The Ariel Helwani Show

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).