Merab Dvalishvili, Tom Aspinall, Benson Henderson, Jack Shore, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani and crew around (3:05) discuss Merab Dvalishvili’s impressive win at UFC Las Vegas, the issues with Power Slap, the best and division in the UFC, how Bellator’s champs stack up against the UFC, Bellator 292, how successful the Davis vs. Garcia PPV will be, and more.

Merab Dvalishvili around (1:06:41) wraps his UFC Las Vegas win, his issues with Petr Yan before the fight, Dana White’s recent comments, the possible plan for this return, Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo, and more.

Benson Henderson around (1:38:08) discusses his performance at Bellator 292, why he decided to call it quits, how good Usman Nurmagomedov is, when he finally realized he was good in MMA, fighting with a toothpick in his mouth, the UFC Hall of Fame, and more.

Jack Shore around (2:02:08) discusses his move to featherweight, if he ever will fight at bantamweight again, losing his perfect record, facing Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 286, his respect for the Diaz brothers, his love for darts, and more.

Tom Aspinall around (2:38:17) discusses his knee injury and his place in the heavyweight division, the return of Jon Jones, why he might not fight him, Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane, Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic, when he could return, his issues with Conor McGregor, Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3, Tommy Fury vs. Jake Paul, and more.

The parlay pals around (3:08:27) look back at their most recent pick this past weekend, and GC recaps his recent picks as well.

Ariel Helwani and crew also around (3:19:07) take a closer look into a virtual dart match controversy on The MMA Hour with Jack Shore. Shore also calls in to give his side of the story.

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