We Got Next, Ep. 1: Ben 'Big Tuna' Parrish & Matt Bessette

MMA Fighting

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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On the debut episode of We Got Next, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Ben Parrish (6:13) to recap his upset KO win over Christian Edwards to kick off the main card of Bellator 266 this past weekend in San Jose, proving the doubters wrong, how he got started in the sport of MMA, the genesis of his "Big Tuna" nickname, not currently being signed to the Bellator roster, his interest in fighting veterans such as Quinton Jackson and Yoel Romero, his mom getting booted off of MMA Reddit for defending him, and much more. Matt Bessette (45:24) discusses his dominant third-round submission win over Ryan Dela Cruz to capture the lightweight title and become two-division champion in the main event of CES 64 on Friday night and subsequently announcing his retirement, when he made the decision to call it a career, a painful injury he's been dealing with for the last several years that he's never publicly revealed before, if anything would get him back in the cage, the most memorable fights of his career, and more. 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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1:18.2	Well, hello there, everybody. It is nice to talk to you again on this kind of a show.
1:24.0	As we welcome you to the debut episode of We Got Next here on the MMA Fighting podcasting network,
1:32.0	which will be an interview type of podcast. I know a lot of people have been wondering,
1:36.0	when are we going to do another interview show, Mike? It is right now. But this show in particular,
1:41.8	we're going to be focusing on fighters that are looking to make that step or are currently making
1:48.0	that next step in their mixed martial arts careers. First of all, I am Mike. Thanks for checking
1:54.0	out the show and to give sort of the cliff notes explanation of the format on this program.
2:02.0	For the most part, this is going to be a look at the up and coming talent in the sport of mixed
2:08.5	martial arts. I have been saying forever when people ask for advice and all that to interview
2:14.5	everybody, interview the prospects. That's what this show mostly is going to be about. Talking to
2:20.8	names you may not know about, names you may know about, but these names are getting that spotlight
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