Ilia Topuria, Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones reaction, Ice Cube, Nazim Sadykhov, more episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 23, 2025 · 4H 5M

Ilia Topuria, Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones reaction, Ice Cube, Nazim Sadykhov, more

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

Ariel kicks off the show with his reaction to Dana White's announcement that Jon Jones retired and vacated his heavyweight title (04:36).Ilia Topuria joins ahead of his vacant lightweight title bout against Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 to discuss the fight, Islam Makhachev's decision to vacate, Paddy Pimblett, the possibility of fighting in Spain, and more (35:50).Nazim Sadykhov, Azerbaijan native, calls in after his Fight of the Night performance at UFC Baku to break down winning two bonuses, moving to New York as a kid, his beginnings in MMA, and more (1:01:38).The Boys in the Back join Ariel to give their opinions on the Jon Jones saga and its impact on Tom Aspinall. Then, they move into the biggest results from UFC Baku and the other news and notes around the sport (1:26:05).Next up on the program is Ariel’s Fanatics Fest interviews, first with Ice Cube (2:49:54), who covers everything from his Big3 basketball league to professional wrestling, and then with Georges St-Pierre (3:12:07), who weighed in on Jon Jones, his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov that nearly came to be, Islam Makhachev moving up, stories from his career, and more.Ariel and the crew wrap up the show by looking at the Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez faceoff and answering your Super Chats (3:40:29).

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Ariel Helwani speaks to Ilia Topuria ahead of his UFC 317 title fight against Charles Oliveira. Plus, reactions to Jon Jones' retirement, Ariel's Fanatics Fest interviews with Georges St-Pierre and Ice Cube, and a chat with Nazim Sadykhov after his big win in Baku.

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