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HOAM | Final Countdown To UFC 290; Plus, Where Does Alexander Volkanovski Go With Main Event Win?

MMA Fighting

Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports, News, Sports News

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

As the UFC is hours away from their main attraction of their annual International Fight Week, Alexander Volkanovski will look to take one step closer to featherweight all-time greatness when he defends his title against the dangerous Yair Rodriguez. With a win, does Volkanovski remain at 145 to face the likes of Ilia Topuria, or even an Aljamain Sterling should he make the move up? Or, will he move back up to 155? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck returns for another Free-For-All Friday, where listener topics include Volkanovski's future depending on how things play out in the main event of Saturday's big card in Las Vegas. Additionally, topics include the UFC middleweight title picture and Sean Strickland's chances to get a championship fight with Israel Adesanya in September, Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja, UFC's merchandising for fans attending events, Robbie Lawler's retirement fight, the 2023 UFC Hall of Fame ceremony, and 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: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI 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 Vox Media Podcast Network.

0:04.0

All right, everybody, it is Friday, July 7th, 2023.

0:29.0

And it is indeed a heck of a warning.

0:32.0

We're live on the M.A. Fighting Twitter spaces.

0:34.0

You can hear the show and its entirety.

0:36.0

Shortly thereafter on the M.A. Fighting Podcast Network.

0:39.0

Hello everybody, I am Mike Keck.

0:42.0

Hope everyone's having a wonderful week.

0:44.0

It's a short week for a lot of us, especially if you're in the United States.

0:49.0

But we are on the eve of UFC 290, the capper of the UFC's International Fight Week Extract.

0:58.0

Fight Week Extravaganza.

1:00.0

Please bear with me today.

1:03.0

Woke up.

1:05.0

Allergies is kicking the holy hell out of me.

1:09.0

I throw it to mess.

1:11.0

All stuffed up.

1:14.0

It's just not a great day for your boy.

1:16.0

So bear with me if my voice starts to sound weird or I have to cough or sniff or something.

1:24.0

Allergies tend to eating me today.

1:26.0

So just keep that in mind.

1:28.0

This is a free for all Friday, so we can talk about UFC 290.

1:32.0

We can talk about the big stories in M.A.

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