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1701
Kevin Holland Responds to Criticism Over Last L...
Kevin Holland Responds to Criticism Over Last Loss to Derek Brunson, Looks Ahead to Fight Against Marvin Vettori
15 min
1702
The A-Side Live Chat | Venum uniforms, Patricio...
Venum uniforms, Patricio Pitbull vs. A.J. McKee, Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland, Adriano Moraes vs. Demetrious Johnson, more
75 min
1703
What the Heck: Episode 53 | Jon Anik, Mackenzie...
This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck is joined by Mackenzie Dern ahead of her pivotal strawweight matchup with Nina Ansaroff this Saturday at UFC Vegas 23 and discusses being part of the first women's MMA fight to air on ABC. Colbey Northcutt previews her upcoming bout with Sovannahry Em on April 28 at ONE on TNT 4 and talks sharing the card with her brother Sage Northcutt for the first time as professional MMA fighters. Joe Solecki discusses his big fight with Jim Miller this Saturday at UFC Vegas 23 and competing for the first time since becoming a father. Finally, UFC commentator Jon Anik recaps Francis Ngannou's KO win over Stipe Miocic to become heavyweight champion at UFC 260, a potential fight with Jon Jones, a loaded upcoming PPV schedule, and more.
82 min
1704
On To the Next One: Bellator 255 Recap, Pitbull...
On the 38th episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss the fallout of Bellator 255, the promotion's first event of 2021, as well as the highly anticipated matchup between Patricio Pitbull and AJ McKee in the finale of the Bellator featherweight grand prix following Pitbull's submission win over Emmanuel Sanchez on Friday night. In addition, they give their takes on if the fight between Pitbull and McKee is more exciting than the UFC's 145-pound championship offering between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega, Volkanovski and Ortega being named coaches for the return of The Ultimate Fighter, Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz being booked as the co-main event of UFC 262, the ultimate wildcard fight for the rest of 2021, and more.
50 min
1705
Khetag Pliev Explains Horrific Finger Injury at...
Khetag Pliev, along with his coach Joey Patterson, join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck hours after suffering a horrific finger injury at CFFC 94 and discuss how it happened and clear up misconceptions, plans to appeal the loss, trying to hide it in order to continue fighting, the road to recovery, his vow to come back and make a run at the UFC, and more.
14 min
1706
Miesha Tate Reveals Why She's Returning from Re...
Miesha Tate Reveals Why She's Returning from Retirement, Plans to Become UFC Champion Again
21 min
1707
Between the Links: Francis Ngannou's Future, Jo...
Mike Heck hosts the Between the Links matchup between Jed Meshew and José Youngs as they discuss Francis Ngannou’s second-round KO win over Stipe Miocic to become heavyweight champion in the main event of UFC 260, where Miocic could go from here, the potential blockbuster title fight between Ngannou and Jon Jones and how the former light heavyweight champion has approached the negotiations thus far, the UFC booking Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz as a five-round co-main event for UFC 262 on May 15, Bellator’s 2021 debut coming up on Friday, and more.
83 min
1708
Michael Chandler On His Title Fight Against Cha...
Michael Chandler On His Title Fight Against Charles Oliveira, Poirier vs. McGregor 3 and Khabib Nurmagomedov's Retirement
27 min
1709
The A-Side Live Chat | Francis Ngannou’s KO of ...
Francis Ngannou’s KO of Stipe Miocic, Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz, Jon Jones vs. UFC, more
74 min
1710
What the Heck: Episode 52 | Demetrious Johnson,...
This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with UFC commentator John Gooden to recap the major storylines from UFC 260, Francis Ngannou capturing the heavyweight title, his Keeping the Lights On fundraiser to help out gyms in the U.K. that have experienced hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. Demetrious Johnson previews his flyweight title fight against Adriano Moraes April 7 at ONE on TNT 1, thoughts on Aljamain Sterling becoming UFC bantamweight champion, and why he's picking Jake Paul to beat Ben Askren April 17. Michael Chiesa discusses the fallout of UFC 260, Ngannou's performance, what Stipe Miocic could've done differently, how Jon Jones has handled getting what he wants to challenge the new heavyweight champion, Vicente Luque's big win over Tyron Woodley, and more. Finally, Laura Sanchez previews her 2021 season for the PFL and her season opening matchup May 6 against Genah Fabian at PFL 3.
109 min
1711
On To the Next One: Matches To Make After UFC 260
On the 37th 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 260 event at the APEX in Las Vegas. Future matchups were discussed for the brand new UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou following his second-round KO victory, the now former champion Stipe Miocic, co-headliners Vicente Luque and Tyron Woodley, Sean O'Malley, Miranda Maverick, Jamie Mullarkey, and more.
