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O Brasil está diretamente envolvido nas duas disputas de cinturão do UFC 292, e o Trocação Franca conversa com ambos os personagens. Além de Amanda Lemos, que desafia a campeã peso-palha Zhang Weili, o faixa-preta Augusto Tanquinho estará no córner de Sean O’Malley para o duelo com o rei dos galos, Aljamain Sterling. O podcast traz ainda entrevistas com Pedro Munhoz, que também luta no card — e já...

Alexander K. Lee, Conner Burks, and E. Casey Leydon react react to Episode 12, the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter 31 on TUF Hang, which goes live on YouTube every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/4 a.m. IST immediately following the conclusion of TUF 31. Watch the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LNT5Et-Hxpo Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow Conner Burks: @ConnerBurks Follow E....

Sean O'Malley will have his opportunity to capture UFC gold this Saturday when he faces bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling in the main event of UFC 292 in Boston. Should O'Malley pull off the upset, does the division get flipped upside down? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck discusses how the UFC matchmakers could proceed should O'Malley win the title, who has...

On The Fighter vs. The Writer, UFC analyst Alan Jouban joins MMA Fighting senior reporter Damon Martin to preview UFC 292 on Saturday from Boston. In the main event, Aljamain Sterling will look to defend his bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley in a hyped matchup between champion and challenger. If Sterling is successful, does that cement him as the greatest 135-pound fighter of all time? Joub...

Vicente Luque got back on track with a well-rounded decision victory over former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 78. Luque called for a top-five opponent following the win, and even said he was open to welcoming Dustin Poirier to welterweight if the opportunity presented itself, but will either of those things happen after snapping a two-fight skid? On an all-n...

Vicente Luque returned to the octagon for the first time in over a year and looked like a new and improved version of himself as he earned a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 78. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Eric "New York Ric" Jackman, and E. Casey Leydon react to Luque's victory over the former lightweight champion, his more grappling heavy approach, ca...

The UFC continues its summer run with UFC Vegas 78, headlined by a welterweight fight between Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos as the promotion looks to build momentum towards UFC 292 next weekend. MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee and Jed Meshew preview the main event matchup this, breaking down the fight and the concerning medical issues heading into it. Plus the crew talks the other key bouts s...

The UFC has put on some big fights in 2023 with their pay-per-view events, which included the highly anticipated return of Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya regaining his middleweight title in highlight reel fashion, and Fight of the Year contenders. But for the fanbase that has to pay $80 per premium event, has the product delivered on that end? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's...

Jake Paul added to his undefeated boxing record against UFC veterans when he earned a unanimous decision victory over Nate Diaz this past Saturday in Dallas. While the outcome matched what the betting odds suggested, was the event — and the fight itself — a win overall? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel discusses the Paul vs. Diaz aftermath, who emerged the winner of the night,...

The combat sports world seemed a bit stunned when it was announced that Logan Paul would face Dillon Danis in a boxing match in October. After Danis withdrew from his scheduled bout with KSI, will this fight go down as scheduled? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck reacts to the booking, and explains why he believes the bout will happen. Additionally, listener ques...

The summer is almost over but the UFC keeps right on rolling with a return to the Apex and UFC Vegas 78. Headlined by a welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos, there are 12 fights on the docket this Saturday, plus a Friday Bellator card and Anthony Joshua doing his thing in boxing, so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break it all down. After taking a week off, Conner Bu...

Responsável por uma das maiores zebras da história do esporte diante de Valentina Shevchenko, Alexa Grasso falou ao Trocação Franca sobre manter um cinturão do UFC no México, como quer vencer a lenda na revanche para provar que não foi sorte, qual brasileira pode ser sua próxima desafiante ao título, e muito mais. O podcast traz, ainda, um papo com Vicente Luque sobre a luta com Rafael dos Anjos e...

Alexander K. Lee, Conner Burks, and E. Casey Leydon react to Episode 11 of The Ultimate Fighter 31 on TUF Hang, which goes live on YouTube every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/4 a.m. IST immediately following the conclusion of TUF 31. Watch the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jGcCMNYP1Kg Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow Conner Burks: @ConnerBurks Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subsc...

