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Luke Thomas speaks to Henry Cejudo about his upcoming flyweight title defense against UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC Brooklyn, the future of the flyweight division, Dillashaw's weight cut, more (1:50:50); Gordon Ryan about his combat jiu-jitsu match against Fabricio Werdum and also officially announces that he's going to start a career in MMA (1:07:34); Gregor Gillespie about his fight with Yancy Medeiros at UFC Brooklyn, fishing, more (45:18). Additionally, Luke previews and breaks down Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:31) and we take your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (36:53) and Sound Off (1:42:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Luke Rockhold about his health, plan to move to light heavyweight, more (48:27); Colby Covington about his perspective on being passed over for a title shot at UFC 235, Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman, what's next for his career, more (1:36:12); Jimmy Smith about parting ways with the UFC, his next step, more (1:02:53); coach Mike Winkeljohn about Jon Jones' performance against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232, his upcoming bout against Anthony Smith, more (1:21:59). Luke also breaks down and analyses how formidable of a challenge Kamaru Usman is for champ Tyron Woodley on the Monday Morning Analyst. We also answer your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off (1:52:36) and A Round of Tweets (36:42). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Daniel Cormier about Jon Jones' win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232, relinquishing the light heavyweight belt, his plans for 2019, more (45:15); UFC commentator Jon Anik about all the storylines from UFC 232 and the road ahead in broadcasting in the ESPN era.(1:04:10); Ryan Hall about his submission win over B.J. Penn, what's next for his career, and more (1:20:45); Amanda Nunes’s coach Conan Silveira about his fighter’s enormous win over Cris Cyborg on Saturday, what makes her so special and more (1:39:15); Megan Anderson about her win over Cat Zingano, Nunes’ win over Cyborg, the state of women's featherweight division, more (1:59:02). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the key factors that helped Jones defeat Gustafsson in the rematch at UFC 232 on the Monday Morning Analyst (01:55). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (37:45) and Sound Off (2:11:15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Sage Northcutt about his decision to go from the UFC to ONE Championship, his career and development, more (2:11:12); Al Iaquinta's coach Ray Longo about Iaquinta's win over Kevin Lee, potential match-ups moving forward, more (1:50:38); Brandon Gibson about coaching Jon Jones and Carlos Condit for their respective bouts at UFC 232, more (41:28). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the key factors that helped Iaquinta defeat Lee in the main event of UFC on FOX 31 on the Monday Morning Analyst (01:59); He also shares his thoughts on the refereeing of the Barboza-Hooker fight on The Weigh-in (1:03:37). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (35:57) and Sound Off (1:11:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Valentina Shevchenko about her win over Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 231, capturing the flyweight title, what's next for her career, more (1:31:18); Colby Covington about the state of the welterweight division, a possible fight with champ Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren signing with the UFC, more (1:00:00); Kevin Lee about his upcoming rematch with Al Iaquinta on the very last UFC on FOX show this weekend, Max Holloway potentially moving up to lightweight, more (41:07). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the key factors that helped Holloway defend his featherweight belt against Brian Ortega on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:56). He also shares his thoughts on the Holloway's GOAT status and his similarities to Georges St-Pierre on The Weigh-in (1:23:22). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (35:10) and Sound Off (1:44:56). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway about his title defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 231, his health, more (19:33); Rener Gracie about training Ortega, Ortega's title fight against Holloway, his effort to help Syrian refugee with bullying, more (1:21:29); Michael Chandler about his impending title fight against Brent Primus at Bellator 212, more (1:04:56); Julianna Peña about her future in MMA, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Combate America's Copa Combate, more (38:53). