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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
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 -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla.
6:00 a.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.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Rare and Unusual Knockouts - Flying knees, spinning kicks and backfists are just a few of the methods used to end fights in this episode of UFC Ultimate Knockouts. Featuring Carlos Condit, Travis Browne, Dennis Siver, Renan Barao and more.
11:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lawler On the Brink
6:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 155
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Lawler On the Brink
7:00 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 Shogun Rua, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla.
8:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 156
10:00 p.m. ET Mav TV: King of the Cage
EPISODE: 155
12:00 a.m. E Mav TV: King of the Cage
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Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
4:00 a.m. ET CBS Sports Network: Boxing
Dennis Hogan vs. Kenny Abril - Dennis Hogan (21-0-1, 7 KOs) takes on Kenny Abril (14-7-1, 7 KOs) in the 10-round main event. From Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
5:00 a.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 386 - Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice discuss UFC Fight Night; Pat Miletich and Michael Schiavello break down Legacy FC 42; Robbie Lawler.
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero - The official weigh-ins for the competitors.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 79: St. Pierre vs. Hughes - Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Hughes; Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlei Silva..
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Main Event
UFC 116: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC Fight Night: Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero - The official weigh-ins for the competitors.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Prefight Show
Fight Night: Lyoto Machida vs. Yoel Romero - Pre-fight analysis for UFC Fight Night.
8:00 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.
9:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: 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.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
Machida vs. Romero - Levan Makashvili vs. Hacran Dias; Steve Bosse vs. Thiago Santos; Eddie Gordon vs. Antonio Carlos Junior; Lorenz Larkin vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio; Yoel Romero vs. Lyoto Machida. From Hollywood, Fla. 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 -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC From All Angles
Rener and Ryron Gracie detail the Gracie Jiu Jitsu legacy, past to present.
6:00 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).
7:00 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.
9:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
10:00 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.
10:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 145
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 146
11:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
A day in the life of Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans as they each prepare for their UFC 161 main event match; Tyron Woodley goes for Georges St. Pierre vs Nick Diaz; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar crack on the state of fighter fashion.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
2:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
A day in the life of Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans as they each prepare for their UFC 161 main event match; Tyron Woodley goes for Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar crack on the state of fighter fashion.
3:00 p.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.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest Submissions Some of the most spectacular submissions ever witnessed in the history of PRIDE.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Fighter's Cut - Ronda Rousey relives her biggest fights and recounts how she become the UFC's first women's champion.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Steel Curtain 2
7:30 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
A day in the life of Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans as they each prepare for their UFC 161 main event match; Tyron Woodley goes for Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz; Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar crack on the state of fighter fashion.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Reloaded
UFC 139: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson; Cung Le makes his UFC debut against Wanderlei Silva.
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 4
Some of the best knockouts in the history of King of the Cage by some of the top stars in the sport.
9:00 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 SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 2: Which Camp Do You Choose? Strategy heats up as the coaches plead their cases to each winning fighter on the second day of elimination fights.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Steel Curtain 2
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.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 5 Episode 11: I Humbly Apologize UFC veteran Karo Parisyan almost gets into a fist fight with Nate Diaz.
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.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: King of the Cage: Greatest KO's 4
Some of the best knockouts in the history of King of the Cage by some of the top stars in the sport.
12:00 a.m. ET SpikeTV: Fight Master: Bellator MMA
Season 1 Episode 2: Which Camp Do You Choose? Strategy heats up as the coaches plead their cases to each winning fighter on the second day of elimination fights.
12:00 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. Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le; Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva & more. From Macau, China.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum Weigh-in
From the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
7:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
10:00 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.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum - Preview of all the action for Big Nog vs. Werdum, in Brazil.
3:30 p.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.
4:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Ilir Latifi vs. Gegard Mousasi
From the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Prefight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum
From the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil.
12:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Post-Fight Show
UFC: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum at the Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Fortaleza, Brazil. 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
3:00 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.
6:00 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 Rogerio Nogueira vs Tito Ortiz.
7:00 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.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi Weigh-In
From the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockhom, Sweden.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
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 Shogun and Henderson.
11:30 a.m. ET fuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
12:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC Thiago Silva vs. Alexander Gustafsson from Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
5:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier From Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
8:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman; Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna; Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson. From San Jose, Calif.
9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 286 Referees Big John McCarthy and Herb Dean join Kenny and Bas; Ron Kruck reports on the qualifications needed to become an MMA referee.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS: TV Fights The Best Knockouts of 2012
Highlights from the year.
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 SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 1 Pat Curran vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev; Brett Cooper vs. Doug Marshall; Mike Richman vs. Frodo Khasbulaev; Rick Hawn vs. Karo Parisyan. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic; Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah; Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin; Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman; John Hathaway vs. John Maguire; Che Mills vs. Duane Ludwig. From Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. (Card subject to change)
12:00 a.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 286 Referees Big John McCarthy and Herb Dean join Kenny and Bas; Ron Kruck reports on the qualifications needed to become an MMA referee. Read more -
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.
3:00 a.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
5:30 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC 101: The Fundamentals
Fighters Kenny Florian and Rashad Evans teach you the fundamentals of watching the UFC.
6:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Demetrios Johnson vs. John Dodson
Demetrious Johnson takes on John Dodson for the flyweight title; Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira; Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone; Ricardo Lamas vs. Erik Koch. From Chicago.
10:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Johny Hendricks' single-minded focus on GSP; Rory MacDonald Full Blast; Daniel Cormier's ambitions for both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions; and Frank Mir on the warrior code.
10:30 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.
11:00 a.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Ultimate Insider
Hendricks on the Brink. Johny Henricks all-access account of his UFC 158; Alexander Gustafsson provides a tour of his home; Cain Velasquez's Harley Davidson photo shoot.
11:30 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.
2:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
2:30 p.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 Shogun and Henderson.
3:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald vs. Renan Barao; Dustin Poirier vs. Cub Swanson; Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa; Jorge Santiago Gunnar Nelson; Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna; Matt Riddle vs. Che Mills. From London.
6:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: Best of PRIDE Fighting Championship
Greatest fights in Pride history.
7:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: UFC Tonight
Preview for UFC: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm, Sweden.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
KOTC Restitution Joshua Miranda vs. Marcelo Mafra; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Carlos Ortega vs. Charles Lee; Manny Murillo vs. Vince Alaalatoa; Alejandro Garcia vs. Roberto Vargas.
7:30 p.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 Shogun and Henderson.
8:00 p.m. ET UFC Reloaded
Relive UFC 141, Brock Lesnar versus Alistair Overeem.
10:00 p.m. ET FuelTV: King of the Cage
KOTC Restitution Joshua Miranda vs. Marcelo Mafra; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Daniel Hernandez vs. Kenny Ento; Carlos Ortega vs. Charles Lee; Manny Murillo vs. Vince Alaalatoa; Alejandro Garcia vs. Roberto Vargas.
11:00 p.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. Read more