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Reaction to major UFC announcements , Ariel Helwani joins The Boys in the Back for a breaking news bonanza

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

The Boys in the Back are joined by Ariel Helwani to recap a massive night of UFC news (01:46), including including Ilia Topuria vacating his title, the UFC 314 and UFC 315 main events, and more.Then, they address recent social media posts by Johnny Eblen and the trend of disgruntled PFL fighters (01:01:35).Next, they preview Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 (01:07:55) and UFC Seattle (01:27:03), before Ariel rejoins to break news of Bryce Mitchell's next move, a grappling match against Israel's Ilay Barzilay at Karate Combat 53 (01:41:16).The breaking news continues, as plans for Deiveson Figueiredo and Cory Sandhagen to headline a UFC Fight Night in Des Moines, Iowa are revealed (02:12:08).The Parlay Pals give their picks (02:19:43) and debut a brand new Fight Feasts celebrating some Seattle staples (02:26:40).Finally, The Boys deliver their P4P rankings of fantasy fight card locations (02:44:18) and answer your questions (02:59:11).

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The Boys in the Back recaps a massive night of UFC news with the help of Ariel Helwani. Plus, breaking news of the boxing supercard shakeup, Bryce Mitchell's next move, previews for Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 and UFC Seattle, and a brand new Fight Feasts.

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