{"id":49276,"date":"2014-12-22T15:09:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T21:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49276"},"modified":"2014-12-22T15:09:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T21:09:46","slug":"fight-network-mma-kickboxing-programming-schedule-dec-22-28-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49276","title":{"rendered":"Fight Network MMA &#038; Kickboxing Programming Schedule (Dec. 22 &#8211; 28, 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49276\" rel=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-611 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/MMA-header11.jpg\" alt=\"MMA header\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>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. 22<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Battlegrounds MMA: O.N.E. &#8211; Featuring a one-night, single-elimination MMA tournament showcasing Roan Carneiro, Brock Larson, Cody, McKenzie, Trey Houston, Jessie Taylor and others from Oct. 3, 2014 in Tulsa, OK.<\/p>\n<p>5:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Firas Zahabi &#8211; Sit-down interview with Troistar Gym head coach Foras Zahabi, trainer of the likes of Georges St. Pierre and Rory MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>5:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Hip Show: Arena Combat &#8211; Tag-team mixed martial arts inside a 12m by 12m arena with three-level obstacle structures.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Elite Muay Thai: Thailand vs. Challenger &#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 breakdown 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>8:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live: The Hague &#8211; Professional kickboxing from The Hague, Netherlands featuring Hafid El Boustati vs. Robbie Hageman and Ilona Wijmans vs. Nathalie Visschers for the -57kg title from Nov. 3, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Dec. 23<\/p>\n<p>2:30 a.m. ET &#8211; XPTV &#8211; Coverage of regional U.S. professional and amateur mixed martial arts events.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. ET &#8211; WSOF Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell &#8211; Featuring Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell for the WSOF Canadian welterweight title, plus Michael Hill vs. Ryan Dickson from Feb. 21, 2014 in Edmonton, AB.<\/p>\n<p>8:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Fighting Spirit MMA Season 4 &#8211; Compilation of international fights from SFL, Legend, FFC, M-1 and more.<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Final Fight Championship 3: Jurkovic vs. Catinas &#8211; Featuring Igor Jurkovoc vs. Raul Catinas in kickboxing and Ante Delija vs. Michail Lamprakis in MMA action from Apr. 19, 2013 in Split, Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen &#8211; Featuring Marloes Coenen vs. Ruyssen from Apr. 28, 2012 in Kansas City, KS.<\/p>\n<p>5:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Legend 1: Emelianenko vs. Sapp &#8211; Featuring Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Bob Sapp on a hybrid MMA\/kickboxing card from May 24, 2014 in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>6:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Legend 1: Lightweight Tournament &#8211; Featuring a one-night, single-elimination lightweight tournament, showcasing Dhabar Askerov, Enriko Gogokhiya,m Artur Kyshenko and Yury Bessmertny, from May 24, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>8:30 p.m. ET &#8212; 5 Rounds &#8211; Fight Network&#8217;s John Ramdeen and Robin Black invite special guests to breakdown the weekend of mixed martial arts action.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Cage Warriors Fight Championship 65 &#8211; Featuring John Maguire vs. Saul Rogers from Mar. 1, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Dec. 24<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; KSW 12 &#8211; Featuring Vitor Nobrega vs. Aslambek Saidov, plus Sean Amasinger, Konstantin Gluhov, Daniel Omielanczuk and Karol Bedorf, from Dec. 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live: London 2013 &#8211; Professional kickboxing featuring Greg Wooton vs. Pietje Doorje and Adam Hart vs. Kay Bult, from Oct. 12, 2013 in London.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. ET &#8211; WSOF Canada 2: Loiseau vs. Lewis &#8211; Featuring David &#8220;The Crow&#8221; Loiseau vs. Dwayne Lewis, plus Josh Hall vs. Mike Adams and Tim Hague vs. Matt Baker, from June 7, 2014 in Edmonton, AB.<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Final Fight Championship 4: Perak vs. Joni &#8211; Featuring Maro Perak vs. Tibor Joni in the MMA main event and Sergei Lascendo vs. Mladen Brestovac in kickboxing action from May 5, 2013 from Zadar, Crotia.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Legend 2: Cro Cop vs. Oleinik &#8211; Featuring Mirko &#8220;Cro Cop&#8221; Filipovic vs. Alexey Oleinik on a hybrid MMA\/kickboxing card from Nov. 8, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>5:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Legend 2: Heavyweight Tournament &#8211; Featuring a one-night, single-elimination heavyweight tournament showcasing Pavel Zhuravlev, Zabit Samedov, Melvin Manhoef and Sahak Parparyan, from Nov. 8, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Fight News Now: Best of 2014 &#8211; Recapping the best of 2014 in the sports world, including top fighters, best fights, memorable moments and more.<\/p>\n<p>8:00 p.m. ET &#8211; 5 Rounds &#8211; Fight Network&#8217;s John Ramdeen and Robin Black invite special guests to breakdown the weekend of mixed martial arts action.<\/p>\n<p>8:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Phil Nurse &#8211; Sit-down interview with acclaimed Muay Thai coach Kru Phil Nurse.