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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
Onslaught - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
UFC Fight Night Nashville
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Demetrious Johnson
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 141 Lesnar vs. Overeem - Relive UFC 141, Bock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2 - Two titles are on the line at UFC 169. In the main event, now-undisputed bantamweight king Renan Barao faces the former WEC champion Urijah Faber. In the co-main event, featherweight Jose Aldo gets his toughest test in the form of Ricardo Lamas.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Answers
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Answers
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Main Event
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Tristen Critchfield Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and Sherdog news editor Tristen Critchfield discuss UFC 194, Bellator 142, the value of “stacking” fight cards and whether or not Vince McMahon is really a better promoter than Dana White as Brock Lesnar claims.
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Champions and trash talkers made for one of the most anticipated nights of 2014: Conor McGregor had a grudge match against Dustin Poirier; Donald Cerrone welcomed Eddie Alvarez to the Octagon; and Demetrious Johnson fought Chris Cariaso.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
T.J. Dillashaw
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sport 2: UFC Ultimate Answers
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 183: Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz - January 31, 2015. From Las Vegas.
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 - Junior dos Santos defends his title.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
CES MMA XXX - Luis Felix fights Julian Lane in a rematch; Matt Bessette meets Lenny Wheeler; Dinis Paiva and Chino Duran appear; live from Lincoln, R.I.
11:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Mousasi - Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira; Nico Musoke vs. Viscardi Andrade; Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva; Francis Carmont vs. Jacare Souza; Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi. From Jaragua do Sul, Brazil.
11:30 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 393 - Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck break down UFC FN 74; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello discuss CES MMA XXX; guests Victor Cui, George Garcia and Brian Garcia. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Awakening - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Champions and trash talkers made for one of the most anticipated nights of 2014: Conor McGregor had a grudge match against Dustin Poirier; Donald Cerrone welcomed Eddie Alvarez to the Octagon; and Demetrious Johnson fought Chris Cariaso.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Answers
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Best of WEC
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Full UFC Fight: Demetrious Johnson Wears Down John Dodson
By: Tristen Critchfield
John Dodson gave Demetrious Johnson perhaps the most difficult test of his flyweight title reign, knocking “Mighty Mouse” down once and rocking him on another occasion early on in their UFC on Fox 6 encounter in January 2013. Johnson survived, however, and proceeded to take his foe apart down the stretch to earn a unanimous decision.
Dodson will attempt to finish what he started against Johnson on Sept. 5, when they square off in the UFC 191 main event.
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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Light Heavyweight Title Timeline - See the recent fights that crowned new 205-pound champions in one of the most talented divisions in the UFC. With Jon Jones, Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Anthony Pettis - Step inside the octagon as Pettis relives his three exciting first round finishes, including his thrilling submission of Benson Henderson to capture the Lightweight title.
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Alexandra Pena vs. Jessica Rakoczy
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Champions and trash talkers made for one of the most anticipated nights of 2014: Conor McGregor had a grudge match against Dustin Poirier; Donald Cerrone welcomed Eddie Alvarez to the Octagon; and Demetrious Johnson fought Chris Cariaso.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Heavyweight Champions
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC Bantamweights
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 92: Evans vs. Griffin - Forrest Griffin defends his Light Heavyweight title against Rashad Evans; Minotauro Nogueira fights Frank Mir for the Interim Heavyweight belt.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
2:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
St-Pierre vs. Hendricks - Reliving the epic UFC 167 title fight between UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II - Wanderlei Silva and former middleweight champion Rich Franklin faced off for the second time, as Silva sought to settle the score after his searing defeat in their first encounter, at UFC 99.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 139: Rua vs. Henderson - Former champions Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua headlined UFC 139 in a five-round war that proved to be one of the greatest fights of all time. Go inside their training and then watch the 2011 instant classic between two MMA legends.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 29 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Chris Weidman
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Awakening - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Heavyweight Champions
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 68: Sylvia vs. Couture - Randy Couture comes out of retirement to challenge for the heavyweight title; Matt Hughes and Rich Franklin.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 29 - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
UFC Bantamweights
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut
Demetrious Johnson
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Mir vs. Duffee – Prelims - Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Manny Gamburyan vs. Scott Jorgensen; Sarah Moras vs. Jessica Andrade; Yaotzin Meza vs. Sam Sicilia. From San Diego, Calif.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 167: St. Pierre vs. Hendricks - One of UFC's best pound-for-pound fighters, Georges St. Pierre, has been unbeaten for six years. Montreal's finest will face Johny Hendricks, a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion with one-punch knockout power.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Light Heavyweight Title Timeline - See the recent fights that crowned new 205-pound champions in one of the most talented divisions in the UFC. With Jon Jones, Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
9:00 p.m. ET Spike TV: Bellator MMA Live
140: Lima vs. Koreshkov - Douglas Lima vs. Andrey Koreshkov, welterweight title fight; Chris Honeycutt vs. Paul Bradley, welterweight fight; Michael Page vs. Rudy Bears, welterweight fight; Paul Daley vs. Dennis Olson; Brennan Ward vs. Gavin Sterritt. From Uncasville, Conn.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 43 - Derrick Krantz fights Brock Larson; Zak Ottow meets Jacob Volkmann; Augusto Mendes looks for his sixth victory; live from Hinkley, Minn.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks - One of UFC's best pound-for-pound fighters, Georges St. Pierre, has been unbeaten for six years. Montreal's finest will face Johny Hendricks, a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion with one-punch knockout power.
