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UFC Vegas 9 Post-Fight Show Sep 06, 2020

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With UFC Vegas 9 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the UFC APEX—including Alistair Overeem’s fifth-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai in the heavyweight headliner.

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UFC Vegas 9 Preview Show Sep 04, 2020

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With UFC Vegas 9 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jose Youngs break down the top storylines for Saturday night’s event at the UFC APEX, including the heavyweight main event between Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai.

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What the Heck: Episode 23 | Marc Goddard, Ovince Saint Preux, Andrea Lee, Sean Brady, Mallory Martin & Khama Worthy Sep 03, 2020

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Check out episode 23 of What the Heck as MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with referee Marc Goddard (6:03) to reflect on being the third man in Daniel Cormier's final fight.

Mallory Martin (37:04) recaps her second-round submission win over Hannah Cifers at UFC Vegas 8 and the difficult road to get to the fight.

Khama Worthy (1:01:15) previews his lightweight bout with Ottman Azaitar on Sept. 12 and explains why he's frustrated the fight got pushed back an extra week.

Sean Brady (1:21:45) recaps his first UFC finish over Christian Aguilera at UFC Vegas 8 and who he has in mind to face next in a well deserved step up in competition.

Ovince Saint Preux (1:47:57) discusses his UFC Vegas 9 co-main event fight with Alonzo Menifield this Saturday and talks the positive COVID-19 test that caused the postponement of the 205-pound bout.

Finally, Andrea Lee (2:05:19) previews her flyweight bout with Roxanne Modafferi at the UFC's Sept. 12 event.

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The A-Side Live Chat | Brock Lesnar rumors, Daniel Cormier's retirement, Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz 2, Leon Edwards' future, more Sep 02, 2020

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For this episode, MMA journalist Matt Wells joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon react to some of the biggest stories in MMA.

Some topics include Brock Lesnar’s free agency, Daniel Cormier’s retirement, potential opponents for Jon Jones’ heavyweight debut, the possibility of Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2, and more.

The three also react to the recently announced UFC welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns and the rumored BMF title fight rematch between Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz.

Also on tap is preview of UFC Vegas 9, featuring a heavyweight tilt between Alistair Overeem vs. Augusto Sakai.

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Between the Links: Episode 14 | Aleksandar Rakic's Stock, Next Moves For Anthony Smith & Robbie Lawler Sep 01, 2020

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Check out episode 14 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting's Jed Meshew and Jose Youngs as they react to Aleksandar Rakic's win over Anthony Smith in the UFC Vegas 8 main event, and what is next for both headliners.

In addition, the panel discusses Robbie Lawler's future following his unanimous decision loss to Neil Magny in the co-main event, and look ahead to UFC Vegas 9 this Saturday headlined by Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai, and more.

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On To the Next One: Episode 7 | Matches To Make After UFC Vegas 8 Aug 31, 2020

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In the seventh 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 Vegas 8 event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

Future fights were discussed for headliners Aleksandar Rakic—who earned a unanimous decision win—and Anthony Smith, co-main eventers Neil Magny and Robbie Lawler, Alexa Grasso, Ricardo Lamas, Sean Brady, and more.

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UFC Vegas 8 Post-Fight Show Aug 30, 2020

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With UFC Vegas 8 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event in Las Vegas—including Aleksandar Rakic’s unanimous decision win over Anthony Smith in the main event.

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UFC Vegas 8 Preview Show Aug 28, 2020

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With UFC Vegas 8 just hours away, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alex K. Lee break down the top storylines, including the light heavyweight main event between Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic.

MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 6 event at the UFC APEX, including Derrick Lewis’ second-round finish of Alexey Oleinik in the heavyweight main event.

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What the Heck: Episode 22 | Shana Dobson, Julia Avila, Cheyanne Buys, Brent Primus & Joe Solecki Aug 27, 2020

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Check out episode 22 of MMA Fighting's What the Heck as Mike Heck speaks with Shana Dobson (8:58) to recap her massive upset win over Mariya Agapova at UFC on ESPN 15.

Cheyanne Buys (35:57) discusses becoming the newest member of the UFC strawweight division after earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series.

UFC women's bantamweight Julia Avila (1:03:23) previews her upcoming rematch with Nicco Montano on Sept. 5.

Former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus (1:25:05) discusses what he's been up to since finishing his second straight fight via submission in February and gives his take on rival Michael Chandler's free agency.

Finally, UFC lightweight Joe Solecki (1:44:24) talks his impressive first-round submission win over Austin Hubbard this past Saturday night in Las Vegas.

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Luke Rockhold explains why he's returning to fighting, weight class plans and ideal opponents Aug 26, 2020

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Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold explains why he's decided to make his return to action after more than a year away from the sport, his expectations for the comeback and ideal opponents he'd like to face when he fights again.

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