The Ariel Helwani Show

Solomonster addresses Conrad Thompson’s clarification about Bruce Prichard’s status and where things stand with rumored WWE creative changes (02:35).Thoughts on WWE Crown Jewel and the company offering hazard pay to crew members, the Smackdown star who reportedly decided against going on the trip, and the rocket attack just hours after the talent left Riyadh (06:15).Roman Reigns declares war on the 946, thoughts on the Team USA vs. Team Mexico match for Survivor Series, the women’s championship match added to the card, and the other title match that may well end up on the show (23:33).John Cena talks to Sports Illustrated and clarifies some details of his Classic, what it is, what it's not, and the latest invitee from NXT (35:15).Reacting to the Creed brothers departure from WWE and why they gave up on them too soon. Plus, why this could be the best thing that ever happened to them, and the best landing spot for them (40:25).Thoughts on this year’s Blood and Guts matches and a preview for AEW Full Gear, predicting the winners and losers (50:07).Thoughts on New Japan announcing the closure of its American subsidiary and school, why it never really stood a chance, and ultimately failed (59:01).Answering your questions about an Ultimate Warrior heel turn in 1992, what if Steve Austin never got dropped on his head, and more (1:06:02).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show reacting to the Jake Paul vs. Cedric Doumbe kickoff press conference in Paris (08:08).The Boys in the Back and Petesy Carroll join to touch on Dana White turning down President Trump’s press secretary offer (24:16) and other news and notes (31:30).Then, they answer On The Nose questions about the last fight on Conor McGregor’s UFC contract, Islam Makhachev’s UFC 336 absence, and more (44:18).Elijah Smith stops by to discuss his big UFC win over Davey Grant, the comedown after a quick finish, his daughter spending time in the NICU, going into contract negotiations coming off three finishes, his conversations with Hunter Campbell, his music career and walking out to his own song, and more (1:04:21).Caroline Dubois is back to talk about being in Dallas for Alycia Baumgardner's win, their post-fight interaction, the growing rivalry between the two, her upcoming three-belt unification bout against Stephanie Han, and more (1:34:54).New ONE Championship lightweight champion Tye Ruotolo makes his show debut, discussing his highlight-reel submission of Christian Lee, his training methods, his hobbies including surfing and spearfishing, his family’s success in jiu-jitsu, training with Salahdine Parnasse, and more (2:00:27).Ariel and the crew answer more On The Nose questions, then react to Ilia Topuria breaking his silence, Dana White laying out Justin Gaethje’s options for his first title defense, and answer your Super Chats (2:30:47).UFC heavyweight title contender Josh Hokit joins Ariel in-studio, discussing his meteoric rise to the championship, remaining humble while staying at the Jackson Wink MMA dorms, his past life as a football player, his viral diss track, the trash talk he has planned for Ciryl Gane, and more (3:03:20).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by catching up with The Boys in the Back and Petesy Carroll, before diving into Dana White being offered the role as press secretary by President Trump (11:56).Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson returns to the show to preview the final fight of his UFC career, talking about how he decided it was time to walk away and being the oldest active fighter on the UFC roster, and reflecting on his illustrious career (40:40).Ariel and crew break down Dana White’s press conference after the latest Zuffa Boxing card, which featured White’s report card for the promotion, the strength of their relationship with Saudi Arabia, his rivalry with Eddie Hearn, and more (58:36).They also touch on Conor McGregor’s viral BKFC press conference, in which he spoke about his own career, his feelings on the state of the UFC in 2026, and Darren Till’s win over Yoel Romero (1:34:11).Josh Barnett is back in-studio to discuss the state of MMA and potential rules changes, including advocating for longer rounds, Dana White’s position as the face of the UFC, a potential future for Bloodsport, the global MMA landscape, the passing of musician and wrestler Andy Williams, the growth of RAF, his feelings on Power Slap, and more (1:46:42).Robert Whittaker returns to talk about finally getting to fight again in Sydney, how he landed on Bogdan Guskov as an opponent, who the Australian MMA GOAT is, the other contenders at light heavyweight, and more (2:48:54).Johnny Walker joins on the heels of his big win against Waldo Cortes-Acosta, discussing his current heavyweight run, the past criticism of his chin, his prediction for the UFC 334 main event, his complicated relationship with brother Valter, and more (3:17:47).Bilal Hasan is our final guest of the day, talking about his UFC 334 bout, the honor of fighting at Madison Square Garden, wanting to avoid Josh Hokit’s trash talk at the press conference, being a fan of UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van, some of his social media posts, and more (3:44:06).Ariel then reacts to Dana White appearing alongside President Trump during a press briefing (4:07:40).After recapping the weekend’s fights, reacting to big UFC Saudi Arabia announcements, and covering other news and notes (4:15:17), Ariel closes the show with your Super Chats (4:56:22).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to news that Vasiliy Lomachenko is officially returning to boxing to become undisputed at junior lightweight. Can he pull it off (02:59)?Willy Hutchinson picked up his first world title, as he defeated Joshua Buatsi in a back-and-forth affair (17:39). Over on Zuffa’s card, Chev Clarke stopped Chris Billam-Smith in a somewhat shocking result, while Denzel Bentley outpointed Shane Mosley Jr. and Da’mazion Vanhouter had another impressive win on the undercard (21:50).We end the show discussing the latest MVP news, including the public negotiations between Claressa Shields and Chantelle Cameron, as well as Dan’s viral moment with an MVP ring girl (41:10).

