UFC 284 reaction, Alexander Volkanovski, Cody Rhodes in studio, Jens Pulver, Arnold Allen, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

The team around (13:15) discusses the pound-for-pound implications of UFC 284’s Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski, how P4P should be defined, how Makhachev stacks up against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dan Hooker's accusation against Makhachev, whether Beneil Dariush vs. Charles Oliveira should be happening, Jon Jones jumping back into the top of the pound-for-pound list with a win over Ciryl Gane, and more.

Arnold Allen around (1:02:35) gives his thoughts on the Makhachev vs. Volkanovski scoring, whether IVs should be allowed in MMA, why he couldn't fight on the upcoming UFC London card, his reaction to fighting Max Holloway, his thoughts on Yair Rodriguez's win over Josh Emmett, his t-shirt memes, whether Holloway's best days are behind him, and more.

Jens Pulver around (1:34:11) talks about how he became analyst on Twitch for the UFC, how the UFC surprised him with the HOF induction, his feelings about joining the HOF after lobbying for it earlier in his career, why he's glad he was inducted when he was, how he would have rejected an induction earlier in his career, how his streaming work and analyst work made him love MMA again, his advice to people for finding their passion, and more.

Alexander Volkanovski around (2:13:24) discusses his performance at UFC 284, why he thought he won and which rounds, what he told Islam Makhachev during the fight, how much he weighed on fight night, how close he was to a finish in the fifth round, who is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, when he wants to return, and more.

Cody Rhodes around (3:12:03) discusses winning the 2023 Men's Royal Rumble, his return to WWE, the road to WrestleMania, having his late father as part of the storyline, what it’s like working with Triple H, when he started to think about leaving AEW for WWE, the CM Punk backstage brawl, and more.

The parlay pals around (3:55:11) look back at their most recent parlay at UFC 284 and GC recaps his picks for Saturday’s event.

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