About this episode

Ariel Helwani joins Demetrious Johnson to discuss various topics in MMA including McGregor vs Holloway, Dana White's relationship with Eddie Hearn, and the future of fight promotions.

ARIEL IS BACK! On the latest episode of 'The MightyCast', DJ welcomes the great Ariel Helwani to discuss UFC 329, McGregor vs Max 2, Paddy Pimblett, Dana vs Eddie Hearn and more! Timecodes 0:00 Intro 1:05 PrizePicks CODE MIGHTYCAST 1:47 SHOUTOUT SUSHISAMBA! 2:16 Welcome back Ariel Helwani! 2:28 Ariel SOUNDS OFF on DJ 😂 6:20 BSD vs Paddy BREAKDOWN 11:29 McGregor vs Holloway BREAKDOWN 15:17 DJ & Ariel Debate the UFC Monopoly 18:56 Is Zuffa Boxing BAD for Boxing? 21:57 Eddie Hearn vs Dana White BEEF 24:53 Aspinall & Eddie Hearn vs the UFC 29:39 The BIG Problem with Zuffa Boxing32:20 Will MVP MMA & PFL Be Successful? 41:16 The REAL Reason DJ Left the UFC 42:23 Ngannou vs Verhoeven ALMOST Happened… 44:35 The REAL Problem with the UFC Today46:25 McGregor vs Holloway BREAKDOWN Pt 2 49:12 Is MVP MMA Here to Stay? 51:29 Ariel Responds to his Haters… 56:16 Ariel & DJ Plan the Next Netflix MMA Card 57:04 Zuffa vs MVP MMA: Which Will Be More Successful? 1:00:11 Moraes Shouldn’t Have Won Via SUB on Netflix?! 1:02:46 The Best Don’t Fight the Best in the UFC? 1:06:25 How to Create a Successful Fight Promotion 1:09:20 MASSIVE BREAKING NEWS!!!1:10:00 ADESANYA X DJ NEW SHOW…

People in this episode

Host: Demetrious Johnson

Guest: Ariel Helwani

Topics covered

• UFC
• MMA
• fight promotion
• boxing
• sports debate
• interview

Keywords

• Ariel Helwani
• Demetrious Johnson
• UFC
• McGregor
• Holloway
• Dana White
• Eddie Hearn
• Paddy Pimblett
• Zuffa Boxing
• MVP MMA

Sponsors

SUSHISAMBA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MVP MMA, UFC, Zuffa Boxing, PFL

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