Alex Pereira in studio, Dan Hooker, Jeremy Stephens, Ben Rothwell, full weekend recap, more
Ariel Helwani is joined by Alex Pereira and coach Plinio Cruz in studio. Plus, interviews with Dan Hooker, Ben Rothwell, and Jeremy Stephens, reactions to BKFC KnuckleMania 5, Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes and the GFL draft.
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Show Notes
Ariel Helwani reacts to BKFC KnuckleMania 5, Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes and much more from a loaded combat sports weekend (20:35).
Ben Rothwell discusses his BKFC heavyweight title win and reveals he's a combat sports free agent — with sights on some big names next (01:29:42).
Dan Hooker previews his UFC 313 fight against Justin Gaethje and discusses finding out from Gaethje's YouTube channel, his odd UFC 300 experience, Islam Makhachev's win over Renato Moicano and more (02:01:29).
Jeremy Stephens discusses his BKFC KnuckleMania 5 win over Eddie Alvarez, the hostile reception he got from the Philly fans, his road to bare-knuckle success and more in an emotional interview. He also reveals that he, like Ben Rothwell, is now a free agent (02:33:17).
Alex Pereira discusses his UFC 313 title defense against Magomed Ankalaev, his conversations with Jon Jones, his run-in with Jamahal Hill at the UFC Performance Institute, his sister's fighting career and much more in a special in-studio interview (03:04:25).