Joe Pyfer in studio, Drew Dober, Henry Cejudo coach Eric Albarracin, Brian Kelleher, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Drew Dober around (6:38) talks about his upcoming fight at UFC 288, the importance of staying active, Paddy Pimblett and the other names he wanted to fight this year, his love of cooking, and more.

In the latest On the Nose around (21:51), Ariel Helwani discusses Francis Ngannou’s next stop, if Conor McGregor could join BKFC, best striker and wrestler ever, the UFC 288 main event, promoters, ONE’s return Friday, Kamaru Usman calling out Khamzat Chimaev, the toughest feats in sports, influencer boxing, best fighter YouTube channels, and more.

Brian Kelleher around (1:42:00) discusses the recent comments about his career, why he had to pull out of a recent fight, the procedure that he needs, if he wants to fight again, when he could possibly be return, the UFC 288 main event, and more.

Joe Pyfer around (2:04:50) discusses his recent win at UFC 287, if he’ll ever go to light heavyweight, his documentary, his childhood, the one “true loss” of his career, his old coach, a plan B outside of fighting, if he would do BKFC, and more.

Coach Eric Albarracin around (3:09:13) discusses Henry Cejudo’s return at UFC 288, why Cejudo decided to return, the differences in Cejudo after the time off, Cejudo the coach, the expectations for the main event, why Cejudo is face of combat over Brock Lesnar, Paulo Costa, his main event prediction, and more.

The parlay pals around (3:42:19) make their selection for the UFC 288 and the combat sports weekend, and GC makes his picks for this weekend.

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