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Ian Heinisch expects to finish Kelvin Gastelum in "spectacular fashion" at UFC 258

Cole Shelton - February 9, 2021

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 knew he was next.

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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 27 with Maycee Barber, Ian Heinisch, Jim Miller, Julian Marquez, Gillian Robertson, and Anthony Hernandez

Cole Shelton - February 9, 2021

The 27th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 258. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_22657878", "obj": {"id":"22947","width":"100%","height":"","video":"717044"} });

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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"

Cole Shelton - November 6, 2020

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 fight.

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Ian Heinisch believes Brendan Allen is a "stepping stone," confident he will finish him

Cole Shelton - November 3, 2020

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 to stay fighting in LFA for another year, but when he signed to the Las Vegas-based promotion, he started calling out Heinisch once more, and at UFC Vegas 13, they will finally fight.

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UFC 245 | Ian Heinisch says Omari Akhmedov fight will be 'violent,' wants Jack Hermansson next

Cole Shelton - December 12, 2019

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.

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UFC 241 Results: Derek Brunson defeats Ian Heinisch (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2019

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 Octagon appearances.

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UFC 241 | Ian Heinisch believes he will 'physically and mentally' break Derek Brunson

Cole Shelton - August 15, 2019

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.

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UFC Argentina Results: Ian Heinisch defeats Cezar Ferreira (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - November 17, 2018

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.