The Ariel Helwani Show

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Islam Makhachev eyes 170, Sean O’Malley’s shot at revenge, Lerone Murphy’s big night at the Apex | The Craic Apr 04, 2025

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Sean O’Malley is getting a second shot at bantamweight king Merab Dvalishvili, but some people aren’t happy about it. Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall and Ben Fowlkes kick off the show discussing the UFC 316 rematch (4:40).

With Manel Kape’s meeting with Brandon Royval being the only fight announced for UFC 317, the big international fight week card, the lads contemplate a potential super fight between Merab and Alexandre Pantoja, who have both effectively cleared out their divisions (19:22).

On the topic of UFC 317, comments from Islam Makhachev's camp have claimed that he will await the winner of Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena before making his next move. Does that obscure the chances of his highly anticipated meeting with Ilia Topuria (23:52)?

Looking forward to the weekend, Chuck shares insights he gained from speaking to Lerone Murphy ahead of his clash with Josh Emmett (40:31), before the trio give their verdicts on the revamped PFL (54:11).

Finally, Ben discusses his fabulous European vacation, sharing thoughts about the waffles in Belgium, his mastery of the French language and accidentally wandering into Amsterdam’s red light district (1:03:40).

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Dana White teases new Meta rankings, Emmett vs. Murphy preview, PFL season begins | The Boys in the Back | April 3, 2025 Apr 03, 2025

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The Boys in the Back react to announcements of the UFC 316 main and co-main event, plus Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates (02:26).

Then, they discuss UFC's new technology partnership with Meta – including Dana White's tease of brand new rankings (28:36).

Next, they preview UFC Vegas 105 (54:47), headlined by Josh Emmett vs. Lerone Murphy, and the first event of the PFL season (1:21:12).

Finally, they make picks (1:40:19), give their P4P ride rankings (1:44:22), and answer your questions (2:11:54).

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UFC Breaking News, Andrew Schulz in studio, Wyatt Hendrickson, Sean O’Connell, PFL Brackets Extravaganza Apr 02, 2025

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Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by walking through his wild past 24 hours, including some breaking news from the UFC (00:30).

Comedy great Andrew Schulz joins us in-studio to discuss his viral WWE spot with Logan Paul, his latest Netflix special, why Floyd Mayweather is the GOAT, bringing Ariel and Dana White together again, plus more (12:37).

NCAA champion Wyatt Hendrickson discusses his historic upset of Gable Steveson, Daniel Cormier's delirious call on the broadcast, whether MMA or professional wrestling await in his future, his mustache and more (1:30:09).

PFL commentator and former champion Sean O'Connell previews the promotion's upcoming season (2:21:30), then the boys each make their picks for this year's tournament winners, March Madness style (2:52:31).

Finally, Ariel and the gang answer all your latest questions during On The Nose (3:10:42).

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Ariel x Ade, episode 20: Deontay Wilder breaks silence; Ngannou fight still possible? 'Future Face of British Boxing' Pat Brown joins as well Apr 01, 2025

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Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo kick off a stacked show by reacting to the official launch of Queensberry Promotions on DAZN (02:06) and previewing the upcoming heavyweight scrap between Joe Joyce and Filip Hrgovic (10:14).
Pat Brown joins the show on the heels of his spectacular pro debut (13:35) and discusses whether he's ready to carry the mantle as the face of British boxing.
Then, Deontay Wilder breaks his silence (32:58), discussing his comeback, whether a Francis Ngannou fight is still in the cards, and who remains on his hit list.

After the duo reacts to Wilder's words (1:03:30), they recap wins by Mikaela Mayer (1:04:46) and William Zepeda (1:08:50) over the weekend, before delivering the Parting Shot (1:12:49).

Bret Hart, Yoel Romero, Ryan Bader, Eddie Hall, Jessica Eye Apr 01, 2025

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Ariel Helwani and the gang kick off the show (00:45).

Eddie Hall, the 2017 World's Strongest Man, discusses his massive KSW fight against Mariusz Pudzianowski, training with Tom Aspinall, beating the Neffati brothers in a viral 2-on-1 and more (07:26).

Ryan Bader discusses his PFL release, what's next for his career, his old UFC rivalry with Daniel Cormier, landing the role of Mark Coleman in The Rock's new Mark Kerr biopic and more (35:30).

Yoel Romero discusses his knockout victory in the official Dirty Boxing debut, his viral "go" interview before the Israel Adesanya fight, advice he'd give to Adesanya after the former champ's latest loss and more (1:02:10).

Former UFC title contender Jessica Eye break news of her BKFC signing and discusses her plans in bare-knuckle boxing (1:39:57).

Wrestling royalty Bret Hart discusses his latest (and third!) WWE Hall of Fame induction, his legendary match with Stone Cold Steve Austin, his view on modern wrestling, Hulk Hogan's recent criticism and more (2:00:59).

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Jorge Masvidal, Mike Perry, Urijah Faber, Loopy Godinez, UFC Mexico City & GFL reaction Mar 31, 2025

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Ariel Helwani and the gang kick off the show by reacting to the latest GFL news (04:22).

Jorge Masvidal goes all-in on a potential UFC comeback fight against Leon Edwards. He also discusses Colby Covington's latest loss, his boxing adventure with Nate Diaz, why Tom Aspinall could be the one to finally give Jon Jones problems, plus more (15:19).

Loopy Godinez discusses her big win over Julia Polastri at UFC Mexico, getting sick in Mexico and dealing with bathroom-related issues during the fight, what's next and more (42:31).

Mike Perry discusses the latest with BKFC and Dirty Boxing Championship, getting offered an MMA fight against Dillon Danis under the Misfits banner, potentially challenging Robbie Lawler in bare-knuckle and more (1:01:10).

MMA legend Urijah Faber discusses his decision to return to active competition, his GFL trilogy fight against Renan Barao, the big money involved with GFL, life after fighting and more (1:39:34).

Ariel and the crew react to the busy weekend in combat sports, including Brandon Moreno's big win at UFC Mexico (2:17:10)

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Conor McGregor hints at retirement (again), UFC lightweight title sweepstakes, UFC London musings | The Craic Mar 28, 2025

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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).

UFC Mexico City preview, Who's next for Islam Makhachev? | The Boys in the Back Mar 27, 2025

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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).

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Alex Pereira in studio, Charles Oliveira, Baron Corbin, Norma Dumont, On The Nose, more Mar 26, 2025

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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).

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Ariel x Ade, episode 19: Jim Lampley remembers George Foreman; Darren Barker's bold Fury vs. Joshua prediction, Eddie Hearn & Frank Warren stop by Mar 25, 2025

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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).

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