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the action from the weekend including the big boxing fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury and some of the big MMA moments from Bellator and UFC this weekend on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:12:04). He also shares his thoughts on the scoring of Wilder-Fury on The Weigh-in (5:45). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (14:28) and Sound Off (1:42:12). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks with Alistair Overeem about his big win at UFC Beijing, wanting to fight Derrick Lewis next, more (1:30:25); Israel Adesanya about his fight with Anderson Silva, possibly fighting for the middleweight belt next, more (33:36); Rafael Lovato Jr. about his Bellator middleweight title shot against Gegard Mousasi, his jiu-jitsu career, more (1:01:00). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the action from the weekend including Liddell vs. Ortiz 3, Louis Smolka’s armbar, more on the Monday Morning Analyst (13:03); he also shares his thoughts on Chuck Liddell's KO loss to Tito Ortiz and retirement talk surrounding Liddell on The Weigh-in (6:05). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (54:06) and Sound Off (1:48:23). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks with Sean O’Malley about his suspension from the NSAC, USADA drug test failure, more; Cynthia Calvillo about her UFC Argentina win, her weight issues leading up to the fight, more, Curtis Blaydes about the heavyweight division, upcoming rematch with Francis Ngannou at UFC China. Luke also looks and breaks down some of the action at UFC Argentina from Johnny Walker’s clinch elbows to Calvillo’s bulldog choke in the Monday Morning Analyst; and he shares his thoughts on Neil Magny’s corner not throwing in the towel against Santiago Ponzinibbio on The Weigh-in. We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Oscar De La Hoya about the latest with his Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 event, his feud with Floyd Mayweather, more (1:01:23); Yair Rodriguez’s coach Israel Martinez about everything that happened in the main event at UFC Denver (1:36:06); Miesha Tate about becoming a ONE Championship Vice President and what that means for her future in the sport (2:17:36); Chas Skelly about his fight at UFC Denver being prematurely stopped (1:21:03); and legendary combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo about his documentary and the latest with him (41:23). Luke also looks and breaks down Yair Rodriguez's insane elbow KO win and Donald Cerrone's arm-bar victory at UFC Denver in the Monday Morning Analyst (23:33); and he gives his opinion on Skelly's premature stoppage loss and why that was a robbery on The Weigh-in. We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (18:08) and Sound Off (1:57:02). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Israel Adesanya in studio about his big win over Derek Brunson at UFC 230, his career development, possibly fighting for the title next, more (17:44); Alexander Gustafsson about his faceoff with Jon Jones at the UFC 232 presser, what he’s expecting from the rematch, more (1:05:01) Luke also looks at Adesanya's MMA technique development through his UFC career on the Monday Morning Analyst (1:17:55), and shares his thoughts and opinions on Floyd Mayweather's RIZIN bout with Tenshin Nasukawa on The Weigh-in (6:33) We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (1:43:36) and Sound Off (1:49:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Ben Askren about how he ended up in the UFC after a historic trade with ONE Championship for Demetrious Johnson, the UFC welterweight division, more (2:12:18); Israel Adesanya about his UFC 230 bout opposite Derek Brunson, his development, more (30:53); Anthony Smith about his win over Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of UFC Moncton, what's next for him (1:16:27); David Branch about his UFC 230 bout opposite Jared Cannonier after losing out on the Jacare Souza fight (1:52:27); and KSW CEO Martin Lewandowski about the latest with his organization as well as changes in the MMA industry (1:31:03). Luke also looks at some of the bigger victories from UFC Moncton plus an examination of Ben Askren’s UFC potential on the Monday Morning Analyst (10:56); and he also shares his thoughts on the Ben Askren, Demetrious Johnson trade on The Weigh-in (3:53). We also take your questions on the latest in MMA and more on Sound Off (47:22) and A Round of Tweets (2:06:44). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke Thomas speaks to Sijara Eubanks about the UFC canceling her women's flyweight title fight with Valentina Shevchenko and her now upcoming fight with Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 230 (18:30); Randy Couture to discuss the latest on getting the Ali Act extended to MMA, Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 (37:00); Cat Zingano about her featherweight bout with Megan Anderson at UFC 232 and Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes (1:13:25). Luke also looks at one big reason Tony Ferguson is the toughest challenge for Khabib Nurmagomedov on the Monday Morning Analyst (54:47), and he also shares his thoughts on the suspensions given out for the Lakers-Rockets brawl and how that relates to MMA on The Weigh-in (2:18). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (12:30) and Sound Off (1:33:11). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to double UFC champ Daniel Cormier about his upcoming title defense against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 (39:00); lightweight contender Dustin Poirier about his cancelled fight with Nate Diaz and the injury that forced him out (1:13:50), Chael Sonnen about his loss to Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 208 and what's next, Michael Chiesa about his move to welterweight and his fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 232 (18:30). Luke also breaks down some of the action over the weekend at Bellator 208 and PFL 9 on the Monday Morning Analyst (1:23:55), and gives his thoughts on Ronda Rousey's recent comments about the UFC 229 melee on The Weigh-in (05:25). We also answer your voicemails on Sound Off (1:48:15) and your tweets on A Round of Tweets (2:08:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Fedor Emelianenko about his upcoming fight with Chael Sonnen at Bellator 208 (45:25); Duke Roufus about his decision to stop Anthony Pettis' fight with Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of UFC 229 (1:22:20); Ryan Bader about his Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix fight with Matt Mitrione plus his opinion on all the chaos that went down at UFC 229 (1:06:00). Luke also shares his thoughts on the UFC 229 brawl between Numagomedov and McGregor's teams on our segment The Weigh-in, and he also breaks down Nurmagomedov's submission win over McGregor on the Monday Morning Analyst. Plus, we discuss all things UFC 229 and more on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi about his win over Rory MacDonald at Bellator 206 (; Michael McDonald about his retirement from MMA; Alberto Del Rio & Campbell Mclaren about the latest with Combate Americas and Del Rio's return to MMA competition. We also bring you The Weigh-in, the Monday Morning Analyst, A Round of Tweets, and Sound Off where we take your calls on the latest news in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks about his retirement from MMA as well as his foray into bareknuckle boxing; Bas Rutten about recent MMA headlines plus his work with the PFL and upcoming Karate Combat event in NYC; journalist Karim Zidan who will help unpack the statements and accusations made at the UFC 229 presser by Conor McGregor against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Additionally we also answer your questions on the Sound Off, and Luke gives his thoughts about Jon Jones' USADA suspension on The Weigh-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to ADCC bronze medalist and TUF winner Ryan Hall about his upcoming bout with B.J. Penn at UFC 232 (21:30); Dan Hardy who joins us to recap UFC Moscow and look ahead to UFC 229 in our Monday Morning Analyst segment (44:50). Additionally Luke also shares his thoughts on Herb Dean's controversial UFC Moscow stoppage in The Weigh-in (6:35), and we answers your questions on the lattest news in MMA in A Round of Tweets (1:05:45) and Sound Off (1:21:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to Din Thomas about coaching and cornering Tyron Woodley for his successful title defense against Darren Till at UFC 228 (39:02); Nicco Montaño about her withdrawal from UFC 228, being stripping of the women's UFC flyweight title, her health and failed weight cut (1:01:24); Valentina Shevchenko about Montaño's withdrawal from UFC 228, where she goes next, when she’ll be fighting for a UFC title next, and more (1:38:00). We also speak to jiu-jitsu wizard Eddie Bravo in our Monday Morning Analyst segment about some of the submissions at UFC 228, plus his Quintet submission grappling venture on Fight Pass (1:21:46). Additionally, we have The Weigh-in (5:55) , Sound Off (17:50) and A Round of Tweets (2:00:52). