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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
5:00 a.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.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
7:00 a.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.
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: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 3: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Anytime, Anywhere Frankie Edgar brings in jiu jitsu black belt Renzo Gracie to work with his team. Dan Spohn continues training at the house and Todd Monaghan holds a sermon. Then Spohn and Monaghan face off in the second preliminary fight.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 4: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Stand and Bang Team Penn tries to continue its winning streak.
12:00 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.
1:00 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.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar, Roy Nelson vs Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic, Lavar Johnson vs Joey Beltran, Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft, and Frank Mir vs Rodrigo Nogueira.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Countdown
UFC 173: Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw
7:00 p.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.
7:30 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.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 3: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Anytime, Anywhere Frankie Edgar brings in jiu jitsu black belt Renzo Gracie to work with his team. Daniel Spohn continues training at the house and Todd Monaghan holds a sermon. Then Spohn and Monaghan face off in the second preliminary fight.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: Greatest KnockOuts
EPISODE: 3 Kendall Grove versus Hector Ramirez that ends with a vicious knockout.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 4: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Stand and Bang Team Penn tries to continue its winning streak.
10:00 p.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.
10:00 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.
11:00 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.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
KOTC MMA University, Part 1 KOTC Championship mixed martial arts competition from Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Main event - Rosales vs. Lilley. From March 30, 2014. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Prelims of the UFC Fight Night: Matt Brown vs. Erik Silva. From Cincinnati.
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Overeem vs. Lesnar The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar, Roy Nelson vs Mirko Filipovic, Lavar Johnson vs Joey Beltran, Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft, and Frank Mir vs Rodrigo Nogueira.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 4: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Stand and Bang Team Penn tries to continue its winning streak.
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; Junior Hernandez vs. Lucas Martins; Kevin Souza vs. Felipe Arantes. From Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao Interim bantamweight championship.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Host Karyn Bryant sits down with UFC star Frankie Edgar to discuss his career.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Brown vs. Silva – Prelims Johnny Eduardo vs. Eddie Wineland, bantamweight bout; Zak Cummings vs. Yan Cabral, welterweight bout; Darrell Montague vs. Kyoji Horiguchi, flyweight bout; Rafael Natal vs. Ed Herman, middleweight bout. From Cincinnati.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Louis Smolka vs. Chris Cariaso; Ruan Potts vs. Soa Palelei; Tim Means vs. Neil Magny; Daron Cruickshank vs. Erik Koch; Lorenz Larkin vs. Costas Philippou; Erick Silva vs. Matt Brown. From Cincinnati.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 4: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Stand and Bang Team Penn tries to continue its winning streak.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
Fighters Cut - Anthony Pettis Pettis relives his first round finishes.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
T.J. Dillashaw, Chris Holdsworth and Matt Grice.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 4: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Stand and Bang Team Penn tries to continue its winning streak.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao Interim bantamweight championship.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC on Sportsnet Matt Brown vs. Erik Silva
Louis Smolka vs. Chris Cariaso; Ruan Potts vs. Soa Palelei; Tim Means vs. Neil Magny; Daron Cruickshank vs. Erik Koch; Lorenz Larkin vs. Costas Philippou; Erick Silva vs. Matt Brown. From Cincinnati. Read more -
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
Frank Shamrock relives his greatest past battles with Tito Ortiz, Nick Diaz, Bas Rutten and others. Read more -
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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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Minotauro Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum Jason Rony vs. Mike Wilkinson; Daniel Sarafian vs. Eddie Mendez; Erick Silva vs. Jason High; Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Feijao; William Patolino vs. Leonardo Santos; Minotauro Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum. From Fortaleza, Brazil.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann; Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve; Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez; Hector Lombard vs. Yushin Okami; Rani Yahya vs. Mizuto Hirota; Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Dong Hyun Kim. From Saitama, Japan.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Mauricio Rua vs Dan Henderson, Alexander Gustafsson vs Vladimir Matyushenko, and Rogerio Nogueira vs Tito Ortiz.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship Shogun Grand Prix Mauricio Rua's epic run in the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix tournament.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider Inside Jose Aldo's training camp; special Gracie breakdown of the Twister submission; Ricardo Lamas takes down the Aldo-Korean Zombie matchup; Phil Davis's live reaction to Glover Teixeira vs James Te Huna in Full Blast.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight FS1 – Preview FS1's debut fight, from Boston.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Weigh-ins UFC on Sportsnet Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Weigh-In UFC: Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen From the TD Garden in Boston.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera; Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader; Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner; DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar, Roy Nelson vs Mirko Filipovic, Lavar Johnson vs Joey Beltran, Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft, and Frank Mir vs Rodrigo Nogueira.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, and Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus.
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus Michael Schiavello and Alistair Overeem discuss steroid allegations and an appetite for horse meat.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar; Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin; Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA EPISODE: 304 Alistair Overeem and Chael Sonnen preview their UFC Fight Night 26 fights; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich offer an inside look at the night's RFA 9 fight card.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights Resurrection Fighting Alliance 9 Undefeated Pedro Munhoz and UFC veteran Jeff Curran vie for the RFA Bantamweight title; from Los Angeles.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night Episode 18
Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann; Ryan Bader vs. Carmelo Marrero; Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tyson Griffin; Junie Browning vs. Cole Miller. From April 11, 2009 in Nashville, Tenn.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: 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 FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann, Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le, and Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Mauricio Rua vs Dan Henderson, Alexander Gustafsson vs Vladimir Matyushenko, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Tito Ortiz.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida, Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone, Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin, and Ryan Bader vs. Jason Brilz.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar, Roy Nelson vs Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic, Lavar Johnson vs Joey Beltran, Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft, and Frank Mir vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, Matt Hughes vs Josh Koscheck, Nam Phan vs Jimy Hettes, and Urijah Faber vs Brian Bowles.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: 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.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
UFC 143 Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit; UFC 142 Rousimar Palhares and and Mike Massenzio; Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon at UFC 144.
4:00 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Lightweight title fight between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson at UFC 144; featherweight face-off between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway at UFC 143; UFC 142's battle between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber and Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes; Brian Stann vs. Jorge Santiago; Jake Ellenberger vs. Sean Pierson.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar; Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin; Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 296 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten preview UFC 162.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Femmes Fatale: The Best of Women's MMA The best women's MMA action, with Felice Herrig, Megumi Fujii, and Sara McMann.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The 'Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier battle in one of the greatest fights on the year; Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs; Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
EPISODE: 72 Kenny Florian and Clay Guida battle in the lightweight division; heavyweights Frank Mir and Cheick Kongo; Randy Couture takes on Minotauro Nogueira.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir; Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping; Paulo Thiago vs. Mike Swick.
12:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 296 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten preview UFC 162. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:30 a.m. ET MavTV: The Conventioneers
UFC Fan Expo Jason and Matt jump into the trade show octagon at the UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship Fan Expo.
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Middleweight Michael Bisping.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 2: Not in the House
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 3: This is My Zone B.J. and his coaches are unhappy with Team Penn's effort; Gabe goes to extreme measures to cut weight.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
FOX 7 Fight Flashback Ultimate Fighter upset winner Kelvin Gastelum in studio.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Tito Ortiz relives two of his most famous fights.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson Prelims
Cody Donovan vs. Nick Penner; Mike Wilkinson vs. Brendan Loughnane; Manuel Rodriguez vs. Benny Alloway; Seth Baczynski vs. Mike Pierce; Joey Beltran vs. Igor Pokrajac; Yaotzin Meza vs. Chad Mendes. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 3: This is My Zone B.J. and his coaches are unhappy with Team Penn's effort; Gabe goes to extreme measures to cut weight.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
UFC to Pride Fighters that successfully transition from UFC to Pride.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Tito Ortiz relives two of his most famous fights.
7:00 p.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage: Best of 2012
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
8:00 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.
8:00 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 23
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
9:00 p.m. ET The Score: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
10:00 p.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage: Best of 2012
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 4: Waah, Waah! Team Pulver looks to continue its winning; Team Penn must deal with a member that won't listen.
