The Ariel Helwani Show

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show recapping one of the craziest endings to a heavyweight fight in ages, as Filip Hrgovic pulled off the massive upset of Moses Itauma, who simply ran out of gas (03:32).

How will Itauma bounce back from this loss? Chris digs deep into the psyche of Itauma and if his team prepared properly for this fight (29:43).

Over in Los Angeles, ProBoxTV rolled out one of their biggest fight cards to date with Lester Martinez defeating Luka Plantic in the main event. The co-main event saw Najee Lopez defeat Juan Carillo after a very bizarre replay review (47:24).

Finally, over in Birmingham, UK, Chantelle Cameron defeated Mikaela Mayer in a very close, back-and-forth fight. In the co-main event, Caroline Dubois defeated Amelia Moore then got into it again with Alycia Baumgardner outside the ring (53:38).

Petesy Carroll and Ben Fowlkes are back for a duo edition of The Craic.

Dillon Danis has pulled out of his MMA fight with Mike Perry. The boys react to the news (02:11).

Following her loss on Dana White’s Contender Series, Bella Mir has taken plenty of flack online. Petesy and Ben discuss the response to her defeat (23:21).

Then, the lads weigh in on Usman Nurmagomedov’s claim that he turned down a $2 million offer from PFL (49:19).

Looking ahead to the weekend, Petesy and Ben preview Moses Itauma’s return to the ring (59:05) and UFC Shanghai (01:03:41).

To finish up, the duo answer your Super Chats (01:13:35).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieiri open the show previewing the heavyweight title fight between 21-year old phenom Moses Itauma and battle-tested Filip Hrgovic (04:57).

ProBox TV has a big card featuring Lester Martinez, Ramon Cardenas, and Najee Lopez, with Chris on the call (26:47).

Over in Birmingham, MVPW has another installment with Mikaela Mayer taking on Chantelle Cameron in a battle of two top-five pound-for-pound talents with big stakes (41:19).

A slew of fight announcements were made this week: Dmitry Bivol vs. Callum Smith, Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi, and Sebastian Fundora vs. Ermal Hadribeaj (45:13).

We end the show with some Floyd Mayweather news, as the TBE launches The Money Team Legal Network (57:46).

The Boys in the Back serve up a brand new show, starting with some news and notes.

They cover Bella Mir’s first statement after her Contender Series loss and her mother’s apology (04:04), Kevin Holland addressing speculation about him being the $11 million man (09:53), Josh Hokit taking aim at Tom Aspinall (17:51), Usman Nurmagomedov turning down big money from the PFL (48:30), and more.

After breaking down the escalating beef between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov (50:59), they dive into Nurmagomedov’s fight against Song Yadong at UFC Shanghai and the rest of the card (1:02:48).

Next, they preview the rest of the weekend’s fight, including Mike Perry vs. Dillon Danis, BKFC at Fenway Park, Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic, and Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron (1:36:09), and make picks (1:44:37).

Plus, a brand new Fight Feasts, featuring Shanghainese food (1:46:00), P4P Chinese takeout (02:07:31), voicemails (2:21:21), and Super Chats (3:13:01).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by reacting to breaking news that TKO has become minority shareholders in DAZN, Bella Mir’s shocking Contender Series loss, Dana White’s demeanor at press conferences, Complex’s sports media power rankings, and more (10:12).

WBA welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez joins on the heels of his win over Rolly Romero to discuss managing his coaching relationship with his father, wanting to fight Devin Haney, calls for him to fight Jack Catterall, and more (1:09:21).

Sean Brady talks about his experience preparing for RAF 12 and stepping on the mat against Jordan Burroughs, how he believes Islam Makhachev would do against Burroughs in wrestling, wanting to face Colby Covington for RAF, his upcoming fight against Gabriel Bonfim, Ian Machado Garry’s performance against Makhachev, not being on UFC 330 in Philadelphia, whether Din Thomas will corner him for his next fight, and more (1:34:54).

Jose Delgado makes his show debut, discussing how his main event matchup against Jean Silva came together, his upbringing and family life, hoping to honor his father, who died when Delgado was young, his girlfriend’s taxidermy hobby, and more (2:07:12).

Rafael dos Anjos is our final guest of the day, talking about returning from a two-year layoff at UFC 332, opening his new gym in Austin, Texas, the secret to his longevity, still wanting to fight Conor McGregor, and more (2:33:24).

Ariel and the crew answer your On The Nose questions, including how the sport and UFC can attract new fans, drug testing in MMA and its impact on all-time rankings, Ilia Topuria’s next fight, and an all-time saga regarding Ariel’s missing yogurt (2:59:50).

The show ends with your Super Chats (4:06:32).