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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2026 · 4H 29M

Dana White’s nightmare weekend, Josh Hokit, Raul Rosas Jr., Payton Talbott, Luis Hernandez, weekend recap, news & notes

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani kicks off the show recapping UFC Vegas 121, including a big win by Raul Rosas Jr., the scary scene for Raoni Barcelos, the beef between Ailin Perez and Norma Dumont, and Luis Hernandez making a splash, as well as the scrap between Darren Till and Yoel Romero over at BKFC, Johnny Fisher’s Zuffa Boxing debut, and Misfits Boxing wins by Tony Feruson and Henry Cejudo (07:00). Josh Hokit joins to preview his UFC 334 title fight against Ciryl Gane and explain how it came together, before talking about Alex Pereira not getting the opportunity, why Gane doesn’t deserve to be undisputed champion, his belief that Tom Aspinall is faking his eye injury, being open to fighting Jon Jones, Gable Steveson’s loss, Alexander Volkov’s trash talk, and more (20:30). Ariel then deep dives the drama stemming from the turbulent Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua saga, including the latest comments by Dana White and Eddie Hearn (51:43). Luis “The Stache” Hernandez makes his show debut, discussing his quick rise in the UFC, his viral moment with Sean Strickland and Chris Curtis last year, recently getting married, his trademark mustache, his role as a Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Deputy, the attention around his fight against Sedriques Dumas, his continued rivalry with Curtis, and more (2:02:35). Payton Talbott returns, talking about his time away from the spotlight, the UFC Vegas 121 main event, his hobbies — including DJing, nunchucks, and climbing buildings — his fear of dying, his upcoming matchup against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332, enjoying the niche status of MMA compared to mainstream sports, and more (2:30:51). Raul Rosas Jr. recaps his massive comeback win against Raoni Barcelos, discussing the finish itself, the scary aftermath for Barcelos, his camaraderie with Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, his brother Jessie’s Contender Series fight, how far away he is from a title shot and more (3:04:52). The crew covers more news and notes, including tragedy in the wrestling world (3:53:56), before answering your Super Chats (4:04:19).

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Ariel Helwani recaps an interesting combat sports weekend, including Dana White's memorable press conference following the latest Zuffa Boxing card. Plus, conversations with Josh Hokit, Raul Rosas Jr., Payton Talbott, and Luis Hernandez, other news and notes, Super Chats, and more.

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