With UFC Vegas 13 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the UFC APEX, including the light heavyweight headliner between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira.

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck chats with former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker about his UFC 254 win over Jared Cannonier, Israel Adesanya's move to 205, Dana White saying he didn't want to fight Adesanya, and more. Adrian Yanez recaps his octagon debut knockout win over Victor Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 12, talks sharing his first promotional bout with Anderson Silva's last and the importance of mental health during trying times. Lauren Murphy talks her UFC 254 win over Liliya Shakirova, Cynthia Calvillo's recent comments, Calvillo getting booked for a fight against Katlyn Chookagian, and what led her to signing with new management. Finally, Kevin Holland discusses becoming the first UFC fighter to go 4-0 in 2020 following his first-round finish of Victor Rodriguez, Israel Adesanya, and wanting two more fights before the year ends.

Anderson Silva’s ‘retirement,’ Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya, Conor McGregor Tweets, more

Check out episode 23 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti as they give their takes on Anderson Silva’s potential final fight in the UFC—a fourth-round TKO loss to Uriah Hall in the main event of UFC Vegas 12—Dana White’s comments about regretting the booking, and how to book him if he were to get one more octagon appearance. In addition, the panel discusses where Bryce Mitchell goes after his unanimous decision win over Andre Fili, the talks of Jan Blachowicz fighting Israel Adesanya for his first light heavyweight title defense, what Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira are actually fighting for in the UFC Vegas 13 main event this Saturday, the return of The Ultimate Fighter in March, and more.

In the 16th 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 12 event which was capped off by Uriah Hall stopping Anderson Silva in the fourth round of their middleweight headliner in, what looks to be, Silva's final octagon appearance. Future fights were discussed for Hall, Bryce Mitchell, Greg Hardy, Kevin Holland, Thiago Moises, Alexander Hernandez and more.

With UFC Vegas 12 in the books, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon recap the top storylines from Saturday's event at the UFC APEX, including Uriah Hall finishing Anderson Silva in the fourth round of the middleweight main event.

With UFC Vegas 12 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday’s event at the UFC APEX, including the middleweight headliner between Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva.

Check out episode 21 of What the Heck as MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Gegard Mousasi ahead of his middleweight title fight against Douglas Lima at Thursday's Bellator 250 event. Miranda Maverick recaps her first-round TKO win over Liana Jojua at UFC 254, talks her extremely busy schedule outside of fighting and more. Bellator heavyweight and AEW star Jake Hager previews his Bellator 250 matchup with Brandon Calton, discusses how his pro wrestling life has changed with AEW, and Chris Jericho's place in wrestling history. Johnny Campbell discusses nearly losing his ear in his most recent bout against Ary Farias at Taura MMA 10 this past Friday in Brazil, gives an update on how he's doing physically and when he aims to return. Finally, Dustin Jacoby talks his first octagon fight in nearly nine years when he faces Justin Ledet this Saturday at UFC Vegas 12.

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement, Jon Jones’ comments, Robert Whittaker's next fight, UFC lightweight title, more

Check out episode 22 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and journalist Ant Walker as they react to Khabib Nurmagomedov's second-round submission win in the UFC 254 lightweight championship headliner, along with his subsequent retirement from the sport. The panel talks where "The Eagle" sits on the GOAT list. In addition, they lay out what should happen with the lightweight title moving forward compared to what many believe will ultimately happen, talk the three stars--outside of Nurmagomedov--of UFC 254, and reveal what they would choose to watch if they could only watch Bellator 250 on Thursday, or UFC Vegas 12 on Saturday.

In the 15th 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 254 event which was capped off by Khabib Nurmagomedov successfully defending his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje and subsequently announcing his retirement. Future fights were discussed for Gaethje, co-headliners Robert Whittaker--who earned a unanimous decision win--and Jared Cannonier, Alexander Volkov, Phil Hawes, Lauren Murphy, Magomed Ankalaev, and more.

With UFC 254 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi, including Khabib Nurmagomedov’s second-round submission win over Justin Gaethje to retain his lightweight title in the main event and his subsequent retirement.

