MMA Fighting

Ariel Helwani speaks to Demetrious Johnson (00:07:28), Darren Till (00:32:56), Raquel Pennington (00:48:58), Brian Stann (01:12:52), Andrea Lee (01:42:15), Mike Perry (02:02:07), David Branch (02:24:11), Arjan Bhullar (02:47:52), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (03:23:26) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (04:01:23). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanne Calderwood (00:07:59), Francis Ngannou (00:35:42), Paddy Pimblett (00:53:29), Paige VanZant (01:10:42), Owen Roddy (01:33:14), Stephen Espinoza (02:02:23) in studio, Ben Askren (02:57:53), Rafael dos Anjos (03:20:00), Derrick Lewis (03:38:05), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (04:01:22) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (04:39:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Oscar De La Hoya (00:15:20), Chris Eubank (00:29:42), Holly Holm (00:59:56), Chael Sonnen (01:16:06), Daniel Cormier (01:37:27), Joe Cortez (01:59:18), Paulie Malignaggi (02:16:11), Max Holloway (02:38:44), Esther Lin (03:05:18), Derrick Lewis (03:27:49), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (03:32:27) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (04:20:14). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special edition of The MMA Hour, live from Las Vegas, site of Mayweather vs. McGregor, Ariel Helwani speaks to Randy Couture (00:02:48), Floyd Mayweather Sr. (00:14:41), Josh Thomson (00:34:05), Teddy Atlas (00:44:39), Isiah Thomas (00:54:32), Tyron Woodley (01:13:59), Heather Hardy (01:29:55), Ice Cube (01:40:41), Brian Kenny (01:56:51), Amir Khan (02:14:00, and Stephen A. Smith (02:25:42). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special edition of The MMA Hour, live from Las Vegas, site of Mayweather vs. McGregor, Ariel Helwani speaks to Carrot Top (00:06:00), Valentina Shevchenko (00:20:04), Gavin and Joe Maloof (00:33:10), Skip Bayless (00:45:36), Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff (01:08:58), Demetrious Johnson (01:20:34), Kevin Lee (01:26:28), Freddie Roach (01:37:44), Bruce Buffer (01:49:34), and Chris Eubank (02:01:52). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special edition of The MMA Hour, live from Las Vegas, site of Mayweather vs. McGregor, Ariel Helwani speaks to Phil Baroni (00:24:05) and Stephan Bonnar (00:29:52), Malki Kawa (00:48:18), Michael Conlan (01:08:23), and Al Bernstein (01:30:44). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Kevin Lee (00:08:59), Derrick Lewis (00:32:42), Bob Bennett (00:50:40), Dave Fogarty (01:20:26), Lou DiBella (01:38:03) in studio, Cody Garbrandt (02:53:56), John Kavanagh (03:14:07), Mick Konstantin (04:02:19), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (04:20:30) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (04:39:39). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Daniel Cormier (00:05:48), Heather Hardy (00:39:17) in studio, Georges St-Pierre (01:31:19), Shayna Baszler (01:56:23), Brad Pickett (02:19:07), Dan Hardy (02:36:17), Paulie Malignaggi (02:54:07), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (03:42:05) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (04:19:09). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Ian McCall (00:08:32), Luke Rockhold (00:38:29), Andre Berto (00:55:57), Gilbert Melendez (01:29:25), Volkan Oezdemir (01:51:51), Paul Felder (02:15:06) in studio, Pat Barry (03:11:24), Paulie Malignaggi (04:03:11), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (05:04:59) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (05:18:54). