Fighter vs. Writer: Matt Brown Reacts to Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua, Who Should Get the Next Shot at Islam Makhachev

On this special "Best Of" edition of The MMA Hour, we'll feature highlights from this year’s in-studio interviews. You’ll hear portions of Ariel Helwani's conversations with Alberto del Rio (00:08:08), Chael Sonnen (00:14:44), Scott Coker (00:24:35, 00:42:57), Mia Kang (00:29:57), Fedor Emelianenko (00:33:34), Matt Mitrione (00:38:27), Michael Chandler (00:44:25), Chris Weidman (01:05:10), Dillon Danis (01:15:50), Chase Sherman (01:22:03), Pat Miletich (01:28:10), Jimmie Rivera (01:32:56), Shane Burgos (01:36:15), Paul Felder (01:44:31), Heather Hardy (01:55:02), Lou DiBella (02:03:57), Stephen Espinoza (02:07:07), Al Iaquinta (02:10:47), Mickey Gall (02:23:50), Rafael Natal (02:32:29), Gegard Mousasi (02:47:35), Alexey Oleynik (02:55:54), Darren Till (03:00:18), James Vick (03:02:55), Kevin Lee (03:10:39), Randy Brown (03:17:54), Georges St-Pierre (03:19:50), Paulo Costa (03:24:11), Jake Hager (03:26:23), Garry Tonon (03:34:42), Tiffany Van Soest (03:42:00), Sijara Eubanks (03:58:40), and Chris Wade (04:16:07). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Dec 20174h 32min

Ariel Helwani speaks to Randy Couture (00:08:39), Eryk Anders (00:30:46), Stevie Ray (00:55:36), Aljamain Sterling (01:11:09), Justin Gaethje (01:31:58), Kamaru Usman (01:50:13), Josh Emmett (02:11:27), Yoel Romero (02:29:27), Darren Till (02:52:24), Jeremy Stephens (03:10:15), Aaron Chalmers (03:28:57), Pietro Menga (03:57:14), Rafael dos Anjos (04:18:30), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:35:10), and the answers to your questions (05:04:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Dec 20175h 27min

Ariel Helwani speaks to Marlon Moraes (00:05:40), Frankie Edgar (00:17:47), Nicco Montaño (00:29:56), Alexander Gustafsson (00:54:56), Eddie Alvarez (01:10:38), Daniel Cormier (01:31:18), Diego Sanchez & Isaac Marquez (01:56:06), Chris Wade (02:16:09) in studio, Brian Ortega (03:06:32), John Danaher (03:29:55), Frank Trigg (03:57:38), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:41:53), and the answers to your questions (05:14:33). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Dec 20175h 34min

Ariel Helwani recaps UFC 218 (00:06:55), then speaks to Dustin Poirier (00:29:15), Luke Rockhold (00:46:52), Brett Johns (01:07:20), Roxanne Modafferi (01:30:06), Volkan Oezdemir (01:51:49), Sijara Eubanks (02:09:04) in studio, Valentina Shevchenko (03:00:18), Max Holloway (03:16:10), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (03:48:55) and the answers your questions (04:34:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Dec 20175h 3min

Ariel Helwani speaks to Emil Meek (00:32:46), Matt Mitrione (00:52:06), Tiffany Van Soest (01:14:01) in studio, Rory MacDonald (01:52:02), Paige VanZant (02:15:38), Ben Askren (02:36:45), Eddie Alvarez (02:58:46), Kelvin Gastelum (03:32:22), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (03:51:15), a surprise appearance by Jessica Eye (04:22:22), and the answers your questions (04:33:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Nov 20174h 53min

Ariel Helwani speaks to Patrick Côté (00:06:13), Chael Sonnen (00:26:45), Michael Chandler (00:54:58), Colby Covington (01:12:58), Holly Holm (01:31:54), Tyron Woodley (01:53:46), Mirko Cro Cop (02:19:33), Garry Tonon (02:40:25) in studio, Cris "Cyborg" Justino (03:24:42), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (03:45:01) and to answer your questions (03:58:18) during The MMA [After] Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Nov 20174h 15min

Ariel Helwani speaks to Duane Ludwig (00:31:17), Mike Mazzulli (00:52:42), Jack Swagger (01:15:44) in studio, Quinton Jackson (01:58:02), Cub Swanson (02:30:48), Mackenzie Dern (02:49:40), Michael Bisping (03:08:28), Michael Carter-Williams (03:30:53), Jimmie Rivera (03:51:26), and NewYorkRic for Ric's Picks (04:11:39) and to answer your questions (04:39:17) during The MMA [After] Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Nov 20175h 19min

On this special edition of The MMA Hour, Ariel Helwani speaks to Georges St-Pierre (00:02:43) in studio, Paulo Costa (00:41:24) in studio, and is then joined by The MMA Beat panelists Jeff Wagenheim and Danny Segura (01:19:08) to recap the week in MMA during The MMA [After] Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Nov 20171h 59min