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to double Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison about her first two MMA fights and run in the PFL; Paul Felder, who serves as the guest for the Monday Morning Analyst to discuss his UFC 226 fight with Mike Perry, his commentary on the Contender Series, as well as some analyst work for us in previewing the big fights on the horizon. We also speak to Mickey Gall about his Octagon return at UFC Lincoln and Tom Lawlor about his abrupt release from the UFC and what’s next for his career. Additionally, Luke Thomas brings you his latest opinion and thoughts on The Weigh-in, and we answer your questions on the latest MMA news and headlines on our segments Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to Derrick Lewis about his bout against Alexander Volkov in September; Bellator CEO Scott Coker to discuss the welterweight tourney, the future of streaming, a pivot to Europe and more; Kamaru Usman to talk about serving as an alternate in the Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley sweepstakes; Ed Ruth, who participates in the Bellator welterweight tournament. We also answer your questions on the latest MMA news and headlines on our segment The Sound Off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we talk to Dustin Poirier, who returns to the show to discuss his UFC 230 fight against Nate Diaz, and Israel Adesanya, who faces Derek Brunson on the mega UFC 230 New York card. We speak to Sarah Kaufman on our Monday Morning Analyst segment to review the action from UFC 227 and preview some of the big fights on the horizon. We also answered your tweets and voicemails regarding the latest news in MMA and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we talk to Jon Jones' striking coach Brandon Gibson on the Monday Morning Analyst to review the lightweight main event for UFC Calgary and look ahead to UFC 227 (20:58); Cub Swanson to discuss his UFC 227 clash with Renato Moicano (41:30); referee Herb Dean to help break down what we saw this weekend at UFC on FOX 30 from an officiating perspective (59:48); Germaine de Randamie to talk about her sabbatical from MMA and what's next (01:19:33). Plus, we also answer your questions regarding the latest news in MMA on The Sound Off (1:36:11). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The MMA Hour, Dustin Poirier joins us to discuss his UFC Calgary rematch with Eddie Alvarez (00:18:54), Kevin Lee serves as our Monday Morning Analyst guest to preview the Alvarez-Poirier rematch and why he wants a 165-pound division (00:38:29), Henry Cejudo discusses his preparation for a rematch with Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 (01:01:14), Eddie Alvarez talks about his rematch with Poirier at UFC Calgary (01:28:29). Plus, we also recap UFC Hamburg, and we answer your questions regarding the latest news and headlines in the Sound Off (01:44:44). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The MMA Hour, T.J. Dillashaw joins us to preview his upcoming title defense against heated rival Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 (00:20:40). Nick Newell discusses his impending opportunity to join the UFC ranks through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series (00:59:50). Chael Sonnen recaps the Bellator cards over the weekend, UFC Boise and looks ahead to his own Bellator heavyweight grand prix semifinal on the Monday Morning Analyst (01:29:29). We also look back at UFC Boise, Bellator 202 and 203, and we answer your questions regarding the latest news and headlines (00:34:55). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour returns with a recap of the big week with UFC 226 and TUF 27 Finale, and so much more. Below is the rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open with a look back at the huge week with TUF 27 Finale, UFC 226 and more. 38:20 -- Alexander Gustafsson joins us to discuss his upcoming bout at UFC 227, plus his thoughts on Daniel Cormier's win and comments. 57:20 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Dominick Cruz recapping UFC 226 and looking ahead to UFC 227's bantamweight title fight. 1:22:49 -- The Sound Off featuring your calls, tweets and more on the latest in MMA. 2:00:50 -- The new champ champ Daniel Cormier stops by to discuss his historic achievement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open with a look ahead at the big TUF 27 Finale and UFC 226 week. 0:23:18 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Jimmy Smith recapping Bellator 201 and looking ahead to International Fight Week. 0:46:00 -- Leslie Smith details the latest developments in her case against the UFC before the National Labor Relations Board. 1:06:20 -- Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi previews his fight with Rory MacDonald, discusses Lyoto Machida signing. 1:24:56 -- James Vick joins us to talk about his new main event slot against Justin Gaethje in August. 