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Malki Kawa (00:25:07), Anthony Johnson (00:51:21), Frank Mir (01:20:15), Rashad Evans (01:42:58), Sergio Pettis (02:03:01), Shane Burgos (02:18:23), Cat Zingano (03:10:28), Tyron Woodley (03:35:36), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (04:10:30) and to answer your questions during The MMA [After] Hour (04:41:52). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Chris Weidman (00:08:09), Sean O'Malley (00:33:25), Germaine de Randamie (00:51:05), Michael Chiesa (01:25:50), Dustin Poirier (01:44:53), Tyron Woodley (01:59:46), Pat Miletich (02:22:06), Jimmie Rivera (03:04:59), Chris Camozzi (03:44:08), NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (03:55:41), and then closes out the show by dialing into the UFC 214 conference call (04:10:32) and taking your questions during the MMA [After] Hour (04:44:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Tony McGregor (00:27:33), Demian Maia (00:50:09), Paulie Malignaggi (01:01:24), Yoel Romero (01:24:01), NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (01:49:59), Chase Sherman in studio (02:16:21), Joseph Duffy (03:14:15), Demetrious Johnson (03:34:53), and then NewYorkRic once again for the MMA [After] Hour (03:59:59). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanna Jędrzejczyk (00:07:10), Gegard Mousasi (00:29:23), Jesse Taylor (00:53:35), Justin Gaethje (01:12:44), Chael Sonnen (01:31:26), Valentina Shevchenko (02:10:40), Gunnar Nelson (02:29:36), Dillon Danis (02:49:30) in studio, and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (03:51:09) and The MMA [After] Hour (04:15:32). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Alistair Overeem (00:07:34), Felice Herrig (00:37:03), Shannon Knapp (01:01:47), Daniel Cormier (01:22:00), Miesha Tate (01:43:20), NewYorkRic (02:05:17) for Ric's Picks, Michael Bisping (02:22:47), Chris Weidman (02:46:26) in studio, Cris "Cyborg" Justino (03:47:54), and then NewYorkRic (04:14:25) once again to answer your Twitter questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Kevin Lee (00:03:05), Scott Coker (00:21:11) in studio, John Kavanagh (01:10:46), Holly Holm (01:36:55), Derrick Lewis (02:01:59), Michael Chandler (02:27:32) in studio, Logan Storley (03:07:04), James Gallagher (03:22:30), Cortney Casey (03:49:09), and then NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (04:14:02) and to answer your Twitter questions (04:31:07). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Audie Attar (00:26:03), Leonard Ellerbe (00:47:56), Stephen Espinoza (01:06:32), Owen Roddy (01:32:57), Mike Goldberg (01:56:45), Fedor Emelianenko (02:25:44) in studio, Matt Mitrione (03:12:10) in studio, Josh Gross (04:08:17), Kevin Lee (04:37:16), and NewYorkRic (05:00:22). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Ray Borg (00:27:43), Mike Winkeljohn (00:48:34), Joe Lauzon (01:07:40), Urijah Faber (01:35:22), Wanderlei Silva (01:57:47), Max Holloway (02:16:28), and NewYorkRic (02:58:24) for Ric's Picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic (00:19:11) to recap UFC 212, then to Brian Kelleher (00:28:56), Jimi Manuwa (00:49:04), Alexander Gustafsson (01:08:57), Roy Jones Jr. (01:29:53), Frankie Edgar (01:53:57), Demetrious Johnson (02:12:44), NewYorkRic (03:08:26) once again for Ric's Picks, and finally to Mark Hunt (04:04:30) to close the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Yoel Romero (00:12:29), Cody Garbrandt (00:31:49), Gökhan Saki (00:59:44), Mike Perry (01:19:04), Roy Nelson (01:41:10), Sage Northcutt (02:01:24), Georges St-Pierre (02:21:06), NewYorkRic (02:51:32) for Ric’s Picks (with a surprise appearance by Daniel Cormier at 03:13:03) and then concludes the show with a preview of UFC 212. