The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani - Episode 384

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Alexander Gustafsson about getting matched up with Anthony Smith at UFC Stockholm, Jon Jones’ most recent title defense, more; Clay Guida about his upcoming bout with BJ Penn at UFC 237, the controversy surrounding Team Alpha Male, more; Ralek Gracie about making a comeback with Metamoris, the controversy surrounding the promotion, more; Mickey Gall about his loss to Diego Sanchez at UFC 235, health issues heading into the fight, and what’s next, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Mars 20191h 48min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Ben Askren about his controversial win over Robbie Lawler at UFC 235, his lack of relationship with Dana White, what’s next, more; Jon Jones’ striking coach Brandon Gibson about Jones’ win over Anthony Smith, his performance in the cage, what’s next and more; Kamaru Usman’s coach Henri Hooft about Usman’s capture of UFC welterweight gold, preparing for Tyron Woodley, and more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Mars 20191h 39min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Dustin Poirier about his interim lightweight title fight with Max Holloway, how the fight came about, more; Greg Jackson about Jon Jones’ title defense at UFC 235, coaching Jones, more; Israel Adesanya about his interim middleweight championship fight at UFC 236 against Kelvin Gastelum, the state of the division, more; Paul Felder about the status of his health following his bout with James Vick at UFC Phoenix, what’s next for him, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Feb 20192h 1min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Anthony Smith about his UFC 235 main event fight against Jon Jones, his issues with Colby Covington, more; Stefan Struve about his upcoming bout at UFC on ESPN+ 3, his career, more; Valerie Loureda about her successful pro debut at Bellator 216, her martial arts background, more; Matt Mitrione about his Sergei Kharitonov main event bout at Bellator 215 that ended in a no contest due to groin shot, what’s next from here, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Feb 20192h 4min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier about the lobbying efforts of Stipe Miocic to get a rematch, Cain Velasquez’s return, Ryan Bader becoming champ-champ in Bellator, more; Israel Adesanya about his win over Anderson Silva at UFC 234, comments made about him by Paulo Costa and Chris Weidman, his plans for 2019, more; Aljamain Sterling about his upcoming bout against Jimmie Rivera at UFC on ESPN 1, bantamweight title picture, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Feb 20191h 40min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Stephen Thompson about his unusual fight with former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, how the fight came about, Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman, more; Coach Trevor Wittman about his new commentary role for UFC broadcasts, coaching and cornering fighters, more; former UFC welterweight and now coach Ricardo Almeida about Marlon Moraes’ sensational win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fortaleza, more; Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres about the next step in his flyweight career after being released by the UFC, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in the world of MMA on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Feb 20192h 5min

Luke Thomas speaks to Dennis Bermudez about his decision to retire from MMA, his win over Te Edwards at UFC Brooklyn, a look back on his MMA career, what's next for him, and more (1:00:37); Henry Cejudo's coach and mentor Eric Albarracin about Cejudo's win over TJ Dillashaw, the future of the flyweight division, what's next for Cejudo, and more (02:36); Allen Crowder about his DQ win over Greg Hardy, the fight itself, what's next for him, and more (1:28:31). Luke also breaks down Donald Cerrone's head-kick knockout win over Alexander Hernandez and the controversial stoppage of Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on the Monday Morning Analyst (33:53). Additionally, we take your questions on everything that's going on in the MMA world on Sound Off (1:41:23) and A Round of Tweets (2:05:07). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Jan 20192h 13min

Luke Thomas speaks to Henry Cejudo about his upcoming flyweight title defense against UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC Brooklyn, the future of the flyweight division, Dillashaw's weight cut, more (1:50:50); Gordon Ryan about his combat jiu-jitsu match against Fabricio Werdum and also officially announces that he's going to start a career in MMA (1:07:34); Gregor Gillespie about his fight with Yancy Medeiros at UFC Brooklyn, fishing, more (45:18). Additionally, Luke previews and breaks down Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:31) and we take your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (36:53) and Sound Off (1:42:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Jan 20192h 13min