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Ian Heinisch plans to finish Nassourdine Imavov after training at Sanford MMA to show he’s “a force to be reckoned with”
Ian Heinisch wanted a quick turnaround after he lost to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 258, but that didn’t come to fruition. Following the loss to Gastelum, Heinisch moved down to Florida to start training at Sanford MMA full-time. After a short time there, he was offered to fight Jacare Souza at UFC 262 in Houston. […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 45 with Chris Daukaus, Kyler Phillips, Ian Heinisch, Randy Costa, and Adrian Yanez
The 45th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 32. We’re first joined by 10th-ranked UFC heavyweight, Chris Daukaus to preview his fight against Shamil Abdurakhimov (3:14). The fight has since been postponed one week to UFC Vegas 33. Next, 14th ranked bantamweight, Kyler Phillips (17:14) […]
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Khamzat Chimaev needs to get tested against the top dogs, says Ian Heinisch: “He’s definitely got some lessons to learn”
Khamzat Chimaev needs to get tested against the top dogs, says Ian Heinisch, suggesting that “he’s definitely got some lessons to learn.” Heinisch has been in-and-out of the UFC middleweight top-15 over the last few years, a place which Chimaev occupied briefly following his quick KO win over Gerald Meerschaert last year. Heinisch, of course, […]
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Kelvin Gastelum praises Ian Heinisch in post-fight statement following UFC 258: “You inspire a lot of people”
UFC welterweight Kelvin Gastelum praised Ian Heinisch in his post-fight statement following UFC 258, saying “you inspire a lot of people.” Following a hard-fought, 15-minute-fight between two top-15 middleweights, Gastelum earned a unanimous decision victory over Heinisch on the judges’ scorecards. For Gastelum, this was a much-needed victory after previously losing three straight fights to […]
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Pros react after Kelvin Gastelum defeats Ian Heinisch at UFC 258
A middleweight bout featuring former title contender Kelvin Gastelum taking on Ian Heinisch took place on tonight’s UFC 258 main card. Gastelum (16-6 MMA) had entered tonight’s event looking to snap the first three-fight losing skid of his career. The former TUF 17 winner had suffered losses to Israel Adesanya, Darren Till and most recently […]
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UFC 258 Result: Kelvin Gastelum defeats Ian Heinisch (Highlights)
A middleweight bout featuring former title contender Kelvin Gastelum taking on Ian Heinisch goes down on tonight’s UFC 258 main card. Gastelum (15-6 MMA) will be looking to snap the first three-fight losing skid of his career when he steps foot in the Octagon this evening. The former TUF 17 winner has suffered losses to […]
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Ian Heinisch expects to finish Kelvin Gastelum in “spectacular fashion” at UFC 258
Ian Heinisch wasn’t too surprised he was the one facing Kelvin Gastelum. After Heinisch was supposed to face Brendan Allen in November before getting COVID-19, he knew a big opportunity would be coming to him. He saw how the UFC was pushing new talent up the middleweight ranks in Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland and […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 27 with Maycee Barber, Ian Heinisch, Jim Miller, Julian Marquez, Gillian Robertson, and Anthony Hernandez
The 27th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 258. We’re first joined by the 10th-ranked women’s flyweight, Maycee Barber (3:36). Next, 15th-ranked middleweight, Ian Heinisch (19:04) joins the show. UFC lightweight, Jim Miller (33:26) then comes on. UFC middleweight, Julian Marquez (49:36) joins the program. UFC […]
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Ian Heinisch calls for Khamzat Chimaev fight: “If he wants to test himself against a middleweight, I’m a top-15 guy”
Ian Heinisch is hoping to fight Khamzat Chimaev the next time the Swede fights at middleweight. Before Chimaev was booked to fight Leon Edwards at welterweight, he said he was having a tough time getting an opponent. However, Heinisch says that is not true as he and Neil Magny made it clear they wanted that […]
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Ian Heinisch believes Brendan Allen is a “stepping stone,” confident he will finish him
Ian Heinisch and Brendan Allen have been talking about fighting one another for years now. Both Heinisch and Allen were fighting in LFA and Allen had been calling Heinisch out. But, “The Hurricane” went on to win the interim middleweight belt and get on the Contender Series and get a UFC contract. Allen, meanwhile, had […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 17 with Ian Heinisch, Max Griffin & Ramiz Brahimaj
The 17th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 13. We’re first joined by UFC middleweight, Ian Heinisch (2:32). Next, UFC welterweight, Max Griffin (16:17) joins the program. Closing out the show is UFC welterweight, Ramiz Brahimaj (29:57). Ian Heinisch opens the show previewing his UFC […]
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UFC 245 | Ian Heinisch says Omari Akhmedov fight will be ‘violent,’ wants Jack Hermansson next
Ian Heinisch has violent intentions for Omari Akhmedov. Heinisch is taking on the Dagestani fighter at UFC 245 this weekend. The American is looking to return to the win column after a disappointing performance against Derek Brunson at UFC 241. Heinisch says a virus limited his cardio and his performance on that night. “I had […]
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UFC 241 Results: Derek Brunson defeats Ian Heinisch (Highlights)
A middleweight bout between Derek Brunson and Ian Heinisch kicked off tonight’s UFC 241 main card from Anaheim. Brunson (19-7 MMA) was most recently seen in action at May’s UFC Fight Night event in Ottawa, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Elias Theodorou. That improved Derek’s record to 3-2 over his past five […]
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UFC 241 | Ian Heinisch believes he will ‘physically and mentally’ break Derek Brunson
Ian Heinisch expects a dominating performance at UFC 241 when he takes on Derek Brunson. The 31-year-old called for this fight and for a good reason. He doesn’t believe Brunson is on his level and plans on exploiting him come Saturday. “I think I can get him emotional and with the pressure I bring we […]
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UFC Argentina Results: Ian Heinisch defeats Cezar Ferreira (Highlights)
A middleweight bout between Cezar Ferreira and Ian Heinisch took place on tonight’s UFC Argentina main card. The fight was a back and forth affair. Ferreira was able to get Heinisch to the ground in round one but had to fight off numerous submission attempts from the UFC newcomer. In round two neither fighter was […]