75 min
1712
UFC 260 Post-Fight Show
With UFC 260 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Las Vegas, including the reaction to heavyweight championship main event between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou.
43 min
1713
UFC 260 Preview Show
MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event featuring Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2.
45 min
1714
The A-Side Live Chat | Miocic vs. Ngannou 2, De...
Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2, Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland’s futures, UFC 260, more
79 min
1715
Between the Links: Stipe vs. Ngannou 2, Brunson...
Mike Heck hosts the Between the Links matchup between Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee as they discuss Saturday's UFC 260 event and the heavyweight title rematch between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, the fallout of Derek Brunson's win over Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 22, Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler set to crown a new lightweight champion at UFC 262 and how that shapes up the rest of the division, Miesha Tate returning to the UFC octagon in July, and more.
87 min
1716
Stipe Miocic On His UFC 260 Rematch Against Fra...
Stipe Miocic On His UFC 260 Rematch Against Francis Ngannou and Future Fight with Jon Jones
16 min
1717
What the Heck: Episode 51 | Josh Emmett, Leonar...
This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with Adrian Yanez following his impressive third-round KO victory over Gustavo Lopez at UFC Vegas 22 this past Saturday. Josh Emmett provides an update on his recovery from injuries suffered in his unanimous decision win over Shane Burgos in June and when he expects to return to the octagon. Leonard Garcia reflects on his career following his unanimous decision win over Joe Elmore in the main event of Friday night's BKFC 16 fight card and subsequently announcing his retirement from combat sports. Finally, Manel Kape reacts to his controversial split decision loss to Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 21 earlier this month.
126 min
1718
UFC 260 Timeline: Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngan...
Before UFC 260, hear how UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou ended up again in an Octagon on Saturday night.
49 min
1719
On To the Next One: Matches To Make After UFC V...
On the 36th 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 22 at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for headliners Derek Brunson—who picked up his fourth straight victory—and Kevin Holland, Max Griffin, Monsterrat Ruiz, Adrian Yanez, Tai Tuivasa, and more.
65 min
1720
UFC Vegas 22 Post-Fight Show
With UFC Vegas 22 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the APEX
57 min
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UFC Vegas 22 Preview Show
With UFC Vegas 22 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 middleweight main event between Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland.
58 min
1722
Reaction: Khabib Retires, Oliveira vs. Chandler...
After a crazy Thursday night full of news in the MMA world, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee react to Khabib Nurmagomedov officially closing the door on a return following his retirement announcement at UFC 254 in October, the UFC 262 main event between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler to crown a new lightweight champion on May 15, and two massive bantamweight headliners between Cory Sandhagen and T.J. Dillashaw on May 8, along with Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt on May 15.
18 min
1723
Between the Links: Usman vs. Masvidal 2, Next M...
Mike Heck hosts the BTL title match between MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs and bantamweight fighter Sarah Kaufman as they react to the news of Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 2 headlining UFC 261 in front of a packed house in Jacksonville, the ending to the UFC Vegas 21 main event between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad and discuss where both fighters go from here, Megan Anderson parting ways with the UFC and what that means for the women's featherweight division, and preview UFC Vegas 22 and the main event between Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland.
49 min
1724
The A-Side Live Chat | Leon Edwards’ eye poke, ...
Leon Edwards’ eye poke, UFC Vegas 21 fallout, Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 2, more
93 min
1725
What the Heck: Episode 50 | Kevin Holland, Fran...
This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Kevin Holland (4:32) to preview his UFC Vegas 22 headliner with Derek Brunson this Saturday, talks Israel Adesanya's unanimous decision loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259, the state of the middleweight division, and more. Aspen Ladd (28:30) provides an update on her recovery from a torn ACL and MCL, when she is targeting a return to action, discusses Julianna Pena calling for a title shot and why she feels a fight between her and Pena makes the most sense, thoughts about moving up to 145 to challenge Amanda Nunes, and more. Trevin Giles (47:42) talks his upcoming fight with Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 22 this Saturday, short notice opponent change, and how fans reacted to heart issues knocking him out of his fight with Kevin Holland. Grant Dawson (1:11:14) previews his lightweight debut this Saturday at UFC Vegas 22 against Leonardo Santos. Finally, Frank Mir discusses (1:31:53) his boxing debut April 17 against Antonio Tarver and what advice he has for Ben Askren ahead of his boxing bout with Jake Paul in the main event of that card.
118 min