Sherdog’s Top 10: Burglars These fighters have benefited most from an understanding of how judges operate or, alternatively, from continuous and blatant incompetence.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Overachievers For a number of accomplished mixed martial artists, grit, determination, durability and technical skill often trump athletic talent.

Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide Friday 4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: Boxing Golden Boy Live: Danny O'Connor vs. Andrew Farmer - Main event Danny O'Connor 23-2 (7...

Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide

Thursday

4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 20 Episode 6: Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: Give It All You Have - Tecia's return to the competition angers some fighters. Then, in the sixth fight of the tournament Team Pettis pits 5th ranked Aisling Daly against 12th ranked Angela Magana for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.

5:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes II - Prelims
Jose Aldo takes on Chad Mendes in the title fight. Also: Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos III

11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.

12:00 p.m. ET Fox...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Late Bloomers Not all mixed martial artists hit the ground running. Some need more time to grow and develop before reaching the peak of their powers.

By the Numbers: UFC 171 Johny Hendricks finally has what he initially believed to be his just four months ago.

Bellator 105: What to Watch For Backed by a gaudy 24-1 record, Alexander Sarnavskiy takes aim at Ricardo Tirloni in the Season 9 lightweight semifinals.

Bellator 105 Gets Sarnavskiy-Tirloni, Awad-Brooks Lightweight Semifinals Bellator’s Season 9 lightweight semifinals will be contested Oct. 25, promotion officials announced Wednesday, as Saad Awad will rematch Will Brooks and Alexander Sarnavskiy will meet Ricardo Tirloni at...

Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide Friday 3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed Junior dos Santos defends his title for the first time against Frank Mir; Joe...

Smartest Guy at the Bar: UFC 163 Edition Featherweight champion Jose Aldo returns to his homeland, where he hopes to prevent a “Zombie” apocalypse.