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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
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.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Episode 21
Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur; Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Anderson Silva vs. Carlos Newton The best of team Chute Box, featuring Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 152: Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Highlights and interviews. With Joe Rogan.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: UFC Wired
Highlights and interviews. With Joe Rogan.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson - Prelims
Dustin Kimura vs. Mitch Gagnon; Stephen Thompson vs. Chris Clements; Wilson Reis vs. Ivan Menjivar; Myles Jury vs. Mike Ricci. From Toronto.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360 West: UFC Wired
Highlights and interviews. With Joe Rogan.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 26 Cheick Kongo vs. Lavar Johnson; bantamweight tournament final; middleweight semifinals.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 310 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten size up UFC Fight Night 29; Interviews with Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich examine MFC 38.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 5: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Redemption
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Maximum Fighting Championship 38 - Behind Enemy Lines Jason South meets Sam Alvey for the middleweight title; Anthony Birchak vs. Tito Jones for bantamweight; Smealinho Rama vs. Anthony Hamilton for heavyweight.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 26 Cheick Kongo vs. Lavar Johnson; bantamweight tournament final; middleweight semifinals.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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
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 -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Knockouts 9
A compilation of knockouts from Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Jon Jones, B.J. Penn and Cain Velasquez, to name a few.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Submissions 2
Spectacular mixed martial arts submissions.
10:00 a.m. ET UFC Presents Benson Henderson: Rising Up
Benson Henderson's mother, brother, girlfriend, coach and Benson, himself, reveal the motivations and desires that drive him.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: Ultimate Matt Hughes
An in-depth look into the Hall of Fame career of former Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes.
12:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: Forrest Griffin: The Ultimate Fighter
A former Georgia police officer who became a UFC icon, and found fame as a professional athlete when he was just looking for a fight.
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Press Conference
UFC on Sportsnet Mauricio Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: In the Moment
The Rise of Jon Jones An all-access look at the rise of Jon Jones, as he trains, fights, travels, and works.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Bad Blood
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz Bitter enemies Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz do battle in an outside of the Octagon.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 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.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 146: Relive all the action from UFC 146: Junior dos Santos vs Frank Mir, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 8: Friend or Foe The quarterfinals are under way, with a fighter from each camp in the game.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: 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. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:00 a.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.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 163: Preview for UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung In-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC Fight Night 24: Relive all the action from UFC: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis in Seattle.
12:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Press Conference
UFC 167 Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 163: Preview for UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3:30 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-Chan Sung Jung matchup; Phil Davis's live reaction to Glover Teixeira vs James Te Huna in Full Blast.
4:00 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.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 163: Preview for UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung In-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller.
11:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 6: Old School, New School Greg Jackson teaches his competitors the perfect strategy for victory; Joe Warren and Frank Shamrock help prepare for the cage.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Roundtable
Legends II Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Randy Couture, and 'The People's Champ' Tito Ortiz.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick and Melvin Guillard vs. Shane Roller. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
6:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
8:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC fight night 18: Relive all the action from UFC Fight Night 18: Carlos Condit vs Martin Kampmann in Nashville, Tenn.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 162: Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
3:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
4:00 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.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 134: Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami and Mauricio Rua vs Forrest Griffin.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
UFC 162: Preview for UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman in Las Vegas.
8:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Blockbuster UFC Fighters predict the outcome of the summer's biggest blockbuster.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Countdown
UFC 162: Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis and Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald.
11:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Rener and Ryron Gracie cover the core positions, principles and techniques of Gracie Jiu Jitsu that were made famous in the UFC.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos; Melvin Guillard vs. Waylon Lowe; Rick Story vs. Brian Foster. 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 -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 104
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
4:00 a.m. ET AXS: The Voice Versus
Michael 'The Voice' Schiavello takes on Jason Miller.
4:00 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).
5:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 10: Traitor The final two quarterfinal matches. Teammates Nick Diaz and Corey Hill will square off along with Matt Wiman vs. Manny Gamburyan.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
From Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
9:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 145
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
11:00 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.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives, featuring Lyoto Machida vs. Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, Nam Phan v.s Leonard Garcia, and Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
4:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
EPISODE: 104
6:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 10: Traitor The final two quarterfinal matches. Teammates Nick Diaz and Corey Hill will square off along with Matt Wiman vs. Manny Gamburyan.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest Submissions Some of the most spectacular submissions ever witnessed in the history of PRIDE.
9:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 137: Nick Diaz returns to the UFC to face former Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn; Roy Nelson vs. Mirko Cro Cop.
11:00 a.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. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
4:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
Welterweights Josh Koschek vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida face off in UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Prelims
Nam Phan vs. Cole Miller; Wagner Prado vs. Phil Davis; Rani Yahya vs. Josh Grispi; Oli Thompson vs. Phil De Fries; Michihiro Omigawa vs. Manny Gamburyan; John Moraga vs. Ulysses Gomez. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 3: This is My Zone B.J. Penn and his coaches are unhappy with Team Penn's effort; Gabe goes to extreme measures to cut weight.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 4: Waah, Waah! Team Jens Pulver looks to continue its winning; Team B.J. Penn must deal with a member that won't listen.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
The most shocking moments in Pride history.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Tito Ortiz relives two of his most famous fights.
5:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
6:00 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.
8:00 p.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.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 289 Bas Rutten chats with George St. Pierre; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello preview MFC 37.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 133
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: Fights
Maximum Fighting Championship 37: True Grit Chris Barnett vs. Smealinho Rama. From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
10:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Tito Ortiz relives two of his most famous fights.
11:00 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. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale - Preview for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
3:30 a.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 124
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Prelims
Nam Phan vs. Cole Miller; Wagner Prado vs. Phil Davis; Rani Yahya vs. Josh Grispi; Oli Thompson vs. Phil De Fries; Michihiro Omigawa vs. Manny Gamburyan; John Moraga vs. Ulysses Gomez. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
8:00 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.
8:30 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.
9:00 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.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 124
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Ilir Latifi vs. Gegard Mousasi
From the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Weigh-in for the Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale
Weigh-in for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
6:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prelims
The Ultimate fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen From the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV.
9:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 19
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 FX: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 13: Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Finale Two finalists enter the octagon to determine who will walk away with a custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 6-figure UFC contract.
10:00 p.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
Fighting Legends Tank Abbott vs. Ruben Villareal; Dan Molina vs. Trevor Prangley; Josh Hinkle; Aaron Hedrick.
12:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 19
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 FX: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 17 Episode 13: Jones vs. Team Sonnen: Finale Two finalists enter the octagon to determine who will walk away with a custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 6-figure UFC contract.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen Postfight show for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Read more -
Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale - Preview for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 124
11:00 a.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 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Best Knockouts The greatest knockouts in pride history.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale - Preview for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Weigh-in for the Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale
Weigh-in for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
7:00 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.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 287 Kenny and Bas speak with Daniel Cormier about his UFC debut; Ron Kruck reports from Las Vegas.
9:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale - Preview for The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 Finale: Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC Rio: Jose Aldo defends his Featherweight title against undefeated Chad Mendes.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 19 Will Campuzano vs. Alan Nascimento; Din Thomas vs. Georgi Karakhanyan.
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. Read more