Schedule of Upcoming MMA Broadcasts on HDNet
| Date | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. Jul. 3 | 4:00 AM ET | Furious Finishes Best knockouts and submissions in MMA |
| Thu. Jul. 3 | 4:00 PM ET | The IFL Non-stop mixed martial arts action highlighted by Ryan McGivern fighting Matt "Sauve" Horwich for the middleweight crown plus two other title fights. LIVE from The Orleans in Las Vegas, NV. |
| Fri. Jul. 4 | 4:00 AM ET | Initiation Night Get initiated as HDNet Fights "Initiation Night" kicks off with an epic MMA battle from the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Submission master and former Shooto Champ, Erik Paulson (10-4-1) takes on brawling five time world kickboxing champion Jeff Ford (6-2). |
| Fri. Jul. 4 | 4:00 PM ET | Stars and Strikes A tribute to MMA fighters who have served in the United States Military. |
| Sat. Jul. 5 | 2:00 AM ET | Stars and Strikes A tribute to MMA fighters who have served in the United States Military. |
| Sat. Jul. 5 | 4:00 PM ET | Stars and Strikes A tribute to MMA fighters who have served in the United States Military. |
| Mon. Jul. 7 | 4:00 PM ET | Fedor Returns Fedor Emelianenko and other top-ranked fighters return to the ring on New Year's Eve 2007 in Saitama, Japan. |
| Tue. Jul. 8 | 4:00 AM ET | Fedor Returns Fedor Emelianenko and other top-ranked fighters return to the ring on New Year's Eve 2007 in Saitama, Japan. |
| Tue. Jul. 8 | 4:00 PM ET | Initiation Night Get initiated as HDNet Fights "Initiation Night" kicks off with an epic MMA battle from the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Submission master and former Shooto Champ, Erik Paulson (10-4-1) takes on brawling five time world kickboxing champion Jeff Ford (6-2). |
| Wed. Jul. 9 | 4:00 AM ET | Initiation Night Get initiated as HDNet Fights "Initiation Night" kicks off with an epic MMA battle from the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Submission master and former Shooto Champ, Erik Paulson (10-4-1) takes on brawling five time world kickboxing champion Jeff Ford (6-2). |
| Wed. Jul. 9 | 4:00 PM ET | Best of 2008, Vol. 1 The best Mixed Martial Arts fights from 2008 on HDNet Fights. Match-ups include Jesse Forbes vs. Chris Camozzi, Roy Nelson vs. Fabiano Scherner, Gregor Gracie vs. Doug Gordon. |
| Thu. Jul. 10 | 4:00 AM ET | Best of 2008, Vol. 1 The best Mixed Martial Arts fights from 2008 on HDNet Fights. Match-ups include Jesse Forbes vs. Chris Camozzi, Roy Nelson vs. Fabiano Scherner, Gregor Gracie vs. Doug Gordon. |
| Thu. Jul. 10 | 4:00 PM ET | Best of DREAM 1 The most exciting fights from the first event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured match-ups include the long-awaited return of Heavyweight Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic to Japan, Hayato Sakurai fighting as a Welterweight, as well as the opening round of the 16-man Lightweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round is highlighted by a controversial fight between Top 10 fighters Gesias Calvancanti and Shinya Aoki, plus fights from other top Lightweights Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Joachim Hansen and rising American star Eddie Alvarez. |
| Fri. Jul. 11 | 4:00 AM ET | Best of DREAM 1 The most exciting fights from the first event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured match-ups include the long-awaited return of Heavyweight Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic to Japan, Hayato Sakurai fighting as a Welterweight, as well as the opening round of the 16-man Lightweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round is highlighted by a controversial fight between Top 10 fighters Gesias Calvancanti and Shinya Aoki, plus fights from other top Lightweights Tatsuya Kawajiri, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Joachim Hansen and rising American star Eddie Alvarez. |
| Fri. Jul. 11 | 4:00 PM ET | Best of DREAM 2 The best fights from the second event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured fights include a rematch of the Gesias Calvancanti vs. Shinya Aoki fight from the first round of the Lightweight Grand Prix tournament, as well as the opening round of the 16-man Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The Middleweight first round is highlighted by a match-up of Top 10 fighter Denis Kang vs. rising star Gegard Mousasi, plus fights from other top Middleweights Ronaldo Souza and MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba. |
| Premiere Fri. Jul. 11 |
9:30 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Premiere Fri. Jul. 11 |
10:30 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Premiere Sat. Jul. 12 |
1:00 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 2:30 AM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 3:30 AM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 4:30 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 3:00 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 4:00 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 5:30 PM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 7:00 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 8:00 PM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Sat. Jul. 12 | 11:00 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Sun. Jul. 13 | 12:00 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Mon. Jul. 14 | 4:00 PM ET | Strikeforce™: Melendez vs. Thomson Mixed Martial Arts returns to San Jose, California with a fight card headlined by the long-awaited fight between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight Title. Friends and former training partners become foes when the Champion Melendez (14-1) takes on the #1 Contender Thomson (14-2). This fight card from one of the world's top promotions features some of the best young fighters in the United States. |
| Mon. Jul. 14 | 5:30 PM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Tue. Jul. 15 | 4:00 AM ET | Strikeforce™: Melendez vs. Thomson Mixed Martial Arts returns to San Jose, California with a fight card headlined by the long-awaited fight between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight Title. Friends and former training partners become foes when the Champion Melendez (14-1) takes on the #1 Contender Thomson (14-2). This fight card from one of the world's top promotions features some of the best young fighters in the United States. |
