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With UFC Vegas 37 and Bellator 266 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon are joined by former Strikeforce and Invicta champion Sarah Kaufman to break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s doubleheader, including the light heavyweight main events between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann at the APEX, along with Phil Davis vs. Yoel Romero in San Jose. Follo...

Robbie Lawler prepares to face Nick Diaz in a rematch 17 years in the making at UFC 266. "Ruthless" discusses the matchup, how the former #UFC welterweight champion reacted to the booking, what he remembers from their first meeting at UFC 46, how the first generation of MMA fighters are remembered, what he needs to continue fighting moving forward, the oblique kick debate, his partnership with Kil...

Desafiante ao cinturão dos meio-pesados do UFC e amante de uma boa cachaça, Glover Teixeira detalha a odisséia de 42 dias que viveu até entrar ilegalmente nos Estados Unidos pela fronteira com o México e como a vida à sombra da lei quase acabou com sua carreira nos grandes eventos de MMA. O podcast recebe também Raphael Marinho, jornalista de MMA da Globo, para repercutir as vitórias de Anderson S...

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Jose Youngs this week as they discuss the biggest stories in combat sports. This week, the panel discusses Vitor Belfort's TKO win over Evander Holyfield in the main event of Triller Fight Club's Legends 2 event this past Saturday, Belfort's celebrations and post-fight callouts, Anderson's Silva's knockout victory over Tito Ortiz in the the...

Lauren Murphy joins The Fighter vs. The Writer in episode 4 as she discusses the recent Triller card where Vitor Belfort finished Evander Holyfield and Anderson Silva knocked out Tito Ortiz plus did the UFC make a mistake not pursuing Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson for a contract? Plus Murphy will discuss her own upcoming fight against Valentina Shevchenko and her prospects for pulling off t...

With Triller Fight Club in the books, MMA Fighting’s José Youngs, Steven Marrocco, and E. Casey Leydon react to the top storylines following Saturday’s event in Florida, including Vitor Belfort TKO win over Evander Holyfield and Anderson Silva's violent knockout of Tito Ortiz. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Steven Marrocco: @MMAFightingSM Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo....

With Triller Fight Club just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event in Floridia, including Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort and Tito Ortiz vs. Anderson Silva. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our...

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew this week as they discuss the biggest stories in combat sports in a one-on-one banter session. This week, the panel discusses Derek Brunson's fifth straight victory in the main event of this past Saturday's UFC Vegas 36 fight card and where he goes from Saturday night, along with Darren Till, Dana White calling out the media again, this time in...

Anderson Silva sem filtros: No episódio de estreia do Trocação Franca, podcast brasileiro do MMA Fighting, Anderson Silva conversa com o jornalista Guilherme Cruz sobre tudo um pouco, de possíveis lutas de boxe com Vitor Belfort e Georges St-Pierre ao próximo filme do Spider Man, passando pela relação com o “chato” Dana White, a fama de “marrento” entre os fãs e muito, muito mais. O jornalista Mar...

BKFC fighter Pearl Gonzalez joins the podcast this week to give her thoughts on the recent trend of MMA fighters crossing over to boxing, equality in combat sports when it comes to MMA vs. boxing, and breaking down the upcoming Triller card featuring Anderson Silva vs. Tito Ortiz and Vitor Belfort vs. Evander Holyfield. Follow Pearl Gonzalez @PearlGonzalez Follow Damon Martin @DamonMartin Subscrib...

On the 58th 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 36 event, which took place at the UFC APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Derek Brunson, who earned a third-round submission win in the main event to extend his winning streak to five, Darren Till, Tom Aspinall, Alex Morono, Khalil Rountree, Padd...

With UFC Vegas 36 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the top storylines following Saturday’s event at the APEX, including Derek Brunson’s dominant submission win over Darren Till in the middleweight headliner.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check...

With UFC Vegas 36 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the APEX, including a pivotal middleweight headliner between Derek Brunson and Darren Till. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full...

In the debut episode of the MMA Fighting Rankings Show, co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee peel back the curtain of MMA Fighting's Global Rankings to discuss the biggest risers and fallers of August, Joanna Jedrzejczyk's exit from the rankings and more. Then, the two are joined by Damon Martin and Jed Meshew to settle two debates raging internally among the team — and discuss the chaos...

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew as he takes on UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher. This week, the panel discusses the fallout of Jake Paul’s split decision win over Tyron Woodley this past Sunday, if they take Paul’s retirement hints seriously, where Woodley goes from his fifth consecutive combat sports defeat, Giga Chikadze’s spectacular performance against Edson Barboza in the...

In the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown joins the podcast to break down all the action from Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley, why he believes Woodley has no one to blame but himself for the loss and his own personal interest in facing Jake Paul next. Follow Damon Martin @DamonMartin Follow Matt Brown @IAmTheImmortal Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalo...

With Showtime’s big summer boxing event in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, Jose Youngs and Jed Meshew react to Sunday night’s fight card, more specifically the main event which saw Jake Paul remain undefeated when he earned a split decision win over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @shaunalshatti Follow Jo...

On the 57th 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 35 event, which took place at the UFC APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Giga Chikadze, who picked up a third-round TKO stoppage win in his first promotional headliner, Edson Barboza, Daniel Rodriguez, Gerald Meerschaert, Abdul Razak Alhassan, a...

With UFC Vegas 35 in the books, MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee, José Youngs, and E. Casey Leydon react to the entire night of fights in Las Vegas. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook:...

With the boxing match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley just hours away, MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Sunday's event in Cleveland, OH. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://g...

With UFC Vegas 36 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday's event at the APEX, including the featherweight headliner between Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze as well as the finale of The Ultimate Fighter 29. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Le...

MMA Fighting's Shaun Al-Shatti, Damon Martin, and Alexander K. Lee react to a wild Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley pre-fight press conference and the chaos that followed the event. Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @ShaunAlShatti Follow Damon Martin: @DamonMartin Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: h...

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and journalist E. Spencer Kyte to battle it out and discuss the biggest stories in MMA, and beyond. The panelists discuss Sunday’s big boxing match between Jake Paul and former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who has more pressure on them and what the best result of the fight might be, if Jared Cannonier moved the needle in terms of hi...

In the debut episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer podcast, UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping joins host Damon Martin to debate the upcoming fight between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, whether or not Paul’s inclusion in combat sports is a good thing or not as well as Conor McGregor’s latest outburst on social media and what that means for his future. The Fighter vs. The Writer podcast will drop bi-...

On the 56th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and special guest host Steven Marrocco put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 34 event at the APEX.Future matchups were discussed for the Jared Cannonier following a competitive decision win over Kelvin Gastelum in the middleweight headliner, Mark O. Madsen, Parker Porter, Saidyokub Kakhramonov, Vinc Pi...