The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

UFC 303 recap, Ian Machado Garry, Diego Lopes, Alex Pereira’s coach Plinio Cruz, Eric Nicksick, Payton Talbott, Joe Pyfer


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With UFC 303 in the books, Ariel Helwani around (5:04) discusses all the storylines that came out of Las Vegas on Saturday night, including another triumphant title defense by Alex Pereira. They discuss Pereira’s pound-for-pound ranking and what’s next for him. He also discusses the UFC co-main event drama, Ian Machado Garry’s performance, and more. He also talks about PFL 6, Karate Combat, and Invicta FC’s return.

Payton Talbott around (1:00:38) discusses his UFC 303 performance, his fight day weight, media chats, the vape conspiracy, his first-round knockout at UFC 303, if life is changing, pole fitness, MMA fans, his future at bantamweight, and more.

Joe Pyfer around (1:32:05) discusses his UFC 303 performance, his rough trip home, his loss to Jack Hermansson, his injury before the Hermansson fight, his allergic reaction, his knockout of Marc-Andre Barriault, who he wants next, and more.

Eric. Nicksick around (1:59:54) discusses how Dan Ige ended up in the UFC 303 co-main event, the timeline of events, how they prepared and rallied the troops, the walkout, the gameplan, Francis Ngannou, and more.

Ian Machado Garry around (2:31:09) discusses his win over MVP at UFC 303, why he’s upset, how close he was to a finish, if he agreed with the judges, why MVP is so difficult to face, why he didn’t throw calf kicks, finishing fights, Demian Maia in his corner, alleged spying in his camp, his son’s impersonations, Shavkat callout, purple shorts, and more.

Diego Lopes around (3:02:23) discusses his win over Dan Ige at UFC 303, his roller-coaster experience with Ortega and than Ige, if he ever thought about turning down the fight, his coach’s visa issues, the hair, and more.

Plinio Cruz around (3:25:56), the coach for Alex Pereira, discuses Pereira’s performance in the UFC 303 main event, when he first met Pereira and why Pereira took that LFA fight, his toes, sparring Tai Tuivasa, dancing before the fight, the face-off before the fight, the first round, what Pereira should do next, the possible move to heavyweight, and more.

The parlay pals around (4:25:15) recap their latest pick, and GC looks back at his UFC 303 picks.


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