Ariel is back! Arman Tsarukyan, Jiří Prochzaka, Merab Dvalishvili, Paulo Costa, Patrick Habirora, MASSIVE news update on Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, more episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 4H 37M

Ariel is back! Arman Tsarukyan, Jiří Prochzaka, Merab Dvalishvili, Paulo Costa, Patrick Habirora, MASSIVE news update on Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, more

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani is back from the Olympics and he starts the show with a recap of recent news and notes from the combat sports space (11:21). Jiri Prochazka joins the show to discuss his light heavyweight title fight against Carlos Ulberg at UFC 327, his thoughts on Alex Pereira vacating the belt, training at altitude in Mexico City, the upcoming birth of his child, and more (23:20). Rising PFL prospect Patrick Habirora is up next, announcing his fight against Benson Henderson in Belgium, then talking about what he hopes to accomplish in the promotion, a potential fight with Cedric Doumbe, and more (50:43). Merab Dvalishvili is back, breaking down the RAF brawl between Arman Tsarukyan and Georgio Poullas, before moving on to his own career, reflecting on his second fight with Petr Yan, expressing interest in the trilogy being next, supporting Ilia Topuria during his hiatus, and more (1:04:11). Paulo Costa returns to preview his meeting with Azamat Murzakanov, discussing how the fight came together, diving into his beef with Khamzat Chimaev, predicting the outcome of a potential bout between Chimaev and Sean Strickland, explaining the long layoff from his last fight, and more (1:35:37). Ariel is joined by The Boys in the Back and Petesy Carroll to discuss hot topics, including the White House card, Conor McGregor’s next fight, Zuffa Boxing and UFC fighter pay drama, Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, UFC Mexico, and more (2:07:04). Arman Tsarukyan is our final guest of the day, going into detail about his explosive grappling match and brawl at RAF 6, opponent Georgio Poullas’ dirty tactics, UFC offering him a title fight in September, linking up with Jake Paul, and more (3:31:15). Ariel answers your Super Chats to close the show (3:31:15).

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Ariel Helwani speaks to Arman Tsarukyan, Jiří Prochzaka, Merab Dvalishvili, Paulo Costa, and Patrick Habirora. Plus, updates on the UFC White House event, Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and more.

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