The Ariel Helwani Show

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to news that Vasiliy Lomachenko is officially returning to boxing to become undisputed at junior lightweight. Can he pull it off (02:59)?Willy Hutchinson picked up his first world title, as he defeated Joshua Buatsi in a back-and-forth affair (17:39). Over on Zuffa’s card, Chev Clarke stopped Chris Billam-Smith in a somewhat shocking result, while Denzel Bentley outpointed Shane Mosley Jr. and Da’mazion Vanhouter had another impressive win on the undercard (21:50).We end the show discussing the latest MVP news, including the public negotiations between Claressa Shields and Chantelle Cameron, as well as Dan’s viral moment with an MVP ring girl (41:10).

On this episode of The Uncrowned Beat, Ariel Helwani is joined by Dan Canobbio, Naji Grampus, and Alan Dawson to discuss the biggest stories in boxing, including: Canelo's next move after winning in Saudi Arabia (01:27), Cedric Doumbe being announced as Jake Paul's opponent (09:00), whether Oleksandr Usyk vs. David Benavidez (17:44), Floyd Mayweather vs. Ryan Garcia (27:08), and Shakur Stevenson vs. O'Shaquie Foster (31:20) could become reality, who is the face of women's boxing (38:33), and the status of Zuffa Boxing as the year comes to a close (46:43).

Petesy Carroll is back to captain the ship for this week’s edition of The Craic, alongside Chuck Mindenhall and Ben Fowlkes.First up, the trio react to Ilia Topuria calling out Paddy Pimblett for his comeback fight (10:57).That opens up the wider lightweight picture. What’s next for Justin Gaethje, Alexander Volkanovski, and Arman Tsarukyan? (38:58).Islam Makhachev has been taking plenty of flak from MMA fans lately. The lads weigh in on recent criticism of the current welterweight champion (46:57).Jake Paul’s comeback now has an opponent, with Cedric Doumbe announced for his return to the ring (01:00:10).Petesy then gives his take on Dan Miragliotta’s controversial stand-up in last week’s UFC main event (01:06:35), before the boys preview this weekend’s card, headlined by Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker (01:13:02).To wrap things up, Petesy, Chuck and Ben answer your Super Chats (01:16:59).

The Boys in the Back start the show covering Lomachenko announcing his return (06:11), Conor McGregor forecasting his move to BKFC (12:24), Dana White again commenting on Islam Makhachev not fighting at UFC 336 (16:34), and more.Then, they dive into the complicated relationship between Josh Hokit and fans, critics, and even his own promoter, Dana White (34:00).Next, they preview UFC Vegas 124 (45:59) and this week's loaded boxing slate (1:03:34), before making picks (1:05:02).The show wraps up with P4P dips (1:07:22), voicemails (1:33:13) and Super Chats (2:25:41).

Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri open the show reacting to the onslaught of tweets from Terence Crawford, who called out Gervonta Davis, Floyd Mayweather, and Ryan Garcia before signing off for the day. Will he finally come back to boxing or is this just another troll job from Bud (01:53)?There were a slew of fight announcements recently with Jai Opetaia vs. Deontay Wilder being set for the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard (11:52), Erislandy Lara defending his middleweight title against Tim Tszyu (27:32), and Jermell Charlo returning on the undercard in Australia (27:32).Looking ahead to this weekend, Joshua Buatsi takes on Willy Hutchinson for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title in Manchester. On the same night, but in London, Chris Billam-Smith takes on Chev Clarke. And over in Dallas, Alycia Baumgardner challenges Elif Nur Turhan for her IBF lightweight strap (31:26).Finally, the guys talks about Cedric Doumbe being announced as Jake Paul's next opponent (45:25).