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.

In the 13th 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 5 event in Abu Dhabi. Future fights were discussed for headliners Cory Sandhagen--who delivered an outstanding second-round wheel kick finish--and Marlon Moraes, Edson Barboza, KO of the Year favorite Joaquin Buckley, Dricus Du Plessis, Tom Aspinall, Ilia Topuria, and more.

With UFC Fight Island 5 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Abu Dhabi, including Cory Sandhagen’s second-round finish of Marlon Moraes in the main event, and Joaquin Buckley's KO of the year candidate.

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.

Israel Adesanya discusses his huge win at UFC 253 as well as the ongoing war of words with Jon Jones and much more

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.