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There is quite a bit of MMA programming spread out on television throughout the week, and if you're looking to set your DVR or just want to plan ahead, below you'll find a list of the top programming on TV during the week. Check back Friday for a list of what's on tap this weekend.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
MFC 30 - HDNet - 3:30PM ET: A replay of June's live event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, fights include Drew Fickett vs. Brian Cobb and Marcus Davis vs. Pete Spratt.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Dynamite!! 2009 - HDNet - 3:30PM: HDNet brings fans back a couple of years to the final day of 2009 and the annual New Year's Eve card in Japan. This card featured a vicious hammerlock from Shinya Aoki that broke Mizuto Hirota's arm, and also featured Alistair Overeem, Gegard Mousasi, the finals of the DREAM Super Hulk Grand Prix, and a number of other DREAM vs. Sengoku bouts.
UFC Unleashed marathon - Spike TV - 3PM-9PM ET: The UFC's fight replay show on Spike features a number of entertaining fights throughout the afternoon, including Matt Serra vs. Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn (3PM), Minotauro Nogueira vs. Heath Herring (4PM), Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar (5PM), and Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor (8PM), to name a few.
The Ultimate Fighter 14 - Spike TV - 10PM ET: The final episode before the finale event on Saturday night features the final semifinal bouts of the season. The winners will go on to fight for the title of "Ultimate Fighter," with Saturday's winner being the first in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
UFC Unleashed - Spike TV - 12AM ET: If you miss the 9PM ET debut of a new episode of Unleashed on Wednesday, the replay airs after The Ultimate Fighter.
Shark Fights 15 - Fuel TV - 11:30PM ET: Four fights from Shark Fights' May 15 event come to Fuel TV, including a featured fight between former UFC fighter Dave Branch and Jeremy May.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011
XFC 15 "Tribute" - HDNet - 9PM ET: Live fights come to HDNet from Tampa, Florida, with a seven fight main card. The only live fights on television during the week this week.
Countdown to UFC 140 - Fuel TV - 8PM ET: The behind-the-scenes look at preparations for next week's event in Toronto are featured on Fuel.
(Side note: HDNet also features the replay of ProElite 2 at 3:30PM Friday afternoon, but that's an event to be watched only out of masochism or morbid curiosity about a poor MMA card)
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