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Rory MacDonald (00:03:11), Michael Page (00:23:51), Yair Rodriguez (00:41:21), Derrick Lewis (00:57:31), Jorge Masvidal (01:19:59), Al Iaquinta (01:40:26), Stipe Miocic (02:04:51), Mia Kang (02:31:45) in studio, Tony Ferguson (03:33:20), Kajan Johnson (03:55:30), and NewYorkRic (04:20:43) for Ric’s Picks and to recap the week in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanna Jędrzejczyk (00:05:31), Francis Ngannou (00:32:01), Tyron Woodley (00:49:21), Rory MacDonald (01:09:00), Joanne Calderwood (01:30:43), Michael Chiesa (01:52:53), Herb Dean (02:15:14), NewYorkRic (02:42:20) for Ric’s Picks, Henry Cejudo (03:01:45), Deron Williams (03:18:06), and NewYorkRic (03:42:29) once again to recap the week in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Luke Rockhold (00:08:09), Justin Gaethje (00:32:25), Anthony Pettis (00:50:10), Malki Kawa (01:04:30), Matt Hughes (01:30:59), Aspen Ladd (02:04:17), NewYorkRic (02:19:24) for Ric’s Picks, Kelvin Gastelum (03:11:02), and NewYorkRic (03:34:27) once again to recap the week in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special edition of The MMA Hour, Ariel Helwani speaks to UFC superstar Nate Diaz almost exactly one year after his last appearance on the show. Diaz discusses his future, fighting Tony Ferguson next, Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, if he wants a trilogy fight with McGregor, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Dominick Cruz (00:06:52), Valérie Létourneau (00:34:54), Artem Lobov (00:54:16), James Gallagher (01:14:35), TJ Dillashaw (01:39:23), Megan Anderson (01:56:24), Antonio Tarver (02:18:05), Anderson Silva (02:49:44), and NewYorkRic (03:31:19) for Ric’s Picks and a recap of the week in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Al Iaquinta (00:07:35), Chris Weidman (00:32:55), Rafael dos Anjos (00:59:10), Holly Holm (01:17:31), Aaron Pico (01:37:15), Pearl Gonzalez (01:57:44), Audie Attar (02:21:41), Mike Perry (02:48:46), Frank Mir (03:11:00), Robert Whittaker (03:36:22), Phil Davis (03:58:04), and then NewYorkRic (04:24:32) to recap the weekend in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic (00:19:19) to recap the weekend in MMA, then to Demetrious Johnson (00:26:16), Rose Namajunas (00:49:30), Todd Grisham (01:09:40), Aljamain Sterling (01:32:39), Cub Swanson (01:51:34), Diego Sanchez (02:10:33), Tom Duquesnoy (03:14:03), and NewYorkRic (03:37:12) once more to close the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Daniel Cormier (00:03:11), Urijah Faber (00:28:16), Henri Hooft (00:48:25), Patrick Cote (01:13:34), Michelle Waterson (01:27:16), Matt Riddle (01:42:30), and then recaps the weekend in MMA (02:20:34) with NewYorkRic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic (00:13:32) to recap the weekend in MMA, then to Angela Lee (00:29:03), Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (00:52:49), Stephen Thompson (01:10:51), Kevin Lee (01:31:35), Ray Longo (01:55:09), Khabib Nurmagomedov (02:14:30), NewYorkRic (02:45:27) once more, and Muhammed Lawal (03:14:19) to close the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic (00:15:21) to recap the weekend in MMA, then to Marc Diakiese (00:27:55), Tonya Evinger (00:48:33), Marlon Moraes (01:07:04), Muhammed Lawal (01:26:57), Dillon Danis (01:51:47), Chael Sonnen (02:22:16) in studio, and Scott Coker (03:25:46) in studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic (00:11:32:18) to recap the weekend in MMA, then