1:42:30 -- The Sound Off featuring your calls, tweets and more on the latest in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open, explanation of what we're about, UFC Singapore discussion, Kevin Lee's 165 pounds comments about fighting GSP and more. 18:56 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Dan Hardy on UFC Singapore, UFC 226 mega fights, and more. 1:02:22 -- Brendan Schaub checks in on the latest headlines in MMA. 1:22:55 -- Kelvin Gastelum discusses his situation, what he's got planned for a return and more. 1:34:45 -- The Sound Off featuring your calls, tweets and more on the latest in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Robert Whittaker (00:05:37), Malki & Abraham Kawa (00:25:24), Colby Covington (00:50:05), Carla Esparza (01:09:05), Chris Weidman (01:29:07), Al Iaquinta (01:50:19), Tyron Woodley (02:09:51), Mike Jackson (02:37:07), Curtis Blaydes (02:53:48), Matt Mitrione & Sean McCorkle (03:10:23), Mark Hunt (03:30:06), Kamaru Usman (03:49:54), Yoel Romero (04:05:07), Holly Holm (04:17:22), Urijah Faber (04:40:39), Dominick Cruz (05:00:45), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:15:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Yoel Romero (00:04:32) in studio, Jose Torres (00:32:05) in studio, Carlos Silva & Ray Sefo (01:05:01) in studio, Michael Bisping (01:46:51), Marlon Moraes (02:33:37) in studio, Kamaru Usman (03:05:51) in studio, Abraham Kawa (03:46:04), Nathaniel Wood (04:10:45), David Teymur & Daniel Teymur (04:28:28) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:15:10) and the answers to your questions (05:42:53). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Peter Carroll (00:10:20), Rory MacDonald (00:28:04), Gegard Mousasi (00:49:01), Andre Harrison (01:10:55) in studio, Bec Rawlings (01:49:32), Arnold Allen (02:09:10), Aaron Chalmers (02:32:55), Michael Page (02:56:07), Stephen Thompson (03:13:28), Angela Lee (03:37:13), Darren Till (03:51:55), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:26:37) and the answers to your questions (05:02:55). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA (00:00:58), then speaks to Ian McCall (00:31:27), John Hackleman (00:53:33), Alistair Overeem (01:09:46), Ed Soares (01:34:09), Paul Daley (01:51:28), Mauro Ranallo (02:16:31) in studio, Makwan Amirkhani (03:12:14), Valentina Shevchenko (03:27:55), Bobby Razak (03:51:31), Cris "Cyborg" Justino (04:14:29), Yair Rodriguez (04:35:20), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:04:51) and the answers to your questions (05:41:36). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA (00:06:12), then speaks to Chuck Liddell (00:26:32) in studio, Ryan Bader (01:19:26), Dustin Poirier (01:34:55), Eddie Alvarez (01:49:11), Chael Sonnen (02:15:09), Demian Maia (02:52:29), Raquel Pennington (03:01:18), Israel Adesanya (03:22:39), Mackenzie Dern (03:40:47), Jason Kutz (04:02:32), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:31:05) and the answers to your questions (05:14:14). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanna Jędrzejczyk (00:08:15), Sarah Kaufman (00:28:36), Justin Willis (00:57:02), Jorge Masvidal (01:20:59), Muhammed Lawal (01:44:26), Paul Daley (02:07:16), Junior dos Santos (02:27:55), Neiman Gracie (02:47:09) in studio, Cody Garbrandt (03:28:56) in studio, Josh Emmett (04:22:03), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:46:40) and the answers to your questions (05:16:32). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Dillon Danis (00:10:53), Frankie Edgar (00:32:03), Derrick Lewis (00:50:02), Kenny Florian (01:10:56), Nick Newell (01:34:33) in studio, John Gotti III (02:30:22), Chad Mendes (02:52:12), Jake Shields (03:12:49), Greg La Rosa (03:34:14), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:19:01) and the answers to your questions (04:47:49). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Kevin Lee (00:05:25), Chris Weidman (00:23:49), Eddie Alvarez (00:43:31), Aljamain Sterling (01:04:03), Frank Mir (01:21:42), Fedor Emelianenko (01:36:49), Brad Tavares (01:57:56), Justin Gaethje (02:15:02), David Branch (02:30:03), Merab Dvalishvili (02:44:24), Tyson Pedro (03:04:07), Marc Goddard (03:18:57), Kayla Harrison (03:44:34) in studio, Leslie Smith (04:27:57) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:28:16) and the answers to your questions (05:48:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Shaun Al-Shatti (00:08:49), Megan Anderson (00:28:02), Mike Jackson (00:49:45), Sean O'Malley (01:09:54), Kevin Lee (01:26:31), Antonina Shevchenko (01:49:58), Dustin Poirier (02:07:31), Michelle Waterson (02:28:07), Santiago Ponzinibbio (02:51:50), Rafael dos Anjos (03:11:15), Jonas Jerebko (03:31:11), Kyle Bochniak (03:59:20), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:19:34) and the answers to your questions (04:50:44). