The Ariel Helwani Show

There was a lot of negativity around last week’s London event, so it was only fair for Petesy and Chuck to have veteran U.K. journalist Chisanga Malata back on to give his firsthand impression of what it was like to be in The o2 to witness Sean Brady’s dominant win over Leon Edwards, that put the cherry on top of a rough night for the Brits (1:50).Following the UFC London debrief, Chuck and Petesy give their thoughts on the lightweight title picture and weigh in on who should fight Islam Makhachev next, Ilia Topuria or Charles Oliveira (30:47).Finally, the lads move on to Conor McGregor’s run for Irish presidency, and whether his latest comments mean that we’ve seen the last of “The Notorious” as a combat sports athlete (49:46).

The Boys in the Back try to untangle the log jam at the top of the UFC's lightweight division (03:12), including who's going to be next for Islam Makhachev? Then they dive deep on UFC Mexico City, starting with the main event between Brandon Moreno and Steve Erceg (27:58), before moving on to the co-main event (53:29) and Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer (1:01:47).Plus, the Parlay Pals make picks (1:27:19), list their P4P Mexican dishes (1:40:00), and Super Chats (2:01:14).EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/uncrowned Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show with more thoughts on Cain Velasquez's sentencing, including a statement from Velasquez's longtime agent Mike Fonseca (05:18).During On The Nose, the gang answers all your latest questions about the coverage of Conor McGregor, fallout from the James Krause betting scandal, Donn Davis' big money offer to Jon Jones, and more (10:50).Longtime WWE star Baron Corbin, aka Thomas Pestock, discusses his WWE departure, being blindsided by the whole experience, signing with MLW, whether the WWE locker room dislikes Logan Paul and more (1:18:25).Charles Oliveira discusses Ilia Topuria's recent attacks, the state of the UFC lightweight division, whether it's title shot or bust next, a target date for his return and more (2:03:22).Norma Dumont discusses her rise to UFC bantamweight title contention, discovering that her husband/coach cheated on her before Noche UFC, wanting Kayla Harrison next and more (2:35:26).Alex Pereira joins in-studio for his first interview since UFC 313, discussing what went wrong in his loss to Magomed Ankalaev, what he wants next, why he contemplated pulling out of the fight, plus much more (3:00:29).EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/uncrowned Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Ariel Helwani goes solo for this edition of Ariel x Ade, kicked off by Darren Barker's sitdown interview with Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren (05:26).Barker joins the show (18:27) to go behind the scenes and discuss hot topics including Daniel Dubois' next fight (20:22), Dana White and TKO entering the boxing arena (23:43), whether now's the time for Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury (27:13), and more.Hall of Famer Jim Lampley joins the show (43:16) to pay tribute to legend George Foreman and tell stories from their time as colleagues and friends.Finally, Helwani recaps big wins by George Kambosos Jr., Tiara Brown, and Cherneka Johnson (1:06:49), before looking ahead to a busy boxing weekend (1:09:11).

Ariel Helwani and the gang kick off the show with the latest news on Cain Velasquez and the James Krause betting scandal (07:47).Raul Rosas Jr. discusses his UFC Mexico City return against Vince Morales, how he got Carl's Jr. to give him his own burger, chasing Jon Jones' fabled UFC record and more (32:28).Steve Erceg discusses his UFC Mexico City main event against Brandon Moreno, battling imposter syndrome, his disdain for "diva" Muhammad Mokaev and more (59:34).Former two-time GLORY Kickboxing champion and Contender Series alum Artem Vakhitov discusses why he spurned a UFC contract and announces his GLORY return against Rico Verhoeven (1:28:31).Olympic champion and head coach of the Oklahoma State wrestling program David Taylor discusses Wyatt Hendrickson's monster upset of Gable Steveson, Hendrickson's future and more (1:58:27).EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/uncrowned Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. 

Ariel Helwani and the crew kick off the show by looking back at the weekend in combat, including Sean Brady's victory over Leon Edwards at UFC London (08:38).Tom Aspinall discusses his much-anticipated meeting with the UFC brass in London, the latest in the Jon Jones saga, Leon Edwards loss to Sean Brady and more (42:10).Nathaniel Wood discusses his big win over Morgan Charriere at UFC London, battling intrusive thoughts before the fight, ditching "The Prospect" nickname, who he wants next and more (1:14:07).Sean Brady discusses his monster performance against Leon Edwards at UFC London, his animosity with Edwards after the fight, Ian Machado Garry's complaints, a potential title shot and more (1:34:17).Teddy Atlas discusses the passing of George Foreman and reflects on the life of the boxing legend (2:06:42).

3PAC is back! Ariel Helwani, Chuck Mindenhall, and Petesy Carroll reunite to react to UFC London, starting with Sean Brady's spectacular submission of Leon Edwards in the main event (03:57).Next, they move to the co-main event, which saw Carlos Ulberg edge out a decision against Jan Blachowicz (32:11), before moving on to Kevin Holland's bounce back win over Gunnar Nelson (41:06).The trio take a detour to discuss Petesy's night out with comedian Shane Gillis (47:28) and then get back on track to wrap up the rest of the card (53:36).They close the show with a tribute to legend George Foreman (1:00:38) and touch on results from around the combat sports world (1:05:03) before saying goodbye.

Veteran U.K. journalist Chisanga Malata of The Sun joins the show to talk about the buzz in London (2:43) ahead of Leon Edwards’ main event clash with Sean Brady. After Michael Bisping claims that Sean Brady was a nightmare matchup for the former welterweight champion, Petesy and Chuck weigh-in on how they feel the two match up (21:29).After speaking with surging light-heavyweight Carlos Ulberg in the lead up to his co-main event meeting with Jan Blachowicz, Chuck talks about the impression Ulberg gave him ahead of the biggest test of his career (33:20). The lads look at the rest of the card and discuss some interesting storylines they are excited to see play out (40:50).Petesy breaks the news to Chuck about KSI pulling out of his boxing bout with Dillon Danis (47:28), before they take a look at the fights GFL announced for their debut event in May (48:51).Finally, the lads give their picks for the main event and the co-main event of UFC London (01:07:00).

The Boys in the Back kick off the show by reacting to Magomed Ankalaev hinting at the Alex Pereira rematch already having a date (02:21).They preview UFC London from top to bottom (08:28), before being joined by Ariel Helwani for some breaking news (1:10:06).Then, they deliver their UFC London picks (1:31:42) and debut a brand new Fight Feasts, featuring an English breakfast (1:40:02).Finally, The Boys list their top P4P British fighters (1:57:47) and answer your questions (2:16:07).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show with a look back at Jon Jones stopping a mugger on the anniversary of his world title win at UFC 128 (03:14).Ariel and the gang answer all your latest On The Nose questions about Tom Aspinall continuing to wait for the Jones fight, Sean O'Malley's chances at featherweight, and more (13:51).GLORY Kickboxing CEO Marshall Zelaznik breaks some big news and outlines the promotion's plans for 2025 (1:15:40).GLORY heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven teases his next fight and discusses his dominant kickboxing run, potential progress on a Francis Ngannou matchup, plus more Rico (1:32:29).Cory Sandhagen previews his UFC Des Moines main event against Deiveson Figueiredo and discusses his push for Sean O'Malley, lessons from Umar Nurmagomedov, brutal body shots, plus more (1:46:43).Wrestling legend Bill Goldberg guarantees a WWE retirement match in 2025, tells crazy stories about the WCW and early MMA era, talks potential feuds with Gunther and Roman Reigns, plus more (2:17:23).The show closes with more On The Nose questions (3:11:22) and Super Chats (3:31:51).