The Ariel Helwani Show

Petesy Carroll is back to captain the ship for this week’s edition of The Craic, alongside Chuck Mindenhall and Ben Fowlkes.
First up, the trio react to Ilia Topuria calling out Paddy Pimblett for his comeback fight (10:57).
That opens up the wider lightweight picture. What’s next for Justin Gaethje, Alexander Volkanovski, and Arman Tsarukyan? (38:58).
Islam Makhachev has been taking plenty of flak from MMA fans lately. The lads weigh in on recent criticism of the current welterweight champion (46:57).
Jake Paul’s comeback now has an opponent, with Cedric Doumbe announced for his return to the ring (01:00:10).
Petesy then gives his take on Dan Miragliotta’s controversial stand-up in last week’s UFC main event (01:06:35), before the boys preview this weekend’s card, headlined by Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker (01:13:02).
To wrap things up, Petesy, Chuck and Ben answer your Super Chats (01:16:59).

The Boys in the Back start the show covering Lomachenko announcing his return (06:11), Conor McGregor forecasting his move to BKFC (12:24), Dana White again commenting on Islam Makhachev not fighting at UFC 336 (16:34), and more.
Then, they dive into the complicated relationship between Josh Hokit and fans, critics, and even his own promoter, Dana White (34:00).
Next, they preview UFC Vegas 124 (45:59) and this week's loaded boxing slate (1:03:34), before making picks (1:05:02).
The show wraps up with P4P dips (1:07:22), voicemails (1:33:13) and Super Chats (2:25:41).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to the onslaught of tweets from Terence Crawford, who called out Gervonta Davis, Floyd Mayweather, and Ryan Garcia before signing off for the day. Will he finally come back to boxing or is this just another troll job from Bud (01:53)?
There were a slew of fight announcements recently with Jai Opetaia vs. Deontay Wilder being set for the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard (11:52), Erislandy Lara defending his middleweight title against Tim Tszyu (27:32), and Jermell Charlo returning on the undercard in Australia (27:32).
Looking ahead to this weekend, Joshua Buatsi takes on Willy Hutchinson for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title in Manchester. On the same night, but in London, Chris Billam-Smith takes on Chev Clarke. And over in Dallas, Alycia Baumgardner challenges Elif Nur Turhan for her IBF lightweight strap (31:26).
Finally, the guys talks about Cedric Doumbe being announced as Jake Paul's next opponent (45:25).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by reacting to Raul Rosas Jr.'s quick win over Colby Covington and the announcement of Deontay Wilder vs. Jai Opetaia. Then, he and the Boys answer all your questions in the latest On The Nose (06:56).

Skye Nicolson checks to preview Sunday's WBC title bout against Miyo Yoshida and break down how her unexpected alliance with MVP came to be, squashing her beef with Nakisa Bidarian, missing out on the Amanda Serrano fight yet again, Alycia Baumgardner calling herself the face of women's boxing and more (1:02:01).

Denzel Bentley looks ahead to his Zuffa Boxing debut against Shane Mosley Jr., reveals he nearly became an Amazon delivery driver to support his family during his recent layoff, talks getting stripped of his WBO middleweight title and more (1:31:43).

Tom Nolan stops by to reflect on his UFC Vegas 123 win over Renato Moicano, Dan Miragliotta's controversial decision, whether it tainted his victory, the layout of the UFC lightweight division and more (2:00:37).

Dan Hooker returns to preview his Nov. 21 bout against Brian Ortega, explain why he's making such a short turnaround, weigh in on Miragliotta's stand-up of Moicano, reflect on why fighting keeps him from going down a destructive path and more (2:33:10).

Ariel and the gang hit the day's lingering news and notes, answer the rest of your On The Nose questions and field your Super Chats to close out the show (2:59:24).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by recapping his experience — alongside The Boys in the Back — at WWE’s Monday Night Raw and Smackdown tapings (02:04).
Then, the crew covers news and notes including Carlos Prates’ strong words for Islam Makhachev, Dan Hooker feeling that Charles Oliveira and UFC ruined the BMF title, and more (12:35).
Alycia Baumgardner joins ahead of her Sunday fight against Elif Nur Turhan, talking about moving up in weight, how the fight came together, feeling that Caroline Dubois made excuses not to face her, skills she’s been sharpening since her last fight, respecting Nur Turhan’s title reign, her altercation with Claressa Shields, Amanda Serrano’s retirement, and more (31:30).
Ariel discusses Netflix producing a Dana White documentary, Ilia Topuria posting about his return, Sean Strickland playing basketball, Fedor Emelianenko saying he wants to fight Francis Ngannou, and more (1:01:46).
Paulie Malignaggi and Victor Ortiz join for a face-to-face ahead of their BKB 62 fight, talking about the history between the two, how the bout came together, and how they expect the fight to go. Plus, Malignaggi touches on his rivalry with Manny Pacquiao, a potential fight against Tony Ferguson, his distaste for MMA fans, and more (1:18:28).
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani talks about already making a splash in the UFC in a short amount of time, being chronically online and his references to MMA memes, his childhood martial arts journey, his sister’s martial art experience, training with Conor McGregor, his father training Royce Gracie, his "Mufasa" nickname, his callout of Jake Matthews, and more (1:53:28).
Ariel and crew discuss Edson Barboza and Michel Pereira returning to action, Conor McGregor partying in Italy, and more (2:33:04).
After previewing some upcoming events from around the entertainment world (2:45:03), Ariel answers your Super Chats to close the show (03:02:07).