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Audio: WSOF 23 Media Call
By: Mike Fridley
Justin Gaethje, Luis Palomino, David Branch, Teddy Holder, Ali Abdel-Aziz and Ray Sefo held a media conference call to promote World Series of Fighting 23.
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WSOF 19 Full Fight Video: Watch Justin Gaethje Wage War on Luis Palomino
By: Mike Fridley
Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino from World Series of Fighting 19.
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Highlight Video: Watch Justin Gaethje, Luis Palomino Do Battle at WSOF 19
By: Mike Fridley
Justin Gaethje and Luis Palomino went to war at World Series of Fighting 19.
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
7:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
The All American Chris Weidman - Chris Weidman's rise from obscurity.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 9: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Get That Money Field trip to Harley-Davidson Boot Camp; final preliminary bout; semifinal matchups announced.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 12: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Big Show Last two semifinal battles for spots in the finals.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Countdown
UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida- Chris Weidman and Alexis Davis prepare for title bouts.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 12: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Big Show Last two semifinal battles for spots in the finals.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale: Edgar vs. Penn 3 Weigh-in from Las Vegas.
4:00 p.m. ET NBC: World Series Of Fighting 11
Justin Gaethje vs. Nick Newell, Jon Fitch vs. Dennis Hallman, Melvin Guillard vs. Gesias Cavalcante, Cody Bollinger vs. Pablo Alfonso
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 1 on 1
Ronda Rousey discusses being a pioneer in her sport.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Prefight Show
UFC 175: Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida Prefight analysis.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Countdown
UFC 175 Countdown
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida: Prelims
Urijah Faber vs. Alex Caceres; Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara; Bruno Santos vs. Chris Camozzi; George Roop vs. Rob Font. From Las Vegas.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: Weidman vs. Machida: Prelims
Urijah Faber vs. Alex Caceres; Kenny Robertson vs. Ildemar Alcantara; Bruno Santos vs. Chris Camozzi; George Roop vs. Rob Font. From Las Vegas.
10:00 p.m. ET PPV: UFC 175 Weidman vs. Machida
Live from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida features a middleweight title fight between champion Chris Weidman and challenger Lyoto Machida. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 168: Heated rivals Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate rematch in one of the most exciting fights in the women's bantamweight division.
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Breaking Ground
Ronda Rousey The rise of the first female champion in UFC history.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Evans vs. Davis
Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis; Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping; Demian Maia vs. Chris Weidman. From Chicago.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
No Weight Classes Some of the biggest size discrepancies in MMA history.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Make Some Noise Tyler's dramatic win has Team Australia celebrating; Australian welterweight Richie Walsh prepares to fight young Canadian Matthew Desroches.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Breaking Ground
Ronda Rousey The rise of the first female champion in UFC history.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
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.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Josh Thomson/Sara McMann/ Gracies/Conor McGregor
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
9:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting 8
Lewis Gonzalez vs. Justin Gaethje; Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle; Jessica Aguilar vs. Alida Gray. From Hollywood, Fla.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
11:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: Unstoppable: Best of World Series of Fighting
Todd Harris and Bas Rutten look back at the inaugural year of WSOF including highlights of the best fights from WSOF 1 through WSOF 7.
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
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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 Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Wild Thing
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Wild Thing
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera From Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Lyoto Machida vs. Mark Munoz; Ross Pearson vs. Melvin Guillard; Jimi Manuwa vs. Ryan Jimmo; Norman Parke vs. Jon Tuck; Alessio Sakara vs. Nicholas Musoke; Phil Harris vs. John Lineker. From Manchester, England.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Nations
Canada vs. Australia: Wild Thing
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
One Punch Knockouts
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Greatest Japanese Fighters The best of Pride's Japanese hometown stars.
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Johnson vs. Benavidez
Mac Danzig vs. Joe Lauzon; Nik Lentz vs. Chand Mendes; Michael McDonald vs. Urijah Faber; Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson. From Sacramento, Calif. (Subject to change)
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
7:30 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting Future Champions
8:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting 8
Lewis Gonzalez vs. Justin Gaethje; Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle; Jessica Aguilar vs. Alida Gray. From Hollywood, Fla.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Greatest Japanese Fighters The best of Pride's Japanese hometown stars.
