Jorge Masvidal, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowski, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Merab Dvalishvili, Jordan Leavitt, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Jordan Leavitt around (7:02) discusses his upcoming clash with Paddy Pimblett, cutting back on social media, how active he wants to be this year, his reading goals, his unique celebrations, his dancing, his nickname, and much more.

Alistair Overeem around (42:45) discusses how he ended up doing pro wrestling, facing Braun Strowman, what happened to Rico Verhoeven fight in Glory and how he ended up with Badr Hari, if he’s done with MMA, facing Fedor Emelianenko, his ending with the UFC, and more.

Merab Dvalishvili around (1:08:21) discusses his efforts on landing a fight, his possible return at UFC on ABC 3 in Long Island, who he wants to fight next, his viral swimming videos, his thoughts on Aljamain Sterling’s recent comments, how he ended up in the gym, and more.

Mariusz Pudzianowski around (1:37:03) discusses his knockout upset at KSW 70, why he was emotional after the fight, his diet, his social media, his recent success, if he wants to face Mamed Khalidov next, and more.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik around (2:04:48) discusses his upcoming fight against Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 56, facing tall fighters, what he learned from Curtis Blaydes fight, the state of the UFC heavyweight division, if Francis Ngannou will return, and more.

GC and Helwani around (2:19:47) recap best bets from this past weekend and look ahead to UFC Vegas 56 on Saturday night.

In the latest On the Nose around (2:46:29), Ariel Helwani discusses state of UFC heavyweight division, stars who could make leap into another promotion, Jorge Masvidal vs. Conor McGregor, the LeBron James of MMA, his favorite WWE tag teams, and more.

Jorge Masvidal around (3:07:32) discusses MMA judging, his loss to Colby Covington, Herb Dean, his alleged incident with Covington, facing Conor McGregor or Gilbert Burns next, Nate Diaz’s issues with the UFC, Canelo vs. Usman, Dustin Poirier vs. Colby Covington, families and trash talk, and more.

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