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Dan Hardy speaks with MMA Fighting's Steven Marrocco following his departure from the UFC, explains what the nail in the coffin was that led to his exit from the promotion, when and where he hopes to have his long awaited return to competition, and more. 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 Fac...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Shane Burgos (9:50) to discuss his Fight of the Night against Edson Barboza at UFC 262 and how he's doing after the bizarre ending to the bout. Hannah Guy (29:12) recaps her unanimous decision win over Valerie Loureda at Bellator 259 and how things have changed since Friday night. Finally, Danny Sabatello (47:38) returns to talk his...

On the 45th 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 27 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Rob Font following his dominant unanimous decision win over Cody Garbrandt in the bantamweight main event, Carla Esparza, Jared Vanderaa, Norma Dumont, Ricardo Ramos, Jack Hermansson, and more....

With UFC Vegas 27 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the top storylines coming out of Saturday’s event at the APEX, including Rob Font’s dominant decision win over Cody Garbrandt in the bantamweight headliner. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon:...

With UFC Vegas 27 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Joae Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the APEX, including the bantamweight main event between Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: h...

This week on Between the Links, host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and Alex K. Lee to discuss the fallout of UFC 262 from this past Saturday, Charles Oliveira’s incredible journey to becoming a UFC champion, what could be next for Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson, what’s at stake in the UFC Vegas 27 main event between Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt, the key strawweight contenders...

For this episode, José Youngs, Alex Savas, & Alexander K. Lee react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some topics include: Fall out from UFC 262; Charles Oliveira’s UFC lightweight title win over Michael Chandler; Beneil Dariush’s dominant decision win over Tony Ferguson; Edson Barboza’s violent TKO over Shane Burgos; Kayla Harrison's possibly jumping to the UFC, and more. The three will also...

This week on What the Heck, Mike Heck chats with Andrea Lee (5:18) to recap her impressive second-round submission win over Antonina Shecvhenko at UFC 262 this past Saturday. Danny Sabatello (25:12) talks his Bellator 259 bout this Friday against Brett Johns, signing an exclusive multi-fight deal wiht Bellator and his belief he can beat Sergio Pettis right now. Austin Vanderford (38:33) previews h...

On the 44th 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 262 event at the Toyota Center in Houston. Future matchups were discussed for the new lightweight champion Charles Oliveira following his second-round TKO win in the main event, Michael Chandler, Beneil Dariush, Rogerio Bonterin, Katlyn Chookagian, Edson Ba...

With UFC 262 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines following Saturday night’s event in Houston, including Charles Oliveira becoming the new lightweight champion after his second-round TKO win over Michael Chandler in the thrilling main event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey L...

With UFC 262 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the Toyota Center in Houston, including the main event for the vacant lightweight title between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http:/...

This week on Between the Links, host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee and fellow journalist Alex Wendling to discuss the fallout of UFC Vegas 26 and Bellator 258 from this past weekend, what stood out from Marina Rodriguez’s win over Michelle Waterson, where Sergio Pettis’ Bellator bantamweight title win over Juan Archuleta puts him in the overall 135-pound rankings, Donald C...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Brandon Moreno (6:56) ahead of his flyweight championship rematch with Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263 on June 12. Alex Morono (27:53) recaps his first-round TKO win over Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of this past Saturday's UFC Vegas 26 event. Calvin Kattar (1:03:39) talks what he took away from his UFC Fight Island 7 loss to M...

On the 43rd 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 26 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Marina Rodriguez following her unanimous decision victory in the main event, Michelle Waterson, Alex Morono, Neil Magny, Gregor Gillespie, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexand...

With UFC Vegas 26 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including Marina Rodriguez’s unanimous decision win over Michelle Waterson in the main event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: ht...

With UFC Vegas 65 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee, and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the APEX, including the flyweight headliner between Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http:...

Host Mike Heck will be joined by BTL champion Jed Meshew as he puts his title on the line against five other special guest challengers—including former champions, contestants, and a hungry rookie ready to make a statement—in a gauntlet style tournament.  This week, the panelists will discuss Jiri Prochazka’s highlight-reel KO win over Dominick Reyes at UFC Vegas 25, Bellator 258 and the main event...

Kayla Harrison discusses her return to action at PFL 3 as the new season gets started as well as revealing a piece of advice she learned from American Top Team owner Dan Lambert and then a valuable lesson watching Colby Covington fall to Kamaru Usman in their title fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, Kristen King joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest news in MMA. Some topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 25​, Jiri Prochazka’s KO of Dominick Reyes, Diego Sanchez’s recent interview, and more. The three will also look ahead to UFC Vegas 26​, Bellator 258​, headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis, PFL 3​, f...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Josh Thomson (6:25) to preview Bellator 258 and discuss the idea of fighter unionization. TJ Brown (47:37) recaps his split decision win over Kai Kamaka at UFC Vegas 25, the reaction to the decision since Saturday night and why it's taken steam away from his first UFC win. Finally, Shane Burgos (1:04:50) previews his exciting feather...

On the 42nd 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 25 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Jiri Prochazka following his KO of the Year contender in the main event, Dominick Reyes, Giga Chikadze, Sean Strickland, Merab Dvalishvili, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexan...

With UFC Vegas 25 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines following Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including a candidate for KO of the Year in the finish of the main event between Jiri Prochazka and Dominick Reyes. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKL...

With UFC Vegas 25 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the APEX, including the light heavyweight headliner between Dominick Reyes and Jiri Prochazka.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Su...

This week on Between the Links, host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and fellow MMA journalist Drake Riggs as they battle it out for the third time. The panel will discuss Kamaru Usman’s second-round KO win over Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 261 and what is next for both competitors, Rose Namajunas and Valentina Shevchenko’s incredible performances to leave Jacksonville...

On a special bonus edition of What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck is joined by Jon Anik (4:09) to recap UFC 261, the three title fights, Chris Weidman's injury, Daniel Cormier and Jake Paul's face-to-face, and more. Drakkar Klose (31:10) gives his first interview since the infamous Jeremy Stephens shoving incident to discuss the injuries he suffered, what happened on that stage prior to UFC Ve...