9:00 p.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 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber - Prelims
Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta; Tom Watson vs. Nick Catone; Danny Martinez vs. Chris Cariaso; Alan Patrick vs. John Makdessi. From Newark, N.J. Read more -
Video: WSOF’s Best Knockouts, Submissions of 2013
By: Sherdog.com Staff
World Series of Fighting has released their 2013 best-of highlight reels, featuring finishes from Nick Newell, Marlon Moraes, Georgi Karakhanyan, Josh Burkman, Justin Gaethje and more. Read more
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
UFC to Pride Fighters that successfully transition from UFC to Pride.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 144: Relive the action from UFC 144 Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
9:00 p.m. ET NBC Sports Network: World Series of Fighting 8
Richard Patishnock vs. Justin Gaethje; Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle; Jessica Aguilar vs. Alida Gray. From Hollywood, Fla.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents Breaking Ground: Ronda Rousey
The rise of the first female champion in UFC history. Read more -
Beatdown: Cruickshank, Ortiz, Gaethje, Sefo
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Jeff Sherwood were back for Wednesday’s edition of “Beatdown” on the Sherdog Radio Network. Joining them were mixed martial artists Daron Cruickshank, Dustin Ortiz, Justin Gaethje and World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo.
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Justin Gaethje has been on preparing for a carousel of opponents for his WSOF lightweight title fight. The Colorado based fighter was originally set to rematch Gesias Cavalcante on January 18th. The Brazilian fell out do to injury and was replaced by Lewis Gonzalez. Gonzalez was then injured and now it is Richard Patishnock that is scheduled to face Gaethje next Saturday night in Florida. Justin joined “Beatdown” Wednesday to discuss the latest opponent change, how his training has gone, and how he feels about vying for the inaugural WSOF lightweight title. Gaethje also chats about his personal experience with Georges St. Pierre and how he feels about GSP leaving mixed martial arts for an indefinite period of time.
Daron Cruickshank returns to the UFC’s octagon part of the UFC Fight Night 35 card. “Detroit Superstar” joined De Santis and Sherwood to discuss his lightweight affair with Mike Rio. Cruickshank breaks down the fight, if this is a loser leaves town match, and where his head is at coming in to the match.
Dustin Ortiz proved victorious in Brazil last November in his UFC debut. The flyweight has now drawn former title challenger John Moraga for his UFC sophomore effort. Ortiz chatted with TJ and Jeff to discuss the fight, getting upgraded to the main card from the prelims, and how he feels the landscape of flyweight looks right now in mixed martial arts. The RofusSport pupil also discusses what he will have to do to earn a shot at UFC champion Demetrious Johnson.
World Series of Fighting has made waves this week when matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz went on MMAFighting.com’s “The MMA Hour” and suggested that Bellator and WSOF co-promote a pay-per-view with a promotion vs promotion card. President Ray Sefo joined “Beatdown” Wednesday to chat about the call out, the promotions upcoming January 18th card, and what the NBC Sports Network based promotion will try to accomplish in 2014. Sefo also speaks about his aspirations of a world grand prix type format which would include a one night tournament.
TJ and Jeff also discuss Dominick Cruz’s latest injury and title vacation, his future in fighting, and what this means for UFC bantamweights. The guys also discuss the chatter of Anderson Silva vs. GSP, and they take listener predictions via “The Go Daddy Hotline.” -
Beatdown: Burkman, Fitch, Moraes, Volkmann, Gaethje, Beebe
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Jeff Sherwood returned to the Sherdog Radio Network on Wednesday to host a WSOF-packed edition of “Beatdown.”
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Joining the program to talk about their upcoming fights were Carson Beebe, Jon Fitch, Marlon Moraes, Jacob Volkmann, Justin Gaethje, and Josh Burkman.
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