The Ringer MMA Show

Top influencer boxing journalists Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and Chuck Mindenhall are finally back together to discuss a wide array of combat sports topics on today’s show. The guys get into: Neil Magny filling in for Geoff Neal at UFC 292 next week, and how the guys feel about the new matchup for rising star Ian Machado Garry (3:52) Dana White’s comments on Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson this w...

Nate Diaz beat Jake Paul in the boxing ring tonight. Not really, but he sure made it feel like it, didn’t he? To honor tonight's festivities, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and TST weigh in immediately after the spectacle that was Paul vs. Diaz to get into Diaz's moral victory plus the following: Whether Diaz lowered his stock by losing to Paul tonight (5:48) If the fight played out how we expe...

When Jake Paul entered the combat sports world a few years ago, mainstream media viewed his boxing dreams as a joke. The Disney star turned YouTuber was throwing around names like Conor McGregor and Nathan Diaz, and no one took him seriously. But fast forward three years, and here we are: Paul has manifested the very fight he set his sights on years ago. And on today’s episode, Ariel Helwani, Pete...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new BMF champion. To react to this historic shakeup, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and TST gather immediately after UFC 291 to break down all the madness, discussing the following: Justin Gaethje’s KO win over Dustin Poirier and its stunning resemblance to Leon Edwards’s head-kick knockout last summer in Salt Lake City (4:02) If Gaethje has a legitimate chance a...

The crew is back to preview a super jam-packed weekend in combat sports. First, the boys talk about UFC 291's main event between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje. They discuss whether the fighters can relive the magic of their first encounter back in 2018, who's improved more since their first battle, and whether the winner might fight for the lightweight belt next. And yes, they also talked abou...

Ariel and Petesy open the show talking about Petesy's experience at an influencer boxing event in Ireland over the weekend (2:30). Then, the boys discuss: The news that longtime Bellator fighter Michael "Venom" Page is now a free agent. Are they surprised? Where will he sign? Should the UFC try to come to terms with him this week so they can announce him at UFC London this weekend (7:04)? Later, t...

The UFC light heavyweight championship is cursed. Late last night, Jamahal Hill took to his YouTube channel to announce that he has suffered a devastating foot injury and is vacating his belt. In another breaking news episode of the program, Ariel Helwani and Petesy Carroll are here to discuss the following: Whether the UFC 291 co-main event between Jan Blachowicz and former middleweight champion...

Against all odds once again, Francis Ngannou has done the unthinkable. The former UFC heavyweight champion, widely criticized for departing the world’s premier MMA organization, has now inked a deal with lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury for a multimillion dollar boxing fight in Saudi Arabia on October 28. Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and TST discuss the following i...

A GOAT push, a Fight of the Year candidate, a massive middleweight upset, geopolitical tension, a legendary retirement, and a number of fast finishes. Wow. UFC 290 gave us everything and more. To break it all down, Ariel Helwani, Chuck Mindenhall, and Petesy Carroll get into the following in this instant reaction episode: Alexander Volkanovski’s domination of Yair Rodriguez, whether it surprised u...

A massive International Fight Week card calls for a massive old-school-style preview show from Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and Threads sensation Chuck Mindenhall. In this episode, the lads get into UFC 290 by discussing the following: If Yair Rodriguez actually is Alexander Volkanovski’s most dangerous opponent so far, and whether the flashy Rodriguez has a legitimate shot at dethroning the unf...

After Chael Sonnen broke the internet yesterday with his big announcement about UFC 300, the guys decided they couldn’t wait until Thursday. So, on this special Tuesday edition of the program, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and TST discuss: Dana White’s fervent support of a UFC matchup between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and whether this delegitimizes the sport that White w...

Ariel Helwani, Chuck Mindenhall and Blanchstradamus himself gather once more to discuss the latest in the wacky world of mixed martial arts. On today’s program, the guys discuss: Rumors that PFL might purchase Bellator and whether this would be good or bad for the sport and its fighters (4:16) How a PFL-Bellator combination would stack up against the UFC The staredown between Francis Ngannou and J...

On today’s episode, Ariel Helwani, a still-drunk Chuck Mindenhall, and professional news-breaker Petesy Carroll take some questions from the audience, discussing topics like: Whether UFC welterweight contender Geoff Neal is too big a step-up for rising Irish star Ian Machado Garry (9:28) Where Patrício Pitbull will rank among all-time greats if he’s able to secure a third Bellator title in a third...

