Ariel Helwani Talks UFC 303 Back-Up Options, Conor McGregor Updates | The MMA Hour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- In the latest On the Nose, Ariel Helwani discusses the latest #ConorMcGregor news for #UFC303, back-up options for the event, the UFC 305 main event, the UFC Hall of Fame, Invicta to CBS, favorite MMA moments, NBA insiders, what’s next for Jake Paul next fight, and more.
00:00:00 Intro.
00:01:23 Perth card in August.
00:03:23 Will the cancellation of the Dublin presser be revealed?
00:04:08 For the UFC Hall of Fame, what distinguishes the Modern wing vs. the Pioneer wing?
00:04:55 Why use UFC 28 as the UFC Hall of Fame dividing line?
00:05:59 Kudos for your take on politics, but shame on you for dead air.
00:09:13 Thoughts on Invicta now being a part of CBS Sports network?
00:11:44 What MMA moment brings incomparable feelings to you?
00:32:57 What’s the story behind Raul Rosas Jr.’s chant?
00:33:34 Thoughts on the Adrian Wojnarowski / Shams Charania feud after Dan Hurley turned down the Lakers?
00:37:57 Will Jake Paul fight Mike Perry?
00:43:20 At what point does the UFC owe fans an explanation?
00:50:00 Alfonzo Davies correction, and why is Jon Jones still ranked in the P4P?
00:51:16 Anime recommendation.
00:52:44 NY Ric’s absence, and Vox’s sick leave policies.
00:54:10 Will we ever be able to see Islam Makhachev on the show?
00:55:05 What is your dream replacement, if McGregor vs. Chandler does fall through?
00:59:28 What are Mysterious Frank and GC’s coffee setups?
01:00:24 After the Cannonier controversy, how would you fix it?
01:02:18 Any update on the Olympics coverage schedule?
01:04:44 Have you ever considered tattoos or piercings?
01:07:09 What do you do when you’ve been told something off the record, but then another person tells it to you on the record?
01:10:25 What would it take to swap the Saudi card for the McGregor card?
01:10:34 During Uni, what was the best advice you got about being a sports journalist?
01:13:12 Re. Caitlin Clark Olympics omission, did they drop the ball?
01:14:32 What do you make of Chael telling Ben Fowlkes that he made $35k for the first Anderson Silva fight?
01:15:40 Thoughts on Jamahal Hill and the Pereira KO?
01:17:48 Having more Japanese fighters on the show.
01:19:43 It seems you’ve never needed to take a 10-1 or 10-2 during the show.
01:20:14 With MMA often being so immersive and time consuming, how do you find balance?
01:21:47 No new press release for UFC303?
01:22:25 Why didn’t you stream the NJPAC event?
01:23:03 How do you feel about the UFC taking subliminal shots at you and The MMA Hour?
01:23:55 With all the talk of Conner’s UFC contract coming up, why would he resign? If you can only pick one, Nicks, Bills, Forest, which would you choose?
01:25:10 How is it possible to be ignorant of the rivalry between Manchester United and Manchester City?
01:26:40 Jason Herzog scoring a 10-2
01:27:20 What is your favorite moment of the post-ESPN MMA Hour?
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00:01:23 Perth card in August.
00:03:23 Will the cancellation of the Dublin presser be revealed?
00:04:08 For the UFC Hall of Fame, what distinguishes the Modern wing vs. the Pioneer wing?
00:04:55 Why use UFC 28 as the UFC Hall of Fame dividing line?
00:05:59 Kudos for your take on politics, but shame on you for dead air.
00:09:13 Thoughts on Invicta now being a part of CBS Sports network?
00:11:44 What MMA moment brings incomparable feelings to you?
00:32:57 What’s the story behind Raul Rosas Jr.’s chant?
00:33:34 Thoughts on the Adrian Wojnarowski / Shams Charania feud after Dan Hurley turned down the Lakers?
00:37:57 Will Jake Paul fight Mike Perry?
00:43:20 At what point does the UFC owe fans an explanation?
00:50:00 Alfonzo Davies correction, and why is Jon Jones still ranked in the P4P?
00:51:16 Anime recommendation.
00:52:44 NY Ric’s absence, and Vox’s sick leave policies.
00:54:10 Will we ever be able to see Islam Makhachev on the show?
00:55:05 What is your dream replacement, if McGregor vs. Chandler does fall through?
00:59:28 What are Mysterious Frank and GC’s coffee setups?
01:00:24 After the Cannonier controversy, how would you fix it?
01:02:18 Any update on the Olympics coverage schedule?