12:30 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
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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
Bad Blood - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Champions and trash talkers made for one of the most anticipated nights of 2014: Conor McGregor had a grudge match against Dustin Poirier; Donald Cerrone welcomed Eddie Alvarez to the Octagon; and Demetrious Johnson fought Chris Cariaso.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II - The title rematch between UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks and challenger Robbie Lawler.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Light Heavyweight Title Timeline - See the recent fights that crowned new 205-pound champions in one of the most talented divisions in the UFC. With Jon Jones, Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 21 Episode 14: Finale: American Top Team vs Blackzilians: Ellenberger vs. Thompson
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso - Champions and trash talkers made for one of the most anticipated nights of 2014: Conor McGregor had a grudge match against Dustin Poirier; Donald Cerrone welcomed Eddie Alvarez to the Octagon; and Demetrious Johnson fought Chris Cariaso.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz/Belfort vs. Akiyama - Former light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz get a rematch of their 2007 bout. In the co-main event. Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama. See how the fighters prepared, then watch the action unfold on Main Event: UFC 133.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Light Heavyweight Title Timeline - See the recent fights that crowned new 205-pound champions in one of the most talented divisions in the UFC. With Jon Jones, Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
Fight Night: Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Mir vs. Duffee – Prelims - Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Manny Gamburyan vs. Scott Jorgensen; Sarah Moras vs. Jessica Andrade; Yaotzin Meza vs. Sam Sicilia. From San Diego, Calif.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Mir vs. Duffee - Matt Dwyer vs. Alan Jouban; James Moontasri vs. Kevin Lee; Marion Reneau vs. Holly Holm; Tony Ferguson vs. Josh Thomson; Al Iaquinta vs. Gilbert Melendez; Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee. From San Diego, Calif. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 21 Episode 14: Finale: American Top Team vs Blackzilians: Ellenberger vs. Thompson
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut Demetrious Johnson
8:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1 Dominick Cruz takes us on his emotional journey back to the octagon after three devastating injuries.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback Weidman vs. Machida
9:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz – B.J. Penn welcomed Strikeforce Champion Nick Diaz back into the octagon. Go to training camps and the fight.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Mana: B.J. Penn – B.J. Penn's fascinating journey.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night UFC: Benson Henderson vs. Rafael dos Anjos From Tulsa, Okla.
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Lone Survivor - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In UFC Fight Night: Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Bad Blood - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fighter's Cut Chris Weidman
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed The Ultimate Fighter Champions
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II - The title rematch between UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks and challenger Robbie Lawler.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage Lone Survivor - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition.
10:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1 Dominick Cruz takes us on his emotional journey back to the octagon after three devastating injuries.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In UFC Fight Night: Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage Bad Blood - KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 156
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Lawler vs. Brown - Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown battle it out with a title shot on the line.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate - Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 - Enhanced fight replay.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Team AKA - Fights from some of the biggest stars who train at San Jose's American Kickboxing Academy. Featuring Cain Velasquez, Daniel Cormier, Josh Thomson and Luke Rockhold.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
WEC's Final Event - Take a look back at WEC 53 for two memorable lightweight fights: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
Lawler vs. Brown - Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown battle it out with a title shot on the line.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero – Prelims - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Steve Bosse vs Thiago Santos. From Hollywood, Fla.
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
WEC's Final Event - Take a look back at WEC 53 for two memorable lightweight fights: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone vs. Chris Horodecki.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 21 Episode 11: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians: Pushing the Limits
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III - A new look at the final chapter of this trilogy. Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos clash for the UFC Heavyweight belt at UFC 166. Read more