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This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with UFC reporter Laura Sanko (5:04) to recap the top storylines coming out of UFC 259, including Jan Blachowicz's win over Israel Adesanya, the DQ finish to the bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling, what Amanda Nunes has meant to the sport, and much more. Dan Ige (32:38) previews his upcoming matchup with Gavin...

Anthony Smith reacts to the fallout from UFC 259 where Aljamain Sterling became bantamweight champion after being unable to continue following an illegal strike from Petr Yan, which somewhat mirrored his own experience against Jon Jones in 2019. Smith also discusses his upcoming fight against Jimmy Crute, the recent fight between Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya as well as the state of the light...

WWE​ Superstar Big E joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC 259​, Jan Blachowicz’s win over Israel Adesanya, Amanda Nunes’ TKO over Megan Anderson, Petr Yan’s DQ loss to Aljamain Sterling, and more. The three will also look ahead to UFC Vegas 21 this weekend, headlined by Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad. F...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL title match between MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs and The Body Lock's Matthew Wells as they react to the fallout of UFC 259, Jan Blachowicz's successful title defense against Israel Adesanya in the main event, discuss where Adesanya's stock went following the fight, Amanda Nunes' next move after submitting Megan Anderson in the co-main event, Petr Yan losing his bantamweight t...

Leon Edwards addresses his upcoming fight at UFC Vegas 21 while calling Colby Covington a "coward" for turning down a chance to face him. He also discusses Khamzat Chimaev's situation with COVID-19, fighting Belal Muhammad and his hopes for a title fight rematch with Kamaru Usman later this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 34th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s loaded UFC 259 event at the APEX in Las Vegas. Future matchups were discussed for light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz following his first successful title defense in the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya following the first loss of his MMA...

With UFC 259 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday’s event in Las Vegas, including Jan Blachowicz and Amanda Nunes retaining their titles, and Aljamain Sterling becoming the bantamweight champion via disqualification against Petr Yan.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check o...

With UFC 259 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 championship triple header, including the main event for the light heavyweight title between Jan Blachowicz and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @Ale...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL contender's match between MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee and The Body Lock's Matthew Wells as they react to the UFC 259 press conference and preview Saturday night's PPV event, what's at stake in the Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya main event, as well as the other two title fights, discuss Khamzat Chimaev's Instagram post where his fighting future was in question and Da...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Jon Anik to preview UFC 259 this Saturday night, discuss the fallout of UFC Vegas 20, Max Holloway's performance over Calvin Kattar, and more. Julian Erosa recaps his first-round KO win over Nate Landwehr at UFC Vegas 19 and reveals what opponent he'd like to face next. Kaitlin Young discusses signing with the PFL and her hopes of fi...

On the 33rd 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 20 at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Ciryl Gane following his unanimous decision victory in the heavyweight main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Magomed Ankalaev, Pedro Munhoz, Alex Caceres, Thiago Moises, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @Mike...

With UFC Vegas 20 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon are joined by UFC, Strikeforce, PFL and Invicta veteran Sarah Kaufman to break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including the results of the heavyweight main event between Ciryl Gane and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @Alexan...

With UFC Vegas 20 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 night’s event at the APEX, including the heavyweight headliner between Jairzinho Rozenstuik and Ciryl Gane. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc S...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL championship match between MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs and TheScore's Nick Baldwin as they react to Derrick Lewis' KO win over Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19 and discuss where both guys go from here, the big wins for Chris Daukaus, Tom Aspinall and Sergey Spivak, the likelihood of Stephen Thompson getting the next shot at Kamaru Usman, and a look ahead to UFC Vegas2 0 this S...

For this episode, MMA journalist Matthew Wells joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest news in MMA​. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 19​, Derrick Lewis’ violent knockout of Curtis Blaydes, the future of the heavyweight title picture, PFL’s upcoming season, and more. The three will also look ahead to UFC Vegas 20​, headlined by Jairzinho Rozenstruik...

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway joins MMA Fighting's Mike Heck to recap his incredible performance against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Island 7 in January, talks the importance of separating himself from the fight game, the upcoming title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega at UFC 260, what he wants next, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with No. 5 ranked UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson (4:41) as he states his case as to why he should be next for champion Kamaru Usman following UFC 258. Casey O’Neill (31:48) recaps her second-round TKO victory against Shana Dobson in her octagon debut this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 19. Ricky Simon (55:32) discusses his unanimous decisi...

On the 32nd 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 19 at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for Derrick Lewis following his incredible second-round KO win in the main event, Curtis Blaydes, Yana Kunitzkaya, Darrick Minner, Chris Daukaus, Phil Hawes, Tom Aspinall, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @Mik...

With UFC Vegas 19 in the books, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines coming out of Saturday night's event at the UFC APEX, including the results of the main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon:...

With UFC Vegas 19 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 UFC APEX, including the heavyweight main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subsc...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL championship match between longtime MMA journalist Josh Gross and MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs as they react to Kamaru Usman's finish of Gilbert Burns to retain his welterweight title at UFC 258, his callout of Jorge Masvidal, Alexa Grasso's big win over Maycee Barber, discuss the best of the rest from the UFC's most recent PPV, a look at the 170-pound picture, take a look at...

The Calgary Sun’s Danny Austin joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest storylines in MMA​. Some topics include fallout from UFC 258​, including Kamaru Usman’s TKO over Gilbert Burns, Alexa Grasso’s win over Maycee Barber, Usman’s legacy compared to Georges St-Pierre, the rest of the UFC welterweight contenders, and more. The three will also look ahead to UFC Vegas 19​...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with Julian Marquez (8:45) following his submission win over Maki Pitolo at UFC 258, and where he's at with Miley Cyrus following the event. Will Brooks (30:19) discusses what he's been up to over the last couple of years, wanting to get back to the UFC, Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier's wins at UFC 257, Scott Coker, and more. Ode Osbo...

On the 31st 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 258 event at the APEX, the promotion’s second PPV event of 2021. Future matchups were discussed for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman—who retained his title with a phenomenal third-round TKO win to surpass Georges St-Pierre for the most consecutive win...

With UFC 258 in the books, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night's PPV event in Las Vegas. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR 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...