Valentina Shevchenko, Rafael Fiziev, Ricky Simón, Arnold Allen, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Rafael Fiziev around (7:33) discusses his win after UFC Vegas 58, the injuries he suffered, when he would like to return, who the “little coward” is, why he didn’t call out Conor McGregor, why he wants Justin Gaethje next, who wins Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev title fight, his viral callouts, and more.

Ricky Simón around (31:58) discusses his performance at UFC Long Island, Jack Shore’s gameplan, his “callout” of Sean O’Malley, O’Malley’s “boring” effort against Pedro Munhoz, how his confidence has changed, losing his AirPod in a toilet, and more.

Valentina Shevchenko around (1:02:44) discusses her tough win over Talia Santos at UFC 275, how much time between weigh-ins and the start of the event, if she was close to tapping, the head butt, the injury she suffered training in Singapore before the fight, the Miesha Tate vs. Lauren Murphy fight, the trash-talkers in the flyweight division, if she’s going to challenge for bantamweight title next, and more.

Arnold Allen around (1:32:53) discusses why he’s not fighting at the O2 Arena, his hand injuries, how close he is to a title shot, Alexander Volkanovski’s last fight, his YouTube channel, who he wants next, Paddy Pimblett’s return, and more.

GC and Helwani around (2:10:51) take a closer look at the best bets for UFC London and reveal the first MMA Hour Parlay of the Week.

In the latest On the Nose around (2:44:55), Ariel Helwani discusses how Nate Diaz will headline a main event against Khamzat Chimaev, the UFC heavyweight title picture, the UFC London main event, the rise of Charles Oliveira, UFC 281 and UFC 282 possible headliners, 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