Joe Duffy (00:28:00), Lorenz Larkin (00:53:40), Arnold Allen (01:15:13), Jimi Manuwa (01:36:10), Edge and Christian (01:57:43), Bas Rutten (02:28:09), Kelvin Gastelum (02:50:31), Ryan Bader (03:11:52), Fabricio Werdum (03:31:53), and NewYorkRic (03:55:40) one more time to wrap up the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Demetrious Johnson (00:24:21), Yoel Romero (00:48:22), Joanna Jędrzejczyk (01:11:29), Brad Pickett (01:35:22), Makwan Amirkhani (01:58:55), Tony Ferguson (02:21:15), Michael Chiesa (02:39:36), Misha Cirkunov (02:59:17), and Rashad Evans (03:22:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic (00:13:52) to recap the week in MMA, Demian Maia (00:27:10), Jorge Masvidal (00:47:56), Eddie Alvarez (01:07:06), Tony Ferguson (01:27:56), Alistair Overeem (01:50:06), Georges St-Pierre (02:14:04), Ali Abdelaziz (02:40:38), Luke Barnatt (03:06:59), and Tyron Woodley (03:30:38). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Khabib Nurmagomedov (00:12:18), Tom Lawlor (00:32:29), Marloes Coenen (00:55:55), Johny Hendricks (01:15:58), Derrick Lewis (01:36:06), Greg Hardy and Malki Kawa (01:57:28), Artem Lobov (02:31:03), Holly Holm (02:46:38), Tyron Woodley (03:08:23), and NewYorkRic (03:37:07) to recap the week in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Germaine de Randamie (00:31:34), Junior dos Santos (00:53:54), Cris Cyborg (01:12:16), Al Iaquinta (01:31:29), Max Holloway (01:48:38), Freddie Roach (02:08:17), Matt Mitrione (02:30:20), Firas Zahabi (02:55:36), and NewYorkRic (03:14:35) to recap the week in MMA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic to recap the weekend in MMA (00:08:23), Rory MacDonald (00:27:39), Paul Daley (00:48:12), Cris Cyborg (01:04:56), Luke Rockhold (01:33:00), Fedor Emelianenko (01:48:08), Michael Bisping (02:13:18), Jon Anik (02:42:23), Derek Brunson (03:14:03), and then NewYorkRic one more time to close out the show (03:37:56). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to James Vick (00:08:36), Daniel Cormier (00:28:47), Demian Maia (00:56:46), Frankie Edgar (01:19:11), Yoel Romero (01:40:00), David Branch (02:04:22), Alberto Del Rio in studio (02:28:57), and brings in NewYorkRic to wrap up the show (03:22:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Francis Ngannou (00:29:43), Angela Hill (00:52:23), Anthony Johnson (01:12:59), Quinton Jackson (01:35:27), Derrick Lewis (02:12:06), Brian Stann (02:37:42), Valentina Shevchenko (02:48:02), Aisling Daly (03:08:37), Ryan Bader (03:21:40), and NewYorkRic to recap the weekend in MMA (03:38:24). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to NewYorkRic to recap the weekend in MMA (00:18:34), Tim Kennedy (00:27:13), Yair Rodriguez (00:50:05), Sage Northcutt (01:11:43), Tyron Woodley (01:29:33), Mike Goldberg (02:02:44), Dan Hardy (02:44:41), Chris Weidman (03:10:34), and then NewYorkRic one more time to close out the show (03:36:17). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks with NewYorkRic to discuss BJ Penn’s performance at UFC Fight Night: Phoenix (00:08:36), then Jon Fitch (00:26:24), Rashad Evans (00:50:27), Chael Sonnen (01:12:23), Alan Jouban (01:34:01) Derek Brunson (01:56:21), Megan Anderson (02:15:09), Stipe Miocic (02:54:46), Mark Hunt and his lawyer Christina Denning (03:13:22), and finally NewYorkRic one more time to recap the weekend in MMA (03:47:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani begins the show with a tribute to Adam “Snacks” Geller (00:12:40) then speaks to Stephen Thompson (00:31:39), Rose Namajunas (00:53:24), Yair Rodriguez (01:16:21), TJ Dillashaw (01:33:09), Mirko Cro Cop (01:54:48), Ralek Gracie (02:26:24), NewYorkRic to recap the weekend in MMA (03:09:25), and finally Tyron Woodley (03:34:26), a surprise guest this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Chuck Mindenhall (00:06:39), Mike Dolce (00:29:38), Cody Garbrandt (00:49:00), Tony Ferguson (01:15:30), Khabib Nurmagomedov (01:32:40), and then NewYorkRic joins the conversation to hand out the 2016 show awards (02:00:27). