On this week’s episode of What the Heck, UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera (3:56) previews his upcoming co-main event bout with Sean O’Malley at UFC 252 next Saturday, talks how he reacted to the news of getting the fight, top-ranked 135ers feeding into O’Malley’s trash talk, and why he believes Aljamain Sterling should be next to challenge Petr Yan for the bantamweight title.
Bellator featherweight signee Mike Hamel (23:21) discusses stepping in on short notice against Adam Borics at Friday night’s Bellator 243 event, sharing his promotional debut with teammate Benson Henderson, his plans for The MMA Lab to go 2-0, while Sanford MMA goes 0-2, and why a career as a professional rollerblader never happened.