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Dricus du Plessis, Jared Cannonier, George Lockhart, MMA 4 Nations Face-Off?
Episode 163

Dricus du Plessis, Jared Cannonier, George Lockhart, MMA 4 Nations Face-Off?

Ariel Helwani interviews UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, Jared Cannonier and George Lockhart. Plus, the crew lays out what could be MMA's own version of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

The Ariel Helwani Show

February 18, 20252h 38mExplicit

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Show Notes

Ariel Helwani and the gang kick off the show by laying out MMA's own version of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament (06:46).

Dricus du Plessis discusses his latest UFC middleweight title defense over Sean Strickland, Belal Muhammad's recent comments, his game plan to stop Khamzat Chimaev and more (31:23).

Jared Cannonier discusses his "y'all must've forgot" win over Gregory Rodrigues, how he's somehow still competing at an elite level at age 40, what's next in his UFC career and more (01:06:51).

George Lockhart, Joseph Parker's nutritionist, previews Saturday's gigantic boxing card and Parker's upcoming challenge against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, plus more (01:31:01).

The Boys in the Back rejoin Ariel to discuss outstanding news and notes, including an update from Eric Nicksick on his relationship with Sean Strickland (02:06:41).