On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck chats with former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (6:03) to discuss his recent win over Jared Cannonier at UFC 254, his change of mindset, Israel Adesanya moving up to 205 to challenge Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title, Dana White’s claims that he didn’t want to fight Adesanya, and the politics of the MMA business.
UFC bantamweight Adrian Yanez (24:44) recaps his highlight reel first-round knockout in his octagon debut this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 12, talks being self critical as a fighter, sharing the card with Anderson Silva’s final octagon fight, when he wants to return, and the importance of mental health.