The Ariel Helwani Show

The Boys in the Back kick things off with the results of Uncrowned's poker table felt auction benefitting Ben Askren.

Next, Petesy Carroll joins to provide an update on Conor McGregor’s sexual assault case appeal (04:50).

Then, Ben 'The Bane' Davis comes in studio to help the Boys break down all of UFC Vegas 108 (12:22), headlined by Tatsuro Taira vs. Hyun Sung Park, before hitting Friday’s PFL World Tournament Finals (33:53).

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Ariel Helwani and the Boys in the Back kick off the show by answering your On the Nose questions (07:47).

Johnny Eblen is the first guest of the day, coming off his title stunner at PFL Africa against Costello van Steenis. He discusses what went wrong in the fight, why the PFL won’t book the rematch, his long layoff and more (43:46).

Josh Barnett joins Ariel in-studio to discuss Bill Goldberg’s retirement match, his wrestling promoti...

Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo begin the show with a reaction to Claressa Shields’ dominant victory over Lani Daniels (1:41), discussing Shields' star status and debating who she should fight next (06:23), mentioning Laila Ali, Cris Cyborg and Shadasia Green as options.

Next, they discuss the current women's pound-for-pound (11:04), before Shields herself joins to discuss Daniels' unusual tactics, her free agency, her feelings on pot...

Ariel Helwani and The Boys in the Back kick things off with updates on Ben Askren and Robert Whittaker, as well as hitting all the latest news and notes (05:54).

Tatsuro Taira is the first guest and joins ahead of his headliner at UFC Vegas 108. He discusses rebounding after his first career loss, Amir Albazi’s withdrawal, Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van's anticipated matchup, and more (19:50).

Newly unified super middleweight champ...

Ariel Helwani is back in your life and begins with a deep dive into the career and life of Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea. Then, the crew joins to help recap the weekend in combat sports (02:01).

Wrestling legend Ric Flair calls in first to reflect on the death of his close friend Hulk Hogan and gets into how the two met, competing with him and their in-ring chemistry throughout his career, being cancer-free, and much more (48:03).

Jiri P...

Petesy Carroll is joined by Chuck Mindenhall to discuss the latest in combat sports, beginning with a reflection on the legacy of the late Hulk Hogan (06:46).

They then dive into Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane. What are the key storylines heading into the matchup, and could this be the start of the Aspinall era? (21:36)

Looking ahead to UFC Abu Dhabi, Robert Whittaker takes on the streaking Reinier de Ridder, and Shara “Bullet” Magomedo...

The Boys in the Back start the show by acknowledging Terry ‘Hulk Hogan’ Bollea, who died earlier in the day at 71 years old (00:34).

Then, they break down UFC Abu Dhabi from all angles, starting with the main event matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and rising contender Reinier de Ridder (04:09), before moving on to the rest of the card (23:23).

Ariel Helwani joins to further discuss Hulk Hogan (54:42), looking at his m...

Darren Till and Luke Rockhold are first up and join Ariel from Manchester in an exclusive faceoff to preview their upcoming Misfits Boxing 22 fight. After Darren leaves, Luke talks about his transition into boxing (03:01).

Tony Ferguson is the next fighter from the Misfits card to call in before his fight against Salt Papi. He discusses his mindset at age 41, leaving the UFC, his continued interest in Khabib, Conor McGregor’s issues...

On Tuesday night, Dana White broke massive news, announcing three fights — Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen, and Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree — to take place at UFC 320, with Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane set to headline UFC 321. 

Ariel Helwani and the Boys in the Back give their immediate reactions to the fights, discuss which is the most significant booking, predicts odds for the announce...

Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo kick off the show by reacting to the viral video of Daniel Dubois’ large gathering before his 5th-round TKO loss to Oleksandr Usyk (01:13), with Ade’s perspective from the event. Then, the duo make their predictions for Usyk’s next fight (08:35).

Andy Lee, former WBO middleweight champion and current trainer to the stars, joins and discusses what’s next for Joseph Parker, Hamzah Sheeraz’ handwrap contro...

Ariel Helwani and the Boys in the Back are back and start by reacting to Daniel Dubois' controversial fight-day gathering (08:46).

Robert Whittaker joins before his headliner in Abu Dhabi against the streaking Reinier de Ridder to discuss his dream retirement fight, having his sixth kid, Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev, Australia’s UFC takeover, sparring Tim Tszyu and Jai Opetaia, and more (16:20).

Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington st...

Ariel Helwani starts the show by paying homage to Dustin Poirier’s career after his Max Holloway retirement fight at UFC 318. The crew joins to offer their thoughts and recap the rest of the packed weekend, including Oleksandr Usyk’s big win over Daniel Dubois and Manny Pacquiao’s shocking draw. (05:26).

Newly crowned PFL middleweight champion Costello Van Steenis calls in after his fifth-round rear-naked choke finish of Johnny Eble...

Petesy Carroll and Chuck Mindenhall react to the aftermath of UFC 318, starting with Max Holloway’s impressive victory against Dustin Poirier (01:26).

After paying tribute to Poirier (10:17), who called it a career, they move on to Paulo Costa’s return to form in his victory against Roman Kopylov (14:50), Daniel Rodriguez’s back-and-forth war with Kevin Holland (20:54), Patricio Pitbull’s much-needed victory over Dan Ige (23:58), an...

With a stacked combat sports weekend ahead, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes kick things off by debating which bout carries the highest stakes (6:22).

One of those matchups is Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier. The crew dives into their favorite storylines surrounding this trilogy clash (14:03).

Arguably the biggest fight of the weekend is Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois 2. Can Dubois upset the applecart? The trio bre...

The Boys in the Back kick off a stacked show with their reaction to Jon Jones' appearance at the ESPYS, stating he's 'back' and ready to fight at the White House (01:30).

Then, they head down to the Big Easy, paying homage to the legendary career of Dustin Poirier ahead of his last dance against Max Holloway (10:53), before breaking down the UFC 318 main event in detail (24:22). They preview co-main event, Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopy...

Ariel Helwani begins the show with a brief celebration of GC’s birthday and by answering your On the Nose questions (08:47).

Thad Jean is the first guest of the day, and he joins in-studio on his birthday before his PFL welterweight tournament final against Logan Storley. He discusses transitioning from football to MMA, his Haitian roots, becoming the face of PFL, and more (41:55).

TNA superstar Mike Santana is next up in-studio ahea...

Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo kick things off with the weekend recap, starting with Hamzah Sheeraz’s huge knockout of Edgar Berlanga (04:49) and Shakur Stevenson’s back-and-forth victory against William Zepeda (07:43), and Ade makes a bold claim for Hamzah’s next fight. 

Nakisa Bidarian is the first guest up and breaks down MVP’s record-breaking Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 event, highlighting its significance for women’s sport...

Ariel Helwani begins the show with some news and notes, before Chris Curtis calls in — on his birthday — to talk about his hard-fought win over Max Griffin, his return to welterweight, his altercation at Tuff-N-Uff, his struggles at middleweight, and more (06:39).

Steve Garcia is next up after his big win over Calvin Kattar to discuss wanting a headliner next, fighting up the rankings, putting together a six-fight win streak, and mo...

Ariel Helwani opens the show with a recap of combat sports’ massive weekend, before Petesy and the Boys in the Back join to break down Katie Taylor’s big win over Amanda Serrano on Netflix (02:32).

Shakur Stevenson returns to the studio after his statement win over William Zepeda to talk about the fight, his friendship with Terence Crawford, his promotional future, his callout of ‘Tank’ Davis, Floyd Mayweather’s mentorship, and more...