Jamahal Hill, Brandon Moreno, Oscar De La Hoya, Sage Northcutt, Todd Duffee, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

In the latest edition of On the Nose around (8:25), Ariel Helwani discusses who should get next shot at 205 pounds, the Bills, painful playoff losses, where Jon Jones should be ranked, Khabib out for UFC 284, double champions, DC and the slap league, Power Slap, Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 3, and more.

Oscar De La Hoya around (1:15:50) discusses if his abs are real, this Saturday’s event in LA on DAZN, the sale of Golden Boy, Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis in April, Dana White’s incident on NYE, ‘Power Slap,’ Francis Ngannou’s boxing hopes, Nate Diaz, and more.

Brandon Moreno around (1:36:56) discusses his big win over Deiveson Figuereido at UFC 283, his knee injury before the fight, the heel hook, the decisive punch, running out of the arena after fight, Figuereido’s chances at 135, what’s next for Moreno, and more.

Sage Northcutt around (2:04:00) discusses his return to ONE Championship, if he ever thought of retirement after his last outing, why he missed the Shinya Aoki fight, ring rust, what he has been doing the past four years, and more.

Todd Duffee around (2:24:12) discusses his heavyweight title fight against Phil De Fries in KSW, his opinion of de Fries' title run, returning to the sport after a four-year layoff, the "dark place" that colored his relationship with the UFC, getting pressured to fight after a knee reconstruction, training at American Kickboxing Academy, what happened with his BKFC contract and his potential fights with Greg Hardy and Ben Rothwell, how he remembers the first fight and how the rematch came together, and more.

Jamahal Hill around (2:52:50) discusses winning the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 283, his issues with Ariel, possibly facing Alex Pereira next, what’s next, fight week, and more.

The MMA Hour crew, around (3:35:04), then does its first Royal Rumble lottery.

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