LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS (Day 2): Tom Aspinall, Demetrious Johnson, Ian Machado Garry, Rico Verhoeven
Ariel Helwani is back for day two of live shows from Las Vegas for International Fight Week. This time, undisputed heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (and his father Andy) stop by. Plus, Ariel chats with Demetrious Johnson (and his wife Destiny), Ian Machado Garry, Rico Verhoeven, and more.
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Show Notes
Our second show LIVE from the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas kicks off with Demetrious Johnson and his wife, Destiny, who chat about what goes into being the MMA GOAT, weight-cutting stories, receiving retirement advice from GSP, and more (02:32).
Ian Machado Garry joins Ariel at the table to share details about Charles Oliveira’s weight cut, fighting Belal Muhammad or Sean Brady next, Kamaru Usman’s win over Joaquin Buckley, and more (34:41).
Ariel breaks up the action by answering your Super Chats (52:41).
Rico Verhoeven, GLORY heavyweight champion, is up next after his most recent title defense. He talks about headlining GLORY 100, training with Tom Aspinall, completing the "iron gut challenge," hopes of fighting Francis Ngannou, and more (1:04:16).
Newly crowned undisputed heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall wraps up the day with his behind-the-scenes account of Jon Jones’ retirement (1:32:55). His father, Andy, also stops by to voice his opinion on the UFC's handling of the announcement (2:12:55). The duo detail who Tom wants to fight next and more.
The Boys in the Back join Ariel to complete their International Fight Week draft (3:08:33) and answer more Super Chats (3:12:19).