Ben Askren sits down on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and doesn’t understand why Kamaru Usman was getting so heated at the UFC 235 press conference when Usman has a fight with Tyron Woodley to worry about. Askren also says Robbie Lawler is so nice that he almost hates to have to fight him, but expects the best version of Lawler.Read More →
CEO of Dominance MMA Management Ali Abdelaziz joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and says that in his opinion Henry Cejudo is the flyweight and bantamweight champion. He thinks Marlon Moraes deserves a title shot at 135 lbs vs TJ Dillashaw and also says Dominick Cruz is the best bantamweight of all time, not Dillashaw himself. He calls Conor McGregor an “Irish clown” given his history of antics, particularly against his client Khabib Nurmagomedov. Read More →
UFC bantamweight Marlon Moraes joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to talk about his current contract with the UFC and how he wants to discuss a new contract with the promotion. Moraes also discusses him getting sick before the fight and how he called UFC fighter Frankie Edgar for advice. MoraesRead More →
Join Ariel Helwani for Episode 32 of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show with guests: (13:05) Johnny Walker, (27:49) Marlon Moraes, (47:06) Aspen Ladd, (56:19) Ben Askren, (1:19:23) Artem Lobov, (1:39:45) Islam Makhachev, (2:02:26) Ali Abdelaziz, (2:27:18) Leon Edwards, (2:37:08) Israel Adesanya, (2:57:05) and Robert Whittaker.Read More →
Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show turns back to the clock to May 23, 2015 when Daniel Cormier threw some shade at Ryan Bader during the UFC 187 post-fight press conference. Nearly four years later, each fighter became a 2-weight champion in the UFC and Bellator MMA respectively.Read More →
On Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Ariel hands out his 3 Stars of the Week to Chris Weidman for attending his son’s wrestling tournament days after surgery, Max Holloway for poking Conor McGregor during a trip to Dublin and Ryan Bader for becoming Bellator MMA’s first 2-weight champion.Read More →
Justin Gaethje explains why he’s so frustrated at Al Iaquinta for not wanting to fight him, and breaks down what he expects from his match up against Edson Barboza on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.Read More →
Darren Till joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to explain his Twitter tirade over the weekend which featured him going off on Ben Askren and others. Till breaks down why he wants to fight Jorge Masvidal and the beef between them and details why he likes the #UFCLondon card so much. Till also hints that he knows more about potentially getting his teammate Mike Grundy on the card as well.Read More →
Jake Hager, aka Jack Swagger from WWE, joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to describe his first fight experience including the days, hours and seconds leading up to his debut. Read More →
Ryan Bader joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to discuss knocking out Fedor Emelianenko in under a minute to win the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. Now the first ever Bellator MMA champ-champ, Bader looks to how he felt after his last loss as something he’d never want to feel again.Read More →
Ariel Helwani breaks down the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night from Fortaleza, Brazil with Marlon Moraes looking to avenge his only UFC loss to Raphael Assuncao and (1:54) former featherweight champion Jose Aldo battling Renato Moicano.Read More →
Demetrious Johnson says while he’s moved on from the UFC for ONE Championship and doesn’t care if the UFC gets rid of the flyweight division, “Mighty Mouse” says it would be their loss since there’s a lot of great fighters in the division.Read More →
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to discuss his future in the sport. Werdum states that he would like a release from UFC so that he can resume his fighting career. Werdum is under U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspension until May 2020 because of a failedRead More →
Join Ariel Helwani live for Episode 31 of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show that includes guests: Ryan Bader, Jake Hager, Fabricio Werdum, Justin Gaethje, Holly Holm, Jorge Masvidal, Darren Till, Henry Corrales and Demetrious Johnson.Read More →
Ariel Helwani and Chael Sonnen debate if they would be interested in a Donald Cerrone vs. Conor McGregor bout following Donald Cerrone’s dominant outing in his TKO win over Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Brooklyn.Read More →
UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo talks with Ariel Helwani yesterday about his longtime crush and WWE superstar Nikki Bella, who he ran into on a plane. He then explains how he’s always been a fan of Bella and Helwani promises to tag Bella in hope of a response. Well, she did. She responds and congratulates him on his big win and offers for him to come and train with her in the near future.Read More →
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show to discuss moving up to welterweight to battle Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night: Nashville on March 23.Read More →
Dillashaw discusses his training camp and weight cut ahead of Saturday night.Read More →
Stephen Thompson catches up with Ariel Helwani and says he was “excited just to get offered a fight” when Anthony “Showtime” Pettis was offered to him at UFC Fight Night: Nashville in April after not fighting for seven months. Thompson says his knee is “100 percent” after being injured for a while.Read More →
UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo says the win over TJ Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night: Brooklyn was a “great stoppage” by the referee, saying “there is only so many times you can you can buckle somebody” before it’s too late. Cejudo also says he wants a rematch with Dillashaw for his next fight.Read More →
UFC flyweight Paige VanZant chats with Ariel Helwani and says she put a lot of pressure on herself going into the fight against Rachael Ostovich because of the long layoff and big ESPN stage. She says she felt Ostovich’s arm pop “multiple times” on the armbar that VanZant ended up winning on. She says this fight and her UFC debut were the most emotional of her career.Read More →
Join Ariel Helwani live for Episode 30 of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Ariel recaps UFC Fight Night: Brooklyn and speaks with: Henry Cejudo, Paige VanZant, Cory Sandhagen, Anthony Pettis, Stephen Thompson, Joanne Calderwood, Marlon Moraes, Dennis Bermudez and TJ Dillashaw.Read More →
Ariel Helwnai previews the UFC flyweight title fight between Henry Cejudo and T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night 143 on ESPN+ in Brooklyn and discusses the possibility of the flyweight division sticking around after this fight. Helwani questions Greg Hardy’s placement on the same card as Rachael Ostovich. He also gives his prediction for Ostovich’s bout against Paige VanZant, explaining how the fight is primed for VanZant to win.Read More →
Duane Ludwig joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and says TJ Dillashaw isn’t struggling to make weight and he isn’t worried about him making 125 by Friday, for Dillashaw vs. Cejudo at UFC Fight Night 143: Brooklyn. Ludwig also says he thinks this will be a “one off” for Dillashaw at 125. He is confident Dillashaw will beat Henry Cejudo but says he still respects him. Ariel says this is one of the most important fights in UFC history because a division is on the line.Read More →