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Fight Network MMA, Muay Thai, Judo and Kickboxing & KICKBOXING PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (June 15 – 21, 2015)

MMA headerFight Network is a 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports. It airs programs focused on the entire scope of the combat sports genre, including live fights and up-to-the-minute news and analysis for mixed martial arts, kickboxing, professional wrestling, traditional martial arts, boxing, fight news, as well as fight-themed drama series, documentaries and feature films.

Below find highlights of this week’s programming:

Monday, June 15

8:00 p.m. ET – 5 Rounds – Hosts John Ramdeen and Robin Black invite special guests to break down the weekend of MMA action.

7:30 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

10:00 p.m. ET – Journey Fight Series 12 – Professional Muay Thai featuring Team Canada vs. Team Sweden, headlined by a Canadian title match between Chris McMillan and Hasman Sandhu from Apr. 18, 2015.

Tuesday, June 16

1:30 & 6:30 a.m. ET – Hip Show: Arena Combat – Tag-team MMA inside a 12m by 12m arena with three-level obstacle structures.

2:30 a.m. ET – XPTV – Coverage of regional U.S pro and amateur MMA.

12:00 p.m. ET – Final Fight Championship 9 MMA – Featuring heavyweight James McSweeney vs. Stefan Traunmuller from Nov. 15, 2013 in Ljublijana, Slovenia.

2:00 p.m. ET – Final Fight Championship 9 Kickboxing – Featuring Mirko Vorkapic vs. Chris Ngimbi from Nov. 15, 2013 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

7:00 & 7:30 p.m. ET – Xtreme Fighting Championship – Florida-based professional MMA featuring top American prospects, international stars and UFC veterans.

8:00 p.m. ET – 5 Rounds – Hosts John Ramdeen and Robin Black invite special guests to break down the weekend of MMA action.

8:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

Wednesday, June 17

3:00 a.m. ET – Texas Fight Night – MMA action from Texas featuring the Lone Star State’s top prospects in the cage.

6:00 p.m. ET – Best of Cage Rage – Featuring classic fights from the UK-based Cage Rage organization with Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Paul Daley and others.

7:00 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra: MMA Edition – Covering all the happenings in the MMA world with exclusive analysis and features.

7:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

9:00 p.m. ET – Cage Warriors FC: Fight Night 3 -Featuring Kyle Watson vs. Juka-Pekka Vaalnikalnen from Feb. 11, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon.

11:00 p.m. ET – MMA Meltdown with Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency breaks down all the happenings in MMA, discussing odds, predictions, plus special weekly guests and exclusive interviews.

11:30 p.m. ET – TakeDown Wrestling – Extensive coverage of amateur wrestling events, including the latest news, behind-the-scenes coverage from events and exclusive interviews.

Thursday, June 18

1:30 a.m. ET – Ultimate Challenge MMA 12: Never Back – Featuring Neil Grove vs. Stav Economou and Jimi Manuwa vs. Reza Mahdavaian from May 18, 2010 in London.

6:00 p.m. ET – Championship Fightling Alliance – Pro MMA from Florida featuring the likes of Josh Sampo, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Sean McCorkie, Luis Palomino and others.

7:00 p.m. ET – Fighting Rookies – Aspiring kickboxers climb the ladder of success in the sport as rookies compete for a chance to become professionals and get experience needed to succeed at a higher level.

8:00 p.m. ET – Fight News Now: MMA Edition – Covering all the happenings in the MMA world with exclusive analysis and features.

8:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

9:00 p.m. ET – M-1 Challenge 34: Emelianenko vs. Gluhov – Featuring Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Konstantin Gluhov, Sergey Kornev vs. Marcin Zontek and Yasubey Enomoto vs. Khusein Khalief from Sept. 30, 2012 in Moscow.

Friday, June 19

12:00 a.m. ET – It’s Showtime Special – The world’s premier kickboxing organization featuring Badr Hari, Melvoin Manhoef and Giorgio Petrosyan.

