On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck chats with No. 1-rated UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno (5:13) as he recaps his to start with-round end of Brandon Royval at UFC 255, talks finding his chance to fight Deiveson Figueiredo for the 125-pound title at UFC 256 on Dec. 12, if he was amazed with the champion’s submission about Alex Perez, what remaining winner will signify to him, and Figueiredo declaring there’s terrible blood with Moreno.
UFC middleweight Joaquin Buckley (25:36) discusses his effectiveness reward-earning 2nd-round KO of Jordan Wright at UFC 255, the pressures he felt to prime his knockout of the calendar year frontrunner over Impa Kasanganay, training with Khaos Williams, his reaction to James Krause’s accusations on a past episode of What the Heck, seeking the fight with Krause and future matchups with all people possible from Glory MMA, and a lot more.
All Elite Wrestling star Maxwell Jacob Friedman (43:36) joins the plan for the initially time. MJF discusses his colleague Jake Hager’s latest earn in excess of Brandon Calton at Bellator 250, becoming a fan of the UFC, his battle sporting activities background, feelings on how Conor McGregor and Colby Covington cut their promos, how he received into the wrestling business, operating with Chris Jericho, and the place he sees himself in the corporation by this time following 12 months.
At last, UFC bantamweight Rob Font (1:08:02) previews his impending combat with Marlon Moraes on Dec. 19, talks recovering from an ACL injuries, how he reacted to getting the matchup for his 1st struggle in above a calendar year, his teammate Calvin Kattar’s big battle with Max Holloway, and where by a gain around Moraes can just take him.
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