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Alexander Hernandez is excited to kick off 2022 at a big event in his home state, but he is not at all thrilled at the lightweight bout's placement on the card.

Hernandez (8:20) kicks off this week's edition of We Got Next to preview his fight with Renato Moicano this Saturday at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas, talks his reaction to getting offered the bout when he wanted to get a quick turnaround following his quick KO win over Mike Breeden in October, being unhappy fighting on the early prelims, his focus for the bout, where he may want to go following Saturday's fight, and more.

Julian Erosa (21:10) recaps his Fight of the Night earning victory over Steven Peterson at UFC Vegas 47 this past Saturday and discusses winning the full $100,000 bonus, his reaction to Peterson's weight miss that netted him 30 percent of his opponent's purse, squashing the beef with Peterson after the fight, his career turnaround, and only wanting exciting fights moving forward.

Joe Penafiel (51:50) talks capturing the Cage Titans bantamweight title via fifth-round TKO of Lionel Youngs at Cage Titans 51 this past Saturday in Plymouth, Mass., why he wasn't all that upset Young missed weight prior to the bout, why he lost a point in-between the third and fourth rounds, getting a late start to his MMA career, and eyeing a shot at a major promotion such as the UFC or Bellator.

Finally, Bryan Battle (1:05:55) discusses his unanimous decision win over Tresean Gore at UFC Vegas 47, feeling like the undisputed TUF 29 middleweight champion, Gore not shaking his hand after the fight, moving forward from the show, the idea of bringing the TUF trophy coming from another cast member, if he would've given the trophy to Gore had he won the fight, thinking a fight with Nick Maximov next would make sense, and the BKFC rise of teammate Taylor Starling.

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O Trocação Franca dessa semana recebe Bruno Blindado, que vem fazendo fila dentro do UFC, para debater o seu aguardado (e muitas vezes criticado) duelo com o badalado peso-médio Alex Poatan. Os rivais Bibiano Fernandes e John Lineker, que se enfrentam pelo cinturão dos galos do ONE Championship nesta sexta-feira, explicam a origem da treta entre eles e apontam caminhos para a vitória. Lineker ainda revela o desejo de enfrentar Popó no boxe, enquanto Bibiano garante que teria sido campeão do UFC caso tivesse assinado com a empresa de Dana White em 2012.

O melhor do MMA brasileiro no Trocação Franca, toda quarta-feira, com o jornalista Guilherme Cruz e convidados.

Trocação Franca welcomes Bruno Blindado, who’s on a tear in the UFC, to discuss his highly-anticipated (and often criticized) clash with rising middleweight star Alex Poatan. ONE rivals Bibiano Fernandes and John Lineker, who meet Friday for the bantamweight gold, explain the bad blood between them. Lineker reveals his desire to face former WBA and WBO champion Acelino Freitas in boxing, while Fernandes says he would've become UFC king had he signed with Zuffa in 2012.

Listen to Trocação Franca with Guilherme Cruz every Wednesday to hear from the biggest names on the hottest topics in the Brazilian combat sports world.

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Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya will fight for the second time at UFC 271, this time, with Whittaker as the challenger for the UFC middleweight title. 'The Reaper discusses the matchup, why things will be different as champion the second time around, why 'satisfaction' with his effort is more important than the title, the changes he's made mentally since their first fight, and much more with MMA Fighting's Mike Heck.

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Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman joins the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer to help breakdown the key storylines at UFC 271 as well as give an update on his recovery and plans to return to action in 2022.

Weidman will give his analysis for the rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker and why he’s not quite ready to anoint “The Last Stylebender” as the GOAT of the middleweight division.

He will also make his picks and predictions for the co-main event between Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa as well as Derek Brunson taking on Jared Cannonier in another massive fight at 185 pounds.

Weidman also gives an update on his recovery from a broken leg suffered just last year while revealing his timeline to compete again with expectations that he will absolutely fight in 2022.

All this and much more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer.

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How much closer to a UFC middleweight title shot did Sean Strickland get following his main event decision win this past Saturday?

That question is answered this week from a matchmaking perspective on the return of On To the Next One following Strickland's victory over Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 47.

In addition, future matchups are discussed for Nick Maximov, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Brendan Allen, Bryan Battle, Julian Erosa and more with MMA Fighting's co-matchmakers Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee.

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Sean Strickland only trails Israel Adesanya with the longest active winning streak in the UFC’s middleweight division following his main event win over Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 47. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee react to Strickland’s victory, where he goes from here, Shavkat Rakhmonov’s incredible KO win over Carlston Harris, Julian Erosa’s memorable night, and more.

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Jack Hermansson will look to slow down the surge of the outspoken Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC Vegas 47. Before the UFC middleweights make the walk on Saturday, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and Jed Meshew discuss the pivotal 185-pound headliner, the stakes involved, and the other intriguing storylines heading into the APEX. 

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Jake Paul keeps poking the bear that is Dana White. Will the outspoken UFC president respond?

This week on Between the Links, the panel will discuss the YouTube star and undefeated boxer's diss track towards White and if his recent interview with Ariel Helwani shows that he's sincere about helping the fighters and what White's response could look like.

In addition, they will talk Bellator's first offering of the year with Bellator 273 and the booking of Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo 2 over a rematch against Fedor Emelianenko, Eagle FC's U.S. debut on Friday night, what worked and what didn't for Khabib Nurmagomedov's promotion, a look ahead to Saturday's UFC Vegas 47 card headlined by Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland, and more.

Host Mike Heck will moderate the matchup between MMA Fighting's Jose Youngs and Eric "New York Ric" Jackman.

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Joe Lauzon is entering his upcoming fight with Donald Cerrone with the same mindset he did heading into his submission win over Jonathan Pearce at UFC Boston over two years ago.

Lauzon (5:06) kicks off We Got Next this week to give his reaction to the matchup with "Cowboy" on April 30, talks the fight being originally looked at for UFC 272 in March by the promotion, having no decision made in regards to whether or not it will be his final fight, Francis Ngannou's current situation with the UFC, and Tom Brady's retirement.

Chieck Kongo (32:42) discusses getting a rematch with Ryan Bader for the heavyweight title in Paris coming up in May, when he found out about the bout, his side of the eye poke that stopped their first fight that was deemed a no contest, the reaction of the fans hoping Bellator would book a rematch between Bader and Fedor Emelianenko, and more.

Sullivan Cauley (1:00:38) reacts to his first-round TKO win over "Big Tuna" Ben Parrish this past Saturday at Bellator 273, talks the star power Parrish accumulated following his promotional debut, what he thought about the matchmaking and the placement on the card, the stoppage from referee Mike Beltran, and his hopes to join Bader on the Bellator Paris event.

Finally, Tresean Gore (1:16:53) previews his UFC Vegas 47 bout with Bryan Battle, discusses how he felt watching Battle win The Ultimate Fighter middleweight title in a bout he was forced to withdraw from, feeling his opponent might be overlooking him, his tough upbringing and current relationship with his parents, the importance of his spirituality, the incredible confidence he has in himself, and Jake Paul.

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It's mailbag season! After a dead month in the rankings, the MMA Fighting crew break down the doors to February by answering your best listener questions. Who are the Justin Gaethje All-Stars, aka the most exciting fighters alive? Which non-UFC fighter doesn’t get dang enough respect in the rankings? How on earth can we fix Bellator's heavyweight division?? Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee are joined by Damon Martin and Jed Meshew to hit a deluge of topics (and, somehow, tell stories about the soon-to-be-retired Paul Daley asking to use their bathtub).

Catch new episodes of the MMA Fighting Rankings Show on the first Wednesday of every month.

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