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1951
UFC Fight Island 5 Preview Show
With UFC Fight Island 5 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday's event in Abu Dhabi, including the bantamweight headliner between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen.
27 min
1952
Israel Adesanya Talks Escalating Feud with Jon ...
Israel Adesanya discusses his huge win at UFC 253 as well as the ongoing war of words with Jon Jones and much more
24 min
1953
What the Heck: Episode 28 | Germaine de Randami...
Check out episode 28 of What the Heck as Mike Heck speaks with No. 1 ranked women's bantamweight contender Germaine de Randamie (6:12) to discuss her third-round submission win over Julianna Pena at UFC Fight Island 4, a potential rematch with Holly Holm, and what she is willing to put at stake if she were to face Amanda Nunes one more time. Also, unbeaten welterweight prospect John Gotti III (39:36) previews his upcoming fight with Nick Alley on Oct. 14 in the main event of CES 61, talks what he learned from his last fight, his family lineage, and what a win in his next fight could potentially lead to.
56 min
1954
The A-Side Live Chat | UFC Fight Island 5 previ...
For this episode, José Youngs, E. Casey Leydon, and Guilherme Cruz react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some possible topics include Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya war of words on social media, Paulo Costa’s reaction to his loss at UFC 253, and more. Also on tap, the three will look ahead to UFC Fight Island 5, featuring a main event between Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen.
64 min
1955
Between the Links: Episode 19: Israel Adesanya ...
Check out episode 19 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher as they discuss the beef between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones, and if the UFC should make that fight right now.In addition, the panel lists their three stars—outside of Holly Holm—from Saturday night’s UFC Fight Island 4 event, talks Carlos Condit’s return to the win column for the first time in five years and what that means for the “Natural Born Killer,” what’s at stake in the UFC Fight Island 5 main event between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen, and whether or not the winner could move past Aljamain Sterling as the next contender to Petr Yan and the bantamweight title.
48 min
1956
On To the Next One: Episode 12 | Matches To Mak...
In the 12th 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 Fight Island 4 event in Abu Dhabi. Future fights were discussed for headliners Holly Holm—who earned a unanimous decision win—and Irene Aldana, Carlos Felipe, Germaine de Randamie, Kyler Phillips, Dusko Todorovic, Carlos Condit, and more.
41 min
1957
UFC Fight Island 4: Holm vs. Aldana Post-Fight ...
With UFC Fight Island 4 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon are joined by UFC broadcaster Laura Sanko to break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Abu Dhabi, including Holly Holm’s dominant decision win over Irene Aldana in the main event.
55 min
1958
UFC Fight Island 4 Preview Show
With UFC Vegas 4 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Abu Dhabi, including the bantamweight main event between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana.
29 min
1959
What the Heck: Episode 27 | Michelle Waterson, ...
Check out episode 27 of What the Heck as MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Michelle Waterson (9:00) to recap her UFC Vegas 10 main event win over Angela Hill and where she goes from here. Brandon Royval (27:57) discusses his second-round submission win over Kai Kara-France at UFC 253, the incredible flurry at the start of the fight, and wanting fights with Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga. Casey Kenney (1:00:13) and Jordan Williams (1:12:42) preview their upcoming UFC Fight Island 4 bouts this Saturday. Finally, William Knight (1:44:19) recaps his unanimous decision win over Aleksa Camur at UFC 253, talks wanting to compete on the Nov. 28 card in Las Vegas, and Colby Covington's recent comments.
125 min
1960
Between the Links: Episode 18 | UFC 253 Fallout...
Check out episode 18 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher as they give their takes on Israel Adesanya’s second-round finish of Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253, his celebration, and how close “The Last Stylebender” is to becoming the greatest middleweight in UFC history. In addition, the panel discusses Jan Blachowicz’s impressive win over Dominick Reyes to become the new light heavyweight champion in the co-main event and his callout of Jon Jones, Conor McGregor and Dana White having issues, and take a look ahead to this Saturday night’s card in Abu Dhabi headlined by Holly Holm and Irene Aldana.
47 min
1961
On To the Next One: Episode 11 | Matches To Mak...
In the 11th 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 253 event in Abu Dhabi. Future fights were discussed for headliners Israel Adesanya--who successfully defended his title with a second-round knockout--and Paulo Costa, new light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and his fellow co-main eventer Dominick Reyes, Brandon Royval, Ketlen Vieira, Hakeem Dawodu, and more.
35 min
1962
UFC 253 Post-Fight Show
With UFC 253 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alex K. Lee, and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Abu Dhabi, which includes Israel Adesanya’s incredible finish of Paulo Costa to retain his middleweight title in the main event, as well as Jan Blachowicz becoming the undisputed light heavyweight champion in the co-main event after putting away Dominick Reyes.
80 min
1963
UFC 253 Preview Show
With UFC 253 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Abu Dhabi, including the two title fights between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa in the middleweight championship headliner, and the battle for the vacant light heavyweight title between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event.
37 min
1964
What the Heck: Episode 26 | Alexander Volkanovs...
