HOAM | What Is Going On With Conor McGregor? Plus, Fury vs. Usyk Reaction

MMA Fighting

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4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of the sport, and is part of the most meteoric rises we've seen in the UFC. But lately, the feelings of greatness that have surrounded "The Notorious" has shifted to frustration among MMA fans, and have left them wondering: How have we gotten to this point? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck takes listener questions about the reactions towards McGregor these days, why they may feel this way, his impact on the sport, and how McGregor was part of one of the all-time great octagon performances. Additionally, listener questions include Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington, what the division would look like if Covington were to capture the welterweight title, if 2023 is the most chaotic year in UFC history, the PFL not airing Saturday's card in the U.S., and more. Also, an instant reaction to the reports of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk. 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 Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:04.8	All right, everybody, it is Friday, September 29, 2023, and it is indeed a heck of a morning.
0:29.9	We are five on the M.A. Fighting Twitter station here at the show and it's entirety shortly thereafter on the M.A. Fighting Podcast Network.
0:37.5	What is going on, ladies and gentlemen, I am Mike Heck. Hope everyone's having an incredible week.
0:45.4	Hope everyone's gearing up for a great weekend. There are our combat sports going on.
0:52.0	We got one championship. We got Canelo versus Charlo. Some other things, I'm sure.
0:58.8	If you follow the Great Caposa, you will find No UFC this weekend.
1:04.6	And I got to say, I'm kind of okay with that.
1:10.8	Is someone who, I mean, we've had to cover 17 straight UFC cards, which I'm not complaining about
1:16.7	at all, but sometimes you just, you need a weekend. You need a Saturday. And I have the whole weekend
1:23.4	off. I'm very, very excited about that. Hang out with the fam. Get out of town for a day or two and
1:29.9	just have a good time and just kind of take a breather. And then we're just going to be off and running
1:35.2	with UFC Vegas 80, UFC Vegas 81, and then it's UFC 294. And then we are just cooking with gas
1:42.1	from there because then it's off to South Paulo. And then it is off to Madison Square Garden.
1:47.6	And there's just going to be so much going on. So enjoy the weekend, everybody.
1:51.8	Enjoy the weekend because the rest of 2023 is going to be absolutely insane. So
1:58.1	for those who are familiar with the Friday show, you know what we do here.
2:02.9	We ask anything. You can ask me whatever the hell you want. We can talk about whatever you
2:06.4	guys want to talk about. You can talk about MMA. We can talk about other sports. We can talk about
2:13.0	the MMA reporting world and the MMA media space. We can talk about everything you want to talk
2:18.5	about. For those listening live, we did start a little bit later. Appreciate the patience. I
2:25.2	literally two minutes before we went live here, wrapped up with the former UFC heavyweight champion
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