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In the seventh episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 8 event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Future fights were discussed for headliners Aleksandar Rakic—who earned a unanimous decision win—and Anthony Smith, co-main eventers Neil Magny and Robbie Lawler, Alexa Grasso, Ricardo Lamas, Sean Brady, and m...

With UFC Vegas 8 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Las Vegas—including Aleksandar Rakic’s unanimous decision win over Anthony Smith in the main event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full...

With UFC Vegas 8 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines, including the light heavyweight main event between Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic.  MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 6 event at the UFC APEX, including Derrick Lewis’ second-rou...

Check out episode 22 of MMA Fighting's What the Heck as Mike Heck speaks with Shana Dobson (8:58) to recap her massive upset win over Mariya Agapova at UFC on ESPN 15. Cheyanne Buys (35:57) discusses becoming the newest member of the UFC strawweight division after earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series. UFC women's bantamweight Julia Avila (1:03:23) previews her upcoming rematch with...

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold explains why he's decided to make his return to action after more than a year away from the sport, his expectations for the comeback and ideal opponents he'd like to face when he fights again.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out episode 13 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the rematch between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp as they react to Jon Jones vacating the UFC light heavyweight championship. In addition, the panel gives their take on who is the best 205-pounder in the world now that Jones is heading to heavyweight, how they scored the UFC on ESPN 15 main event between Fra...

In the sixth episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN 15 event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Future fights were discussed for headliners Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz—following the former lightweight champion’s split decision win—Mike Rodriguez, Joe Solecki, Shana Dobson, Daniel Rodriguez, and more....

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN 15 event in Las Vegas, including Frankie Edgar’s split decision win over Pedro Munhoz in the bantamweight main 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 cat...

With UFC on ESPN 15 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and  Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines heading into Saturday night's event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, including the bantamweight main event between Pedro Munhoz and Frankie Edgar.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://go...

On this week's episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks to Marlon Vera (5:25) to recap his first-round TKO win over Sean O'Malley in the UFC 252 co-main event. In addition, fellow UFC 252 winners Daniel Pineda (33:18) breaks down his TKO win over Herbert Burns, and Vinc Pichel (55:11) talks his unanimous decision win over Jim Miller. Finally, Derek Brunson (1:14:45) gives his pers...

For this episode, José Youngs, Alex Savas, and E. Casey Leydon react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some topics include Jon Jones vacating his UFC light heavyweight championship, Daniel Cormier announcing his retirement, Stipe Miocic’s next fight, and the future of the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Also on tap, the three will look back at UFC 252, headlined by Miocic’s win o...

Paige VanZant discusses her decision to move from MMA to bare knuckle boxing with her manager Malki Kawa joining to detail how the deal got done and BKFC president Dave Feldman on welcoming Paige to the promotion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Between the Links, Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp as they give their takes on Stipe Miocic's victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 and what's next, Cormier's legacy after--what seems to be--his final fight, the fallout of the co-main event between Marlon Vera and Sean O'Malley, and which main event this weekend is more...

Moments after Jon Jones announced he was vacating the UFC light heavyweight championship, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee reacted to the news. 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 our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Foll...

In the fifth episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC 252 event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Future fights were discussed for heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic following his unanimous decision win over Daniel Cormier in the main event, co-main eventers Marlon Vera and Sean O’Malley, Jairzinho Rozenstru...

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines from UFC 252 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, including Stipe Miocic’s successful heavyweight title defense against Daniel Cormier in the main event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://go...

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs break down all the top storylines heading into UFC 252 on Saturday in Las Vegas, including the trilogy fight for the heavyweight championship between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http...

On this week's episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Michael Chandler (11:50) to recap his first-round finish of Benson Henderson in the main event of Bellator 243 this past Friday night, and becoming a free agent. Bellator women's flyweight Valerie Loureda (43:38) discusses her second-round TKO win over Tara Graff at Bellator 243, the viral dance celebration, and the diff...

For this episode, MMA Fighting’s José Youngs, Alex Savas, and Esther Lin break down some of the top stories in MMA. Some topics include a preview of Saturday’s UFC 252 card, the upcoming rubber match between UFC champion Stipe Miocic and former champ Daniel Cormier, Sean O’Malley’s return against Marlon Vera, and more. The three will  look back on action packed UFC Vegas 6 card, which included Der...

Colby Covington joined MMA Fighting's Mike Heck for an exclusive interview to provide an update on the targeted Sept. 19 fight with Tyron Woodley, his thoughts on Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 and the current landscape of the welterweight division, the UFC 252 main event between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier, and more.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH...

Check out episode 11 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee as they give their takes on which three fighters had the best performances from this past weekend’s UFC Vegas 6 and Bellator 243 events. In addition, the panel discusses who Michael Chandler should fight next now that he is a free agent—and where he will ultimately land—w...

In the fourth episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 6 event at the UFC APEX. Future fights were discussed for headliners Derrick Lewis and Alexey Oleinik, co-main event winner Chris Weidman, Darren Stewart, Yana Kunitskaya, Beneil Dariush, Kevin Holland, and more.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_J...

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 6 event at the UFC APEX, including Derrick Lewis’ second-round finish of Alexey Oleinik in the heavyweight main event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http:...

With UFC Vegas 6 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines, including the heavyweight main event between Derrick Lewis and Alexey Oleinik. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our pl...

Ahead of his co-main event fight at UFC 252, "Suga" Sean O'Malley speaks with Damon Martin about his new contract, Marlon "Chito" Vera, his recent war of words with Cody Garbrandt and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices