The Ariel Helwani Show

On a special guest edition of The Craic, Ben Fowlkes helms the ship alongside Eric Jackman and Craic debutant Dudey.
After reacting to some of the standout moments from the UFC 333 press conference (05:09), the trio turn their focus to the main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev (16:38).
The co-main event is next on the agenda, with Petr Yan set to face Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy fight (28:32).
Next, Arman Tsarukyan and Dillon Danis’ brawl at the RAF 14 press conference gives the crew plenty to unpack (50:15).
Then, the unfolding situation in Saudi Arabia and what it could mean for Canelo Alvarez’s next fight comes under the microscope (01:02:07).
Last up, the trio answer your Super Chats (01:16:36).

The Boys in the Back kick off the show by reacting to the growing talk surrounding a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather and Ryan Garcia (04:46), as well as other news and notes from the combat space (12:58).
Then, they break down UFC 333 from top to bottom (34:41), before touching on RAF 14 (1:44:31), and makings picks (1:47:37).
After debuting a brand new Fight Feasts, featuring Russian food (1:51:47), the Boys deliver their P4P trilogies (2:08:33).
The show wraps up with your voicemails (2:34:43) and Super Chats (2:54:33).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to the latest Floyd Mayweather and Ryan Garcia posts teasing a potential fight. Dan got caught up in the hysteria, as Garcia tweeted directly at him, while Chris is still bullish on the fight happening (01:06).
Shakur Stevenson has mutually agreeed to part ways with Zuffa Boxing before even staging a fight together. Stevenson is now a free agent and says he still wants to make the biggest fights possible. What does this mean for Zuffa (15:05)?
We end the show previewing two excellent world title fights: Emanuel Navarrete vs. O’Shaquie Foster (35:05) and Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello (51:39).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by raising a New York Knicks championship banner in the studio (02:20).
The Boys in the Back join Ariel to answer On The Nose questions about UFC letting Farid Basharat walk, interest in a potential Jake Paul vs. Darren Till fight, additional intrigue for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes, Muhammad Mokaev taking issue with UFC’s practices, the state of ONE Championship, and more (13:20).
Newly-crowned PFL women’s flyweight champion Jena Bishop makes her show debut, talking about her big win over former training partner Liz Carmouche, her expected rematch against Dakota Ditcheva, how she would fare against UFC champion Natalia Silva, and more (1:10:57).
Mandel Nallo talks about picking up his first UFC win, arriving to the promotion late in his career, his strategic approach to training, why he picked his nose at the weigh-ins, his “Rat Garbage” nickname, and more (1:30:23).
Ariel covers news and notes (2:31:04) and answers your Super Chats (2:41:08).
IBF heavyweight champion Filip Hrgovic stops by to discuss his viral broadcast moment and newfound popularity, deserving more credit for his win over Moses Itauma, the state of the heavyweight division, wanting to rematch Daniel Dubois, his prediction that Tyson Fury will beat Anthony Joshua, and more (1:58:33).
Alex Pereira and coach Plinio Cruz are back in-studio, with Cruz recapping his big Misfits Boxing win and Pereira talking about not getting the rematch with Ciryl Gane, who he believes will win between Gane and Josh Hokit, feeling Gane threw illegal strikes in their fight, Magomed Ankalaev saying Pereira left the division to avoid him, whether he considered a return to light heavyweight, how he ended up fighting Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335, whether the Jon Jones fight was ever close to being made for the White House card, and more (2:51:07).
Ariel quickly previews UFC 333 to close the show (3:59:56).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show with Joe Pyfer, who responds to recent comments by Bo Nickal on the show, describing his interactions with Nickal previously, the area of his game he expects Nickal to try to exploit, being offered Anthony Hernandez before accepting the fight against Nickal, his framing of the fight as “poor kid vs. rich kid,” and more (06:01).
Mike Perry is back to talk about recovering from the shoulder injury he suffered in August, having to take a pay cut for his Duel Arena fight, still having hard feelings toward Dillon Danis, his relationship with BKFC and whether he’ll fight for them again, when we’ll see him next, Sean Strickland’s recent pay dispute, and more (29:45).
Ilja Dragunov joins the show to discuss his WWE departure and signing with AEW, touching on details about WWE’s offer, being a polarizing performer, feeling like he can now unlock his creativity, and AEW dream matches. Plus, he offers memories of Pac, who recently passed away (1:03:53).
Old friend Ade Oladipo returns to break down the biggest boxing stories, including Zuffa Boxing’s recent run and its shocking release of Shakur Stevenson, what happens with Devin Haney, fallout from Daniel Dubois’ massive knockout of Fabio Wardley, Filip Hrgovic’s newfound personality, Canelo’s fight against Christian Mbilli still being planned for Saudi Arabia, and more (1:46:09).
Ariel answers your Super Chats to close the show (2:38:24).