Steve-O & Urijah Faber & Anthony Smith & Viacheslav Borshchev all in studio!

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Steve-O around (4:46) discusses leaving the Drew Barrymore show, his upcoming comedy special, the MMA stars involved in the project, trying to get cauliflower ear, surgeries, why he doesn’t want to have kids, his new book, getting choked out by Michael Bisping, his MMA fandom, Colby Covington, Paddy Pimblett, why he doesn’t like boxing, watching Diaz vs. Paul with Dana White, breaking his nose on Mike Tyson’s fist, Francis Ngannou, his ideas for Dana White, and more.

Anthony Smith around (1:14:49) discusses possibly doing commentary, hearing criticism from fighters, his Alex Pereira comments, the UFC 295 main event, a possible clash with Pereira down the road, what he wants next, the UFC 295 co-main event, Jon Jones’ future, Francis Ngannou’s future, bare-knuckle boxing, Dillon Danis’ MMA future, and more.

Viacheslav Borschchev around (2:13:30) discusses his upcoming fight at UFC 295, how he got into MMA, how he ended up at Team Alpha Male, how his grandmother helped him follow his dream, odd jobs, how Urijah Faber helped him, fighting for his UFC career, how his fight against Nazim Sadykhov will go, how he got his nickname, and more.

Urijah Faber around (2:36:44) discusses his current weight, how Viacheslav Borschchev turned it around, his advice for fighters, how fighters arrive at Team Alpha Male, his gym’s relationship with Sacramento State, his robot training partner, his business ventures, the WEC days, if it bothers him he didn’t win UFC belt, if he called it quits at the right time, his relationship with Dominick Cruz, and more.

In the latest On the Nose around (3:34:02), Ariel Helwani discusses his morning routine, a big question for Travis Barker, Conor McGregor’s UFC future, what happened with darts, Ariel’s favorite shows, and more.

The parlay pals around (4:09:28) make their latest pick, and GC around (4:13:57) makes his selections for UFC 295.

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