The Ariel Helwani Show

We open the show reacting to Daniel Dubois destructive second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley. It was utter dominance for Dubois who can now look for unification bouts with Agit Kabayel or Filip Hrgovic. For Wardley, a long break or even retirement looms (03:21).

Sebastian Fundora picked up a buzzer-beating knockout win over Ermal Hadribeaj to retain his WBC super welterweight title. Fundora struggled early but took over mid way through the fight and now sets his sights on the Jaron Ennis-Josh Kelly winner (34:24).

Brandon Figueroa missed weight, had his title stripped and ultimately pulled out of his fight with Tomoki Kameda. This could open the door for Naoya Inoue to fight for the vacant WBA title. Enjoy the show (54:47)!

On this episode of The Uncrowned Beat, Ariel Helwani is joined by NewYorkRic, Petesy Carroll, and Drake Riggs to discuss hot topics including: UFC's welterweight title picture, amid reports of Carlos Prates being Islam Makhachev's next challenge (02:34), Sean Strickland's complaints about his pay (10:19), Nassourdine Imavov ramping up the trash talk (33:00), and more.

Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes are back together for another edition of The Craic.
First, the trio debate the true value of a UFC title in an era where meritocracy feels increasingly absent (04:50).
On a similar note, the lads react to Farid Basharat not being re-signed by the UFC despite going 7-0 (28:30).
Next, the uncertainty around upcoming fight cards in Saudi Arabia comes into focus (46:47).
To close the show, the boys preview this weekend’s combat sports action (53:04), and answer your Super Chats (01:18:13).

The Boys in the Back cover news and notes, including Alexander Volkanovski calling out Justin Gaethje (03:02), Farid Basharat not being re-signed by the UFC (08:45), and more (29:07).
Then, they sort out the UFC welterweight title picture based on reports of Islam Makhachev vs. Carlos Prates taking place in early 2027 (46:07).
After previewing UFC Edmonton (1:06:44), they touch on the rest of this weekend's action (1:36:06) and make picks (1:59:41).
The Boys deliver their lists of P4P Canadians (2:03:06), listen to your voicemails (2:29:41), and answer your Super Chats (3:03:53).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to Naoya Inoue saying he's no longer “waiting” on 'Bam' Rodriguez and will now prepare for a move to featherweight (12:01).
The biggest fight of the weekend is the rematch between Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley. Dubois stopped Wardley in the first fight, but Wardley had Dubois down twice in the first three rounds. Who makes the adjustments and comes out on top (34:49)?
Sebastian Fundora returns to the ring on Saturday night as a massive favorite over his mandatory, Ermal Hadribeaj. For Fundora, he must win and immediately look to fight the winner of the rumored Jaron 'Boots' Ennis-Josh Kelly unification bout (52:36).