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On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to double Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison about her first two MMA fights and run in the PFL; Paul Felder, who serves as the guest for the Monday Morning Analyst to discuss his UFC 226 fight with Mike Perry, his commentary on the Contender Series, as well as some analyst work for us in previewing the big fights on the horizon. We also speak to Mickey G...

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to Derrick Lewis about his bout against Alexander Volkov in September; Bellator CEO Scott Coker to discuss the welterweight tourney, the future of streaming, a pivot to Europe and more; Kamaru Usman to talk about serving as an alternate in the Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley sweepstakes; Ed Ruth, who participates in the Bellator welterweight tournament. We a...

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we talk to Dustin Poirier, who returns to the show to discuss his UFC 230 fight against Nate Diaz, and Israel Adesanya, who faces Derek Brunson on the mega UFC 230 New York card. We speak to Sarah Kaufman on our Monday Morning Analyst segment to review the action from UFC 227 and preview some of the big fights on the horizon. We also answered your tweets and voicem...

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we talk to Jon Jones' striking coach Brandon Gibson on the Monday Morning Analyst to review the lightweight main event for UFC Calgary and look ahead to UFC 227 (20:58); Cub Swanson to discuss his UFC 227 clash with Renato Moicano (41:30); referee Herb Dean to help break down what we saw this weekend at UFC on FOX 30 from an officiating perspective (59:48); Germain...

In this episode of The MMA Hour, Dustin Poirier joins us to discuss his UFC Calgary rematch with Eddie Alvarez (00:18:54), Kevin Lee serves as our Monday Morning Analyst guest to preview the Alvarez-Poirier rematch and why he wants a 165-pound division (00:38:29), Henry Cejudo discusses his preparation for a rematch with Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 (01:01:14), Eddie Alvarez talks about his remat...

In this episode of The MMA Hour, T.J. Dillashaw joins us to preview his upcoming title defense against heated rival Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 (00:20:40). Nick Newell discusses his impending opportunity to join the UFC ranks through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series (00:59:50). Chael Sonnen recaps the Bellator cards over the weekend, UFC Boise and looks ahead to his own Bellator heavyweig...

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour returns with a recap of the big week with UFC 226 and TUF 27 Finale, and so much more. Below is the rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open with a look back at the huge week with TUF 27 Finale, UFC 226 and more. 38:20 -- Alexander Gustafsson joins us to discuss his upcoming bout at UFC 227, plus his thoughts on Daniel Cormier's win and comments. 57:20 -- The Monday...

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open with a look ahead at the big TUF 27 Finale and UFC 226 week. 0:23:18 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Jimmy Smith recapping Bellator 201 and looking ahead to International Fight Week. 0:46:00 -- Leslie Smith details the latest developments in her case against the UFC before the National Labor...

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open, explanation of what we're about, UFC Singapore discussion, Kevin Lee's 165 pounds comments about fighting GSP and more. 18:56 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Dan Hardy on UFC Singapore, UFC 226 mega fights, and more. 1:02:22 -- Brendan Schaub checks in on the latest headlines in MMA. 1:22:5...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Robert Whittaker (00:05:37), Malki & Abraham Kawa (00:25:24), Colby Covington (00:50:05), Carla Esparza (01:09:05), Chris Weidman (01:29:07), Al Iaquinta (01:50:19), Tyron Woodley (02:09:51), Mike Jackson (02:37:07), Curtis Blaydes (02:53:48), Matt Mitrione & Sean McCorkle (03:10:23), Mark Hunt (03:30:06), Kamaru Usman (03:49:54), Yoel Romero (04:05:07), Holly Holm (04:17:2...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Yoel Romero (00:04:32) in studio, Jose Torres (00:32:05) in studio, Carlos Silva & Ray Sefo (01:05:01) in studio, Michael Bisping (01:46:51), Marlon Moraes (02:33:37) in studio, Kamaru Usman (03:05:51) in studio, Abraham Kawa (03:46:04), Nathaniel Wood (04:10:45), David Teymur & Daniel Teymur (04:28:28) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Pick...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Peter Carroll (00:10:20), Rory MacDonald (00:28:04), Gegard Mousasi (00:49:01), Andre Harrison (01:10:55) in studio, Bec Rawlings (01:49:32), Arnold Allen (02:09:10), Aaron Chalmers (02:32:55), Michael Page (02:56:07), Stephen Thompson (03:13:28), Angela Lee (03:37:13), Darren Till (03:51:55), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:26:37) and the...

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA (00:00:58), then speaks to Ian McCall (00:31:27), John Hackleman (00:53:33), Alistair Overeem (01:09:46), Ed Soares (01:34:09), Paul Daley (01:51:28), Mauro Ranallo (02:16:31) in studio, Makwan Amirkhani (03:12:14), Valentina Shevchenko (03:27:55), Bobby Razak (03:51:31), Cris "Cyborg" Justino (04:14:29), Yair Rodriguez (04:35:20), and NewYorkRic for The MMA...

