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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Trilogy: Liddell vs. Couture Three classic fights between Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 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.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships
Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson, Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring, and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 149: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao Interim bantamweight championship.
6:30 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 over training.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Boxing
Antonio Orozco vs. Martin Honorio Orozco takes on Honorio in the main event. From Carson, Calif.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 338 Bas Rutten and Ron Kruck discuss Bellator 120.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture; Mike Swick vs. Steve Vigneault.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus
Royce Gracie UFC Hall of Fame's Royce Gracie discusses his childhood, past career highlights and contributions to mixed martial arts.
10:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Titan FC 28: Brilz vs. Davis
Jason Brilz vs. Raphael Davis main event. Also, Dave Herman vs. Kalib Starnes co-main event. From Kansas City, Mo.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
T.J. Dillashaw, Chris Holdsworth and Matt Grice.
11:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: The Voice Versus
Frank Dux discusses his record in an underground fighting league and his work overseas.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Unrivaled: Michael Chandler
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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 The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Mauricio Rua vs Dan Henderson, Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko, and Rogerio Nogueira vs Tito Ortiz.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan vs. Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Bradley Scott vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
8:00 p.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus Tito Ortiz discusses being kicked off the reality show and his relationship with Jenna Jameson.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Belfort vs. Bisping Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping; C.B. Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian; Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ben Rothwell; Thiago Tavares vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA EPISODE: 314 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten discuss Bellator; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich preview Lion Fight 12.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights Lion Fight 12 Malaipet fights Fabio Pinca for welterweight; Tiffany Van Soest meets Magali Foroni; live from Las Vegas.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Chandler vs. Alvarez: Unfinished Business Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez recount their first battle. Experts and fans will also discuss the rematch on November 2nd.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:30 p.m. ET AXS: Countdown to Chandler vs. Alvarez II Lightweight Champ Michael Chandler and former Champ Eddie Alvarez.
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Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Heavyweights
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Primetime
UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 9: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Sacrifice Final preliminary fights - one on the men's side and one on the women's.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Heavyweights
10:00 p.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.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Chandler vs. Alvarez: Unfinished Business
Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez recount their first battle. Experts and fans will also discuss the rematch on November 2nd.
11:30 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Countdown to Chandler vs. Alvarez II
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Jeremy Botter Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Bleacher Report MMA's Jeremy Botter.
Before this week's Carlos Condit-Martin Kampmann and Anthony Pettis-Benson Henderson rematches inside the Octagon, Breen and Botter assess the massive slate of MMA rematches on deck foe 2013, also including Anderson Silva-Chris Weidman, Miesha Tate-Ronda Rousey, Dan Henderson-Vitor Belfort, Eddie Alvarez-Michael Chandler 2 and many others. The two discuss the history of rematches in the UFC and MMA at large, why rematches might be more commonplace in MMA and what makes this particular set of second go-arounds more intriguing than your average set of potential revenge matches.
Breen and Botter also discuss whether rematches like Pettis-Henderson and Alvarez-Chandler can live up to the originals, which fight of all the rematches might be the best bout and which fighters that haven't even squared off yet might be set for rematch-laden rivalries in the next few years.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 8: Not on the Concrete Dana White sits down with the Coaches to decide the 4 quarterfinal match-ups. A brutal street fight takes place in the house that has serious ramifications.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 9: It Was a Brawl In the second quarterfinal fight Brandon Melendez (Team Pulver) takes on Gray Maynard (Team Penn).
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 104
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Cub Swanson shares his inspiring story of perseverance; Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez full blast; Bruce Buffer reflects on a career; behind the scenes with the Octagon girls.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Best of Urijah Faber As a pioneer for the lighter weight classes, Urijah Faber quickly became an icon and a champion.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 145
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 104
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Gray Maynard vs. Clay Guida
Gray Maynard vs. Clay Guida; Spencer Fisher vs. Sam Stout; Brian Ebersole vs. T.J. Waldburger. From Atlantic City, N.J.
3:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Featherweights featuring Pat Curran The Featherweights are highlighted with guest Pat Curran.
4:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Middleweights
5:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Welterweights featuring Ben Askren The Welterweights are highlighted with guest Ben Askren.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Countdown of the fastest fights.
6:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Lightweights featuring Michael Chandler The Lightweights are highlighted with guest Michael Chandler.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 104
7:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Featherweights featuring Pat Curran The Featherweights are highlighted with guest Pat Curran.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Magnaflow 1
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 137: B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz Nick Diaz returns to the UFC to face former Welterweight Champion BJ Penn; Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Filipovic.
8:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Summer Series 1 Muhammed Lawal vs. Seth Petruzelli; Renato 'Babalu' Sobral and War Machine in separate fights.
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 The Score: The Ultimate Fighter Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen
The Ultimate Fighter features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized contract with the UFC.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 2
Devastating knockouts that changed the history of MMA.
10:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 1: Fight to Choose The elimination round begins as ten fighters battle in the cage to determine who will make the Fight Master Tournament.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Magnaflow 1
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 10: Traitor
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 1: Fight to Choose The elimination round begins as ten fighters battle in the cage to determine who will make the Fight Master Tournament.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 2
Devastating knockouts that changed the history of MMA.
12:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
Summer Series 1 Muhammed Lawal vs. Seth Petruzelli; Renato Sobral and War Machine in separate fights.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 161: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson Prelims
Roland Delorme vs.Edwin Figueroa; Sean Pierson vs. Kenny Robertson; Sam Stout vs. James Krause; Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley. From Winnipeg. Read more -
Luke Thomas Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Luke Thomas of MMAFighting.com and SiriusXM Radio.
With the first trimester of 2013 now in the books, Breen and Thomas look back on a weird-yet-refreshing four months of MMA. The two opine on how curious matchmaking across multiple promotions and a surprising wealth of outstanding fights have reinvigorated the sport after a tumultuous 2012 plagued by injury. The duo also discuss how the emergence of Ronda Rousey and the UFC women's 135-pound division, as well as the ongoing saga of Fallon Fox have created crucial new discourse within MMA.
Breen and Thomas also go in on Bellator champ Michael Chandler's Dave & Buster's commercial, the emergence of Ilir Latifi, Ken Shamrock battling Ian Freeman and more surreal topics from 2013 thus far.
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Dave Meltzer Joins Press Row
By: Jordan Breen
Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder and editor Dave Meltzer.
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With Bellator's eighth season kickoff slated for Thursday in Irvine, Calif., Breen and Meltzer discuss the season's potential and importance for the company, now owned by Viacom and broadcasting live on Spike. The two delve into what kind of ratings can be expected, the role pro-wrestling organization TNA will play as a lead-in for the first live event on Spike, the configuration of the live card and Bellator's struggle to make television stars in the MMA game.
The pair discuss the signing and promotion of Muhammed Lawal, his stint in TNA and the shortcomings of the idea, why Josh Barnett might be the best candidate for a simultaneous Bellator-TNA fighting-wrestling star and the negative ramifications of Bellator's negotiations with Eddie Alvarez.
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Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
FUEL TV's expert panel of analysts, Rashad Evans, Chael Sonnen, Kenny Florian and Brian Stann sit down with Jay Glazer.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Best of 2012: The Year in Review
Relive the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable Legends
Royce Gracie, Mark 'Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Belfort the Blackzilian; Faber Family Holiday; TUF17 Riff Vitor Belfort gained a 2nd one in the Blackzilians; Urijah Faber celebrates Christmas; Joe Rogan riffs on the upcoming season; Anthony Pettis watches Octagonside.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC TonightFX 7: Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping - Preview
A preview of all the official news, views, and action for FX 7: Vitor Belfort vs Michael Bisping.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Belfort the Blackzilian; Faber Family Holiday; TUF17 Riff Vitor Belfort gained a 2nd one in the Blackzilians; Urijah Faber celebrates Christmas; Joe Rogan riffs on
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Best of 2012: The Year in Review
Relive the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions
5:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Lightweights are highlighted with guest Michael Chandler.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The greatest knockouts in pride history.
6:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Middleweights
6:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Gun Show
Gun Show from San Manuel Casino in Highland Calif.; Joshua Aveles vs. Marcus Mowers; Scott Catlin vs. Sam Liera; Nick Rossborough vs. Tony Lopez; Brandon Hunt, vs. Johnny Cisneros; Brad Burrick vs. David Gomez.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC TonightFX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping - Preview
A preview of all the official news, views, and action for FX 7: Vitor Belfort vs Michael Bisping.
7:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Welterweights are highlighted with guest Ben Askren.
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Belfort the Blackzilian; Faber Family Holiday; TUF17 Riff Vitor Belfort gained a 2nd one in the Blackzilians; Urijah Faber celebrates Christmas; Joe Rogan riffs on the upcoming season; Anthony Pettis watches Octagonside.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans
8:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Featherweights are highlighted with guest Pat Curran.
8:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Classics Vol. 8
A historic collection of matchups.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 7
An electrifying collection of KO's featuring some of today's biggest stars in MMA.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Gun Show
Gun Show from San Manuel Casino in Highland Calif.; Joshua Aveles vs. Marcus Mowers; Scott Catlin vs. Sam Liera; Nick Rossborough vs. Tony Lopez; Brandon Hunt, vs. Johnny Cisneros; Brad Burrick vs. David Gomez.
10:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: The Ultimate Fighter
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The greatest knockouts in pride history.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Lightweights are highlighted with guest Michael Chandler.
12:00 a.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator 360
The Middleweights
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Rousimar Palhares vs. Hector Lombard; Norman Parke vs. Colin Fletcher; Bradley Scott vs. Robert Whittaker; George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson. From Queensland, Australia. (Card subject to change)
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 7
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Bellator 67 Moment: Chandler vs. Gono
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Podcast: Bjorn Rebney Joins 'Beatdown'
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Internet issues kept the SRN from going live Thursday. However, TJ De Santis was back for a taped edition of "Beatdown."
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Bellator puts on it's 67th show tomorrow night in Rama, Ontario. Bjorn Rebney joined TJ De Santis to chat about the current season of Bellator, its show Friday night, and the departure of middleweight champion Hector Lombard.
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