Fight Network MMA & Kick Boxing Programming Schedule (April 21 – 26, 2015)
Fight 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:
Tuesday, Apr. 21
1:00 a.m. ET – Toe 2 Toe with Luke Rockhold – Sit-down interview with current UFC star and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
1:30 a.m. ET – Hip Show: Arena Combat – Tag-team MMA inside a 12m by 12m arena with three-level obstacle structures.
2:30 am. ET – XPTV – Coverage of regional U.S pro and amateur MMA.
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.
9:00 p.m. ET – GFC 5: Saki vs. Clobanu – Pro kickboxing from Dubai, featuring Gokham Saki vs. Sebastian Ciobanu, plus Steve McKinnon vs. Zabit Samedov and Jafar Ahmadi vs. Dayno Ilunga from Apr. 17, 2015.
Wednesday, Apr. 22
12:00 a.m. ET – BAMMA USA: Badbeat 11 – Featuring Mehdi Baghdad vs. Dionisio Ramierez and Jack May vs. Paul Karsky from Oct. 25, 2013 in Commerce, Calif.
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 – Fighting Spirit MMA – Compilations of international MMA fights from ONE FC, UCMMA, KSW, WFC, FFC, BAMMA, EFC Africa and others.
8:30 p.m. ET – Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 72 – Featuring Nicholas Dalby vs. Gael Grimaud for the Cage Warriors welterweight title from Sept. 23, 2014 in Newport, Wales.
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, Apr. 23
12:30 a.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
1:30 a.m. ET – Ultimate Challenge MMA 4: Relentless – Featuring Jimi Manuwa vs. Ryan Robinson from May 9, 2009 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 – Super Fight League 1 – Featuring James Thompson vs. Bob Saap from Mar. 11, 2012 in Mumbai, India.
Friday, Apr. 24
12:00 a.m. ET – It’s Showtime Special – The world’s premier kickboxing organization featuring Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef and Giorgio Petrosyan.
1:30 a.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.
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.
4:00 p.m. ET – UFC 186 Weigh-In LIVE – Live coverage of the official weigh-ins for UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi from Montreal, Canada.
6:00 – p.m. ET – M-1 Challenge – Professional 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 Mike Bisping – Sit-down interview with UFC middleweight star Michael Bisping.
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 14 – Featuring Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Eric “Butterbean” Esch and Jan Blachowicz vs. Daniel Tabera from Sept. 18, 2010 in Warsaw, Poland.
Saturday, Apr. 25
1:00 a.m. ET – SuperKombat: New Heroes Romania 2014 – Featuring Cedric Manhoef vs. Amansio Paraschiv and Jorge Loren vs. Bogdan Stoica from Mar. 30, 2014 in Ploiesti, Romania..
6:00 a.m. ET – Best of TKO – Featuring Sean Sherk vs. Claudinor Fontinele from UCC 6.
7:00 a.m. ET – Best of Gladiator Challenge – Featuring Tyson Griffin vs. Chuck Kim from Gladiator Challenge 49.
10:00 a.m. ET – Best of SportFight – Top quality MMA from the Pacific Northwest, hosted by UFC veterans Matt LIndland and Chael Sonnen. This episode features Dave Jenson and Cam Ward.
3:00 p.m. ET – Enfusion LIVE #28: Cingel vs. El Boustati – Live pro kickboxing from Zilina, Slovakia, featuring Mirko Cingel vs. Ibrahim El Boustati for the -85kg world title.
7:00 p.m. ET – UFC 186 Pre-Show LIVE – Live pre-fight coverage for UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi in Montreal, Canada.
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.
Sunday, Apr. 26
1:00 a.m. ET – UFC 186 Post-Show LIVE – Live post-fight coverage for UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi from Montreal, Canada, including highlights, reaction and the live post-fight press conference.
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.
7:30 p.m. ET – Judo World Championship 2014 – Highlights from the 2014 Judo World Championships from Aug. 25-31 ion Chelyabinsk, Russia.
11:00 p.m. ET – King of Kings: Heros’s Bushido Vilnius 2014 – Featuring Pavel Voronin vs. Sergei Maslobojev and Jordann Pikeur vs. Tadas Jonkus from Nov. 15, 2014 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