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:01:34), then speaks to Max Holloway (00:22:55), Rose Namajunas (00:36:55), Al Iaquinta (00:53:09), Paul Felder (01:18:24), Anthony Pettis (01:37:23), Javier Mendez (01:51:51), Colby Covington (02:18:34), Olivier Aubin-Mercier (02:37:43), Ray Borg (03:00:53), TJ Dillashaw (03:19:30), Zabit Magomedsharipov (03:37:44) and Ali Abdelaziz (04:11:12) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:02:55) and the answers to your questions (05:39:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Brian Butler-Au (00:06:53), Stephen Thompson (00:17:31), Garry Tonon (00:34:02) in studio, Joanna Jędrzejczyk (01:10:13) in studio, Khabib Nurmagomedov (02:41:52) in studio, Tony Ferguson (03:34:11), Jason Hehir (03:49:51) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:55:11) and the answers to your questions (05:05:47). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Frankie Edgar (00:08:15), Cub Swanson (00:27:33), Volkan Oezdemir (00:49:44), James Gallagher (01:08:23), Kamaru Usman (01:30:57), Brad Smuckler (01:57:08), Paul Craig (02:21:25), Benson Henderson (02:39:58), Michael Chandler (03:00:11), Patrício Freire (03:20:23), Tai Tuivasa (03:26:46), Nathaniel Wood (03:48:48), Scott Coker (04:16:17), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:24:57) and the answers to your questions (04:54:02). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Leon Edwards (00:10:17), Francis Ngannou (00:31:38), Anthony Pettis (00:54:43), Cynthia Calvillo (01:11:05), Devin Powell (01:39:20), Duane Ludwig (02:01:37), Max Holloway (02:18:14), Dillon Danis (02:38:51), Nick Newell (03:00:45), Paddy Pimblett (03:18:37) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:22:31) and the answers to your questions (05:10:41). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Ben Askren (00:08:29), Demetrious Johnson (00:28:22), Alex Hernandez (00:51:12), Cat Zingano (01:10:03), Darren Till (01:29:27), John Phillips (01:49:09), Rick Story (02:12:09), Raquel Pennington (02:29:22), Alexander Gustafsson (02:48:55), Mirko Cro Cop (03:04:59), Leon Edwards (03:33:22), Ilir Latifi (03:55:16), Roger Huerta (04:15:57), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:40:46) and the answers to your questions (05:16:24). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:07:33), then speaks to Sean O'Malley (00:29:23), Brian Ortega and Rener Gracie (00:47:32), Holly Holm (01:12:41), Jon Fitch (01:34:30), Gegard Mousasi (01:56:30), Georges St-Pierre (02:14:21), Luke Rockhold (02:44:47), Darrion Caldwell (03:00:12), Nick Newell (03:15:54), Mackenzie Dern (03:33:19), Cris "Cyborg" Justino (03:58:50), Mike Goldberg (04:16:27), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:40:46) and the answers to your questions (05:19:57). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Mike Goldberg (01:32) and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (26:05) and the answers to your questions (1:05:23). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Nick Newell (01:00), Mackenzie Dern (18:25), and Cris “Cyborg” Justino (43:43). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Georges St-Pierre (00:45), Luke Rockhold (31:10), and Darrion Caldwell (46:43). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Holly Holm (00:12), Jon Fitch (22:07), and Gegard Mousasi (44:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:01:42), then speaks to Sean O'Malley (00:29:24) and Brian Ortega and Rener Gracie (00:47:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:07:06), then speaks to Derrick Lewis (00:30:18), Mike Pyle (00:53:24), Gilbert Burns (01:12:31), Josh Emmett (01:32:02), Artem Lobov (01:53:47), Brian Kelleher (02:15:30), Frankie Edgar (02:32:36) in studio, Paddy Pimblett (03:21:06), Molly McCann (03:41:41), Marc Raimondi (04:07:55), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:36:06) and the answers to your questions (05:05:12). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:07:57), then speaks to Mike Perry (00:24:09) in studio, Elias Theodorou (01:32:10), Yoel Romero (01:49:19), Israel Adesanya (02:11:04), Leslie Smith (02:34:37), Will Brooks (03:02:15), TJ Dillashaw (03:24:20), Matt Mitrione (03:42:50), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:14:28) and the answers to your questions (05:01:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:01:00), then speaks to Frankie Edgar (00:26:43), Roy Nelson (00:46:00) in studio, Matt Mitrione (01:32:39) in studio, Tyron Woodley (02:12:59), Rashad Evans (02:39:27), Henry Cejudo (02:59:34), Jose Torres (03:17:54), Mike Goldberg (03:34:15) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:28:14), a surprise appearance by Yancy Medeiros (04:49:57), and the answers to your questions (05:02:43). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices