The Ariel Helwani Show

Ariel Helwani opens the show by bouncing around the upcoming schedule, including Umar Nurmagomedov’s UFC main event against Song Yadong in Shanghai, Bella Mir’s Contender Series showcase, and more (05:57).

Old friend Ade Oladipo reunites with Ariel to talk all things boxing, starting with the reaction to his viral George Foreman clip, then discussing Moses Itauma’s massive potential, the drama surrounding Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury and it potentially not taking place in the UK, Zuffa Boxing’s impact so far, and more (18:01).

Unified super welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer joins to preview her bout against Chantelle Cameron, also talking about her contract with MVP, wanting to fight Claressa Shields, Alycia Baumgardner fighting Elif Nur Turhan rather than Caroline Dubois, the momentum in women’s boxing compared to their MMA counterparts, her commentary career, and more (1:01:06).

Ariel and The Boys in the Back chitchat about youth sports, fatherhood, and life, before covering some breaking news (1:29:29).

Carli Judice makes her show debut, discussing her sports background, growing up as a non-MMA fan, the story being her nickname “Crispy,” her finishing ability and high-volume style, meeting fellow Lafayette, Louisiana native Dustin Poirier, and more (2:00:53).

AEW star Will Osprey discusses his massive opportunity to headline AEW All In opposite Kenny Omega at Wembley Stadium, reflecting on his career to this point, his high-flying style, his relationship with AEW boss Tony Khan, the vibe in the locker room, receiving offers from WWE, how the WWE and AEW products compare, loving his time in Japan, and more (2:33:00).

Ariel and crew close out the show with your Super Chats (3:20:23).

Solomonster reacts to Ilja Dragunov’s sudden departure from WWE, why it happened, how they dropped the ball with him, and where he could be headed next (02:48).

The fans in Toronto deserved a better Smackdown than what they got on Friday, which featured a CM Punk and Kevin Owens title match, Lil Yachty getting into the ring, and Matt Cardona suffering an injury (19:48).

Raw featured the return of Royce Keys and arrival of a new team from NXT, Oba Femi and Bron Breakker sign the contract for their upcoming match, and the finals are now set to decide who wrestles Roman Reigns in Mexico City (26:10).

Plus the latest on the Continental Cup tournament, and a preview and predictions for AEW All In London at Wembley Stadium (40:28).

News on AEW coming to France for the first time, Athena suffers an asthma attack during the ROH PPV, and the massive amount of money AEW lost on its Fight Forever video game (56:58).

TNA Lockdown fallout from Sunday with Leon Slater’s status, the WWE Hall of Famer’s son who is now under contract with TNA, and Dave Bautista lands a big TV gig (1:00:39).

Ending with your questions, talking Jay White in the Casino Gauntlet, ranking Brock Lesnar all-time, and the best pro wrestling theme song written or produced by someone outside the wrestling industry (1:04:42).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by recapping a busy weekend that included UFC Sacramento, PFL Tampa, and Amanda Serrano’s 50th win (12:36), before getting into the drama surrounding Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury and Eddie Hearn’s reported list of demands (25:56).

Merab Dvalishvili returns to reflect on his match against Henry Cejudo at RAF 12, then discuss his upcoming UFC 333 trilogy fight against Petr Yan, dealing with a longer than average layoff, winning the belt back being secondary to beating Yan, being an underdog again, his beef with Umar Nurmagomedov and his team, training with Mark Zuckerberg, Ilia Topuria’s recovery, and more (1:05:03).

Tyron Woodley joins to recap his win over Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12, returning to his wrestling roots, his relationship with Buckley, expecting an “easy” match against Khamzat Chimaev, his messages to Sean Strickland in defense of Din Thomas, and more (1:40:07).

Gregory Rodrigues is back on the heels of his win against Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez in the UFC Sacramento main event, detailing Hernandez’s toughness, the middleweight title picture, and who he wants to fight next and when (2:01:46).

Ariel reacts to Dana White doubling down on his comments about Ian Machado Garry and OVO’s collaboration with UFC (2:23:50).

Jordan Burroughs breaks down his RAF debut, discussing how he landed on Sean Brady as an opponent, originally looking to face Michael Chandler, the success of RAF, wanting to wrestle Islam Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, and Georges St-Pierre, believing RAF’s format can prolong his career, whether he’ll ever compete in MMA, and more (2:37:30).

Ariel then covers news and notes, including some social media posts from Conor McGregor, Teofimo Lopez winning a title in his third weight class, and more (3:17:17).

The show wraps up with your Super Chats (3:39:03).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show discussing Teofimo Lopez's win over Rolly Romero, a solid performance that saw Lopez become a three-division world champion and left a lot of questions about Romero (01:40). 

Who will Teofimo fight next? He mentioned the Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn winner, Devin Haney and IBF champion Liam Paro are also options (16:57).

Amanda Serrano won a close fight over massive underdog Lucrecia Manzur on TikTok, notching her 50th career win (33:51). Dan recaps his night hosting the TikTok broadcast with influencers and wonders if MVP will do more of these moving forward (37:22).

The Craic is back in your life! Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes return as always.

First up, the lads react to drama surrounding Eddie Hearn’s reported demands for the upcoming superfight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury (07:23).

Usman Nurmagomedov is making headlines amid rumors of a potential PFL exit. The boys debate what a move to the UFC could mean for the undefeated lightweight (21:53).

The trio then weigh in on the Din Thomas situation. Did he go too far with his post-fight analysis (42:33)?

Edson Barboza has hung up the gloves. The lads reflect on the UFC veteran’s legendary career (52:37).

To close the show, the boys preview this weekend’s combat sports action (01:05:10), and answer your Super Chats (01:09:03).