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With UFC 258 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, E. Casey Leydon and UFC welterweight James Krause break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday night’s event at the APEX in Las Vegas, including the welterweight championship headliner between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Follow James Krause: @TheJamesKrause Subscribe: http://...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL championship match between longtime MMA journalist Josh Gross and MMA Fighting's Steven Marrocco as they react to Nate Diaz's recent interview, Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen's big wins at UFC Vegas 18, discuss UFC 258 and the welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns, Bellator dropping some big news, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Foll...

Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 18, including Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen’s violent KO wins, the recent Bellator​ announcement, the upcoming Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Patricio Pitbull vs. Emmanuel Sanchez, Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis, and more. The three will also look ahead to UFC 258​, featuring a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman vs. Gil...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with Britain Hart (11:15) following her huge win over Paige VanZant at BKFC KnuckleMania, talks how life has changed, her post-fight promo, and much more. Eddie Alvarez (45:53) previews his upcoming fight with Iuri Lapicus at ONE on TNT 1 April 7, discusses the stock market, his long layoff, and Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul. Jiri Prochazka (1:...

On the 30th 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 18 event at the APEX, the promotion’s first event of 2021 that took place in the United States. Future matchups were discussed for Alexander Volkov—who delivered one of his most impressive performances in the heavyweight main event with a second-round...

With UFC Vegas 18 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 APEX, including Alexander Volkov’s second-round KO win over Alistair Overeem in the main event, as well as Cory Sandhagen’s knockout of the year frontrunner against Frankie Edgar in the co-main event. Follow Mike Heck:...

With BKFC’s KnuckleMania in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Damon Martin and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines of Friday night’s event, including Britain Hart’s unanimous decision win over Paige VanZant in the main event, along with Chris Leben’s first-round KO victory in his retirement fight.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Damon Martin: @DamonMartin Follow E. Casey Leydon...

With UFC Vegas 18 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of the UFC’s return to Las Vegas, including the heavyweight main event between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Su...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL championship match between MMA Fighting's Steven Marrocco and longtime MMA journalist Josh Gross as they will discuss if there has been any clarity in the UFC's lightweight division since UFC 257, where Nate Diaz fits into the mix, Paige VanZant's anticipated BKFC debut on Friday, a look at Saturday's UFC Vegas 18 event, Stephen A. Smith's recent comments, and more. Follow...

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 the current landscape of the UFC lightweight rankings, Dustin Poirier & Michael Chandler’s future, Nate Diaz’s recent Tweets, Stephen A. Smith & Casey Kenny's comments, more Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Follow Kristen King: @KristenKi...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan (3:34) to preview his first title defense with Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259 on March 6. Mike Davis (17:53) recaps his "Fight of the Night" earning win over Mason Jones at UFC Fight Island 8 and his hectic 2020 that kept him out of the octagon. Joanne Calderwood (53:44) discusses her UFC 257 win over...

Kamaru Usman addresses his upcoming fight against Gilbert Burns and why he's not really conflicted at all while facing off with a former teammate. The reigning UFC welterweight champion also discusses his status among the greatest of all time as well as potential rematches against Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Askren details how his fight against Jake Paul came together, how he's training for a boxing match after having hip replacement surgery, the trash talk that's already started and what he expects to happen when he finally clashes with the YouTube celebrity on April 17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Heck hosts the BTL championship rematch between Steven Marrocco and Jed Meshew to discuss the fallout of Dustin Poirier's KO win over Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 257, Michael Chandler's sensational introduction to the UFC in the co-main event, the unsung heroes coming out of the first UFC PPV of 2021, reaction to the upcoming boxing match between Ben Askren and Jake Paul, and more...

For this episode, The Sun reporter Chisanga Malata joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to break down some of the biggest storylines in MMA. Some topics include fallout from the UFC’s return to Fight Island​, including Dustin Poirier’s TKO win over Conor McGregor at UFC 257​, Michael Chandler’s violent debut in the UFC​, Max Holloway’s epic performance against Calvin Kattar, and more. Follow José...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with Michael Chiesa (10:27) to recap his UFC Fight Island 8 main event win over Neil Magny, discuss his callout of Colby Covington, thoughts on Dustin Poirier's win over Conor McGregor at UFC 257, and more. Alessio Di Chirico (38:50) talks his KO win over Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Island 7 and why he chose to decline the post-fight inte...

On the 29th 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 257 event in Abu Dhabi. Future matchups were discussed for Dustin Poirier—who earned the biggest win of his career with a second-round knockout in the main event—Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler, Joanne Calderwood, Makhmud Muradov, Marina Rodriguez, and mor...

With UFC 257 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 Abu Dhabi, including a pair of memorable finishes in the lightweight main and co-main events. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full...

With UFC 257 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines ahead of the UFC’s first pay-per-view event of the year this Saturday in Abu Dhabi, including the rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in the main event, as well as the co-main event between Dan Hooker and the debuting Michael Chandler.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR...

Mike Heck hosts the BTL championship match between MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and Steven Marrocco to preview Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 2 and UFC 257 as a whole, discuss Max Holloway's sensational performance at the UFC's debut broadcast on ABC, take a look back at UFC Fight Island 7 and UFC Fight Island 8 and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Follow Steven...

On the 28th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Wednesday's UFC Fight Island 8 event in Abu Dhabi. Future matchups were discussed for Michael Cheisa—who picked up his fourth straight win by defeating Neil Magny in the welterweight main event—Warlley Alves, Ike Villanueva, Viviane Araujo, Matt Schnell, Lerone Murphy, an...

With UFC Fight Island 8 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Wednesday’s event. 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 MMAF on Fac...

With UFC Fight Island 8 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines ahead of Wednesday’s event in Abu Dhabi, including the welterweight main event between Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit o...

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with Diego Ferreira (7:15) to preview his upcoming fight with Beneil Dariush on Feb. 6, Michael Chandler signing with the UFC, and thoughts on a potential lightweight tournament. Merab Dvalishvili (30:15) discusses why he will no longer be facing Cody Stamann on Feb. 6 and when he hopes to be rebooked, Uriah Hall talks (53:21) his upcoming...

With the highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier just days away at UFC 257, find out how these two lightweights ended up meeting again after they first clashed all the way back in 2014. 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: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Tw...