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Video: UFC ‘Road to the Octagon: Lawler vs. Brown’
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s new “Road to the Octagon” special for UFC on Fox 12 features welterweight headliners Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown, plus Anthony Johnson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Clay Guida and Dennis Bermudez. Read more -
Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 143: Nick Diaz takes on Carlos Condit for the Interim title.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Donald Cerrone vs.Jim Miller
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 23, Part 2 KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Brent James vs. Victor Orquiz in the main event. From May 24, 2014.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 23, Part 2 KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Brent James vs. Victor Orquiz in the main event. From May 24, 2014.
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 23, Part 1 KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Charlie Williams and Juan Gandar in the main event. From May 24, 2014. Read more -
The Forum Threads: UFC Fight Night ‘McGregor vs. Brandao’
By: Jeff Sherwood
Dustin Poirier is 8-2 in the UFC. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Dustin Poirier has made his desires known. He hopes to test Conor McGregor in the not-too-distant future.
McGregor improved to 3-0 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, as he put away Diego Brandao with first-round punches in the UFC Fight Night “McGregor vs. Brandao” main event at The O2 in Dublin. The 26-year-old Irishman has ruffled many a feather with his bravado but has thus far backed up his talk through his efforts in the cage.
Poirier, 25, owns victories over Brandao, Roufusport’s Erik Koch and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 12 winner Jonathan Brookins. A dynamic offensive martial artist who invites firefights, the American Top Team featherweight sports 13 finishes among his 16 career victories. Poirier has lost to only two men at 145 pounds: Chan Sung Jung and Cub Swanson.
UFC Fight Night “McGregor vs. Brandao” spawned a number of intriguing threads on the Sherdog.net forums:
* DIAMOND CUTTER
* NO CHEAP SHOT
* FLY ZONE
* HAMMER TIME
* IRISH STING
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Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller – Prelims Jerrod Sanders vs. Yosdenis Cedeno; Aljamain Sterling vs. Hugo Viana; Leslie Smith vs. Jessamyn Duke; Pat Healy vs. Gleison Tibau. From Atlantic City, N.J.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller - Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown; Jake Ellenberger vs.Martin Kampmann.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Renan Barao vs. Anthony Leone Classic bantamweight and featherweight fights.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Boxing
Mercito Gesta vs. Luis Arceo, lightweight bout. Also: Jonathan Chicas vs. Emanuel Robles; Taishan Dong vs. Ronny Hale. From San Francisco.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
6:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Europe Rising
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller - Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Read more -
Podcast: 'Beatdown After the Bell' UFC Fight Night Dublin
By: Sherdog.com Staff
TJ De Santis and Luca Fury returned to the Sherdog Radio Network on Saturday for another edition of "Beatdown After The Bell" powered by FurysFightPicks.com On this edition, De Santis and Fury recapped all of the action, including the main event between Conor McGregor and Diego Brandao.
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This Week’s MMA Birthdays: Rory MacDonald Turns 25
By: Brian Knapp
Many view Rory MacDonald as a future UFC champion. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender Rory MacDonald will celebrate his 25th birthday on July 22.
A former King of the Cage champion, MacDonald has compiled an 8-2 record since arriving in the UFC in January 2010, losing only to Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit. The Tristar Gym representative last fought at UFC 174 in June, when he dominated Tyron Woodley in a unanimous decision at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Wins over “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 winner Nate Diaz, former two-division UFC champion B.J. Penn, Reign MMA’s Jake Ellenberger and 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Demian Maia anchor MacDonald’s resume.
MacDonald holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under David Lea. He has secured 12 of his 17 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Those in MMA celebrating a birthday during the week covering July 20-July 26:
JULY 20
Aaron Simpson (40)
Pat Healy (31)
Ryan Healy (31)
JULY 21
Vaughn Anderson (36)
Chris Leben (34)
Yushin Okami (33)
JULY 22
Carlos Barreto (46)
Mark Hominick (32)
Nate Jolly (32)
Rory MacDonald (25)
JULY 23
Georgy Kasinov (43)
Akira Kikuchi (36)
Sergio Moraes (32)
LeVon Maynard (31)
Guram Gugenishvili (28)
Marcus Vanttinen (27)
JULY 24
Jason DeLucia (45)
Takahiro Kajita (38)
Mike Lullo (35)
Tim Carpenter (34)
Josh Sampo (30)
Bubba Bush (29)
Julian Lane (27)
Fabricio de Assis Costa da Silva (24)
JULY 25
Tiequan Zhang (36)
Tom Niinimaki (32)
Eric Wisely (30)
JULY 26
Yukio Sakaguchi (41) Read more -
Saturday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Saturday
3:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
9:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 15 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber coach opposing teams of contestants competing for coveted UFC contracts, and the title of The Ultimate Fighter.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 15 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1 Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber coach opposing teams of contestants competing for coveted UFC contracts, and the title of The Ultimate Fighter.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller – Prelims Jerrod Sanders vs. Yosdenis Cedeno; Aljamain Sterling vs. Hugo Viana; Leslie Smith vs. Jessamyn Duke; Pat Healy vs. Gleison Tibau. From Atlantic City, N.J.
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night- UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator
Quinton Jackson vs.Muhammed Lawal
9:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 347 Rice and Rutten discuss UFC Fight Night 48; Schiavello and Miletich preview Legacy FC 33 from Allen, Texas.
10:00 p.m. ET AXS TV: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 33 Veteran Leonard Garcia fights undefeated Damon Jackson for the featherweight title; live from Dallas.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing
Mercito Gesta vs. Luis Arceo, lightweight bout. Also: Jonathan Chicas vs. Emanuel Robles; Taishan Dong vs. Ronny Hale. From San Francisco. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
Examining the 20-year history of the UFC.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos 3 The last fight in the Dos Santos/Velasquez trilogy.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Central
UFC Central Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Central
UFC Central Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Renan Barao vs. Anthony Leone Classic bantamweight and featherweight fights.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Central
UFC Central Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing
Iron Mike Productions: Argenis Mendez vs. Rances Barthelemy Mendez takes on Barthelemy in a rematch for the IBF junior lightweight title. From Miami.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller – Prelims: Jerrod Sanders vs. Yosdenis Cedeno; Aljamain Sterling vs. Hugo Viana; Leslie Smith vs. Jessamyn Duke; Pat Healy vs. Gleison Tibau. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC on Sportsnet Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet West: UFC Fight Night Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Ontario: UFC Fight Night Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet East: UFC Fight Night Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night Cerrone vs. Miller
Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J. Read more
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