| Tue. Jul. 15 | 5:30 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Tue. Jul. 15 | 4:00 PM ET | Xtreme Fighting League Mixed Martial Arts returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma with a fight card that has a little bit of everything. Three former Oklahoma State All-America wrestlers, Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller, return to show their new MMA skills for the hometown fans. Roller will be participating in a USA vs. Japan exhibition featuring 3 tough fights. The XFL welterweight title will also be up for grabs when Levi "The Marine" Avera defends against Brandon Newsome. Don't miss an action packed card of fights on HDNet! |
| Wed. Jul. 16 | 4:00 AM ET | Xtreme Fighting League Mixed Martial Arts returns to Tulsa, Oklahoma with a fight card that has a little bit of everything. Three former Oklahoma State All-America wrestlers, Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller, return to show their new MMA skills for the hometown fans. Roller will be participating in a USA vs. Japan exhibition featuring 3 tough fights. The XFL welterweight title will also be up for grabs when Levi "The Marine" Avera defends against Brandon Newsome. Don't miss an action packed card of fights on HDNet! |
| Wed. Jul. 16 | 4:00 PM ET | Best of DREAM 3 The best fights from the third event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured fights include the final match-up from the Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament first round as Jason Miller takes on Katsuyori Shibata, Nick Diaz and Melvin Manhoef making their DREAM debuts, as well as the three Quarterfinal fights from the Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament. The Lightweight Quarters are highlighted by a fight of the year candidate in Joachim Hansen vs. Eddie Alvarez. |
| Wed. Jul. 16 | 5:30 PM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Thu. Jul. 17 | 4:00 AM ET | Best of DREAM 3 The best fights from the third event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured fights include the final match-up from the Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament first round as Jason Miller takes on Katsuyori Shibata, Nick Diaz and Melvin Manhoef making their DREAM debuts, as well as the three Quarterfinal fights from the Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament. The Lightweight Quarters are highlighted by a fight of the year candidate in Joachim Hansen vs. Eddie Alvarez. |
| Thu. Jul. 17 | 5:30 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Thu. Jul. 17 | 4:00 PM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Fri. Jul. 18 | 4:00 AM ET | Adrenaline MMA HDNet Fights presents some of the rising stars from the debut Adrenaline MMA show from outside Chicago, Illinois. Included on the card was former undefeated college wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (155-0 at Augsburg College) and EliteXC light heavyweight star Aaron Rosa. |
| Fri. Jul. 18 | 4:00 PM ET | Strikeforce™: Melendez vs. Thomson Mixed Martial Arts returns to San Jose, California with a fight card headlined by the long-awaited fight between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight Title. Friends and former training partners become foes when the Champion Melendez (14-1) takes on the #1 Contender Thomson (14-2). This fight card from one of the world's top promotions features some of the best young fighters in the United States. |
| Premiere Fri. Jul. 18 |
10:30 PM ET | Best of DREAM 4 Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round The best fights from the fourth event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured fights include the last quarterfinal bout from the Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament as Shinya Aoki takes on Katsuhiko Nagata, as well as the entire Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals. Key Middleweight fights include Jason Miller vs. Ronald Souza and Melvin Manhoef vs. Kazushi Sakuraba. |
| Sat. Jul. 19 | 1:30 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Sat. Jul. 19 | 3:00 AM ET | Best of DREAM 4 Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round The best fights from the fourth event from DREAM, a new mixed martial arts promotion from Japan. Featured fights include the last quarterfinal bout from the Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament as Shinya Aoki takes on Katsuhiko Nagata, as well as the entire Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals. Key Middleweight fights include Jason Miller vs. Ronald Souza and Melvin Manhoef vs. Kazushi Sakuraba. |
| Sat. Jul. 19 | 5:00 AM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| Sat. Jul. 19 | 5:30 PM ET | DREAM 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals Preview Ron Kruck previews the Dream 5 Lightweight Grand Prix Finals. The Dream Lightweight Championship comes down to four fighters: Shinya Aoki, Caol Uno, Eddie Alvarez and Tatsuya Kawajiri. Follow their paths to the finals and find out who will walk away the champion. |
| LIVE! Mon. Jul. 21 |
2:00 AM ET | DREAM 5 The DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix Tournament comes to a conclusion when the Semifinals and Finals happen on the same night! American rising star Eddie Alvarez takes on perennial Top 10 fighter Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri in one semifinal. Alvarez has surprised some in the MMA world with his impressive performances in the first 2 rounds, including winning a fight of the year candidate vs. top fighter Joachim Hansen. In the other semifinal, submission specialist Shinya Aoki takes on fan-favorite Caol Uno. The winners will fight later that same night to determine the champion! Also on the card, one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, makes his MMA debut against American Joseph Benavidez, as well as bouts from other top MMA fighters. Don't miss DREAM 5 as the Lightweight Tournament reaches an exciting conclusion! |
