MMA Fighting

With a pair of entertaining events in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines coming out of Bellator 263—including A.J. McKee’s star making finish of Patricio Pitbull in the featherweight grand prix finale—and UFC Vegas 33, which was capped off by Sean Strickland’s dominant decision win over Uriah Hall in the main event. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Shaheen Al-Shatti: @shaunalshatti Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs 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 a busy Saturday of MMA events just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the stop storylines ahead of Bellator 263—headlined by the featherweight grand prix finale between champion Patricio Pitbull and the undefeated A.J. McKee—and UFC Vegas 33, featuring a middleweight main event between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee 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

Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and journalist E. Spencer Kyte to discuss the biggest stories in the sport.This week, the panel will discuss T.J. Dillashaw’s return to action with a split decision win over Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32 this past weekend and where the former champion goes from here, Rachael Ostovich’s successful bare knuckle fighting debut in her win over Paige VanZant at BKFC 19 this past weekend, what is better for Bellator in the long run; a victory for Patricio Pitbull or A.J. McKee this Saturday in the main event of Bellator 263, if the winner of the UFC Vegas 33 main event between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland becomes a middleweight title contender, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew 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, Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest stories in MMA and boxing.Some topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 32, T.J. Dillashaw’s split decision over Cory Sandhagen, Maycee Barber’s controversial win over Miranda Maverick, Rachael Ostovich’s win over Paige VanZant at BFKC 19, and more. The three will also look ahead Bellator 263, featuring the featherweight title fight between Patricio Pitbull vs. A.J. McKee, and UFC Vegas 33, Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc 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

This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck (3:49) recaps a memorable week in Tampa covering BKFC 19, talks biggest takeaways, Rachael Ostovich's win over Paige VanZant and gives his take on the biggest star of the event.Din Thomas then joins Mike to recap the top storylines coming out of UFC Vegas 32, including TJ Dillashaw's win over Cory Sandhagen in the main event, a rough night for the judges, and more.Finally, Mickey Gall talks his successful return to the octagon after over a year away with a first-round submission over Jordan Williams at UFC Vegas 32 and what he wants next.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 52nd 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 32 event at the APEX. Future matchups were discussed for the former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw following his split decision win in the instant classic of a main event, Cory Sandhagen, Raulian Paiva, Darren Elkins, Maycee Barber, Adrian Yanez 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 Vegas 32 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon react to the top storylines coming out of Saturday night’s card at the APEX, including T.J. Dillashaw's split decision decision win over Cory Sandhagen Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee 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 Vegas 32 just hours away, MMA Fighting's José Youngs, Alexander K. Lee, and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday's event at the APEX, including the bantamweight headliner between Cory Sandhagen vs. TJ Dillashaw Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee 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

Some topics fallout from UFC Vegas 31, Islam Makhachev’s submission win over Thiago Moises, Miesha Tate’s TKO win over Marion Reneau, Conor McGregor’s update on his broken leg, and more.The three will also look ahead BKFC 19, featuring Paige VanZant vs. Rachael Ostovich, and UFC Vegas 32, featuring T.J. Dillashaw vs. Cory Sandhagen. Follow José Youngs: @JoseYoungs Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Follow Kristen King: @KristenKingMMA 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 to Michael Chiesa (7:58) to preview his upcoming fight with Vicente Luque at UFC 265, talk the latest news in MMA, and whether or not he was in the running to fight Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 261.Adrian Yanez (33:51) discusses his UFC Vegas 32 fight with Randy Costa this Saturday and how the fight was built on positivity.Big Brother and MTV's The Challenge veteran Josh Martinez (57:27) talks his upcoming boxing match against Adam Pike at Big Brother US vs. Big Brother Canada on Aug. 6, wanting a boxing card made with alum from The Challenge in the future, and the heartbreaking situation in Cuba.Finally, Gilbert Burns (1:17:46) recaps his UFC 264 win over Stephen Thompson and reacts to Dana White's criticism of the performance.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