On To the Next One | 2023 Predictions Recap

MMA Fighting

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Sports, News, Sports News

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

With 2023 being such a crazy year in the world of mixed martial arts, we felt it was important to look back at the predictions that were made heading into a memorable year for the sport. In part one of our two-part predictions extravaganza, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee look back on some of the responses they had to listener questions in regards to what 2023 was going to bring. Topics include Conor McGregor's activity for the year, whether or not Jon Jones would retire at some point, if Dana White would be punished for what happened at the start of the year, what the year could bring for the likes of Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal, Shavkat Rahkmonov, and Khamzat Chimaev, UFC champions in each division, bold predictions for the year, and more. In addition, we will need you help for part two: our 2024 predictions extravaganza episode. Submit your "buy or sell" questions the same way you send your matchmaking suggestions to Mike or AK on Twitter, Instagram, or email by Thursday, Jan. 4 — and, please, be as creative as you'd like. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee 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 Fox Media Podcast Network. Well, hello there everybody, and welcome to a brand new edition of On to the Next One.
0:28.0	No, we are not matchmaking this week because there's no events to match make from.
0:33.0	But instead, we come through the final stretch of 2023 in the beginning
0:38.0	of my favorite time covering this sport.
0:42.0	We get to do our two-part predictions onto the next ones,
0:47.8	where we start with looking back on the year that was, the predictions we made at the beginning of the year and then part
0:54.4	two will be a live show next week as you hear this where we do our 2024 predictions and
1:00.3	more on that coming up later on in the show.
1:02.6	I am Mike Heck and joining me to recap our predictions from 2023,
1:08.2	the co-host, the co-matchmaker, the Prince of Positiveity.
1:11.6	It's my best friend to Mr. Alexander Kay Lee.
1:15.0	A.K. hope you had a wonderful holiday. It's the final day of 2023.
1:20.0	When this
1:23.2	drops, how are we feeling right now? Are you ready to turn the page? This year just go by so fast?
1:25.2	No regrets, Mike. No regrets in my year.
1:28.4	20 for 20 on the predictions I expect. Yeah, I swear we were just doing this show like the actual predictions
1:34.6	show yesterday. Were we not just doing these predictions yesterday?
1:37.1	Weren't we predicting you know that nothing crazy would happen.
1:42.6	Sean Strickland would not get anywhere near a title fight.
1:46.1	You know, Sean O'Malley wasn't gonna become champion in 2023.
1:49.4	I feel like, I feel like we just did this it really was an eventful year every year in combat
1:58.9	sports it feels like they were something to talk about but I don't think it's a
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