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      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      May 1, 2011 /

      nullIt is Sunday night, so that means it is time for your weekly MMA on TV update.

      Here is a look at the MMA content that will be airing this week:

      – On Wednesday, the sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. Team Lesnar got back on track with a win last week and now the final two prelim fights will take place and then Dana White will announce the wild card entrants. Also, Team dos Santos continues to have dissention between the coaches.

      – On Friday, Tachi Palace Fights 9 will stream live on Sherdog.com at 8:30 p.m. ET. The show will take place from the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. The event will be headlined by a flyweight contest between Ian McCall (9-2) and Dustin Ortiz (7-0). Other competitors on the card include former UFC fighters Efrain Escudero (15-2) and Gerald Harris (17-4).

      – On Saturday, Bellator 43 takes place from the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The card is still being pieced together, but the main event is the Season 4 Welterweight Tournament Final between Jay Hieron (21-4) and Rick Hawn (11-0). The event airs on MTV2 at 9 p.m. ET.

      Bellator, Events, Fighters, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC

      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      April 24, 2011 /

      nullIt is Sunday night, so that means it is time for your weekly MMA on TV update.

      Here is a look at the MMA content that will be airing this week:

      – On Wednesday at midnight (late Tuesday night) the Countdown to UFC 129 will debut on SpikeTV. The preview show will highlight all the major bouts of Saturday’s UFC 129 and give you a behind the scenes look at the fighters involved. The show will re-air on Thursday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. on Spike and Thursday at 7 p.m. Friday at midnight on Versus.

      – On Wednesday, the fifth episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. Team dos Santos now holds a 3-1 advantage on Team Lesnar. It is clear that Brock Lesnar is getting somewhat frustrated with the losing and if may be affecting his team. Will the former champ be able to rebound this week?

      – On Thursday at midnight (late Wednesday night) UFC 129 Primetime airs its last of the three episodes. The show is following Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre as they prepare for their UFC 129 welterweight championship fight, which takes place this Saturday. The third episode airs on SpikeTV and will be replayed at 1:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. It will also be aired on ESPN2 at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night.

      – On Saturday, UFC 129 takes place from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A record crowd of 55,000 is expected to be on hand to watch St. Pierre and Shield battle it out for the welterweight title. Jose Aldo will also be defending his featherweight championship for the first time against Mark Hominick and Lyoto Machida will take on Randy Couture in what Couture has said will be his final fight in the UFC. The PPV will begin at a new start time of 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT. There will be free prelims starting at 6 p.m. ET on Facebook and two live prelims airing on SpikeTV, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

      Events, Fighters, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC

      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      April 17, 2011 /

      nullIt is Sunday night, so that means it is time for your weekly MMA on TV update.

      Here is a look at the MMA content that will be airing this week:

      – On Wednesday, the fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. Team dos Santos took a 2-1 edge in the prelims last week and regained control of the fight picks. This week, Lesnar brings in fellow wrestler Matt Hughes to work with his team.

      – On Thursday at midnight (so to some that is Wednesday night) UFC 129 Primetime airs its second of three episodes. The show is following Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre as they prepare for their UFC 129 welterweight championship showdown on April 30. The second episode airs on SpikeTV and will be replayed at 1:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.

      – On Saturday, Bellator 42 takes place from the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla. The show will air live on MTV2 at 9 p.m. ET. This event features a main event of heavyweight champion Cole Konrad taking on former UFC heavyweight contender, Paul Buentello. The fight will be a non-title contest. The light heavyweight tournament semifinals will also take place as Tim Carpenter faces off with Christian M’Pumbu and Richard Hale squares off against D.J. Linderman.

      Bellator, Events, Fighters, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC

      Your weekly MMA TV Schedule update

      April 10, 2011 /

      nullAs always on Sunday evening, I will post your MMA TV schedule for the week so you can stay up to date on all things MMA.

      Here is a look at the MMA content that will be airing this week:

      – On Wednesday, the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter will air on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET. The teams are tied at 1-1 but it appears as if both teams have some dissension this week as Brock Lesnar gets into his team and Junior dos Santos has some disagreements with one of his assistants.

      – On Thursday at midnight (so to some that is Wednesday night) UFC 129 Primetime debuts. This three-part series will follow Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields as they prepare for their UFC welterweight championship fight on April 30. The show airs on SpikeTV and will be replayed at 1:30 a.m. and 11 p.m.

      – On Saturday, Bellator 41 takes place from Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. The show will air live on MTV2 at 9 p.m. ET. The event features a pair of champions competing in non-title fights as bantamweight title holder Zach Makovsky takes on Chad Robichaux and featherweight champion Joe Warren faces off with Marcos Galvao. The Featherweight Tournament semifinals also will take place with Daniel Straus facing Kenny Foster and Wilson Reis taking on Patricio Freire.

      Bellator, Events, News, The Ultimate Fighter, UFC

      Sonnen a TUF 14 coach & other ideas to help the series

      April 4, 2011 /

      nullThe debut of The Ultimate Fighter 13 wasn’t quite the ratings boom that the UFC or MMA fans in general were expecting.

      The debut of the new season pulled between 1.4 and 1.5 million viewers, which isn’t bad, but it still wasn’t what was expected given Brock Lesnar’s drawing ability.

      And, there is already talk of who is going to coach the next season. ESPN is reporting that the UFC is targeting middleweights Michael Bisping and Chael Sonnen.

      While Sonnen is an interesting character who will be fun to watch, I don’t know that his trash talk will draw in anyone outside of the hardcore UFC fans. Bisping has already done the show and is somewhat of a villain in the UFC, but again, he isn’t much of a draw.

      My guess is that the UFC is looking for controversy to increase ratings—Bisping and Sonnen will most likely do just that. But, if Brock Lesnar can’t bring fans into the series, maybe nobody can. On a side note, how many fans will begin to lose interest in the reality show before the next season even airs?

      It isn’t surprising that a show may be running its course through 13 seasons, but I still think there are some options the UFC could explore to help the series and its longevity.

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