The Ariel Helwani Show

Ariel Helwani starts the show by welcoming in Alexander Volkov, who discusses the state of the UFC’s heavyweight division, his two fights against Ciryl Gane, Josh Hokit getting the title shot, wanting to fight for the belt next, Tom Aspinall vacating the title, Gable Steveson’s shocking loss, and more (04:14).
Ariel and crew react to Gable Steveson releasing his first statement since being knocked out, Dana White’s comments about next steps for Steveson and the fan reaction during UFC 331 fight week, and Ciryl Gane calling Tom Aspinall “mentally fragile” (31:19).
Yoel Romero stops by to preview his BKFC main event against Darren Till in Manchester, discussing their drug testing for the fight, Till’s trash talk, still being able to compete at a high level at nearly 50 years old, training and fighting with bare knuckles (1:01:55).
Patricio Pitbull is back to reflect on his massive knockout of Doo Ho Choi at UFC 331, talking about being able to get back on track, his work with a sports psychologist, feeling pressure he’s never felt before, his callout of Jean Silva, his prediction for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev, and more (1:35:21).
Pat Brown discusses his impressive punching power, who he wants to fight next, navigating his budding career, lessons learned from Moses Itauma’s rise, his fondness for Ricky Hatton, envisioning a fight against Jai Opetaia, and more (2:00:52).
Jack Catterall is our final guest of the day, talking about his mandatory title fight against Teofimo Lopez, whether he believes Lopez will actually take the fight, whether he’d take step-aside money, Lopez’s performance against Rolly Romero, and more (2:28:41).
Ariel covers news and notes including Dana White’s comments about Paulo Costa’s frustrations and contract status, Justin Gaethje considering his future, and more (2:49:36).
On The Nose features questions about oblique kicks potentially being banned, John Martin’s sudden PFL departure, flyweight bias, Alex Pereira’s star power, and more blind rankings (3:13:57).
The team answers your Super Chats to close the show (4:04:55).

Solomonster discusses the status of Crown Jewel after the latest attacks in Riyadh and what it means for WWE heading there in November (03:38).
WWE Worlds Collide preview, what their plan was in even doing this show, why it failed, and the latest on the show not being scheduled to air live (07:09).
Thoughts on Sami Zayn defending the WWE championship against Kevin Owens on Smackdown and the unfortunate finish, Solo Sikoa being abducted on Raw by the 946 crew, the latest names to qualify for Money in the Bank, and one very cool thing WWE is doing with those matches this year (11:21).
The latest update on Paramount-Skydance settling with 12 states in their bid to stop the Warner Bros. Discovery merger from moving forward, as well as the potential impact this may have on AEW’s TV future (22:29).
Preview and predictions for AEW All Out, which is sold out, running opposite the WWE Worlds Collide show, also taking place in Chicago (27:34).
The latest health update from AEW star Kota Ibushi is a very Ibushi-like update and why this man is his own worst enemy (35:36).
MLW finally gets its streaming deal with Tubi after WWE killed it five years ago (43:39) and the former WWE/WCW/ECW star who is behind bars waiting to be sentenced for an incident from two years ago (47:18).
Your questions on Big E giving a TED Talk, booking a War Games match for the WWE title, Bret Hart or Kurt Angle as the GOAT, and the hatred Jim Cornette has for Vince Russo (51:16).

Ariel Helwani is back and he kicks off the show by reacting to breaking news that John Martin has stepped down as PFL CEO, as well as the continued fallout from Gable Steveson’s shocking loss (06:54).
UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van joins to recap his brilliant title defense against Alexandre Pantoja, explaining why he wasn’t happy with the performance, revealing details about the shoulder injury he suffered ahead of UFC 331, responding to the latest comments by potential opponent Manel Kape, and more (1:03:07).
Casey O'Neill is back on the show to reflect on her highlight-reel submission of Eduarda Moura, talking about the technique itself, Moura’s social media trash talk, fan response to UFC 332's main event, being awarded her black belt, wanting to fight Maycee Barber, and more (1:32:00).
Arman Tsarukyan returns to break down his massive knockout of Mauricio Ruffy, discussing the performance itself, Ilia Topuria taking to social media during his fight week, being told he’ll get the next title shot, his relationship with streamer N3on, having Nina Drama in his corner for his next fight, Paddy Pimblett’s reaction to the win, whether he thinks Justin Gaethje will be his next opponent, and more (2:02:21).
Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera is our final guest of the day, talking about being able to get back in the win column, handling the pressure before UFC 331, how the changes to his preparation impacted the fight, contemplating retirement, running into Petr Yan, and more (2:48:26).
Ariel covers news and notes (3:22:04), before answering your Super Chats (3:26:05).

The Boys in the Back are filling in on Monday, being joined by Petesy Carroll to recap all the UFC 331 action. But first, Ariel Helwani gives his thoughts on the card (02:56).
After praising Joshua Van for a masterful performance, the lads discuss his ceiling and star potential, his looming meeting with Manel Kape, where Alexandre Pantoja goes from here, and more (26:44).
Then, they react to Arman Tsarukyan's knockout of Mauricio Ruffy, presumably earning Arman a title shot (1:00:47), and Sean Sharaf turning the MMA world on its head with his shocking upset of Gable Steveson (1:24:17).
Next, they touch on the rest of the card (2:00:23), before turning attention to the newly-announced UFC 334 fights (2:15:59).
Finally, they cover news and notes, including Michael Morales and Ian Machado Garry teasing a fight (2:34:54), Paulo Costa calling for his UFC contract to come to an end (2:37:54), more chirping between Terence Crawford and Ryan Garcia, and more (2:42:22).
The show concludes with your Super Chats (2:50:05).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz’s ugly, foul-laden knockout win over Nestor Bravo (02:46).
Referee Thomas Taylor played a big role in the fight and afterwards Cruz called out Ryan Garcia for a December fight. Will we see that next (13:49)?
Hamzah Sheeraz has officially vacated his WBO super middleweight title after Queensberry Promotions won the purse bid for his fight against Janibek Alimkhanuly (21:15).
We end the show with your voicemails, with topics ranging from PED usage in boxing, 'Boots' Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz, to the latest on Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua (29:01).