Nate Diaz may have lost the fight, but it certainly felt like he won the night in Dallas following his 10-round boxing match with Jake Paul. Following his first pro boxing bout, and his stock remaining quite high, where does the Stockton native go next, and will it be a rematch with Paul in MMA? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, Mike Heck gives his thoughts on the Paul vs. Diaz fight wee...

This week on The Fighter vs. The Writer — Gilbert Melendez joins the show after sitting ringside to watch his longtime teammate Nate Diaz go to battle with Jake Paul in a 10-round boxing match this past weekend. While Diaz ultimately lost a unanimous decision, Melendez praises the ex-UFC fighter for his performance while revealing what went right, what went wrong and injury that actually changed t...

Cory Sandhagen kept his winning streak rolling… but at what cost? There’s no question that Sandhagen is deserving of a shot at the UFC bantamweight title, but did his safety-first, wrestling-heavy decision victory over Rob Font at UFC Nashville actually hurt his stock? On an all-new episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee and special guest host José Youngs discuss whether Sa...

MMA Fighting's Shaheen Al-Shatti, Jed Meshew, and Alexander K. Lee react to a busy Saturday night, headlined by Jake Paul's unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz and Cory Sandhagen's not-so-action-packed win over Rob Font at UFC Nashville. Follow Shaheen Al-Shatti: @ShaunAlShatti Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our fu...

Ladies and gentlemen, the circus has officially come to Dallas. MMA Fighting's Shaheen Al-Shatti, Jed Meshew, and Alexander K. Lee are back to preview the packed combat sports weekend, headlined by Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz and UFC Nashville. The gang discusses the strange lead-up to Paul vs. Diaz, whether Diaz has surprised them, their level of interest in the fight, the road to a Diaz victory, whe...

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz will compete in the boxing ring in Dallas this Saturday, and the build has felt much different than most Paul bouts, but has that changed the interest levels for Diaz's first bout outside of the UFC? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel discusses the Paul vs. Diaz matchup, the build being a bit strange with Diaz being a bit nonchalant about things, which fi...

It's fight week for Jake Paul and Nate Diaz as they prepare to collide in a boxing match that seems to be a long time in the making. But with the way the bout has been built since it's been announced, Diaz's attitude surrounding it, and where Paul is at in his boxing career, are the interest levels at a high point for the bout? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck g...

Fresh off the heels of UFC 291, the combat sports world keeps the hits coming with another mega weekend of fist-fighting action with the long-awaited showdown between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz taking place in Dallas, while Cory Sandhagen takes on Rob Font over at UFC Nashville on Saturday. And with all that action, No Bets Barred is back to run you through the best bets of the weekend. With regular...

O Trocação Franca chega à centésima edição trazendo os bastidores do quebra-pau envolvendo os irmãos Pitbull e Kleber Koike durante o evento Bellator x RIZIN no Japão, e entrevistas exclusivas com os brasileiros que lutam este fim de semana no UFC, ONE e PFL: Marcus Buchecha, John Lineker, Gabriel Braga, Jessica Bate Estaca e Diego Lopes. O melhor do MMA brasileiro no Trocação Franca, toda semana,...

UFC 291 is in the books — and the rankings crew is getting called out! Mike Heck and Jed Meshew join co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee this week to debate the state of the light heavyweight division following Alex Pereira's successful debut over Jan Blachowicz and respond to the fiery criticism of former UFC champ Jamahal Hill, who had plenty to say about the panel's new 205-pound list...

Alexander K. Lee, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon react react to Episode 10 of The Ultimate Fighter 31 on TUF Hang, which goes live on YouTube every Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT/4 a.m. IST immediately following the conclusion of TUF 31. Watch the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mmpsUTSmFRU Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subs...

UFC 291 was an event where the highs were extremely high, and the lows were very low, but there's a lot to unpack from this past Saturday's pay-per-view offering, including where Tony Ferguson now goes after suffering his sixth consecutive loss. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck takes social media questions from listeners and discusses Ferguson's submission loss...