OTTNO 2026 Predictions Extravaganza | Does Conor McGregor Fight? Look Ahead For Ilia Topuria, More

MMA Fighting

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Sports, News, Sports News

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Following a chaotic and unpredictable 2025 in the world of MMA, 2026 is shaping up to be even crazier — both in and out of the cage. Could this be a year that will see Conor McGregor actually fight in the UFC? Does Jon Jones return? Will Khamzat Chimaev keep his hands on UFC gold? On a very special edition of On To the Next One, those questions — and a lot more — are presented during the 2026 predictions extravaganza. Hosts Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee will go through a slew of buy/sell questions presented by listeners about a variety of topics, including McGregor, Jones, Chimaev, Ilia Topuria, Francis Ngannou, Dana White, Tom Aspinall, Israel Adesanya, Nate Diaz, and much more. Additionally, they will make their choices for who will end the year as UFC champions in each division, along with their bold and spicy predictions for the world of MMA in 2026. 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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1:15.8	Well, hello there, everybody, and welcome to a brand new edition of On to the Next one, the show that I believe this particular episode is the official kickoff to the new
1:22.4	year in mixed martial arts.
1:24.3	And even though Larry David says it's now too late to say it, I'm going to say it anyways.
1:28.7	Happy New Year, everybody.
1:30.6	And now it is time to embark on a journey that is the 2026 onto the next one, predictions
1:36.5	extravaganza here on the M.A. Fighting YouTube channel, if you're listening on the podcast
1:41.1	network, we appreciate that.
1:42.8	I am Mike Hack and joining me for this program. One of my favorites to do all year long is the co-host the co-matchmaker
1:50.0	the co-predictor the prince of positivity and my best friend the one and only where is he
1:55.7	alexander kaley aka how are you i I hope 2026 is treating you well so far.
2:02.4	Happy New Year, everyone. Happy New Year. Yeah, man, it's been pretty good. Can't complain.
2:06.0	We're only a few days in, so, you know, knock on wood, everything stays good. But yeah,
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