Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide

Jeff SherwoodOct 11, 2013


Friday



3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi; Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer; Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn.

4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 5: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Redemption Rousey invites her mother to guest coach at practice; bantamweights struggle to keep their weight down; Team Tate's Louis Fisette looks to redeem his elimination fight loss.

5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 18 Episode 6: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate: Little Princesses Anthony Gutierrez annoys everyone; Julianna Pena gives two female fighters makeovers; Raquel Pennington takes on Jessamyn Duke.

7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: 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.

10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle; Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim; Brendan Schaub vs Mirko Cro Cop; Rashad Evans vs Tito Ortiz.

11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.

7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao; Mike Pierce vs. Rousimar Palhares; Joey Beltran vs. Fabio Maldonado; Matt Hamill vs. Thiago Silva; Dong Hyun Kim vs. Erick Silva; Jake Shields vs. Demian Maia. From Sao Paulo, Brazil.

9:00 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 22 David Rickles vs. J.J. Ambrose; featherweight tournament semifinals; from Wichita, Kan.

9:00 p.m. ET AXS: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 311 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten preview CFA 24; Michael Schiavello and Pat Miletich preview Legacy FC 24 live in Dallas; features on Henry Cejudo and Helio Gracie.

10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 1: Knockouts 100-71

10:00 p.m. ET AXS: AXS TV Fights
Legacy Fighting Championship 24 Ryan Benoit meets Cody Fuller; Olympic wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo and former boxing world champion Holly Holm; live from Dallas.

11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 2: Knockouts 70-41

11:30 p.m. ET SpikeTV: Bellator MMA Live
EPISODE: 22 David Rickles vs. J.J. Ambrose; featherweight tournament semifinals; from Wichita, Kan.

12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate 100 Knockouts
Part 3: Knockouts 40-11