On this episode of The Uncrowned Beat, Ariel Helwani is joined by Dan Canobbio, Naji Grampus, and Alan Dawson to discuss the biggest stories in boxing, including: Canelo's next move after winning in Saudi Arabia (01:27), Cedric Doumbe being announced as Jake Paul's opponent (09:00), whether Oleksandr Usyk vs. David Benavidez (17:44), Floyd Mayweather vs. Ryan Garcia (27:08), and Shakur Stevenson vs. O'Shaquie Foster (31:20) could become reality, who is the face of women's boxing (38:33), and the status of Zuffa Boxing as the year comes to a close (46:43).

Petesy Carroll is back to captain the ship for this week’s edition of The Craic, alongside Chuck Mindenhall and Ben Fowlkes.First up, the trio react to Ilia Topuria calling out Paddy Pimblett for his comeback fight (10:57).That opens up the wider lightweight picture. What’s next for Justin Gaethje, Alexander Volkanovski, and Arman Tsarukyan? (38:58).Islam Makhachev has been taking plenty of flak from MMA fans lately. The lads weigh in on recent criticism of the current welterweight champion (46:57).Jake Paul’s comeback now has an opponent, with Cedric Doumbe announced for his return to the ring (01:00:10).Petesy then gives his take on Dan Miragliotta’s controversial stand-up in last week’s UFC main event (01:06:35), before the boys preview this weekend’s card, headlined by Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker (01:13:02).To wrap things up, Petesy, Chuck and Ben answer your Super Chats (01:16:59).

The Boys in the Back start the show covering Lomachenko announcing his return (06:11), Conor McGregor forecasting his move to BKFC (12:24), Dana White again commenting on Islam Makhachev not fighting at UFC 336 (16:34), and more.Then, they dive into the complicated relationship between Josh Hokit and fans, critics, and even his own promoter, Dana White (34:00).Next, they preview UFC Vegas 124 (45:59) and this week's loaded boxing slate (1:03:34), before making picks (1:05:02).The show wraps up with P4P dips (1:07:22), voicemails (1:33:13) and Super Chats (2:25:41).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to the onslaught of tweets from Terence Crawford, who called out Gervonta Davis, Floyd Mayweather, and Ryan Garcia before signing off for the day. Will he finally come back to boxing or is this just another troll job from Bud (01:53)?There were a slew of fight announcements recently with Jai Opetaia vs. Deontay Wilder being set for the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard (11:52), Erislandy Lara defending his middleweight title against Tim Tszyu (27:32), and Jermell Charlo returning on the undercard in Australia (27:32).Looking ahead to this weekend, Joshua Buatsi takes on Willy Hutchinson for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title in Manchester. On the same night, but in London, Chris Billam-Smith takes on Chev Clarke. And over in Dallas, Alycia Baumgardner challenges Elif Nur Turhan for her IBF lightweight strap (31:26).Finally, the guys talks about Cedric Doumbe being announced as Jake Paul's next opponent (45:25).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by reacting to Raul Rosas Jr.'s quick win over Colby Covington and the announcement of Deontay Wilder vs. Jai Opetaia. Then, he and the Boys answer all your questions in the latest On The Nose (06:56).Skye Nicolson checks to preview Sunday's WBC title bout against Miyo Yoshida and break down how her unexpected alliance with MVP came to be, squashing her beef with Nakisa Bidarian, missing out on the Amanda Serrano fight yet again, Alycia Baumgardner calling herself the face of women's boxing and more (1:02:01).Denzel Bentley looks ahead to his Zuffa Boxing debut against Shane Mosley Jr., reveals he nearly became an Amazon delivery driver to support his family during his recent layoff, talks getting stripped of his WBO middleweight title and more (1:31:43).Tom Nolan stops by to reflect on his UFC Vegas 123 win over Renato Moicano, Dan Miragliotta's controversial decision, whether it tainted his victory, the layout of the UFC lightweight division and more (2:00:37).Dan Hooker returns to preview his Nov. 21 bout against Brian Ortega, explain why he's making such a short turnaround, weigh in on Miragliotta's stand-up of Moicano, reflect on why fighting keeps him from going down a destructive path and more (2:33:10).Ariel and the gang hit the day's lingering news and notes, answer the rest of your On The Nose questions and field your Super Chats to close out the show (2:59:24).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by recapping his experience — alongside The Boys in the Back — at WWE’s Monday Night Raw and Smackdown tapings (02:04).Then, the crew covers news and notes including Carlos Prates’ strong words for Islam Makhachev, Dan Hooker feeling that Charles Oliveira and UFC ruined the BMF title, and more (12:35).Alycia Baumgardner joins ahead of her Sunday fight against Elif Nur Turhan, talking about moving up in weight, how the fight came together, feeling that Caroline Dubois made excuses not to face her, skills she’s been sharpening since her last fight, respecting Nur Turhan’s title reign, her altercation with Claressa Shields, Amanda Serrano’s retirement, and more (31:30).Ariel discusses Netflix producing a Dana White documentary, Ilia Topuria posting about his return, Sean Strickland playing basketball, Fedor Emelianenko saying he wants to fight Francis Ngannou, and more (1:01:46).Paulie Malignaggi and Victor Ortiz join for a face-to-face ahead of their BKB 62 fight, talking about the history between the two, how the bout came together, and how they expect the fight to go. Plus, Malignaggi touches on his rivalry with Manny Pacquiao, a potential fight against Tony Ferguson, his distaste for MMA fans, and more (1:18:28).Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani talks about already making a splash in the UFC in a short amount of time, being chronically online and his references to MMA memes, his childhood martial arts journey, his sister’s martial art experience, training with Conor McGregor, his father training Royce Gracie, his "Mufasa" nickname, his callout of Jake Matthews, and more (1:53:28).Ariel and crew discuss Edson Barboza and Michel Pereira returning to action, Conor McGregor partying in Italy, and more (2:33:04).After previewing some upcoming events from around the entertainment world (2:45:03), Ariel answers your Super Chats to close the show (03:02:07).