UFC 297 Reaction, Julianna Peña, Neil Magny, Chris Curtis, Jasmine Jasudavicius
UFC 297 Reaction, Julianna Peña, Neil Magny, Chris Curtis, Jasmine Jasudavicius  
Podcast: The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani
Rating: Explicit Published On: Mon Jan 22 2024
Description: Ariel Helwani around (00:53) wraps up his busy weekend and takes a closer look at UFC 297. He discusses the close main event in Toronto, if Dricus Du Plessis will headline UFC 300 with Israel Adesanya, and other top storylines from the event. He addresses Dana White’s comments about the UFC Saudi Arabia event being moved to later in the year, Dricus du Plessis road to the UFC middleweight title, how the UFC 297 main event was scored, the legality of the knees that stopped the Movsar Evloev vs. Arnold Allen fight, and more. Jasmine Jasudavicius around (1:00:16) talks about how the UFC 297 opportunity came together, her reaction to Priscila Cachoeira missing weight, making the fight a catch weight, why she was so angry Cachoeira came in heavy, how she used the weight miss to punish Cachoeira in the first round, how she felt dealing out so much damage in the fight, whether the fight should have been stopped, the conversation she had with Cachoeira before the fight, her teammate Mike Malott’s loss, and more. Julianna Pena around (1:25:20) discusses the UFC 297 co-main event, what was wrong with the fight, if Amanda Nunes will return, if Nunes will cut the line to the next title shot, an old story about Pennington on TUF, Raquel Pennington’s comments after UFC 297, the future of Mayra Bueno Silva, her return date, her prediction for the Pennington fight, and more. Chris Curtis around (2:02:58) discusses his decision win at UFC 297, why he reduced media heading into the event, why he got rid of social media, his rough 2023, critiquing his own fight, the split decision against Marc-Andre Barriault, his performance, the commentary from Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz for his fight, if he might change weight classes, and more. Neil Magny around (2:29:54) discusses his UFC 297 comeback win over Mike Mallot, what happened during the first two rounds, the corner advice before the third round, what could be next, if he talked with Mallot after the fight, the future of Mallot, Ian Garry’s comments, what he wants next, and more. Ariel around (3:04:49) discusses Sean Strickland’s comments during the UFC 297 media day, the timing of the questions by the MMA media, Dana White’s comments after UFC 297, past transgressions by some fighters and their respective punishments, and more. The parlay boys around (3:32:32) look back at their most recent selection, and GC looks back at his UFC 297 picks. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (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 OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (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