Sean O’Malley is preparing for his biggest test to date this Saturday at UFC 280 against former bantamweight champion Petr Yan. Will an O’Malley upset victory guarantee him a title shot against the winner of the co-main event?
On this new edition of Heck of a Morning Mike Heck from MMA Fighting discusses the stakes of Saturday’s main event at Abu Dhabi’s pay-per view card. He also discusses what each fighter might do based on their results. Additionally, listener topics include Jorge Masvidal’s recent interview with MMA Fighting and his callout of welterweight champion Leon Edwards, Jon Jones’ potential involvement at UFC 282, the chaos of the featherweight division, T.J. Dillashaw’s bantamweight GOAT status should he defeat Aljamain Sterling on Saturday, Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev, APEX cards vs. arena shows for the UFC, the UFC’s latest rules on fighters and coaches betting on promotional bouts, and more.
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