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The A-Side Live Chat | Kamaru Usman’s KO Of Jorge Masvidal, Rose Namajunas' Future, Valentina Shevchenko's Dominance, Daniel Cormier vs. Jake Paul, UFC 261 Fallout, More Apr 28, 2021

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For this episode, Kristen King joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest news in MMA.

Some topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 25, Jiri Prochazka’s KO of Dominick Reyes, Diego Sanchez’s recent interview, and more.

The three will also look ahead to UFC Vegas 26, Bellator 258, headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis, PFL 3, featuring Fabricio Werdum vs. Renan Ferreira & Kayla Harrison vs. Mariana Morais, and more.

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What the Heck: Episode 56 | Colby Covington, Ryan Bader, Frank Mir & Jeff Molina Apr 27, 2021

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This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Colby Covington (5:50) to get his reaction to Kamaru Usman's KO win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 this past Saturday, Dana White saying he's next for a rematch with Usman, and much more.

Jeff Molina (35:02) recaps his Fight of the Night earning win over Aori Qileng at UFC 261 and explains why he wasn't thrilled with his performance as a whole.

Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (49:38) discusses his light heavyweight grand prix win over Lyoto Machida, Corey Anderson being his next opponent, and Scott Coker announcing an interim heavyweight title matchup could be announced soon.

Finally, Frank Mir (1:08:35) discusses his pro boxing debut at the Triller Fight Club event earlier this month in Atlanta against Steve Cunningham, the judges, Oscar De La Hoya’s commentary taking away from his fight, and more.

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On To the Next One: Matches To Make After UFC 261 Apr 25, 2021

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On the 41st 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 261 event at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

Future matchups were discussed for welterweight champion Kamaru Usman following his second round KO victory in the main event, Jorge Masvidal, new strawweight champion Rose Namjunas, now former champion Zhang Weili, flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, Jessica Andrade, Uriah Hall, Anthony Smith, and more.

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UFC 261 Post-Fight Show Apr 25, 2021

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With UFC 261 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, Jed Meshew and E. Casey Leydon react to a memorable night of fights.

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UFC 261 Preview Show Apr 24, 2021

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With UFC 261 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines ahead of Saturday night’s event in Jacksonville, where three world titles will be on the line—headlined by the welterweight championship rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal. The co-main event will see Zhang Weili put her strawweight title on the line against former champion Rose Namajunas, and Valentina Shevchenko defends her flyweight title against Jessica Andrade.

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Chris Weidman Hopes to Use Win Over Uriah Hall As Further Proof That He's the Man to Beat Israel Adesanya Apr 23, 2021

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Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman breaks down his past fight with Uriah Hall, how much has changed going into the rematch and his plans to use this fight as a statement to send reigning king Israel Adesanya a strong message.

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Between The Links: Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal 2, Jake Paul vs Ben Askren Fallout, Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2, More Apr 23, 2021

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This week on Between the Links, host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew as he looks to avenge his loss from last week’s show to fellow MMA journalist Drake Riggs.

The panel will discuss the fallout of Jake Paul’s first-round TKO win over Ben Askren at this past Saturday’s Triller Fight Club event and if the loss did any major damage to Askren’s legacy, Robert Whittaker’s impressive win over Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Vegas 24 and how a potential rematch with Israel Adesanya could go, the UFC 261 main event between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal, which welterweight needs the win more, the strawweight title fight between Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas, the flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Andrade, the sleeper fight of Saturday’s card, and much more.

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What the Heck: Ray Flores, Lauren Murphy & Gordon Ryan Apr 20, 2021

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This week on What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with boxing commentator Ray Flores (5:15) to recap the Triller Fight Club event this past Saturday, Jake Paul's TKO win over Ben Askren, and addresses some of the narratives that came out of the event.

Lauren Murphy (33:50) previews her UFC 263 matchup with Joanne Calderwood and gives her thoughts on the flyweight title fight this Saturday at UFC 261 between Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Andrade.

Finally, Gordon Ryan (1:017:14) discusses signing with ONE Championship, when he may make the transition to MMA, and the viral video of him slapping Andre Galvao.

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On To the Next One: Matches To Make After UFC Vegas 24 Apr 18, 2021

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On the 40th 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 24 event at the APEX.

Future matchups were discussed for Robert Whittaker, who earned his third straight win with a unanimous decision over Kelvin Gastelum in the main event, Andrei Arlovski, Jacob Malkoun, Tracy Cortez, Luis Pena, and more.

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UFC Vegas 24, Paul vs. Askren Post-Fight Show Apr 18, 2021

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MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and Jed Meshew react to the top storylines coming out of UFC Vegas 24 and Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren events.

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