Ariel responds to Paddy Pimblett, Dana White. Plus: Cris Cyborg, Raufeon Stots, Danny Sabatello, Teofimo Lopez in studio, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

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Sports News, News, Sports

4.6 • 878 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 264 minutes

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Ariel Helwani around (4:53) discusses recent comments by Paddy Pimblett and Dana White on Pimblett’s podcast. Danny Sabatello around (1:23:26) discusses his upcoming Bellator 289 clash with Raufeon Stots, who is under more pressure, when the fight will finish, if Mark Zuckerberg will be at that fight, his post-fight actions, and more. Raufeon Stots around (1:41:07) discusses his upcoming Bellator 289 clash with Danny Sabatello, Sabatello’s style of fighting, if the clash will live up to the hype, who will win the other bantamweight semifinal, faking a mole story, and more. Cris Cyborg around (1:59:53) discusses her upcoming boxing clash Saturday night, if this is her first or second pro bout, where she might compete in MMA next, how she ended up on Terence Crawford fight card, her thoughts on Kayla Harrison’s PFL loss, if she has ever talked to PFL, why she battled a police dog, visiting Bruce Lee’s grave, a future fight with Katie Taylor, and more. Teofimo Lopez around (2:18:49) discusses his upcoming clash with Sandor Martin on Saturday, his near-death experience with his injuries and more with the George Kambosos Jr. fight, fighter pay for combat sports athletes, moving to 140 pounds, why he likes MMA more than boxing, and more. On Part 2 around (3:34:10) of On The Nose, Ariel, Conner and New York Ric discuss fighters withdrawing from the USADA testing pool by retiring, the potential ramifications of the UFC betting scandal, the best sushi restaurant ever, Bellator's outlook for 2023, ONE Championship's presentation, coverage of Dana White's slap fighting league, and more. 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

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