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MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Damon Martin react to the news of Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz set to meet in a boxing match at Triller Fight Club's Sept. 11 event, which will be headlined by Oscar De La Hoya vs. Vitor Belfort. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Damon Martin: @DamonMartin Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the final episode of The A-Side Live Chat.For this episode, José Youngs, E. Casey Leydon, Shaun Al-Shatti, Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, Alexander K. Lee, and Guilherme Cruz react to some of the biggest stories in MMA.Some topics include fallout from UFC 265, Ciryl Gane’s TKO over Derrick Lewis, Amanda Nunes' future title fight against Julianna Peña, Rose Namajunas' rumored rematch against Zhang Weili, updates from UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi, the recent rule changes in Colorado, and more. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Follow Alexander K. Lee: @alexanderklee Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_Jr Follow Guilherme Cruz: @guicruzzz Follow Shaheen Al-Shatt: @shaunalshatti Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck starts the show with an announcement before a loaded lineup of guests.Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (9:00) previews his title defense against John Salter this Friday in the main event of Bellator 264, talks his win over Douglas Lima, wanting to be more active, Chris Weidman's injury and clarifying some headlines, Tyron Woodley's chances against Jake Paul, and more.Tim Johnson (30:14) reacts to getting booked against Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator's Oct. 23 event in Moscow and how the fans have responded to it.Chad Mendes (46:30) discusses signing a multi-fight deal with BKFC, getting the UFC's blessing and if he's fought his final MMA fight.Anthony Taylor (1:13:35) previews his boxing match with Tommy Fury on Showtime's pay-per-view event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley, coming out of a dark place in his life thanks to Antonio McKee, becoming one of Paul's main sparring partners, and more.Finally, John Salter (1:38:32) talks his preparation for his first world title fight against Gegard Mousasi this Friday at Bellator 264.Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 54th 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 265 event, which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston.Future matchups were discussed for the brand new interim heavyweight champion Cyril Gane after earning a dominant third-round TKO in the main event, Derrick Lewis, Jose Aldo, Vicente Luque, Tecia Torres, Song Yadong, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With UFC 265 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines coming out of Saturday’s event in Houston, including Ciryl Gane’s dominant third-round TKO win over Derrick Lewis in the main event to capture the interim heavyweight title. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @shaunalshatti Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With UFC 265 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti, Mike Heck, and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday night’s fight card in Houston, including the main event for the UFC interim heavyweight title between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane.  Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @shaunalshatti Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and journalist E. Spencer Kyte to discuss the biggest stories of the past week in mixed martial arts.This week, the panel discusses A.J. McKee's quick finish of Patricio Freire at Bellator 263 and where he now sits in the argument for best featherweight on the planet, Sean Strickland's UFC Vegas 33 main event win over Uriah Hall and if his agreed upon middleweight matchup with former champion Luke Rockhold was the right fight to make, excitement levels for the interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane at UFC 265 and what would be the better result for the UFC moving forward, offer predictions for what will be the Fight of the Night on Saturday night's fight card in Houston, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow E. Spencer Kyte: @spencerkyte Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, José Youngs, Alex Savas, and Alexander K. Lee react to some of the biggest stories in #MMA.Some topics include fallout from Bellator 263, A.J. McKee's submission win over Patricio Pitbull, Sean Strickland's dominant performance over Uriah Hall at UFC Vegas 33, and moreThe three will also look ahead to #UFC265, headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane, and Cody Garbrandt's flyweight debut against Kai Kara-France. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alex Savas: @alexsavs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @alexanderklee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Mads Burnell (8:15) to recap his Bellator 263 win over Emmanuel Sanchez in the co-main event.BKFC's Taylor Starling (24:34) talks her recent win over Cassie Robb at BKFC 19, her career journey, and feeling she's in the conversation to become the promotion's first women's champion.Alex Perez (1:03:39) previews his Aug. 28 UFC flyweight matchup with Matt Schnell and what he took away from his loss to Devieson Figueiredo at UFC 255.Finally, Casey Kenney (1:34:36) discusses his upcoming matchup with Song Yadong at UFC 265 this Saturday and feeling he won two rounds against Dominick Cruz at UFC 259.Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 53rd 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 33 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for the Sean Strickland following his dominant decision win over Uriah Hall in the middleweight headliner, Cheyanne Buys, Jared Gooden, Melsik Baghdasaryan, Jason Witt, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgHCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLiVisit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvMLike MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7ZFollow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUIRead More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices