Sean O’Malley, Jorge Masvidal, Mike Perry, The Korean Zombie, Marlon Vera, and more
Sean O’Malley, Jorge Masvidal, Mike Perry, The Korean Zombie, Marlon Vera, and more  
Podcast: The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani
Rating: Explicit Published On: Wed Sep 06 2023
Description: Ariel Helwani around (4:59) returns and catches us up on the latest news with ‘The MMA Hour is on Fire’ song. In the latest On the Nose around (20:56), Ariel Helwani discusses Dana White’s issues with Merab Dvalishvili, Izzy vs. DDP, Izzy vs. Khamzat Chimaev, what’s next for Max Holloway, recent deaths in WWE, CM Punk’s ousting from AEW, what’s next for Tom Aspinall, Laura Sanko’s PPV debut, and more. Jorge Masvidal around (41:48) discusses booking Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum in Friday’s main event, if Masvidal would like to box again, how Nate Diaz did against Jake Paul, how Masvidal would do against Jake Paul, the ‘BMF’ title fight, and more. Sean O’Malley around (1:01:53) discusses life on the farm and as a champion, his rough training camp, his walkout song, the UFC 292 finish, the post-fight celebrations, Gervonta Davis, when he would like to return, Chito Vera, Vitor Belfort’s recent comments, his new tattoos, and more. Marlon Vera around (1:32:32) discusses his new look, if he was bummed not to face Henry Cejudo, his performance against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292, the UFC 292 main event, Sean O’Malley, what’s next, surfing with Kelly Slater, being on stage with Zach Bryan, the futures of Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling, and more. Mike Perry around (2:01:59) discusses how he ended up backing up Dillon Danis next month, his next BKFC fight, if Danis has crossed the line in pre-fight trash talk, why he stayed with BKFC, the Misfits press conference, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, his issues with Darren Till, and more. Korean Zombie around (2:37:36) discusses his retirement fight against Max Holloway, why he decided to retire right now, the return of “classic” Zombie in third round, the walkout, putting the gloves down in cage, the walk to locker room, losing his retirement glove, why he is so beloved, the message from Max Holloway after the fight, his favorite fight, how he wants to be remembered, why he decided to use ‘Zombie’ song, and more. The parlay boys around (3:41:24) make their pick for this week, and GC makes his selections for the upcoming weekend. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (tel:18004262537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), tel:18005224700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit http://OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE tel:18008899789 (TN), or tel:18885323500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices