December 09, 2022

Paddy Pimblett vs. Ariel Helwani, TJ Dillashaw Walks Away, and UFC 282 Predictions

1 hour 27 minutes

One day before the final UFC pay-per-view of the year, Chael is here to bring you all the latest in another crazy week of mixed martial arts news. On today's episode, he discusses:

TJ Dillashaw pulling his name from the USADA pool and what this tells us for the futures of both him and Conor McGregor (00:46)

A viral back-and-forth exchange between Paddy Pimblett and Ariel Helwani that got very contentious this week (16:07)

Whether Pimblett's constant bragging about money is making him unlikable (33:44)

The four biggest stars in MMA according to Pimblett (42:35)

Chael's official predictions for UFC 282: Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis (1:01:40), Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon (1:12:56), and Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev (1:18:44).

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