The MMA Beat: Who's next for Islam Makhachev? UFC White House dream main event, rankings controversy, more

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani is joined by Uncrowned's Ben Fowlkes, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and NewYorkRic for another dissection of MMA media stories.Topics include: Media's role in stories centered around fighter rights and pay (02:22), whether media should participate in a promotion's rankings panel (24:17), who Islam Makhachev should fight next (33:29), coverage of the UFC White House card (42:37), and more.

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Ariel Helwani assembles Ben Fowlkes, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and NewYorkRic for another edition of The MMA Beat.

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