Chael Sonnen, Kayla Harrison, Glover Teixeira, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

In the latest On the Nose around (9:11), Ariel Helwani discusses UFC commentators, if he was a manager for Kayla Harrison, open scoring and PFL, Canada’s World Cup showing, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Amanda Nunes 3, multiple fighters hanging out with Ramzan Kadyrov, his message to Artem Lobov and Conor McGregor, and more.

Kayla Harrison around (46:28) discusses her first MMA loss at the PFL world championships, the last time she lost in anything, if she agreed with the judges, what she wants next, and more.

Olivier Aubin-Mercier around (1:16:34) discusses his PFL lightweight title, his tough road to the title, his financial struggles during the pandemic, his treatment in the PFL, how he celebrated the win, GSP’s advice during the fight, the finish, and more.

The parlay pals around (1:39:42) make their selection for this weekend, and GC makes his picks for UFC Orlando.

Glover Teixeira around (1:59:57) discusses what happened recently with UFC 282, why he could have faced Jan Blachowicz instead of Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282, if the UFC has reached out since the change, his chat with Jiri Prochazka, the death of Anthony Johnson, who will win the UFC 282 main event, Alex Pereira’s title win, and more.

Chael Sonnen around (2:28:48) discusses the UFC 282 main event change, Alex Pereira’s future, World Cup issues, Conor McGregor situation with USADA, Nate Diaz’s future, his issues with John Cena, Twitter, Tito Ortiz fight, and more.

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