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Between the Links, Live Edition: Nate Diaz speaks, Usman vs. Burns, UFC Vegas 18 fallout, Bellator news, more

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Between the Links returns for a special live edition ahead of the UFC’s second pay-per-view event of 2021.

Host Mike Heck is joined by reigning BTL champion, Sherdog’s Josh Gross as he faces the former champ, MMA Fighting’s Steven Marrocco in a rematch from this past week’s episode.

This week, the panel reacts to Nate Diaz’s recent interview and discuss what they took away from it, Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen’s big wins this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 18, preview UFC 258 and the welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns, talk the aftermath of Bellator’s big press conference on Tuesday, and more.

Who will leave the virtual BTL arena with the most coveted title in MMA media? Find out at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Thursday, Feb. 11.

Audio-only versions of the podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and YouTube.

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