Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, Sergio Pettis, Eddie Hearn in studio, Chris Avila, John Gotti III, and more
Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, Sergio Pettis, Eddie Hearn in studio, Chris Avila, John Gotti III, and more  
Podcast: The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani
Rating: Explicit Published On: Wed Jun 21 2023
Description: In the latest edition of On The Nose around (8:14), Ariel Helwani discusses Conor McGregor’s latest rape allegation, will Michael Chandler fight McGregor next, Marlon Vera vs. Henry Cejudo, the PFL drug testing scandal, possible Bellator sale, Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou staredown, CM Punk’s return promo, the James Krause situation, Kayla Harrison’s PFL return, and more. Sergio Pettis around (52:41) discusses his recent title defense against Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 297, his knee injury, Anthony’s massive bet, his anxiety, Pitbull’s risk, facing Patchy Mix next, training with Cory Sandhagen, the Bellator-PFL sale rumors, if he wants to box down the road, and more. John Gotti III around (1:18:29) discusses his performance against Floyd Mayweather, how he got the Mayweather exhibition, how the fight started, the ref’s warnings, the brawl, how he feels about Mayweather now, if there will be a rematch, if he’s done with MMA, and more. Chris Avila around (1:44:56) discusses his fight on the Paul vs. Diaz undercard, if he’s done with mixed martial arts, Jeremy Stephens’ boxing debut, Nate Diaz’s training for Jake Paul, Esquiva Falcao’s recent comments, and more. Marlon Vera around (2:04:03) discusses his reported fight against Henry Cejudo at UFC 292, what he learned from his last loss against Cory Sandhagen, his family life after a defeat, Cejudo’s loss to Aljamain Sterling, if Sterling will beat Sean O’Malley, his 72-hour fast, and more. Eddie Hearn around 2:28:30) discusses the Edgar Berlanga vs. Jason Quigley fight, Oscar De La Hoya’s recent comments, if Ryan Garcia will leave Golden Boy, Devin Haney’s future, Canelo Alvarez’s next fight, Anthony Joshua’s next fight, if Joshua would fight Francis Ngannou, Ngannou’s boxing future, Nate Diaz’s chances against Jake Paul, Teofimo Lopez’s future, and more. Ariel, GC and NewYorkRic around (3:34:38) discuss the recent news around the combat sports world. The parlay pals around (3:49:39) look back at their most recent selection, and GC makes his picks for this 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