Jake Paul, Sean O’Malley, Katie Taylor, Sean Brady, Tommy Fury, Sayif Saud, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani and Eric Jackman around (5:48) discuss Jake Paul’s latest win over Anderson Silva, the people calling the fight fixed, and what’s next for Paul.

Tommy Fury around (21:34) discusses Jake Paul’s decision win over Anderson Silva, whether Paul’s performance was impressive, the reason Paul vs. Fury fell apart, why Paul would be an easy fight, his upcoming fight against Paul Bamba, why he’d beat Paul and KSI in the same night, why Paul’s Canelo callout is clickbait, and more.

Katie Taylor around (40:51) discusses her unanimous decision win over Karen Elizabeth Carabajal, the pressure on her as a big favorite, why her next fight should be at Croke Park, whether that fight needs to be Amanda Serrano, why Jake Paul and Eddie Hearn need to squash their beef to get the Amanda Serrano rematch done, and more.

Ariel Helwani around (57:35) discusses what happened between Nate Diaz and Jake Paul’s camp during fight night. Also, GC looks back at past bets.

Fortis MMA coach Sayif Saud around (1:17:22) discusses Uriah Hall’s performance against Le’Veon Bell, if Hall will continue to box, if Hall can beat Jake Paul, ‘funky’ judging, open scoring, cornering fighters, and more.

Sean Brady around (1:42:31) discusses his loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC 280, the pressure of being undefeated, how he dealt with the loss, how he’s mixing things up with training, nasty messages from the fans, when he would like to return, and more.

Sean O’Malley around (1:58:12) discusses his win over Petr Yan at UFC 280, what rounds he won, how tough Yan was, if a title shot is next, facing Henry Cejudo, O’Malley vs. Chito Vera 2, Jake Paul’s performance, and more.

Ariel, GC and NewYorkRic around (2:27:23) debate who is the GOAT and rankings.

Jake Paul around (3:07:42) discusses his big win over Anderson Silva, how surreal the fight was, Silva’s antics during the fight, why body shots were the difference in the fight, whether he was surprised by the boos, his thoughts heading into the eighth round, the reaction he’s gotten from the fight, accusations of the result being rigged, whether he’s interested in fighting Tommy Fury, why Nate Diaz is an easier opponent than Silva, a potential fight against Floyd Mayweather, and more.

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