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA (00:06:12), then speaks to Chuck Liddell (00:26:32) in studio, Ryan Bader (01:19:26), Dustin Poirier (01:34:55), Eddie Alvarez (01:49:11), Chael Sonnen (02:15:09), Demian Maia (02:52:29), Raquel Pennington (03:01:18), Israel Adesanya (03:22:39), Mackenzie Dern (03:40:47), Jason Kutz (04:02:32), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (0...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanna Jędrzejczyk (00:08:15), Sarah Kaufman (00:28:36), Justin Willis (00:57:02), Jorge Masvidal (01:20:59), Muhammed Lawal (01:44:26), Paul Daley (02:07:16), Junior dos Santos (02:27:55), Neiman Gracie (02:47:09) in studio, Cody Garbrandt (03:28:56) in studio, Josh Emmett (04:22:03), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:46:40) and the answers...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Dillon Danis (00:10:53), Frankie Edgar (00:32:03), Derrick Lewis (00:50:02), Kenny Florian (01:10:56), Nick Newell (01:34:33) in studio, John Gotti III (02:30:22), Chad Mendes (02:52:12), Jake Shields (03:12:49), Greg La Rosa (03:34:14), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:19:01) and the answers to your questions (04:47:49). Learn more about yo...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Kevin Lee (00:05:25), Chris Weidman (00:23:49), Eddie Alvarez (00:43:31), Aljamain Sterling (01:04:03), Frank Mir (01:21:42), Fedor Emelianenko (01:36:49), Brad Tavares (01:57:56), Justin Gaethje (02:15:02), David Branch (02:30:03), Merab Dvalishvili (02:44:24), Tyson Pedro (03:04:07), Marc Goddard (03:18:57), Kayla Harrison (03:44:34) in studio, Leslie Smith (04:27:57) in...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Shaun Al-Shatti (00:08:49), Megan Anderson (00:28:02), Mike Jackson (00:49:45), Sean O'Malley (01:09:54), Kevin Lee (01:26:31), Antonina Shevchenko (01:49:58), Dustin Poirier (02:07:31), Michelle Waterson (02:28:07), Santiago Ponzinibbio (02:51:50), Rafael dos Anjos (03:11:15), Jonas Jerebko (03:31:11), Kyle Bochniak (03:59:20), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featu...

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:01:34), then speaks to Max Holloway (00:22:55), Rose Namajunas (00:36:55), Al Iaquinta (00:53:09), Paul Felder (01:18:24), Anthony Pettis (01:37:23), Javier Mendez (01:51:51), Colby Covington (02:18:34), Olivier Aubin-Mercier (02:37:43), Ray Borg (03:00:53), TJ Dillashaw (03:19:30), Zabit Magomedsharipov (03:37:44) and Ali Abdelaziz (04:11:12) in studio, an...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Brian Butler-Au (00:06:53), Stephen Thompson (00:17:31), Garry Tonon (00:34:02) in studio, Joanna Jędrzejczyk (01:10:13) in studio, Khabib Nurmagomedov (02:41:52) in studio, Tony Ferguson (03:34:11), Jason Hehir (03:49:51) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:55:11) and the answers to your questions (05:05:47). Learn more about your a...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Frankie Edgar (00:08:15), Cub Swanson (00:27:33), Volkan Oezdemir (00:49:44), James Gallagher (01:08:23), Kamaru Usman (01:30:57), Brad Smuckler (01:57:08), Paul Craig (02:21:25), Benson Henderson (02:39:58), Michael Chandler (03:00:11), Patrício Freire (03:20:23), Tai Tuivasa (03:26:46), Nathaniel Wood (03:48:48), Scott Coker (04:16:17), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After]...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Leon Edwards (00:10:17), Francis Ngannou (00:31:38), Anthony Pettis (00:54:43), Cynthia Calvillo (01:11:05), Devin Powell (01:39:20), Duane Ludwig (02:01:37), Max Holloway (02:18:14), Dillon Danis (02:38:51), Nick Newell (03:00:45), Paddy Pimblett (03:18:37) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:22:31) and the answers to your questions...

Ariel Helwani speaks to Ben Askren (00:08:29), Demetrious Johnson (00:28:22), Alex Hernandez (00:51:12), Cat Zingano (01:10:03), Darren Till (01:29:27), John Phillips (01:49:09), Rick Story (02:12:09), Raquel Pennington (02:29:22), Alexander Gustafsson (02:48:55), Mirko Cro Cop (03:04:59), Leon Edwards (03:33:22), Ilir Latifi (03:55:16), Roger Huerta (04:15:57), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After]...

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:07:33), then speaks to Sean O'Malley (00:29:23), Brian Ortega and Rener Gracie (00:47:32), Holly Holm (01:12:41), Jon Fitch (01:34:30), Gegard Mousasi (01:56:30), Georges St-Pierre (02:14:21), Luke Rockhold (02:44:47), Darrion Caldwell (03:00:12), Nick Newell (03:15:54), Mackenzie Dern (03:33:19), Cris "Cyborg" Justino (03:58:50), Mike Goldberg (04:16:27),...

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