Check out episode 26 of What the Heck as MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks to Jessica-Rose Clark (3:48) to recap her third-round TKO win over Sarah Alpar at UFC Vegas 11. Randy Costa (27:06) discusses his 41-second knockout win over Journey Newson this past Saturday night and picking up his first performance bonus. Jose Torres (57:34) previews his first-round matchup with Sean Santella in the Brave CF flyweight title tournament on Thursday at Brave CF 42. Finally, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (1:30:14) talks life after his first successful title defense against Max Holloway at UFC 251, and waiting for the next No. 1 contender to emerge.
113 min
1965
Between the Links: Episode 17 | The Stocks Of C...
Check out episode 17 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Alex K. Lee and martial arts personality Phoenix Carnevale as they give their takes on the recent downfall of former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley following his third straight dominant loss to Colby Covington at UFC Vegas 11. Plus, they break down where Covington’s stock is after the win, and some of the comments made in the aftermath. In addition, the panel discuss the rise of Khamzat Chimaev following his 17-second knockout win over Gerald Meerschaert this past Saturday, and where the pressure lies in the two title fights coming up this Saturday night between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa for the middleweight title, and Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz for the vacant light heavyweight title.
71 min
1966
On To the Next One: Episode 10 | Matches To Mak...
In the 10th 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 11 event at the UFC APEX. Future fights were discussed for headliners Colby Covington--who earned a fifth-round TKO win--and Tyron Woodley, co-main eventers Donald Cerrone and Niko Price, Khamzat Chimaev, Johnny Walker, Mackenzie Dern, Kevin Holland, and more.
47 min
1967
UFC Vegas 11 Post-Fight Show
With UFC Vegas 11 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the UFC APEX, including Colby Covington’s fifth-round TKO win over Tyron Woodley in the main event.
80 min
1968
UFC Vegas 11 Preview Show
With UFC Vegas 11 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including the welterweight main event grudge match between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley.
27 min
1969
What the Heck: Episode 25 | Mike Rodriguez, Kev...
Check out episode 25 of MMA Fighting's What the Heck as Mike Heck speaks with Kevin Croom to recap his memorable octagon debut submission win over Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Vegas 10. Kevin Holland previews his upcoming fight with Darren Stewart this Saturday at UFC Vegas 11 and reiterates his desire to smack Marvin Vettori. Brandon Royval discusses his upcoming flyweight matchup with Kai Kara-France on the main card of UFC 253 next Saturday night and the addition of a new member of his corner. Finally, Mike Rodriguez recaps the bizarre ending to his fight with Ed Herman this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 10.
84 min
1970
The A-Side Live Chat w/ Angela Hill
This week, UFC strawweight Angela Hill joins Esther Lin and Alex Savas to discuss some of the nuttiest topics in MMA.
39 min
1971
Between the Links: Episode 16 | UFC vs. Bellato...
Check out episode 16 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and martial arts personality Phoenix Carnevale as they discuss who had the better weekend between the UFC and Bellator—along with takes on the UFC Vegas 10 main event between Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill, and the Bellator 246 headliner that saw Juan Archuleta become the bantamweight champion with a unanimous decision win over Patchy Mix. In addition, the panel talks the bizarre light heavyweight matchup between Mike Rodriguez and Ed Herman, Dustin Poirier taking a stand in regards to the in the works matchup with Tony Ferguson at UFC 254, and a look ahead to this Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 11 event featuring the highly anticipated welterweight grudge match between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley.
56 min
1972
On To the Next One: Episode 9 | Matches To Make...
In the ninth 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 10 event at the UFC APEX. Future fights were discussed for headliners Michelle Waterson--who won a split decision in a classic--and Angela Hill, co-main event winner Ottman Azaitar, Roxanne Modafferi, Ed Herman, Bobby Green, Billy Qurantillo, Sijara Eubanks, and more.
36 min
1973
UFC Vegas 10 & Bellator 246 Post-Fight Show
With UFC Vegas 10 and Bellator 246 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night, including Michelle Waterson’s split decision win over Angela Hill at the UFC APEX, and Juan Archuleta capturing the Bellator bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over Patchy Mix.
76 min
1974
UFC Vegas 10 & Bellator 246 Preview Show
With both UFC Vegas 10 and Bellator 246 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines for Saturday night's events, including the main events between Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill, and the vacant Bellator bantamweight title fight between Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix.
30 min
1975
What the Heck: Episode 24 | Stephen Thompson, M...
Check out episode 24 of What the Heck as MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with UFC middleweight Gerald Meerschaert (5:23) to discuss his upcoming fight with Khamzat Chimaev Sept. 19. UFC women's bantamweight Julia Avila (22:10) discusses her hectic few weeks since her last appearance on the show that's led to a matchup with Sijara Eubanks this Saturday at UFC Vegas 10. William Knight (33:14) recaps his first-round TKO finish of Cody Brundage at DWCS Season 4: Week 5, and looks ahead to his UFC debut at UFC 253 against Aleksa Camur. UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern (1:01:30) talks her Sept. 19 matchup with Randa Markos and explains why she changed training camps just a couple of weeks ago in lieu of the matchup. Finally, UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson (1:29:19) gives an update and when he wants to return, talks Nick Diaz's potential return, and sends a message to Leon Edwards.
112 min