Paulo Costa, Dillon Danis in studio, Jared Cannonier, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Mike Goldberg, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

In the latest On The Nose around (11:17), Ariel Helwani names sleeper fighters to watch, Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker, judge Douglas Crosby’s recent scorecards, Mysterious Frank’s possible reveal, dream fights for next year, Lionel Messi vs. Diego Maradona, some rapid-fire questions, and more.

Santiago Ponzinibbio around (53:22) discusses Argentina’s triumph in the World Cup and his emotions during the roller-coaster final, how he reacted after the victory, Messi vs. Maradona, if has ever met Messi, his recent UFC comeback, who he wants next, MMA judging, and more.

Paulo Costa around (1:12:31) discusses what happened with his UFC 284 fight against Robert Whittaker, if he ever accepted this fight, what he wants from the UFC, the message he sent to Whittaker, if he will ever fight for UFC again, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, and more.

Jared Cannonier around (1:37:36) discusses his win in the main event of UFC Vegas 66, how the judges scored the fight, what he learned from the Israel Adesanya fight, the criticism after it, his emotions after falling short, the Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira fight, his gorilla hat, how he got his nickname, and more.

Mike Goldberg around (1:59:09) discusses the 25th anniversary of his first UFC event, how he got the call, the fight he remembers the most, what he said to Dana White during a recent run-in, what he’s up to now, the move to Bellator, remembering Anthony Johnson, and more.

Dillon Danis around (2:29:06) discusses his feud with Ariel Helwani, his upcoming boxing fight with KSI, why he has been out so long, the Anthony Taylor skirmish in the parking lot, a potential Logan Paul fight, a recent video of him hitting the pads, what happened with Nate Diaz at MSG, and more.

GC around (4:25:27) recaps future bets from the past year and the dreaded T-shirt curse.

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