The Ariel Helwani Show

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by recapping a busy weekend that included UFC Sacramento, PFL Tampa, and Amanda Serrano’s 50th win (12:36), before getting into the drama surrounding Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury and Eddie Hearn’s reported list of demands (25:56).

Merab Dvalishvili returns to reflect on his match against Henry Cejudo at RAF 12, then discuss his upcoming UFC 333 trilogy fight against Petr Yan, dealing with a longer than average layoff, winning the belt back being secondary to beating Yan, being an underdog again, his beef with Umar Nurmagomedov and his team, training with Mark Zuckerberg, Ilia Topuria’s recovery, and more (1:05:03).

Tyron Woodley joins to recap his win over Joaquin Buckley at RAF 12, returning to his wrestling roots, his relationship with Buckley, expecting an “easy” match against Khamzat Chimaev, his messages to Sean Strickland in defense of Din Thomas, and more (1:40:07).

Gregory Rodrigues is back on the heels of his win against Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez in the UFC Sacramento main event, detailing Hernandez’s toughness, the middleweight title picture, and who he wants to fight next and when (2:01:46).

Ariel reacts to Dana White doubling down on his comments about Ian Machado Garry and OVO’s collaboration with UFC (2:23:50).

Jordan Burroughs breaks down his RAF debut, discussing how he landed on Sean Brady as an opponent, originally looking to face Michael Chandler, the success of RAF, wanting to wrestle Islam Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, and Georges St-Pierre, believing RAF’s format can prolong his career, whether he’ll ever compete in MMA, and more (2:37:30).

Ariel then covers news and notes, including some social media posts from Conor McGregor, Teofimo Lopez winning a title in his third weight class, and more (3:17:17).

The show wraps up with your Super Chats (3:39:03).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show discussing Teofimo Lopez's win over Rolly Romero, a solid performance that saw Lopez become a three-division world champion and left a lot of questions about Romero (01:40). 

Who will Teofimo fight next? He mentioned the Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn winner, Devin Haney and IBF champion Liam Paro are also options (16:57).

Amanda Serrano won a close fight over massive underdog Lucrecia Manzur on TikTok, notching her 50th career win (33:51). Dan recaps his night hosting the TikTok broadcast with influencers and wonders if MVP will do more of these moving forward (37:22).

The Craic is back in your life! Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes return as always.

First up, the lads react to drama surrounding Eddie Hearn’s reported demands for the upcoming superfight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury (07:23).

Usman Nurmagomedov is making headlines amid rumors of a potential PFL exit. The boys debate what a move to the UFC could mean for the undefeated lightweight (21:53).

The trio then weigh in on the Din Thomas situation. Did he go too far with his post-fight analysis (42:33)?

Edson Barboza has hung up the gloves. The lads reflect on the UFC veteran’s legendary career (52:37).

To close the show, the boys preview this weekend’s combat sports action (01:05:10), and answer your Super Chats (01:09:03).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show previewing the welterweight title fight between Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez. Has the promotion done enough to sell this fight? What can we expect from Lopez as he enters his third weight class? Romero has not fought since his win over Ryan Garcia in May of 2025; will ring rust be a factor (3:38)?

The attention then turns to a highly dramatic interview between Teofimo and his father where their failures in the Shakur Stevenson fight come to light. What type of mindset does Teofimo have entering this fight? Does he need a new trainer (17:03)?

Hamzah Sheeraz was recently ordered by the WBO to defend his title against Janibek Alimkhanuly, which led him to join Ariel Helwani’s show and voice his displeasure with the fight due to Janibek’s positive test. Dan and Chris break down Sheeraz’s comments and why he is the wrong messenger for this (35:07).

Finally, Amanda Serrano fights this weekend on the first-ever TikTok Live boxing card, as she attempts to break Christy Martin’s all-time knockout record (41:14).

The Boys in the Back return from their break, starting the show with reaction to Yair Rodriguez pulling out of his fight against Jean Silva (02:41) and the drama surrounding Namo Fazil (05:00).

Then, they settle the debate about MMA's GOAT (14:53) and preview a packed weekend that includes UFC Sacramento (45:23), PFL Tampa (1:03:54), Teofimo Lopez vs. Rolly Romero (1:07:39), Amanda Serrano in action (1:08:32), and RAF 12 (1:10:12).

Plus, they make picks (1:14:17), deliver the long-awaited Rod Talk (1:16:03), listen to voicemails (1:34:33), and answer your Super Chats (2:08:58).