Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide

Thursday

4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 6: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Give It All You Have - Tecia's return to the competition angers some fighters. Then, in the sixth fight of the tournament Team Pettis pits 5th ranked Aisling Daly against 12th ranked Angela Magana for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.

5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II - Prelims
Jose Aldo takes on Chad Mendes in the title fight. Also: Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos III

11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

12:00 p.m. ET Fox...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Rory MacDonald believes he deserves the next shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title, and after his performance in the main event of...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Matt Hughes Turns 41 Having retired in January 2013, the hall of famer still ranks second on the UFC’s all-time list in wins (18) and appearances (25).

Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Flyweights, be warned: It looks like Demetrious Johnson is here to stay.

Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Welcome back, Andrei Arlovski.

Emanuel Newton Retains Light Heavyweight Title with Spinning Backfist KO at Bellator 124 Emanuel Newton needs only a small window of opportunity to change the course of a fight.

Bellator 124 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from Plymouth, Mich., with live Bellator 124 results and updates.

What to Watch For: Bellator 124 Emanuel Newton will defend his light heavyweight championship against journeyman Joey Beltron on Friday in Michigan.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings While the Ultimate Fighting Championship may not be prepared to offer him a title shot just yet, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is certainly making...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Fedor Emelianenko Turns 38 Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko turns 38 on Sept. 28. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com More than two years after his...