The Ariel Helwani Show

This week Dan Canobbio is joined by boxing personality Naji Grampus for a fun conversation based around the biggest topics in the sport. The guys begin reacting to Carlos Adames and Lester Martinez’s big wins and forecast what's next (01:38).

Next up, Dan and Naji debate who could potentially give Shakur Stevenson his toughest fight, who he might fight next, and if a mega fight with Gervonta 'Tank' Davis could ever come to fruition (22:10).

The conversation then moves to the heavyweight division, where Oleksandr Usyk is ready to fight kickboxer Rico Verhoeven for the WBC title. Is this fight warranted? Will Usyk fight Agit Kabayel? Where does Usyk rank among the all-time greats (42:22)?

Finally, the guys discuss the upcoming fight between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman at 154 pounds (1:00:43).

The Craic is back! This time, it’s the duo of Petesy Carroll and Ben Fowlkes. To start things off, the lads react to the passing of martial arts icon Chuck Norris (02:21).

Then, they size up UFC's White House event against Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card (13:05).

Another fight on the Netflix card is Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry. Petesy provides an update on Conor McGregor’s return now that Diaz has been ruled out as an opponent (30:51).

Amid ongoing unrest around fighter pay, several retired UFC veterans have spoken out against the promotion’s model, giving the guys plenty to dig into (50:02).

There’s fights this weekend too. Petesy and Ben break down PFL’s big media push for their Friday night Madrid card (55:36), and preview UFC London’s main event: Lerone Murphy vs. Mosvar Evloev (01:02:42).

The boys are back! Dan Canobbio and Chris Algeri start the show by reacting to Top Rank’s new partnership with DAZN – what are the details, what it could mean for future fights and DAZN’s imprint in the US (03:04).

Next up, PBC announced their full undercard for the May 2 card headlined by Gilberto Ramirez vs. David Benavidez and it features all high-energy fights that will not disappoint (35:09).

Finally, the guys preview the weekend fights – Lester Martinez vs. Immanuel Aleem and Carlos Adames vs. Ammo Williams (41:31)!

The Boys in the Back cover some recent news, including UFC appointing the Association of Boxing Commissions as regulator for the White House event (02:16), Robert Whittaker saying he's got a light heavyweight opponent lined up (06:25), and more.

Then, they start their UFC London preview, discussing Jean Silva's looming shadow over the main event (10:52), whether Movsar Evloev or Lerone Murphy will earn a title shot (16:02), and the rest of the card (41:19).

After previewing PFL Madrid (1:08:03), the Boys make picks (1:13:03), deliver their P4P lists of British slang (1:18:10), listen to your voicemails (1:40:56), and answer your Super Chats (2:29:16).

Ariel Helwani is joined by the Boys in the Back and Petesy Carroll to quickly recap Venezuela’s stunning upset over the United States in the World Baseball Classic. Then, they tackle On The Nose, answering questions about March Madness, Joe Rogan’s recent comments on UFC fighter pay, Ronda Rousey suggesting Dana White isn’t UFC’s decision maker, Nate Diaz potentially returning to the UFC, and more (13:14).

Sean Brady joins next, recapping his performance against Michael Morales, explaining why he believes Ian Machado Garry should get the next title shot, discussing his interactions with upcoming opponent Joaquin Buckley, predicting how Morales would do in a fight against Islam Makhachev, and more (1:32:08).

Rising boxing star Moses Itauma is back to preview his bout against Jermaine Franklin, reflect on not being able to break Mike Tyson’s record for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever, express his desire to fight the division’s top names, including Oleksandr Usyk, Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, and more (2:01:23).

Top Rank President Todd duBoef joins Ariel in studio following the announcement of the promotion’s new broadcast deal with DAZN to discuss the inner workings of the partnership, other networks that they spoke to during negotiations, Top Rank’s stable of young stars, the state of the boxing business, the Ali Revival Act and Zuffa Boxing’s entry into the sport, and more (2:28:47).

Jeremy Stephens is the final guest of the day, talking about returning to the UFC against King Green, whether he’ll fight again for BKFC, financial struggles over the last few years, his timeline for retirement, and more (3:31:06).

Ariel answers your Super Chats to close the show (4:03:14).