With UFC 254 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday’s event on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, including the main event for the undisputed UFC lightweight title between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje.

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with UFC welterweight James Krause to recap his UFC Fight Island 6 win over Claudio Silva and discuss his post-fight comments regarding Joaquin Buckley. UFC play-by-play voice Jon Anik previews UFC 254, the significance of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje, and more. UFC flyweight Lauren Murphy talks losing Cynthia Calvillo as a UFC 254 opponent, getting a short notice newcomer in Liliya Shakirova, and why she feels Jessica Andrade shouldn't get the winner of Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia. Finally, UFC bantamweight Casey Kenney previews his catchweight bout with Nathaniel Wood at UFC 254, talks the impact his dominant win over Alateng Heili has had, and where a win on Saturday will take him.

Khabib vs. Gaethje, Whittaker vs. Cannonier, UFC 254 Preview, UFC Fight Island 6 Fall Out, Michael Chandler's UFC Debut, More

MMA Fighting spoke to MMA stars from the UFC and Bellator to get their predictions for who's going to win Saturday's pivotal UFC 254 headliner between undisputed lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje.

With UFC 254 just days away, listen to how Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje ended up fighting for the UFC lightweight title Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

Check out episode 21 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter as they reveal who they believe—outside of Brian Ortega—were the three stars of UFC Fight Island 6 this past Saturday, along with the impact of Ortega and Jessica Andrade's wins in Abu Dhabi. In addition, the panel discusses the significance of the undisputed lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje this Saturday on Fight Island, what else sticks out on the UFC 254 fight card, the co-main event between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier and what result would be better for business. The panel also weighs in on how Bellator MMA has gone forward since Scott Coker's press conference to announce the move to CBS Sports.

In the 14th episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC Fight Island 6 event in Abu Dhabi. Future fights were discussed for headliners Brian Ortega--who earned a dominant unanimous decision victory--and The Korean Zombie, Jessica Andrade, Jimmy Crute, James Krause, Jonathan Martinez, Gillian Robertson, and more.

With UFC Fight Island 6 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon are joined by No. 6 ranked UFC featherweight Calvin Kattar to break down the top storylines from Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi, including Brian Ortega’s unanimous decision win over The Korean Zombie in the main event.

With UFC Fight Island 6 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines of Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi, including the featherweight headliner between Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie.

Check out episode 29 of MMA Fighting's What the Heck as Mike Heck chats with UFC middleweight Joaquin Buckley following his viral KO win over Impa Kasanganay at UFC Fight Island 5 this past weekend. Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico previews his upcoming fight with John de Jesus at Bellator 252 on Nov, 12. Tracy Cortez recaps her unanimous decision win over Stephanie Egger this past Saturday at UFC Fight Island 5, discusses why she wants to move back to 125, and more. James Krause explains taking a short notice fight with Claudio Silva this weekend at UFC Fight Island 6, cornering Kevin Croom during his life changing win over Roosevelt Roberts, recovering from COVID-19, and how he sees the fight playing out. Finally, Brandon Moreno expresses his frustrations with being skipped over for two flyweight title shots at UFC 255, previews his new matchup with Brandon Moreno, Cody Garbrandt dropping down to flyweight, and how he sees the new title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez playing out Nov. 21.

Artem Lobov discusses his return to MMA for the first time in over a year, the personal rivalry with Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate and much more

Brian Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie, UFC Fight Island 5 fallout, Tony Ferguson, more

Check out episode 20 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jose Youngs and martial arts personality Phoenix Carnevale as they give their takes on the likelihood the UFC is able to book a matchup between former multi-division champion Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier in 2020. The panel also discusses the fallout from UFC Vegas 5—including Joaquin Buckley’s incredible knockout, the state of the bantamweight title picture following Cory Sandhagen’s second-round finish of Marlon Moraes, and where Edson Barboza goes from his first win at 145-pounds over Makwan Amirkhani. In addition, they react to former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson’s frustrations and what can be done about it, the pivotal UFC Fight Island 6 main event between Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie, and more.