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special episode of The MMA Hour, we look back at 2016. This year on the show, Ariel Helwani spoke to the every current UFC champion including Dominick Cruz (00:05:08), Michael Bisping (00:20:20), Tyron Woodley (00:43:42), Daniel Cormier (01:06:31), Joanna Jędrzejczyk (01:36:17), Conor McGregor (01:56:24), Amanda Nunes (02:29:46), Demetrious Johnson (02:49:34), José Aldo (03:09:25), Max Holloway (03:31:30), and Stipe Miocic (03:49:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks with NewYorkRic to recap the weekend in MMA (00:19:49), Cub Swanson (00:26:42), Mike Winkeljohn (00:51:36), Paul Craig (01:09:24), Jorge Masvidal (01:31:21), Cody Garbrandt (01:49:25), Michelle Waterson (02:09:43), Mickey Gall (02:30:53), Dan Hardy (02:49:34), and then NewYorkRic one more time to answer some questions (03:13:46). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks with NewYorkRic to recap the weekend in MMA (00:14:00), Paige VanZant (00:24:55), Cole Miller (00:44:41), Derrick Lewis (01:08:26), Urijah Faber (01:27:52), Max Holloway (01:49:18), Rico Verhoeven (02:11:03), John Gooden (02:34:38), Mickey Gall (03:30:13) and then NewYorkRic one more time to look at the weekend ahead (03:47:08). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Demetrious Johnson (00:04:47), Dominick Cruz (00:27:01), Bjorn Rebney (00:49:04), Dillon Danis (01:30:15), Alistair Overeem (01:51:33), Ryan Hall (02:14:11), Dan Henderson (02:32:23), Henry Cejudo (02:50:59), TJ Dillashaw (03:13:36), and NewYorkRic to recap the week in MMA (03:44:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Anthony Pettis (00:16:03), Daniel Cormier (00:28:42), Chris Weidman (00:51:11), Tony Ferguson (01:10:20), Max Holloway (01:25:38), Lorenz Larkin (01:40:22), Don Frye (02:01:41), Cat Zingano (02:38:55), Anthony Johnson (02:54:10), and Justin Wren in studio (03:19:47). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA with NewYorkRic (00:12:34), then speaks to Matt Mitrione (00:25:38), Lyoto Machida (00:48:14), Owen Roddy (01:10:01), Tim Kennedy (01:32:54), Ali Abdel-Aziz (01:56:47), Gegard Mousasi (02:11:11), CM Punk (02:27:39), Manny Gamburyan (02:29:26), Mark Hunt (03:10:53), and wraps up with your questions (03:40:22). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanna Jędrzejczyk (00:17:59), Tyron Woodley (00:49:56), John Kavanagh in studio (01:26:11), Demian Maia in studio (02:33:33), Yoel Romero (03:33:49), and NewYorkRic to answer your questions (03:59:54). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ariel Helwani speaks to Duke Roufus (00:29:00), Chael Sonnen (00:44:13), Mike Brown (00:54:57), John Kavanagh in studio (01:16:30), Kenny Florian in studio (02:21:26), and Al Iaquinta, Aljamain Sterling & Gian Villante in studio (03:18:12). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NewYorkRic steps in as host to speak to John Pollock (00:04:54), Devon Sawa (00:33:29), Marc Raimondi (00:55:10), and Ariel Helwani (01:15:32), and then answer your questions (01:44:17). Plus, we give you the chance to win a ticket to attend UFC 205 in New York City with NewYorkRic (01:30:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices