The Ariel Helwani Show

• TKO's attempt to alter the Ali Act, Conor McGregor appeal dismissed, the end of heavyweight?

  Petesy and Chuck previously promised to get an authority on the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act - the amendment the entity known as TKO boxing are attempting to have written into law - and they provided it this week as John S. Nash joins the show to give insights on the topic (04:27).The conversation then moved onto Conor McGregor's failed attempt to appeal a civil court finding that he sexually assaulted an Irish woman, Nikita Hand, in a Dublin hotel in December 2018 (34:43).The lads then discuss comments from Matt Brown claiming that Tom Aspinall is fighting to keep the heavyweight division alive when he faces Ciryl Gane on October 25th (44:27), before they take a look at this weekend's action from PFL and UFC (56:26) 

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• Ben 'The Bane' Davis joins the Boys in studio, Conor McGregor loses his appeal, P4P reality TV shows, more | The Boys in the Back

  The Boys in the Back kick things off with the results of Uncrowned's poker table felt auction benefitting Ben Askren.Next, Petesy Carroll joins to provide an update on Conor McGregor’s sexual assault case appeal (04:50).Then, Ben 'The Bane' Davis comes in studio to help the Boys break down all of UFC Vegas 108 (12:22), headlined by Tatsuro Taira vs. Hyun Sung Park, before hitting Friday’s PFL World Tournament Finals (33:53).After making picks (44:06), Ben discusses competing all over combat sports (49:10) and breaks down his experience as a “new threat” on The Challenge: Season 41 (58:55).They finish up by giving their P4P reality TV shows (1:46:54), listening to your voicemails (2:17:24), and answering your Super Chats (2:57:02).

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• Doctor Mike and Josh Barnett in studio, Johnny Eblen, On the Nose, weekend preview, Ben Askren Day

  Ariel Helwani and the Boys in the Back kick off the show by answering your On the Nose questions (07:47).Johnny Eblen is the first guest of the day, coming off his title stunner at PFL Africa against Costello van Steenis. He discusses what went wrong in the fight, why the PFL won’t book the rematch, his long layoff and more (43:46).Josh Barnett joins Ariel in-studio to discuss Bill Goldberg’s retirement match, his wrestling promotion Bloodsport and its next event, the UFC settlement deal, his MMA GOATs, and all things combat sports (1:09:14).Doctor Mike — a YouTube star, practicing family physician, and influencer boxer — is next up in the studio, and he talks the intersection of combat sports and medicine, calls for a fight with RFK Jr., breaks down Ben Askren’s recovery, looks at MMA’s most gruesome injuries, and much more (2:07:10).Ariel and the crew wrap things up by answering your Super Chats — all directly supporting Ben Askren — and more On the Nose questions (3:06:40).

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• Ariel x Ade, episode 36: Claressa Shields goes off on Laila Ali, Cris Cyborg and Shadasia Green! Plus, Xander Zayas and ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington get big wins, Dmitry Salita joins, more

  Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo begin the show with a reaction to Claressa Shields’ dominant victory over Lani Daniels (1:41), discussing Shields' star status and debating who she should fight next (06:23), mentioning Laila Ali, Cris Cyborg and Shadasia Green as options.Next, they discuss the current women's pound-for-pound (11:04), before Shields herself joins to discuss Daniels' unusual tactics, her free agency, her feelings on potential opponents like Ali, Cyborg, and Green, and more (15:16).Dmitry Salita, Shields' promoter, calls in to discuss her huge weekend and weighs in on her next move (37:12).The duo touches on Xander Zayas’ win over Jorge Garcia to become the WBO junior middleweight champion (51:00), which headlined Top Rank’s final card under their ESPN deal. Then, they turn to Jaron 'Boots' Ennis' proposed fight against Josh Kelly (56:50), transition to a preview of Lewis Crocker vs. Paddy Donovan 2 (58:56), and end by delivering the Parting Shot (1:06:00).

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• Rory MacDonald, Jailton Almeida, Tatsuro Taira, Fernand Lopez, Shadasia Green, more

  Ariel Helwani and The Boys in the Back kick things off with updates on Ben Askren and Robert Whittaker, as well as hitting all the latest news and notes (05:54).Tatsuro Taira is the first guest and joins ahead of his headliner at UFC Vegas 108. He discusses rebounding after his first career loss, Amir Albazi’s withdrawal, Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van's anticipated matchup, and more (19:50).Newly unified super middleweight champion Shadasia Green calls in to discuss her win over Savannah Marshall and a potential next fight against Claressa Shields (38:16).Jailton Almeida joins ahead of his UFC 321 co-main event against Alexander Volkov and talks about wanting the title shot with a win, moving down to light heavyweight, his social media callouts, Ciryl Gane’s place in the division, and more (1:01:29).Canadian MMA legend Rory MacDonald calls in after a long time away from the sport to share his thoughts on martial arts fatigue, attending UFC Montreal, his relationship with Dana White, training with 'Wonderboy,' possibly fighting again, and more (1:30:45).Fernand Lopez, headman at MMA Factory, joins to break down Ciryl Gane’s undisputed heavyweight title shot against Tom Aspinall. He also gets into the controversial win over Alexander Volkov, and more (1:59:44).Ariel and the crew close things off with your Super Chats (2:31:25).

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