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Andre Petroski (2:58) picked up his second octagon victory this past Saturday at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, but why didn’t he walk out to “Island Boy” to get immortalized on The MMA Hour wall-of-fame? The TUF 28 contestant answers that question, recaps his submission victory over Hu Yaozong, how awkward it was fighting a much larger fighter, if he tried to talk with Virna Jandiroba about getting the ic...

Khamzat Chimaev is already flirting with one of the greatest statistical starts to a UFC career we’ve ever seen, but what does that mean in terms of the rankings? How high is too high when it comes to Chimaev’s current place within the welterweight ladder? Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee dive deep into MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings to debate Chimaev’s torrid rise, discuss the bigges...

Os irmãos Patrício e Patricky Pitbull têm um plano claro: reconquistar os títulos do Bellator nas categorias pena e leve, só que dessa vez compartilhado. Em entrevista ao podcast, Patrício explica por que decidiu deixar o trono dos leves, beneficiando o irmão, enquanto arquiteta sua própria vingança contra A.J. McKee, e Patricky fala sobre o duelo desta sexta, disputando o título vago dos leves em...

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad joins The Fighter vs. The Writer as co-host for episode 10 to help preview the upcoming UFC 268 main card headlined by Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2. Muhammad will breakdown the entire main card including the main event and he explains why he believes Usman is headed for an “easy win” after breaking Covington’s jaw in their first meeting nearly two ye...

Glover Texieira accomplished something truly special when he captured the light heavyweight title with a submission win over Jan Blachowicz in the main event of UFC 267. While it seems clear that Teixeira’s first title defense will be against Jiri Prochazka, where does Blachowicz go from Saturday night? That question is addressed on this week’s On To the Next One.  In addition, future matchups are...

Glover Teixeira and Petr Yan left UFC 267 with championship gold, while Khamzat Chimaev and Islam Makhachev made things look easy. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the UFC's memorable return to Abu Dhabi. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full vide...

Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira headline Saturday’s UFC 267 event for the light heavyweight title, while Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen collide for the interim bantamweight belt in a purist’s delight of a championship doubleheader. The two title bouts, along with Khamzat Chimaev’s long-awaited return to the octagon against a confident underdog in Li Jingliang, and other top storylines, are discuss...

Topics this week include the reaction to Marvin Vettori's win over Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41 in one of the best fights of 2021, if Costa's performance was enough to negate the weight missing shenanigans from the week, and where Vettori goes from his big win and babyface turn. In addition, the panel discusses Wednesday's PFL Championship event and some of the big storylines to come out of it, alo...

Modestas Bukauskas has experienced a lot over the last several weeks, including recently being released from the UFC, which he discusses in detail on the sixth episode of We Got Next with MMA Fighting's Mike Heck. Bukauskas (5:44) talks the injury he suffered in his most recent bout with Khalil Rountree at UFC Vegas 36 in September, when he plans on being cleared to compete again, whether or not h...

Vicente Luque vai ganhar na loteria? O Assassino Silencioso, que cresce a todo vapor na categoria até 77kg do UFC, conversa com o podcast sobre sua campanha para enfrentar Nate Diaz em duelo de 10 rounds no octógono e seus planos para roubar o cinturão do ex-companheiro de treinos Kamaru Usman. Luque conta, também, como a mãe, faixa-preta de caratê, o ajuda nos treinos, por que jamais enfrentará G...

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling co-hosts the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer as he breaks down the entire UFC 267 main card including the interim bantamweight title fight where he explains why he's picking Cory Sandhagen to defeat Petr Yan in the co-main event. Sterling will also give an update on his health and recovery from neck surgery, which prevented him from competin...

Marvin Vettori picked up a hard fought decision victory, up a full weight class, against fellow former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC Vegas 41. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaking hats to discuss what could be next for "The Italian Dream" after his win, and where Costa may go with a seemingly permanent move to 205 pounds on the...

