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Cédric Doumbé: Anthony Pettis fight ‘99 percent’ a done deal

Cédric Doumbé expects to fight former UFC champion Anthony Pettis soon.

Tyson Fury calls father John ‘a promoter’s dream’ after viral headbutt on Oleksandr Usyk team

Tyson Fury doesn’t mind a little distraction on the biggest fight week of his life.

Till targets quick knockout of Chavez Jr., then plans ‘to bring influencer boxing to an end’

Darren Till reveals how fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. got booked, plans to knockout him out then to bring an end to influencer boxing.

Watch The MMA Hour with Fury, Till, Doumbe, Warren, Brown, Ulberg, Alalshikh, and more

Ariel Helwani is BACK with another loaded episode of The MMA Hour featuring Tyson Fury, Cedric Doumbe, Frank Warren, Matt Brown, Turki Alalshikh, Carlos Ulberg, and more.

Chase Hooper on controversial UFC St. Louis stoppage: ‘It was either a panic tap or an unintentional one’

Chase Hooper reacts to controversy around his submission win over Viacheslav Borschchev at UFC St. Louis, putting on referee Keith Peterson.

Paul Hughes recounts the night he stepped in as the only cornerman for Ian Machado Garry

Paul Hughes recounts the night UFC contender Ian Machado Garry asked him to serve as a corner for his title fight in Cage Warriors after an ugly split with his former team left him with no coaches

Cherneka ‘Sugar Neekz’ Johnson reacts to ring announcer’s massive viral error

Cherneka Johnson’s win over Nina Hughes was overshadowed by one of the most egregious announcing errors in recent history.

Darren Till won’t fight ‘big dumbo’ Mike Perry in BKFC, says bare-knuckle is ‘when you’re coming to the end’

Darren Till says he isn’t interested in fighting Mike Perry in BKFC, dismisses Perry’s run through the promotion.

BKFC founder eyeing 2 UFC ‘legends’ for Mike Perry’s next fight, addresses Dillon Danis

BKFC boss David Feldman is hard at work securing Mike Perry’s next opponent.

Jose Aldo has ‘several offers on the table’ after UFC 301 win but won’t make decision until hearing UFC offer

Jose Aldo completed his UFC deal with a vintage win over Jonathan Martinez. Now his future is wide open.

Watch The MMA Hour with Aldo, Till, Hooper, Feldman, and Johnson now

Ariel Helwani is back with another star-studded episode of The MMA Hour featuring Jose Aldo, Darren Till, Chase Hooper, David Feldman, Cherneka Johnson, and more.

Mike Perry open to facing Dillon Danis but ‘not a chance he’ll fight me in bare-knuckle’

Mike Perry is down to fight Dillon Danis, but he knows the grappler and Bellator veteran won’t face him in BKFC.

Cory Sandhagen gets real on Umar Nurmagomedov: ‘It’s going to be a pain in the ass of a fight’

Cory Sandhagen is acutely aware of what he’s up against when he faces Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Abu Dhabi.

Chael Sonnen doesn’t consider himself a UFC Hall of Famer despite 2024 induction

Chael Sonnen says he’s not a true Hall of Famer despite his UFC 300 Hall of Fame announcement.

Watch The MMA Hour with Sonnen, Perry, Smith, and Sandhagen now

Ariel Helwani and The MMA Hour is back with Chael Sonnen, Mike Perry, Anthony Smith, and Cory Sandhagen.

Anthony Smith clears up Alex Pereira beef: ‘I’ve never challenged him to anything’

Anthony Smith wants to fight Alex Pereira, but insists he’s not the one who started their supposed feud.

Dan Hardy picks Conor McGregor to beat Michael Chandler: ‘He’s got that refinement in his game’

Dan Hardy doesn’t think Conor McGregor should be underestimated at UFC 303 despite a long layoff.

Alexandre Pantoja dreams of fight against flyweight ‘GOAT’ Demetrious Johnson

Alexandre Pantoja dreams of being the man to finally welcome Demetrious Johnson back into the UFC.

Dustin Poirier thinks Islam Makhachev is underestimating him ahead of UFC 302

Dustin Poirier believes Islam Makhachev is underestimating him ahead of UFC 302.

Watch The MMA Hour with Poirier, Pantoja, Hardys and Hughes in studio, now

Ariel Helwani and The MMA Hour returns to recap UFC 301 plus chat with Dustin Poirier and Alexandre Pantoja. Dan Hardy, Veronica Hardy, and Paul Hughes also join us in-studio.

Claressa Shields’ takeaway from first 3 MMA fights: ‘I have potential to be an MMA champion’

PFL competitor and world champion boxer Claressa Shields gives her thoughts on the different fan bases between MMA and boxing.

Jorge Masvidal rips Jake Paul for MMA callout: ‘You can’t even box, now all of a sudden you’re doing f*cking MMA?’

Jorge Masvidal addresses Jake Paul calling him out in MMA and his upcoming boxing match with Mike Tyson.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik plans to reconnect with ‘my real power source’ in Suriname, return against a top heavyweight

Jairzinho Rozenstruik talks about his connection to Suriname being the source of his true power, plans to return home before next fight.

Ilia Topuria on Sean O’Malley superfight: ‘If he defends the belt, that’s going to be the biggest fight in UFC history’

Ilia Topuria lays out the path to a superfight with Sean O’Malley, calls it "the biggest fight in UFC history."

Michael Chandler criticizes Arman Tsarukyan turning down UFC 302 title fight, Tsrukyan unloads back

Arman Tsarukyan unleashed a nuclear bomb after Michael Chandler criticized him for turning down a title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302.

Sean Strickland’s head coach explains what he could’ve done better vs. Dricus du Plessis, previews Paulo Costa bout

Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick reflects on Sean Strickland’s UFC 297 loss to Dricus du Plessis, and talks the potential fight with Paulo Costa.

Jiri Prochazka explains what being samurai means to him, pre-fight UFC 300 visualization at T-Mobile Arena

Jiri Prochazka explains what being samurai means to him and talks through his pre-fight UFC 300 visualization at T-Mobile Arena.

Diego Lopes argues for Movsar Evloev rematch on International Fight Week: ‘That’s the fight to make’

Diego Lopes makes his case for a rematch against Movsar Evloev next after big win at UFC 300.

Aljamain Sterling to Max Holloway after legendary knockout: ‘Stay your ass at 155!’

Aljamain Sterling chose one heck of a day to become a UFC featherweight.

Yan Xiaonan on surviving UFC 300 choke: ‘If you give Weili 10 more seconds, I am definitely completely out’

Yan Xiaonan discusses Zhang Weili’s choke on her in the first round of their UFC 300 title fight that nearly put her unconscious.

Renato Moicano responds to Paddy Pimblett’s compliments, still down to ‘make him easy f******* money’

Renato Moicano didn’t want to talk too crazy about Paddy Pimblett after hearing the always outspoken lightweight praise his performance at UFC 300.

Bo Nickal unconcerned with Jordan Burroughs feud: ‘He can’t really do anything to me’

Bo Nickal is not concerned with Jordan Burroughs.

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