{"id":48794,"date":"2014-12-08T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T21:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=48794"},"modified":"2014-12-08T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T21:13:01","slug":"fight-network-mma-kickboxing-programming-schedule-dec-8-14-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=48794","title":{"rendered":"Fight Network MMA &#038; Kickboxing Programming Schedule (Dec. 8 -14, 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46184 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Press-Release.jpg\" alt=\"Press Release\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/>Fight Network, 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.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Below find highlights of this week&#8217;s programming:<\/p>\n<p>Monday, Dec. 8<\/p>\n<p>5:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Hip Show: Arena Combat &#8211; Tag-team mixed martial arts inside a 12m X 12 m arena with three-level obstacle structures.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Elite Muay Thai: Thailand vs. Challenger 24 &#8211; The biggest Muay Thai series in the world featuring premium international stand-up fighters taking on the renowned Thai National Team.<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m. ET &#8211; 5 Rounds &#8211; Hosts John Ramdeen and Robin Black invite special guests to break down the weekend of MMA action.<\/p>\n<p>7:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Fight News Now Extra &#8211; The top combat sports news of the day, plus interviews, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Dec. 9<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Xtreme Fighting Championships &#8211; Florida-based professional MMA featuring top Americans prospects, international stars and UFC veterans.<\/p>\n<p>8:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Fight News Now Extra &#8211; The top combat sports news of the day, plus interviews, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Encore of M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire: Featuring Marcin Tybura vs. Denis Smoldarev for the M-1 Challenge heavyweight title, plus Sergei Kharitonov vs. Kenny Garner, from Nov. 25, 2014 in Beijing, China.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Dec. 10<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Battle at Ballys 3: Muay Thai &#8211; Featuring Omar Estevez vs. Christoper Williams in Muay Thai action from Aug. 3, 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Texas Fight Night &#8211; MMA action from Texas featuring the Lone Star State&#8217;s top prospects in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>4:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Rocktagon MMA &#8211; Professional and amateur MMA from the Buckeye State featuring the next generation of stars.<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m. ET &#8211; Best of Cage Rage &#8211; Classic matches from the world-renowned U.K. promotion featuring Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Vitor Belfort, Paul Daley and others.<\/p>\n<p>7 p.m. ET &#8211; Fight News Now: MMA Edition &#8211; Fight Network&#8217;s staple news program covering all the big stories in the combat sports world.<\/p>\n<p>7:30 p.m. ET &#8212; Fight News Now Extra &#8211; The top combat sports news of the day, plus interviews, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>8:00 p.m. ET &#8212; Fighting Spirit MMA &#8211; Compilation of fights from across the globe, including SFL, BAMMA, Cage Warriors, EFC Africa, KSW, UCMMA and WFC.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Cage Warriors Fight Night &#8211; Cage Warriors 59 featuring Jim Alers vs. Martin Svensson for the featherweight title, plus the bantamweight Grand Prix, from Sept. 14, 2013 in Cardiff, Wales.<\/p>\n<p>11 p.m. ET &#8211; MMA Meltdown with Morency &#8211; Gabriel Morency reports on all the latest odds, news and rumors from the MMA world, plus exclusive interviews.<\/p>\n<p>11:30 p.m. ET &#8211; TakeDown Wrestling &#8211; Coverage of amateur wrestling events with exclusive footage, interviews, analysis and behind-the-scenes action.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Dec. 11<\/p>\n<p>1:30 a.m. ET &#8211; Tuff Girls &#8211; Reality series featuring female Muay Thai fighters on their journey to win a championship in Thailand under renowned trainer Master Toddy.<\/p>\n<p>2:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Ultimate Challenge MMA Fight Night &#8211; UCMMA 25: The Beatdownfeaturing Jake Bostwick vs. Denniston Sutherland from Dec. 3, 2011 in London, UK.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Championship Fighting Alliance &#8211; Professional MMA from Florida featuring the likes of Josh Sampo, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Sean McCorkle, Luis Palomino and others.<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. ET &#8211; TUF 20 Weigh-In LIVE &#8211; Official weigh-in for The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale from Las Vegas, NV.<\/p>\n<p>7:30 p.m. ET &#8212; Fight News Now Extra &#8211; The top combat sports news of the day, plus interviews, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; DEEP: Jewels 5 &#8211; Featuring Mizuki Inoue vs. Emi Tomimatsu and Naho Sugiyama va. Ayaka Hamasaki from Aug. 9, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n<p>11:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Fighting Rookies &#8211; Aspiring kickboxers climb the ladder of success in the sport as rookies compete for a chance to become professional and get experience needed to succeed at a higher level.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Dec. 12<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; It&#8217;s Showtime Special &#8211; Chronicling classic kickboxing battles from Europe featuring Badr Hari, Melvin Manhoef and Giorgio Petrosyan.<\/p>\n<p>2:00 a.m. ET &#8212; Pancrase Fight Night &#8211; Classic pioneering MMA battles featuring Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen and others.<\/p>\n<p>4:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Best of DEEP: Featuring classic fights from Japanese DEEP promotion including Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai and Gegard Mousasi.<\/p>\n<p>5:00 a.m. ET &#8211;Best of Jewels &#8211; Fights from the all-female Japanese mixed martial arts league.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 p.m. ET &#8211; LIVE broadcast of UFC on FOX 13 Weigh-In: Dos Santos vs. Miocic from Phoenix, AZ.<\/p>\n<p>10:30 p.m. ET &#8212; Hip Show: Arena Combat &#8211; Tag-team mixed martial arts inside a 12m X 12 m arena with three-level obstacle structures.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; KSW 22: Blachowicz vs. Reljic &#8211; Featuring Jan Blachowicz vss. Goran Reljic and Pawel Nastula vs. Kevin Asplund from Mar. 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Dec. 13<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Best of TKO &#8211; Featuring Patrick Cote and Chris Horodecki in action from TKO 13 and TKO 25, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>10:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Best of SportFight &#8211; Top quality MMA from the Pacific Northwest, hosted by UFC veterans Matt Lindland and Chael Sonnen.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Jean-Yves Theriault &#8211; Host John Ramdeen chats with Cnadian kickboxing legend Jean-Yves Theriault.<\/p>\n<p>6:30 p.m. ET &#8211; USA Wrestling Weekly &#8211; Scott Casber gives weekly news and analysis centering around USA Wrestling, the sport&#8217;s national governing body, including interviews, features and look back at the past.<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. ET &#8211;Fighting Spirit MMA Season 4 &#8211; Compilation of fights from across the globe, including Legend FC, SFL, BAMMA, Cage Warriors, KSW, UCMMA and WFC.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; KSW 29: Khalidov vs. Cooper &#8211; Featuring Mamed Khalidov vs. Brett Cooper and Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Pawel Nastula from Dec. 6, 2014 from, Krakow, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Dec. 14<\/p>\n<p>11:00 a.m. ET &#8212; Best of ADCC Submission Fighting &#8211; Featuring compilations of the greatest grappling matches ever held, Tito Ortiz, Matt Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo Garcia, Ronald Souza and Royler Gracie.<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8212; Elite Muay Thai: Thailand vs. Challenger 25 &#8211; The biggest Muay Thai series in the world featuring premium international stand-up fighters taking on the renowned Thai National Team.<\/p>\n<p>10:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live: London 2013 &#8211; Featuring Greg Wooton vs. Pietje Doorje and Adam Hart vs. Kay Bult in kickboxing action from Oct. 12, 2013 in London, England.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=39299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/imagez\/rsrad.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fight Network, a 24\/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports. 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