01:04:44 Have you ever considered tattoos or piercings?
01:07:09 What do you do when you’ve been told something off the record, but then another person tells it to you on the record?
01:10:25 What would it take to swap the Saudi card for the McGregor card?
01:10:34 During Uni, what was the best advice you got about being a sports journalist?
01:13:12 Re. Caitlin Clark Olympics omission, did they drop the ball?
01:14:32 What do you make of Chael telling Ben Fowlkes that he made $35k for the first Anderson Silva fight?
01:15:40 Thoughts on Jamahal Hill and the Pereira KO?
01:17:48 Having more Japanese fighters on the show.
01:19:43 It seems you’ve never needed to take a 10-1 or 10-2 during the show.
01:20:14 With MMA often being so immersive and time consuming, how do you find balance?
01:21:47 No new press release for UFC303?
01:22:25 Why didn’t you stream the NJPAC event?
01:23:03 How do you feel about the UFC taking subliminal shots at you and The MMA Hour?
01:23:55 With all the talk of Conner’s UFC contract coming up, why would he resign? If you can only pick one, Nicks, Bills, Forest, which would you choose?
01:25:10 How is it possible to be ignorant of the rivalry between Manchester United and Manchester City?
01:26:40 Jason Herzog scoring a 10-2
01:27:20 What is your favorite moment of the post-ESPN MMA Hour?
Conner
Plot twist. Khabib fills in for Connor last minute at 185😂.
The best option for the UFC to save this card is to open up the 165lb division and have Chandler fight for the belt against someone, then the winner can fight Conor later this year as he tries to go for a record 3rd Division Belt.
MMA MATH
@@DanielHernandez-fr1kb Eddie Alvarez threw his hat in the ring, which is the best proposed fight I’ve heard as of yet, because he has history with both fighters.
Volk stepping in for Volk, Mike stepping in for Mike! Let’s go Iron Mike Perry
ariel does his interviews with no pants on
And I watch him with no pants on.
And I watch him with only one hand free
And you're loving it
I wrap one hand in a flannel shirt, stare at his nose while putting my other hand to good use.
@@scottg5529bro wtf😂
Best moments ..Thug Rose making Joanna tap from strikes ,Leon Edwards Ko ing Usman after Dave Lovell's motavation and Bisping KO ing Rockhold
Ariel is playing the pawn of Conor and/or the UFC. Whether he's a willing pawn in this or an ignorant pawn is still undetermined, but we will find out soon which one it is.
The Anderson front kick vs Vitor was a hell of a moment. Same with Machida vs Rashad but Holloway vs Gathje is the best for several years!
We owe everything to the blues legend, super cop, special ops badarse, honorary Russian, and aikido master Steven Seagal. Thank you, sensei!
You gotta admit in hindsight it's not that much of an unbelievable ko...
Vitor was not a dominant champion or nothing.
The Usman KO, much better , the Holloway KO in the last second much better too.
I get what you are saying man. For me it is more personal due to being a big Silva fan and the anxieties that came with watching him fight. He'd take huge risks at times and Vitor was a feared striker. Agree that the Leon ko was incredible too. I'm English so I was again very tense. That being said I don't think Usman is an elite striker so it didn't carry the same tension that those other fights did.
Helwani x Diamante would be a good replacement for DC and Helwani
max v conor for the bmf
That 2007 college football season was the best of all time
I kno Ariel needs to appear to not be taking shots @the UFC ie... DW but this is a huge deal ! Conor cancelling in the Dub is the equivalent of Iron Mike cancelling in NY>> This is a huge deal. whats going on ??
Opinion: Conor got injured in camp or has something legal going on.
I usually don’t like Ariel videos because I have not appreciated the way he leads fighters of lesser intelligence into bad places for their own sake. And he uses language barriers in the same way. But bravo on this one ☝️. A piece of journalism brilliance. The way he kept confided information private and still managed to let us fans know the show was about to be cancelled was great.
Chiwiwis is a Mexican expression thats meant to express a charismatic “of course” or “clearly”. Its a phrase that I have not heard in a long time, it would be a way to say “Claro que si”
Does max carry the BMF belt back down to 145? If so, I say Sean O’Malley vs max Holloway for the BMF belt is a WILD left field choice to replace the 303 main event.
I realize that this also means Sean would have to move up to 145.. but why not?
@@CoreyMarlinthat would be about Sean's walk around weight 145-155.
I actually like this fight, never even considered it before.
Let me make some phone calls
Wont happen bro
@@CoreyMarlinbecause its 2.5 weeks away and neither Max or Sean will take that lol
Please don’t promote max vs Chandler. Chandler has no signature wins against anyone significant in the ufc. Max is an all time great, while Chandler isn’t even top 50.
