HOAM | Brian Ortega's Intriguing Return At UFC Mexico City, How Merab Dvalishvili Got Himself Over

MMA Fighting

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Sports, News, Sports News

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Brian Ortega returns from a long layoff due to injury as he steps back in the octagon in a rematch with Yair Rodriguez in the co-main event of UFC Mexico City this Saturday. What are the biggest questions you need answered this weekend in regards to the return of "T-City?" On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck discusses the five-round bout and what is at stake for Ortega in the matchup. Additionally, listener questions include Merab Dvalishvili getting himself over with the fans without a ton of promotion behind him, the UFC 300 main event between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill and the reaction it has gotten from the public, Dana White's relationship with the media and if he seems fully invested in the current UFC product, and much more. You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Fox Media Podcast Network. All right, everybody. It is Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, and it is indeed a heck of a morning.
0:30.8	We are live on the M.A.
0:33.7	fighting Twitter space. You hear the show,
0:35.2	it's entirety shortly thereafter on the M. A fighting
0:38.1	podcasting network.
0:40.0	What's going on everybody?
0:40.9	I am Mike Keck.
0:41.7	Hope you're all having a great week.
0:44.6	It's going to be a super busy weekend in the combat sports world.
0:50.8	We got K.S. W. there's boxing, lots of MMA. We have a really solid UFC
0:59.6	Fight Night Card in Mexico City.
1:03.5	Brana Moreno versus Brandon Royval,
1:05.0	the main event, five rounder, the rematch.
1:09.4	Speaking of rematch, is co-main event.
1:11.4	Yaya Rodriguez versus Brian Artega, the return of T City for the first
1:16.7	time since their first meeting at UFC Long Island.
1:22.1	Daniels El Huber, Francisco Prado, Great Fight, Raul Rosa Jr. Ricky Tersios,
1:26.8	Yasven Hadagie versus Sam Hughes, Manuel Torres, Chris Duncan, and the list goes on and on.
1:33.0	This should be a fun watch.
1:34.6	It should be a fun watch.
1:35.9	It's a late start time, but it's a fun watch.
1:41.8	And then, before that, we have PFL versus Bellator Chaps.
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