The Ariel Helwani Show

Ariel x Ade is back! Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo kick off the show with a temperature check on the building excitement around Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 (04:24). Then they discuss whether a potential Wladimir Klitschko comeback makes sense for the winner (10:20).Next, they digest the early rumblings of a fight between Teofimo Lopez and 'Boots' Ennis, before Helwani proposes Keyshawn Davis vs. Andy Cruz take place on the same card (20:55).Sparked by Richardson Hitchins win over Liam Paro, the two talks about a potential pairing of Hitchins with George Kambosos (32:17).Heavyweight Joseph Parker joins the show to preview his upcoming bout against Daniel Dubois and express his desire to face the winner between Usyk and Fury (42:33).The duo dives deep on 'Tank' Davis' recent comments about retiring after 2025 during the press conference for his fight against Lamont Roach, wondering what's going on with Davis (01:02:51)?Finally, they react to Tommy Fury pulling out of his fight with Darren Till and whether his explanation passes the smell test (01:10:57).

Randy Brown reacts to his controversial UFC 310 loss to Bryan Battle and Battle's viral comments after badly missing weight for the bout, calls for judging reforms in MMA and more (09:04).Merab Dvalishvili, the UFC bantamweight champ, vows to slap Umar Nurmagomedov after UFC 311's wild kickoff press conference, previews the title matchup he never wanted, explains his explosive altercation with a UFC 310 attendee and much more (36:41).Arman Tsarukyan previews his UFC 311 title rematch against Islam Makhachev and discusses grappling Khamzat Chimaev, what it's like to have Khabib Nurmagomedov sitting in Makhachev's corner, a potential Charles Oliveira rematch and more (01:05:53).Renato Moicano vows to finish Beneil Dariush at UFC 311 and discusses all of the latest MMA news, from Ilia Topuria teasing a lightweight move to his prediction of Belal Muhammad upsetting Shavkat Rakhmonov and more (01:31:15).Finally, Ariel and The Boys in the Back answer some YouTube Super Chats, including the Fight Feasts budget, chicken shop rankings, and more (02:10:41).

Ariel Helwani and The Boys In The Back break down UFC 310 from all angles, including Alexandre Pantoja's impressive win over Kai Asaura and callout of Demetrious Johnson, Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry, Uncrowned's latest pound-for-pound rankings and more (10:35).Bryan Battle reflects on his UFC 310 win over Randy Brown and discusses his bad weight miss, his struggles in camps, playing the heel role, why he wouldn't have accepted the bout in Brown's position and more (01:02:56).Chase Hooper discusses his big UFC 310 win over Clay Guida, how Mikey Musumeci taught him the armbar technique, criticism from the UFC commentary booth, what it's like fighting a legend, his growth in the UFC and more (01:23:40).Michael Chiesa stops by after his UFC 310 win over Max Griffin and discusses the likelihood of returning for UFC Seattle, chasing Demian Maia's UFC record for rear-naked choke submissions, already having a name he wants next and more (01:44:36).Demetrious Johnson discusses Alexandre Pantoja's win at UFC 310 and subsequent callout, which promotion offered him $2 million to come out of retirement, whether there's a number that could bring him back to MMA and more (02:02:31).Ian Machado Garry looks back at his UFC 310 fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov, responds to Kamaru Usman and much more (02:36:44).Finally, Ariel and the boys wrap up a very busy weekend in combat sports: from the explosive UFC 311 press conference to Dana White’s comments on Conor McGregor to Tommy Fury pulling out of the Darren Till fight (03:07:54).

On the UFC 310 Post-Fight Show, Ariel Helwani reacts to Alexandre Pantoja's impressive finish of Kai Asakura, including a discussion on who could be next for the dominant champion. Would Demetrious Johnson come out of retirement for a flyweight face-off (02:40)?Next, Helwani reflects on Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry's close fight in the co-main event and Rakhmonov's faceoff with champion Belal Muhammad (13:51).Then, a review of the controversial scorecards in Ciryl Gane's win over Alexander Volkov (26:01) and a recap of the rest of the card (27:36).