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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 2H 55M

Conor McGregor's next three fights, Khabib refutes Dana White, Ariel Helwani joins to talk Scott Coker's return | The Boys in the Back

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

The Boys in the Back kick off the show by reacting to Scott Coker re-entering the MMA world (06:19), Khabib Nurmagomedov pushing back against Dana White's claims about his retirement (10:12), the arrest of wrestler Ludwig Kaiser (20:20), and trash talk between Ilia Topuria and Ryan Garcia regarding a hypothetical boxing match (24:22). Then, they discuss Conor McGregor's return and speculate on his next few fights (28:56) and preview a weekend that includes Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, PFL Brussels, and Brandrisk 014 (51:33). Ariel Helwani joins the show to give further details about Coker's plans for his new promotion (1:18:52). The Boys debut video from their California training sessions with UFC fighters (01:35:59), then deliver a particularly convoluted P4P list (02:04:04). The show closes as always with voicemails (02:33:30) and Super Chats (02:45:36).

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The Boys in the Back talk Conor McGregor's next few fights, then react to Scott Coker's return, Khabib refuting Dana White's claims about his retirement, and trash talk between Ilia Topuria and Ryan Garcia. Plus, Ariel Helwani joins, The Boys train with UFC fighters, P4P, voicemails, and Super Chats.

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