The Ariel Helwani Show

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show discussing their upcoming pre-game party, the New York Knicks championship parade, and more (00:41).

Next, Turki Alalshikh recently took to social media in hopes of brokering peace between promoters over the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury negotiations. The fight is yet to be announced and there are several rumors on who will officially promote it and where the fight will take place. Turki also made mention of some health issues, causing Ryan Garcia to react (09:44).

Xander Zayas vs. Jaron 'Boots' Ennis fight week is here and it is one of the most anticipated fights of the year. Who will come out on top? Will a new star be born on Saturday night (25:28)?

Moses Itauma has an opponent. Filip Hrgovic, the hard punching Croatian, will take on the young phenom on August 28 in what is easily Itauma’s toughest test to date. Is this too much too soon for Itauma or a perfect piece of matchmaking (41:10)?

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show recapping his experience at the New York Knicks championship parade, before reacting to UFC Vegas 119 and Dricus du Plessis being booked against Kamaru Usman (01:53).

Ian Machado Garry is back on the show, discussing his UFC 330 meeting with Islam Makhachev in August, how the fight came together, other welterweights campaigning for the title shot, Makhachev’s comments about Garry’s skills, comparisons between their fight and Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, and more (31:43).

Diego Lopes returns to recap his White House win over Steve Garcia, talking about his prediction that Justin Gaethje would beat Ilia Topuria, weighing in twice to be the main event backup, the overall experience of fighting on the card, wanting to move up to lightweight and compete on the Noche UFC card, and more (58:49).

WBO and WBA super welterweight champion Xander Zayas joins Ariel in-studio to preview his massive fight against Jaron "Boots" Ennis, discussing his relationship with Top Rank, surprises in store for his walkout, appearing in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, Boots’ résumé, visualizing how the fight plays out, and more (1:22:06).

ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler stops by the studio to talk about "Finding My Father," a documentary where Fowler reconnects with his father through found audio tapes. He also touches on some of his career highlights, his love of boxing and newer fandom of MMA (2:03:35).

The Boys in the Back and Petesy Carroll join Ariel to cover news and notes, including UFC’s new Meta rankings, Freedom 250 ratings, and more (3:24:18).

Ariel answers your Super Chats to close the show (4:17:18).

The Craic trio of Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes delve into the controversy surrounding Ciryl Gane’s finish of Alex Pereira at the White House. Did referee  Herb Dean make the right call and how does this latest situation affect Gane (06:10)? 

Next up, they give their takes on UFC White House generating 17 million viewers and whether it will be seen as a success (31:31).

Petesy then explains the Irish reaction to Conor McGregor’s appearance on Jimmy Fallon, which appears to have sparked outrage on the Emerald Isle (47:57).

Finally, the Craic crew give their takes on Tyson Fury promoter Frank Warren revealing more reasons why Dana White will likely end up promoting the Fury’s fight against Anthony Joshua (1:17:37).

We open the show with Dan and Bob Canobbio discussing the story of how CompuBox was created in 1985 - by chance, luck, good timing and a very innovative executive at HBO named Ross Greenburg (04:34).

The father-son duo talk about big fights Bob attended ringside, including Ray Mancini vs. Livingstone Bramble, Marvin Hagler vs. Ray Leonard, the rise and fall of Mike Tyson, and the modern eras of Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao (17:53).

Finally, Bob and Dan touch on some personal stories from their lives in boxing and how the sport has molded them as people (30:48).

Happy Father’s Day everyone!

The Boys in the Back kick off the show with news and notes, including reports of Zabit Magomedsharipov grappling Dan Hooker, Daniel Cormier addressing his social media being hacked, UFC 330 fight announcements, and more (16:25)

Then, they react to Conor McGregor's interview with Ariel Helwani, honing in on his comments about Ilia Topuria, and Topuria's recent comments about McGregor as well. Is this the fight to make (39:48)?

After previewing UFC Vegas 119 (1:03:25), they make picks (1:36:56) and deliver their P4P things worth waiting for (1:38:14).

The show ends with your voicemails (2:05:55) and Super Chats (2:54:39).