Marvin Vettori outlasted Paulo Costa in an absolute classic in the main event of Saturday's UFC Vegas 41 event at the APEX. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the five-round light heavyweight battle, along with the top storylines from the event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http:...

Paulo Costa will now face Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC Vegas 41 in a light heavyweight matchup. Did Costa put one over on the UFC, and will the fight being up a weight class have a dramatic effect on the fight itself? Those topics and other storylines are discussed ahead of Saturday’s card with MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and E. Casey Leydon. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_...

Topics this week include the corner advice to Aspen Ladd during her UFC Vegas 40 loss to Norma Dumont and if it was too much, or blown out of proportion, whether Ladd's future is at featherweight or bantamweight, where Dumont goes from her first main event win, Corey Anderson's case for being the best light heavyweight in the world over Jan Blachowicz and if that weight class is the best argument...

On the fifth episode of We Got Next, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with new UFC flyweight Jake Hadley (2:53) after earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series with a second-round submission win over Mitch Raposo despite missing weight, talks how it all feels a week or so later, what led to the first weight miss of his career and how it was handled, the issues White stated Hadley had with...

O sétimo episódio do Trocação Franca está pesado. Ex-campeão do UFC, Junior Cigano critica a forma com que foi tratado pelo evento em sua reta final na organização, fala da experiência no prowrestling, e revela as lutas que gostaria de fazer no boxe, MMA e telecatch. Rodrigo Minotauro, ex-detentor dos cinturões do UFC e PRIDE e atual embaixador do UFC no Brasil, analisa o retorno de Paulo Borrachi...

Matt Brown returns to co-host the new episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer while previewing his upcoming fight against Bryan Barberena and how much setting records in the UFC actually matters to him. He will also react to the controversy this past weekend after Aspen Ladd's head coach Jim West was criticized for the advice he dished out during her fight with Norma Dumont, plus does the UFC have a...

On the 63rd episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 40 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Norma Dumont following her unanimous decision win over Aspen Ladd in the featherweight main event, Andrei Arlovski, Jim Miller, Manon Fiorot, Nate Landwehr, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck...

Norma Dumont picked up the unanimous decision win over Aspen Ladd in the main event of UFC Vegas 40. MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon break down Dumont's tactical victory, Ladd's corner advice being a big story throughout the fight, Jim Miller's incredible performance, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our f...

Aspen Ladd faces Norma Dumont in the featherweight main event of UFC Vegas 40, while the finalists for the light heavyweight grand prix will be determined when champ Vadim Nemkov faces Julius Anglickas, while heavyweight champion Ryan Bader faces Corey Anderson at Bellator 268. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and E. Casey Leydon discuss those matchups, along with the top storylines ahe...

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin and singer-songwriter Nathan Williams from the band Wavves as they discuss the biggest stories of the week in the world of mixed martial arts. This week, the panel discusses the UFC finally booking the Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal matchup at UFC 269 in December and what's at stake for both guys, Luis Pena's latest domestic violence arrest...

On the fourth episode of We Got Next, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with BKFC's Taylor Starling (3:08) to get her side of why her BKFC Fight Night Montana fight with Randine Eckholm was scratched hours before the event, Eckholm being "unprofessional" during the two-day stretch, what she said to Eckholm's face on Saturday when the fight was called, if there was any chance the commission would fin...

Campeão peso-leve do UFC, Charles do Bronx quer respeito. O paulista do Guarujá, que defende seu cinturão contra Dustin Poirier no dia 11 de dezembro, conversa com o podcast sobre a aguardada luta, o fato de ainda não ser visto como verdadeiro campeão por parte dos fãs, as críticas recebidas por outros lutadores como Justin Gaethje, a ascensão de Islam Makhachev na divisão, a vida fora do octógono...

On the 62nd episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 39 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Marina Rodriguez, following the biggest win of her career in the main event, Mackenzie Dern, Randy Brown, Matheus Nicolau, Mariya Agapova, Chris Gutierrez, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_...