On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck chats with UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson (4:57) to recap his unanimous decision win over Geoff Neal in the main event of UFC Vegas 17 this past month, gives an update on the leg injury suffered in the matchup, talks being one of the more underappreciated fighters in the promotion, his callout of Jorge Masvidal, thoughts on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement, and when he thinks he’ll be able to return.
UFC bantamweight Casey Kenney (26:12) previews his upcoming matchup with Dominick Cruz at UFC 259 on March 6, discusses what his reaction was to finding out he was fighting the former 135 pound champion, his thoughts on the stoppage of Henry Cejudo’s win over Cruz at UFC 249, what he took away from his recent win against Nathaniel Wood, and where a win over Cruz could take him.