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 23
The best collection of knock outs ever caught on camera and featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
Welterweights Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida face off in UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: 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.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson Prelims
Cody Donovan vs. Nick Penner; Mike Wilkinson vs. Brendan Loughnane; Manuel Rodriguez vs. Benny Alloway; Seth Baczynski vs. Mike Pierce; Joey Beltran vs. Igor Pokrajac; Yaotzin Meza vs. Chad Mendes. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 135: Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson and Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen
Leading up to UFC 159: Jon Jones vs Chael Sonnen, UFC Countdown sets the stage.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen
Weigh-in From Brazil.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: 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.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen - Preview of all the action for UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 127
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Mauricio Rua vs. Jon Jones; Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort; Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida, Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone, Bart Palaszewski vs Tyson Griffin, and Ryan Bader vs Jason Brilz.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 159: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen - Preview of all the action for UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 127
10:30 p.m. ET The Score: The Score Fighting Series
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) features fighters from North America and beyond with a focus on exciting match-ups and developing the next generation of great fighters. Tune in for non-stop action from events across the country.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
The Gracie brothers break down Georges St.Pierre's historic arm bar; the greatest UFC Feuds; Carlos Condit remains committed to his title aspirations; the Strikeforce newcomers.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink Johny Hendricks all-access account of his UFC 158; Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his home; Cain Velasquez's Harley Davidson photo shoot.
7:00 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 Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson.
7:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 124
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson Prelims
Cody Donovan vs. Nick Penner; Mike Wilkinson vs. Brendan Loughnane; Manuel Rodriguez vs. Benny Alloway; Seth Baczynski vs. Mike Pierce; Joey Beltran vs. Igor Pokrajac; Yaotzin Meza vs. Chad Mendes. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 1: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon Twenty-eight middleweights arrive in Las Vegas for a shot at a UFC contract; coaches Chael Sonnen and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones evaluate the winners of 14 elimination fights.
1:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 2: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Ambush Fourteen middleweights move into the house and training begins; a fighter gets emotional after his team shows serious doubts about his readiness; two fighters face off in the first preliminary fight.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 3: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Embrace the Suffering A fighter responds after being called out; coach Sonnen gives advice to a fighter lacking confidence; coach Jones bonds with his team during a house visit; two fighters deliver explosive action.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 4: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Sign of Disrespect Both teams face off in a spontaneous rap battle at the house; a prank ignites smack talk that carries over to the weigh-in; two fighters face off in the third preliminary fight.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 5: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: The Reflection of Perfection Mickey Rourke visits Team Sonnen to share insights from his days as a boxer; coach Jones wonders if a competitor is ready to fight; two fighters meet for the fourth preliminary fight.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 6: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Path to Greatness A fighter's attitude ignites a blowup at the house; the fighters battle it out in a night of bowling; two fighters meet in the octagon for the fifth preliminary fight.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 7: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: His Fist on My FaceThe guys get a night out at Hooters; a fighter's recurring leg pain lands him in the hospital; two fighters square off in the sixth preliminary fight.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 8: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Bag of Tools Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen compete in a unique and difficult coaches challenge; Dana forces the coaches to decide on the wildcard matchup.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 9: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: The Wild Card A fighter calls out a competitor to fight in the next round; the teams unite for a Thanksgiving feast; two preliminary losers battle for a chance to get back in the competition; Dana reveals the quarterfinal match-ups.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 10: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: The Quarterfinals Begin A fighter gets a surprise visit from world champion Ronda Rousey; two fighters face off trying to secure a spot in the final four.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 11: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Vicious Josh Samman faces the aggressive takedowns of Jimmy Quinlan in the third quarterfinal fight; Bubba McDaniel worries that his body may not be up to the challenge of taking on Uriah Hall; Dana reveals the semifinal match-ups.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 12: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen: The Semis Both coaches join the semifinalists on a visit to the Harley-Davidson showroom; the final four do battle.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Welterweights The UFC's top welterweight fighters Renzo Gracie, George St.Pierre, B.J. Penn and Matt Serra. Read more