides insight into his warrior code.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Daniel Cormier
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 Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC 173 Countdown
9:00 p.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.
10:00 p.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.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more