Time stamps be nice. So we dont have to listen the the garbage inbetween the news.
Damn crack a window will ya?
I agree.
@@ProtossHyrdalisk Wtf you don't want timestamps?
@@ProtossHyrdalisk yeah no worries. Only if you jump out of it. And my comments. 🤦♂️
Timestamps are up now too 😳
Ippo is based on Finito Lopez the great mexican champion, legendary Finito Lopez only mexican who retire as champion and undefeated
Max Holloway will be a good replacement but the fight make no sense as he has his title fight lined up with Ilia. I don't see him accepting it. I believe UFC will probably replace the fight. Probable options which I think can be.
Aspinal vs Pereira
Sean O'Malley vs Merab
Pereira vs Ankalaev
Nate vs Chandler.
Let's get it!
No way to watch Anderson chael? So what happens, someone there posts it?
Would volk be available? Or is he still not allowed to fight after topuria loss?
If its about money and contracts, they should just take a paycut at this point. Prolonging this fight will only lose money and result in both parties having less leverage in dealings for being so hard to work with
Horrible take, fans really don’t care about the fighters at all lmao
Oasis t shirt go on son - Saw Liam at the O2 last night waheyyyyy
I wouldn’t be mad at Jiri vs Alex 2
Gane vs aspinal FTW 🙌
Not sure if these comments just read / responded to as I normally just listen and don’t pay attention to comments or chat myself but here we go.. I’m from STL and fly out to LA with tickets to see the Lakers. Really just wanted to see an all star like Kobe play in person but just before the game he wasn’t in starting line up and was out with a rolled ankle injury. So my point is that other professional sports can sell tickets / promote / not disclose information knowing their super star people want to see isn’t going to play but ufc is held to a different standard? I’m not trying to defend ufc by any means I’m just curious as to why it’s held at this standard where people think they need refunds / cancel the card / etc. cause Conor isn’t there but yet any other professional sport isn’t criticized in that aspect. Is there a law against them just going in with everything and make it seem all is fine and then fight night when the walk outs start and chandlers in the cage already and then Max walks out and no one knew a thing besides people on the side of the business?
Why Max, isn't it at 170? I get it's BMF but that's such a size advantage to Chandler.
It makes no sense on so many levels.
You clearly don't know how big Max really is...
@@mistercrayle yeah 145
@@xxrobin331xx As did Conor. Fight weight and what fighters weigh in real life are 2 different things. Max is a pretty big dude is what I'm saying
Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez, Max Holloway or Oliveira again. Chandler needs to fight
Colby said he would fight chandler. Let it happen
What if they did Alex vs Izzy 3(5)?
There is going to be an event in Australia in Aug. Izzy ain't fighting on a few weeks notice.
Really bummed that this has become the Ariel and GC show. Not hating, but GC and crew need to be used waaaaaaay more sparingly. Whatever the opposite of compelling viewing/listening is, they are it.
The only thing that will soften the blow will be chandler vs max for the bmf
Conor faces the winner
OR we get Fanmio paid off and bring Nate in for Nate vs Max at 170 for the BMF belt.
so why wouldn't Omalley vs Merab be the replacement for 303?
Nah. The sphere event is way more important to Dana.
In what world does Chandler deserve to fight for the BMF belt? Dude literally throwing away years of his career waiting for a Conor paycheck. That's downright insulting to Justin and Max who took a super risky fight for both of them. Justin being right up there to fight for the LW belt and Max the same for the FW belt.
If Volk hadn’t just been KOd twice, I think Volk v Chandler would be a fun one to watch!
My only question, is that now the UFC is a publicly traded company, don’t they have a legal obligation to be transparent with shareholders about important things like this. But they’ve said nothing. Dodgy AF.
Sassy Ariel is the best
Diaz Masvidal 2 OG BMF resolution '24
2 fighters from 10 years ago.
@@Habib_Osman yea like conor isnt. derp
@@peteasarisi2536 Theyre all super washed. Shells of their former selves.
I'm so confused, Ariel talking like McGregor is out by giving suggestions of other fights but is not saying McGregor out like wtf
Mcgregor isnt fighting. Its already known.
I told you all this fight was off. U dont cancel a presser and go into hiding unless fight is off
Nobody is answering WHY the Conor fight is up in the air
He'll never fight Mike Perry... c'mon...
Please don’t promote max vs Chandler.