2:00 a.m. ET – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA battles featuring Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen and others.

4:00 a.m. ET – Best of DEEP – Featuring class fights from the historic Japanese DEEP promotion including Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai and Gegard Mousasi.

5:00 a.m. ET – Best of Jewels – Classic fights from the all-female Japanese MMA league, Jewels.

12:00 p.m. ET – Bookie Beatdown – Preview of betting lines and top picks for major UFC events.

6:00 p.m. ET – M-1 Challenge – Pro MMA from Europe featuring top rising prospects and international stars.

7:00 p.m. ET – Fight News Now: MMA Edition – Covering all the happenings in the MMA world with exclusive analysis and features.

7:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

8:00 p.m. ET – Toe 2 Toe with Jean-Yves Theriault – John Ramdeen goes in depth with Canadian kickboxing legend Jean-Yves Theriault.

8:30 p.m. ET – Hip Show: Arena Combat – Tag-team MMA inside a 12m by 12m arena with three-level obstacle structures.

9:00 p.m. ET — KSW 22 – Featuring Jan Blachowicz vs. Goran Reljic and Pawel Nastula vs. Kevin Asplund from Mar. 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.

Saturday, June 20

1:00 a.m. ET – SuperKombat New Heroes Ploisti 2015 – Featuring Benjamin Adegbuyi vs, Daniel Lentie, Andrei Stoica vs. Marcello Adriaansz and the New Heroes middleweight championship from Mar. 7, 2015 in Ploiesti, Romania.

6:00 a.m. ET – Best of TKO – Featuring Rich Franklin vs. Anthony Rea from UCC 7.

7:00 a.m. ET – Best of Gladiator Challenge – Featuring Tyson Griffin vs. Cody Williams from,Joe Stevenson vs. Casey Balkenbush from Gladiator Challenge 36.

8:00 a.m. ET – Best of SportFight – Top quality MMA from the Pacific Northwest, histed by UFC veterans Matt Lindland and Chael Sonnen.

2:00 p.m. ET – UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne Pre-Show – LIVE pre-fight coverage of UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne from Berlin, Germany.

3:00 p.m. ET – CANADA ONLY – UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne Main Card – LIVE airing of UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne main card from Berlin, Germany.

8:00 p.m. ET – KSW 31: Materia vs. Drwal – Featuring Michal Materia vs. Tomasz Drwal, Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Rolles Gracie and Goran Reljic vs. SAttila Vegh from May 23, 2015 in Gdansk, Poland.

11:00 p.m. ET – DEEP: 71 Impact – Featuring Ken Hasegawa vs. Ryuta Sakurai and Keita Nakamura vs. Yoshiyuki Katahira from Feb. 28, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.

Sunday, June 21

6:00 a.m. ET – Pancrase Classics – Classic pioneering MMA battles featuring Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Name Marquardt, Chael Sonnen and others.

10:00 a.m. ET – Best of ADCC – Featuring compilations of the greatest grappling matches ever held, featuring Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Ronaldo Souza and Royler Gracie.

11:00 a.m. ET – Elite Muay Thai: Thailand vs. Challenger – The biggest Muay Thai series in the world featuring premium international stand-up fighters taking on the renowned Thai National Team

5:00 p.m. ET – USA Wrestling Weekly – Host Scott Casber gives weekly news and analysis centering around USA Wrestling, the sport’s national governing body, including interviews, features and look back at the past.

5:30 p.m. ET – Judo Tbilisi Grand Prix – Highlights from the Judo Tbilisi Grand Prix from Mar. 20-22 in Georgia.

11:00 p.m. ET – DEEP: Jewels 7 – Featuring Mei Yamaguchi vs. Miyoko Kusaka and Emi Tomimatsu vs. Mina Kurobe from Feb. 21, 2015 9in Tokyo, Japan.

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