The Ariel Helwani Show

On this episode of The Uncrowned Beat, Ariel Helwani is joined by Dan Canobbio, Naji Grampus, and Alan Dawson to discuss boxing hot topics including: Shakur Stevenson securing his release from Zuffa Boxing (01:39), continued attacks in Sauda Arabia and how it will impact Canelo's upcoming bout (24:32), fallout from Daniel Dubois' massive win over Fabio Wardley (33:32), Sebastian Fundora potentially facing Jaron 'Boots' Ennis (35:52), and more.

On a special guest edition of The Craic, Ben Fowlkes helms the ship alongside Eric Jackman and Craic debutant Dudey.
After reacting to some of the standout moments from the UFC 333 press conference (05:09), the trio turn their focus to the main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev (16:38).
The co-main event is next on the agenda, with Petr Yan set to face Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy fight (28:32).
Next, Arman Tsarukyan and Dillon Danis’ brawl at the RAF 14 press conference gives the crew plenty to unpack (50:15).
Then, the unfolding situation in Saudi Arabia and what it could mean for Canelo Alvarez’s next fight comes under the microscope (01:02:07).
Last up, the trio answer your Super Chats (01:16:36).

The Boys in the Back kick off the show by reacting to the growing talk surrounding a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather and Ryan Garcia (04:46), as well as other news and notes from the combat space (12:58).
Then, they break down UFC 333 from top to bottom (34:41), before touching on RAF 14 (1:44:31), and makings picks (1:47:37).
After debuting a brand new Fight Feasts, featuring Russian food (1:51:47), the Boys deliver their P4P trilogies (2:08:33).
The show wraps up with your voicemails (2:34:43) and Super Chats (2:54:33).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to the latest Floyd Mayweather and Ryan Garcia posts teasing a potential fight. Dan got caught up in the hysteria, as Garcia tweeted directly at him, while Chris is still bullish on the fight happening (01:06).
Shakur Stevenson has mutually agreeed to part ways with Zuffa Boxing before even staging a fight together. Stevenson is now a free agent and says he still wants to make the biggest fights possible. What does this mean for Zuffa (15:05)?
We end the show previewing two excellent world title fights: Emanuel Navarrete vs. O’Shaquie Foster (35:05) and Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello (51:39).

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by raising a New York Knicks championship banner in the studio (02:20).
The Boys in the Back join Ariel to answer On The Nose questions about UFC letting Farid Basharat walk, interest in a potential Jake Paul vs. Darren Till fight, additional intrigue for Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes, Muhammad Mokaev taking issue with UFC’s practices, the state of ONE Championship, and more (13:20).
Newly-crowned PFL women’s flyweight champion Jena Bishop makes her show debut, talking about her big win over former training partner Liz Carmouche, her expected rematch against Dakota Ditcheva, how she would fare against UFC champion Natalia Silva, and more (1:10:57).
Mandel Nallo talks about picking up his first UFC win, arriving to the promotion late in his career, his strategic approach to training, why he picked his nose at the weigh-ins, his “Rat Garbage” nickname, and more (1:30:23).
Ariel covers news and notes (2:31:04) and answers your Super Chats (2:41:08).
IBF heavyweight champion Filip Hrgovic stops by to discuss his viral broadcast moment and newfound popularity, deserving more credit for his win over Moses Itauma, the state of the heavyweight division, wanting to rematch Daniel Dubois, his prediction that Tyson Fury will beat Anthony Joshua, and more (1:58:33).
Alex Pereira and coach Plinio Cruz are back in-studio, with Cruz recapping his big Misfits Boxing win and Pereira talking about not getting the rematch with Ciryl Gane, who he believes will win between Gane and Josh Hokit, feeling Gane threw illegal strikes in their fight, Magomed Ankalaev saying Pereira left the division to avoid him, whether he considered a return to light heavyweight, how he ended up fighting Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335, whether the Jon Jones fight was ever close to being made for the White House card, and more (2:51:07).
Ariel quickly previews UFC 333 to close the show (3:59:56).