Paul Heyman, Aljamain Sterling, Kai Kara-France, Matt Brown, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Paul Heyman around (16:44) discusses life not being by Brock Lesnar’s side anymore, the new version of Brock Lesnar for the WWE audience, Roman Reigns, AEW’s MJF, his old promos, WrestleMania 38, and more.

Yoshihiro Akiyama around (43:40) discusses his recent big win over Shinya Aoki at ONE X, how he bounced back, what division he plans on fighting in the future, how his wife feels about his nickname, and more.

Matt Brown around (1:05:52) discusses his performance at UFC Columbus, if he thought he won the decision, what he could have done differently, his thoughts on open scoring, fighter pay, and more.

In the latest On the Nose around (1:35:07), the fighter who he would pick to be face of new promotion, inspirational fighter quotes, Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev, the biggest fight for you at UFC 273, who would win 1:1 battle with GC, his response to Graham Boylan, and more.

Aljamain Sterling around (2:29:02) discusses his upcoming title defense at UFC 273, his preparation, why Petr Yan is upset, his issue with refs, his training camp, the odds for the fight, if Matt Serra is back in his corner, if he’s Team Will Smith, and more.

Kai Kara-France around (3:05:21) discusses his UFC Columbus win, his current contract situation with the UFC, why he wants to fight for Deiveson Figureido, Joe Burrow, a recent meeting with one of his childhood bullies, and more.

GC and Helwani around (3:44:47) look at GC's best bets at WrestleMania 38.

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