Conors "star" power has given him too much leverage in negations. They're already building an excuse/narrative if he loses. This is Conors prefight mental warfare against Chandler at the expense of fans.
It isnt prefight mental warfare. The fight isnt happening. What dont you understand?
Conor hasn't been a good fighter since 2018, so instead of getting attention by fighting like he used to, he now has to resort to pretending he's going to fight in order to get attention. But the closer it gets, the more he remembers the two times Dustin humiliated him, further solidifying his decision not to fight.
I agree and second this
So
Ariel you dropped the ball big time on this one! You should’ve said that it’s more likely the fight was going to be cancelled bc everyone could make that assumption. Your co-hosts said it over and over. “I don’t know what Conor you’re expecting”. Ariel for you to say “things can change by the hour” but still vouch for Conor showing up, bad journalism. FYI it’s cancelled, not your most intellectual moment Ariel please do better.
He was afraid of Dana
Couldn't have said it better! He spread the false, unrealistic narrative the UFC and Conor wanted to keep the masses buying. All for what? For the fight to get cancelled and people upset over his poor journalism. Why not just say something like there are issues and we're playing it by ear? People will still speculate, but have a more realistic view of the fight not happening! And he had the nerve to call us idiots for calling him out! I am losing faith in his ethics and integrity to report more accurate news, and treat his audience with respect. The new main event is a banger by the way.
Ariel was a day early and a dollar short. McGregor cancelled
Do you think they are sitting on that couch just sighing 😮💨
Did he say the oral sensations was to much ?
I say scrap it!
Ariel the Worm.
Why would Islam not be in the show? Beef?
Glad your a real journalist and not with all these mockingbird turds
Ariel is getting played!!!
He said gather the nuts…. No Diddy
Ariel = GOAT
they dont have a clean piss test
Why can't Islam be on the show?
Because Ali is his manager, Ali hates Ariel (and Islam respects Ali), and Ariel speaks from both sides of his mouth pushing narratives that contenders (i.e., Arman, Dustin, Charles, etc.) will take his belt while giving Islam praise. So in other words, Ariel messed up any chance of interviewing Islam.
These guys are pretty boring
Ariel is the worst type of narcissist
Who tf is hook
Ariel quit crying about Michael Bisping and trying to get clicks.
No one cares dude .
I used to watch your show all the time but now for whatever reason you think you’re some sort of top dog but when in reality, no one even cares one way or the other.
You’re a journalist and we all know you like to stir up drama . But it’s starting to get old man. I take that back. It got old quite a while ago.
No one cares if you get the information first before anyone else we all know you have to be the first to call and figure out what’s going on and try to be the first to release it . None of us immediately get on our phones in hopes of finding it out First chance we get.
We all find out anyways, regardless .
Just go back to being yourself instead of whatever it is, you’re doing these days .
Depressing 🤣 I’m so glad this fight is off, Chandler is boring. Conor & Max is the real fight
No, its Conor vs Diaz. Its the fight they always wanted to make but chandler kept playing hardball. Hopefully this gets him to give up on conor fight and they can do the Diaz vs Conor Trilogy. People can say what they want, but that fight has to happen.
@@jaseallenson316 I completely agree
Conor being a chicken shi! Or what???
Ariel Jewlwani
dream replacement... means dream fight.
Aspinal Jones or Mcgregor O malley. 3rd place, Jones Pereira
Those are the biggest possible fights that could possibly happen.
replacing the injured McGregor with the injured Jon Jones is almost as genius as replacing the injured McGregor with the injured McGregor
@PeteRaboe I know but my lawyer confirms I got you both on a technicality because the question was simply said, stand-alone, as, what's your dream matchup.
So I'll see you and Ariel in court
It truly sucks if this fight doesn’t happen! One thing is for sure if Conor could fight he would no if’s no but’s no excuses!!! Regardless of what haters will say. However it will be nice for UFC to make an official announcement 📣 instead of having all this speculations some outrageous rumors etc. just let us know if Conor is injured and needs to be postponed or whatever the case is let’s not play politics! We have enough of that already.
Why can't you interview the ufc fighter Islam? I didn't understand the reason anyone can tell me?
his manager (ali) doesnt like ariel, thats why you dont see alis fighters like gaethje or usman on the show either
Colby vs chandler.....book it.
Your sidekick is pretty underwhelming ariel. He's just another you, but less so. Less pretty, less witty. Get someone more deserving, more interesting, less generic.
You think maybe Islams manager is an antisemite? seems pretty harsh not to let your fighters do interviews w the only Jewish reporter 🤷♂️
Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez, Max Holloway or Oliveira again. Chandler needs to fight