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 66 &#8211; Featuring Sergei Churilov vs. Nicolas Dalby from Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Dec. 25<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; KSW 14: Judgement Day &#8211; Featuring Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Eric &#8220;Butterbean&#8221; Esch and Jan Blachowicz vs. Daniel Tabera from Sept. 18, 2010 in Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live: The Hague &#8211; Professional kickboxing featuring Hafid El Boustati vs. Robbie Hageman and Ilona Wijmans vs. Nathalie Visschers for the -57kg title from Nov. 3, 2013 in The Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Substance Cage Combat 2.0 &#8211; Featuring Alex Ricci vs. E.J. Brooks and Kyle Nelson vs. Ainsley Robinson from May 30, 2014 in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Final Fight Championship 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjic &#8211; Featuring Ricco Rodriguez vs. Tomaz Simonjic in the MMA main event, plus Pavel Zhuravlev vs. Vinchenzo Renfurm in a kickboxing bout from May 25, 2013 in Osikek, Crotia.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann &#8211; Featuring Sara McMann vs. Shayna Baszler from July 28, 2012 in Kansas City, KS.<\/p>\n<p>4:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Legend 3: Pour Homme &#8211; Hybrid MMA\/kickboxing action featuring Armen Petrosyan, Andy Souwer and Pavel Zhuravlev and Paul Daley, from Apr. 5, 2014 in Milan, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Cage Warriors FC: Fight Night 10 &#8211; Featurinbg Allan Love vs. Morman Paraisy from Mar. 28, 2014 in Amman, Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>11:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Frankie Edgar &#8211; Sit-down interview with former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Frankie Edgar.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Dec. 26<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; KSW 15: Khalidov vs. Irvin &#8211; Featuring Mamed Khalidov vs. James Irvin and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Jan Blachowicz from Mar. 19, 2011 Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live: London &#8211; Professional kickboxing featuring Rachida Bouhout vs. Laetitia for the Enfusion women&#8217;s -64kg from Groningen, Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Dec. 27<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Cage Contender 16: Daley vs. Valee &#8211; Featuring Paul Daley vs. Patrick Valee in welterweight action from Feb. 23, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Final Fight Championship 6: Jurkovic vs., Poturak &#8211; Featuring Igor Jurkovic vs. Dzevad Poturak in a kickboxing feature, plus Ovica Truscek vs. Laszlo Senyei in MMA action, from June 14, 2014 in Porec, Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama &#8211; Featuring Jessica Penne vs. Naho Sugiyama for the female atomweight title from Oct. 6, 2012 Kansas City, KS.<\/p>\n<p>5:00 p.m. ET &#8211; GFC 3: Heavyweight Tournament &#8211; Featuring a one-night, single-elimination heavyweight tournament showcasing Badr Hari, Stefan Leko, Peter Graham and Arnold Oborotov, from May 29, 2014 in Dubai, U.A.E.<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m. ET &#8211; GFC 3: Aerts vs. Cooper &#8211; Kickboxing action showcasing Peter Aerts vs. Dewey Cooper and Fatih Ulusoy vs. Singh Jaideep, from May 29, 2014 in Dubai, U.A.E.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 67 &#8211; Featuring Brett Johns vs. James Brum for the vacant bantamweight title from Apr. 12, 2014 in Swansea, Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, Dec. 28<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland &#8211; Featuring Mamed Khalidov vs. Matt Lindland and Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. James Thompson from May 21, 2011 in Gdansk, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>2:30 a.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Chris Weidman &#8211; John Ramdeen talks in depth with UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live Vol. 13: Amsterdam &#8211; Professional kickboxing from Feb. 22, 2014 in Amsterdam, Holland.<\/p>\n<p>5:30 a.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Phil Davis &#8211; John Ramdeen sits down with UFC light heavyweight champion Phil Davis.<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Cage Contender 18 &#8211; Featuring Michael Doyle vs. Hugh Brady and Conor Cooke vs. Diego Valencia from Apr. 26, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Final Fight Championship 8 MMA: Rodriguez vs. Galesic &#8211; Featuring Ricco Rodriguez vs. Zelg Galesic in MMA action from Oct. 25, 2013 in Zagreb, Crotia.<\/p>\n<p>2:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Final Fight Championship 8 Kickboxing: Brestovac vs. Cenik &#8211; Featuring Mladen Brestovac vs. Ali Cenik and Yomas Hron vs. Jahfarr Wilnis in kickboxing action from Oct. 25, 2013 in Zagreb, Crotia.<\/p>\n<p>3:30 p.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Urijah Faber &#8211; John Ramdeen chats with UFC bantamweight superstar Urijah Fabere about his upbringing and evolution in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>5:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Global Fighting Championship 4 &#8211; Featuring Badr Hari vs. Arnold Oborotov on a stacked MMA\/kickboxing card from Oct. 16, 2014 in Dubai, U.A.E.<\/p>\n<p>9:00 p.m. ET &#8211; Cage Warriors FC: Fight Night 11 &#8211; Featuring Phil Harris vs. Kurban Gadzhiev and Jack Mason vs. Patrick Valee from Apr. 18, 2014 in Amman, Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, Dec. 29<\/p>\n<p>12:00 a.m. ET &#8211; KSW 17: Khalidov vs. Taylor &#8211; Featuring Mamed Khalodov vs. Jesse Taylor, Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. James Taylor and Jan Blachowicz vs. Rameau Nov. 26, 2011 in Lodz, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 a.m. ET &#8211; Enfusion Live: Dublin 2014 &#8211; Professional kickboxing featuring Aidan Brooks vs. Hicham el Gaoui for the Enfusion -80kg world title from Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>5:30 a.m. ET &#8211; Toe 2 Toe with Elias Theodorou &#8211; Sit-down interview with<br \/>\nThe Ultimate Fighter Nations winner Elias Theodorou.<\/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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