What the Heck: Episode 20 | Colby Covington, Michael Chandler, Valerie Loureda, Youssef Zalal & Brian Hayes

MMA Fighting

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4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 138 minutes

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On this week's episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck speaks with Michael Chandler (11:50) to recap his first-round finish of Benson Henderson in the main event of Bellator 243 this past Friday night, and becoming a free agent. Bellator women's flyweight Valerie Loureda (43:38) discusses her second-round TKO win over Tara Graff at Bellator 243, the viral dance celebration, and the difficult road to get to the fight. UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal (1:05:24) talks his unanimous decision win over Peter Barrett at UFC Vegas 6 this past Saturday and becoming the first fighter on the roster to win three fights in 2020. EA UFC 4 creative director Brian Hayes (1:31:25) gives you an inside look at the video game's worldwide release on Friday, changes made compared to EA UFC 3, and answers some FAQ from social media about the game. Finally, we replay our exclusive interview with former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington (1:53:58) as he gives an update on the targeted Sept. 19 matchup with rival Tyron Woodley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	You're listening to the Fox Media Podcast Network. network. Now here is your host Mike Hack.
0:53.0	What the heck?
0:55.0	Well hello there everybody and welcome to a brand new edition of
1:01.0	what the heck on MMA Fighting.com. I am Mike heck hope you're all
1:05.0	getting jacked up and excited for u fc2 52 this Saturday night in Las Vegas
1:11.7	stipe versus DC 3, headlines that card for the heavyweight title,
1:16.2	it's DC's Final Fight. Great co-made event, great main card, I am excited for it, I am excited for
1:21.7	this show, and on top of that a lot has happened since we last spoke
1:27.8	I all this facial hair just grew on my face it's been that kind of a day, that kind of a week, but let's kind of run through
1:34.9	what's been going on. UFC Vegas 6 is in the books. Derek Lewis finishes Alexi Olinick in the second round. It was everything that you kind of come to expect from a Derek Lewis
1:46.2	Foydi. Looks good early, gets in danger, gets a break, comes out, guns blazing, finishes Alexio Lennick in the Slim, Trim Blackbeast who is aiming to I guess be even more slim and even more trim. It's a bad man.
2:04.4	Three wins in a row now.
2:05.6	He's gonna have his eye on Saturday night's title fight for sure,
2:08.5	as will Curtis Blades,
2:10.4	as will Francis and Ganu,
2:12.0	who more than likely will get the next title shot regardless of what happens at the UFC
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