Israel Adesanya in studio, Ciryl Gane, Casey O’Neill, Jessica-Rose Clark, Tim Simpson in studio, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

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Sports News, Sports, News

4.6 • 878 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 259 minutes

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Jessica-Rose Clark around (5:15) discusses the inspiration behind her hair color, why she should have passed on the Pannie Kianzad rematch, how a sports psychologist has helped her, her experience wrestling high school teens at DC’s academy, her painful first tattoo, her nickname, and more. Ciryl Gane around (33:26) discusses his performance against Francis Ngannou at UFC 270, what went wrong after his fast start, if he thought he won at the end, if he knew about Ngannou’s injured knee the day of the event, what he wants to do next, and more. Casey O’Neill around (1:04:33) discusses her performance against Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 271, the judging on the fight, if she cares what people think, her wrist tattoo, why she didn’t touch gloves, when she wants to return, and more. In the latest On the Nose around (1:30:00), Ariel Helwani discusses Bellator 257, Conor McGregor’s path if he didn’t fight Floyd Mayweather, the Joe Rogan and UFC 271 controversy, Ariel vs. The Schmo, PFL and Kayla Harrison’s future, and more. Tim Simpson, the manager of Israel Adesanya, around (2:07:53) discusses why he does few media interviews, how he started, fighter pay in the UFC, sponsorships, Conor McGregor’s return, and more. Israel Adesanya around (2:42:32) discusses his performance in the UFC 271 main event, how the walkout locked him into the fight, the promotion of the fight when it was first announced, if he wanted to test free agency, his thoughts on the relationship between Francis Ngannou and the UFC, why he won’t fight ever in New Zealand, who he might fight next, his pro wrestling influences, why he will do less media going forward, and more. GC and Helwani around (3:42:29) break down GC’s best bets for UFC Vegas 48 and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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