Conor McGregor update, Arman Tsarukyan, Curtis Blaydes, Michael Chiesa, David Feldman breaks news with RIZIN prez Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Savannah Marshall, OTN

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani around (6:04) gives an update on the status of Conor McGregor and the UFC 303 main event.

Michael Chiesa around (30:31) discusses the drama surrounding UFC 303, McGregor vs. Chandler, his upcoming fight against Tony Ferguson, his previous scheduled fight against Ferguson, whether retirement is in his head, his MMA journey, the Chiesa curse, and more

Arman Tsarukyan around (1:01:53) discusses Islam Makhachev’s win over Dustin Poirier, why the Makhachev who showed up to UFC 302 would be an easy fight, Makhachev calling for a welterweight title shot, wanting to fight at Madison Square Garden, a timeline for the matchup, private jets, choking out alligators, and more.

Savannah Marshall around (1:33:05) discusses her MMA debut against Mirela Vargas at Saturday’s PFL Europe event, how the opportunity came about, why the transition has been much harder than she expected, training with Tom Aspinall, having the full Aspinall family in her corner, the chances she never boxing again, and more.

Curtis Blaydes around (2:01:25) discusses his UFC 304 interim title challenge against Tom Aspinall, Ciryl Gane turning down the opportunity, why Jon Jones isn’t a real heavyweight champion, why Aspinall is the most skilled heavyweight in the world, why he’s going to be a vampire for a week in Manchester, and more.

The Parlay Boys around (2:21:16) make their latest sections for the combat sports weekend.

On the latest edition of On the Nose around (2:41:14), Ariel Helwani and crew discuss the UFC’s all-in embrace of Donald Trump, how relationships with MMA managers work, the possibility of Max Holloway vs. Michael Chandler, the coverage of women in MMA compared to the recent WNBA controversies, the history of pound-for-pound, whether Islam Makhachev gets enough credit, MMA Mt. Rushmores, casting an MMA version of ‘Inside the NBA,’ and more.

Dave Feldman and Nobuyuki Sakakibara around (3:30:06) announce a new partnership between BKFC and RIZIN, what the partnership means, how it came together, Dana White, the possibility of Robbie Lawler joining BKFC, the status of Kyoji Horiguchi, and more.

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