Video: What the Heck, Episode 22: Shana Dobson, Julia Avila, Cheyanne Buys, Brent Primus and Joe Solecki

On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with UFC women’s flyweight Shana Dobson (8:58) as she recaps her massive upset win over Mariya Agapova at UFC on ESPN 15 this past Saturday night, talks not buying the “Agapova gassed out” chatter, the move to Elevation Fight Team, and what it meant to have Mick Maynard’s belief in her.

The newest member of the UFC’s strawweight division Cheyanna Buys (35:57) discusses earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series with a unanimous decision win over Hillarie Rose, how she found MMA and how her parents supported her decision no matter what, meeting her husband—and fellow prospect—JP Buys, direct messaging Dana White over the years, and when she hopes to make her octagon debut.

UFC women’s bantamweight Julia Avila (1:03:23) previews her upcoming rematch with Nicco Montano on Sept. 5, looks back at their first encounter—which Avila won via unanimous decision—on the regional scene, talks how different the second fight will go, the fans’ reactions towards Montano, wanting to get a full-on performance bonus this time around, and when she wants to eventually transition into becoming a mom.

Former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus (1:25:05) gives an update on what he’s been up to since his second straight submission win at Bellator 240, discusses what it meant to submit Jake Shields at SUG 14, Michael Chandler’s knockout win over Benson Henderson and entering free agency, explains why he believes Chandler won’t sign with the UFC, and why he is not a fan of his two-time opponent.

Finally, Joe Solecki (1:44:24) recaps his first-round standing rear naked choke submission win over Austin Hubbard at UFC on ESPN 15, recovering from COVID-19 which forced him to withdraw from their originally scheduled meeting in June, thoughts on Hubbard’s TKO win over his replacement Max Rohskopf’s, upcoming fatherhood, and more.

Check out the video above, or the audio-only podcast can be found below, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Stitcher.

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