The Ariel Helwani Show

Ahead of his meeting with Jesus Pinedo, PFL featherweight Brendan Loughnane joins Petesy to give his take on the PFL's testing protocol after 10 fighters tested positive for banned substances. Loughnane discusses why he feels he is very much a part of the U.K.'s golden era despite not being in the UFC. He also calls for a Dublin finale in December should he make it to the finals to defend his title.

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The great Chuck Mindenhall joins Petesy to discuss another outlandish press conference from Dana White where the UFC president attempted to goad heavyweight boxing king Tyson Fury into fighting in the UFC. Was it to slight former champion Francis Ngannou or to distract the masses from Conor McGregor’s ongoing saga with USADA? The lads give their two cents.

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Ahead of KSW’s second stadium show, “Colosseum 2,” Petesy Carroll talks to founder and president Martin Lewandowski about battling back to a massive event after the pandemic, what to expect at Warsaw’s national stadium on Saturday night, and whether the star-studded card can be considered one of the biggest events on the MMA calendar in 2023 (6:20).

Plus, Petesy is joined by Severe MMA’s Sean Denny, who is set to travel to the gargantuan event. Denny has attended 30 KSW events to date.

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After his cup of coffee as a boxing reporter, Petesy returns home to the wild world of MMA with fellow Ringer MMA Show stalwart Chuck Mindenhall.  On today's show, Petesy and Chuck give their thoughts on all-time classic Dana White press conference in the aftermath of Mackenzie Dean vs. Angela Hill where he took at aim at Francis Ngannou, PFL and many others.

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After attending Katie Taylor vs. Chantelle Cameron on Saturday night, Petesy spoke to Eddie Hearn (5:25), boxing journalist Gavan Casey (12:40), and adopted Irishman Ariel Helwani alongside DAZN’s Ade Oladipo and former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (19:36).

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The GOAT of combat sports media, Ariel Helwani, joins Petesy Carroll to discuss Helwani-mania in the Irish capital. Helwani explains his experiences being back on the Emerald Isle for the first time in nine years, what Katie Taylor’s return means to Irish boxing, how dangerous an opponent Chantelle Cameron is for Taylor, food at The Black Forge,  the rebirth of Irish boxing, and much more.

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On this episode of "The Craic," Petesy is joined by legendary Irish journalist Philip O’Connor (6:02) to discuss why boxer Katie Taylor is Ireland’s greatest ever athlete, how much she means to the people of Ireland, why she is appreciated in a different way than UFC superstar Conor McGregor, and whether we are likely to see her compete at Croke Park before her unmatched career comes to an end.

And on "Beneath The Sheet," a new segment to the podcast, Petesy discusses Ian Garry’s incredible performance against Daniel Rodriguez, Fabian Edwards booking a date with destiny after a win in Paris, Will Fleury and eight others failing drug tests for PFL, and a very exciting week ahead (35:20).

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Ahead of the No. 1 contender clash between the legend Gegard Mousasi and surging U.K. contender Fabian Edwards at Bellator 296 in Paris, Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen joins Petesy to give his take on the pivotal main event meeting.

Eblen also discusses the growing conversation labelling him as the greatest middleweight on planet earth before talking to Petesy about how he would "destroy" UFC champion Israel Adesanya, the differing dynamics he has with Mousasi and Edwards, his bromance with Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov, training with Bo Nickal, and of course ... eating escargot.

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Petesy is joined by 10th-ranked UFC heavyweight Marcin Tybura (5:07) to get an update on his rumoured clash with Tom Aspinall, which was said to be in the works for the UFC London main event in July.

The Polish UFC veteran explains what’s happening from his point of view before disclosing that there are two prominent options on the table for him - one of which is Aspinall in London - and he also gives his pick for this weekend’s meeting between fellow UFC heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida in Charlotte.

Also on the show, Petesy reacts to Roberto Soldic’s loss to Zebaztian Kadestam on ONE Championship’s US debut event and Caolan Loughran securing Ireland’s third Cage Warriors title in Rome. Petesy also looks ahead to Ian Garry’s pivotal clash with Daniel Rodriguez on Saturday.

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Petesy is joined by former KSW double champion Roberto Soldic ahead of his second ONE Championship bout this weekend.

Soldic discusses his disappointment with a low strike ending his promotional debut, a potential ONE event in Zagreb, Croatia and why he thinks a lot of people are underestimating his old rival Dricus Du Plessis.

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