Immediately after the end of an emotional UFC 289, Ariel, Petesy, Chuck, and TST react to an unexpectedly wild night of cage fighting in Vancouver. The lads discuss: With Amanda Nunes now out of the women’s bantamweight division, what’s the next title fight to make? (9:38) Whether Nunes is unquestionably the GOAT of women’s MMA … and whether she'll actually stay away from fighting (13:42) How Char...

Unable to contain their excitement for Saturday’s UFC 289, Ariel, Chuck, and Petesy decided to give you this week’s episode earlier than expected. Today, the lads discuss: Predictions for Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana, leaving TST at odds with 3PAC (9:17) Win or lose, will this be Nunes’s final UFC fight? (15:48) Whether Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush is a no. 1 contender fight (38:05) All of...

The best faction in all of MMA media is back after a lengthy layoff! On today’s episode, Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and media superstar Chuck Mindenhall gather to discuss the following: The first episode of the newest season of 'The Ultimate Fighter' and whether Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler, and the rest of the cast convinced 3PAC to watch the rest of the series (19:18) A conspiracy about...

Immediately after Ariel’s live interview with Francis Ngannou, Petesy, Chuck, and TST join together to discuss the following on what is a historic day in MMA history: The terms of Ngannou’s one-of-a-kind deal with PFL The massive risk PFL is taking and how it could sink or swim the promotion that’s vying for the coveted no. 2 spot behind the UFC Ngannou’s side of the story regarding his meeting wi...

Still riding the high from the unforgettable event that was UFC 288, Ariel, Chuck, Petesy, and TST are here to discuss the following on today’s episode: The aftermath of UFC 288, what’s next for Henry Cejudo, and whether the UFC is trying to punish top contender Merab Dvalishvili (5:12) Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura for UFC London in July and the massive roles that Ariel and Petesy played in book...

After watching a bizarre fight card take place tonight in Newark, New Jersey, Ariel, Chuck, and Petesy discuss the following on this episode: Aljamain Sterling’s win over Henry Cejudo, if the judges got it right, and if Aljo's performance was enough for fans to finally start putting respect on the champ’s name (4:05) Sean O’Malley’s post-fight confrontation in the cage with Sterling (13:10) Cejudo...

Two days before Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling, Ariel, Chuck, and Petesy are here to prep you for UFC 288 in Newark, New Jersey. Today, the lads discuss: Whether Sterling or Cejudo has more pressure headed into Saturday night (7:33) Who Sean O’Malley will be rooting for in the main event (15:15) Pr...

On today’s episode, the greatest trio in MMA gathers to talk about everything besides this weekend’s stunning UFC Apex card. On today’s show, Ariel, Chuck, and Petesy instead discuss: The latest news regarding Nate Diaz’s arrest and whether this ultimately helps or hurts his stardom and the promotion of his boxing fight with Jake Paul (3:58) This weekend’s BKFC main event between Mike Perry and fo...

Luckily for Petesy and Chuck, Ariel has carved out some time for the lads on this week’s episode. From his hotel in Las Vegas, Ariel discusses the following with the other members of 3PAC on today’s show: Saturday’s boxing fight between two undefeated fighters: Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis, and why this fight should have massive appeal to MMA fans (2:18) An avalanche of UFC fight announcements f...

Immediately following the end of UFC Kansas City, Petesy, Chuck, and TST take to Twitter (Spaces) to discuss the following: Max Holloway’s “Y’all must’ve forgot moment” against Arnold Allen and what the former champion could do next given his very peculiar place atop the UFC men's featherweight division (1:20) Allen’s strong, albeit not strong enough, performance tonight and the future prospects f...

With UFC 287 now in the rearview mirror, the lads are ready to look ahead to the future. On today’s episode, Petesy, Chuck, and TST band together to discuss the following: Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, the stakes attached to the fight, and whether the old-school Diaz is too cool for something like this (4:03) Our totally unbiased picks for who we think will win Paul vs. Diaz in August (17:30) The best...

Israel Adesanya is the middleweight champion once more! Seconds after watching “The Last Stylebender” exorcise the demons of his past, Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, and Chuck Mindenhall offer an emotional instant reaction show to another massively successful night for the UFC. Tonight, the guys discuss: Adesanya’s knockout of longtime rival Alex Pereira and why Chuck feels this is the “transcende...