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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. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee Follow Brian Kelleher: @brianboom135 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

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.  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 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. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow E. Casey Leydon: @ekc Follow Laura Sanko: @laura_sanko 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 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. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR 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

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. 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

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. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Follow Brian Kelleher: @brianboom135 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

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 team middleweight 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.  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 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. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR 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 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. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR 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

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. 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