November 12th, 2016: Conor McGregor put on one of the greatest performances in MMA history when he dismantled Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the UFC’s first simultaneous double champ. After the fight, McGregor was livid that the UFC didn’t have a 2nd belt for him, that led to one of the greatest post fight interviews of all time. @TheNotoriousMMA (🎥 UFC YT)

If your teenage opponent goes to touch gloves and instead you scream "f*ck you" and throw a headkick, you better be 1000% sure you are going to win the fight. Raul Rosas Jr. finishes Ricky Turcios in the second round at UFC Louisville

Ilia Topuria’s son shadowboxing as his dad walks to the Octagon—then hits him with a wave and a wink. Doesn’t get much cooler than that.

Derrick Lewis found Tallison Teixeira’s corner, pretended to be a dog marking his territory, wiped his feet, and waved goodbye at them 👀 In his post-fight interview, he explained: “I don’t speak Portuguese but I know they’ve been talking sh*t all week.” Derrick Lewis is a savage—that’s one hell of a way to say you’re not done yet

Cuba’s Mijaín López leaves his shoes on the mat after winning his 5th Olympic Wrestling Gold Medal! 5 Olympic gold medals in wrestling is insane 🤯 2008 Beijing🥇(120kg) 2012 London🥇(120kg) 2016 Rio🥇(130kg) 2020 Tokyo🥇(130kg) 2024 Paris🥇(130kg)

You may never witness another five minutes like this in MMA history. Every second of it—earned. These five minutes of Dustin Poirier walking out of the cage one final time, to a Louisiana crowd that hadn’t moved, surrounded by family, fellow fighters, pro athletes, executives, and others waiting to congratulate him—were earned with blood, heartbreak, grit, and an unbreakable will. This wasn’t just a retirement. It was a celebration of a man who gave everything to this sport of MMA. Every ounce of himself. Every piece of his soul. He never chose the easy path. He walked through fire every time. Wins or losses—Dustin Poirier always showed up. Always real. Always game. Always himself. He leaves behind a legacy bigger than belts. He leaves as the epitome of what it means to be a fighter. Respect isn’t given in this sport. It’s earned. And Dustin Poirier earned every second of it. Few retirements in MMA leave behind a scene like this. A moment where time stood still, and the sport gave its thanks. Respect 🫡

Ronaldo asking Israel Adesanya if Volkanvoski is “doing okay” as he knows they have a “tight community” is one of the coolest things you’ll see today. It wasn’t too long ago that top athletes had very little idea who was who in MMA. @Cristiano / @stylebender / @alexvolkanovski (🎥 Stylebender Instagram)

Say what you want about Sedriques Dumas—but his coach, Adam Hicks, deserves some serious respect 🙏🏼 He’s currently battling brain cancer and still showing up in his corner. That’s a different level of strength 💪🏼 GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/support-adam-… 📷: @jaypettry

Alex Pereira in the locker room after being KO’d by Adesanya at UFC 287: “How many other times I left other families and teams sad and we were laughing?! Now is our time to rethink. So dude I’m okay with it right now.” There are many ways to handle a loss in this sport, and let’s just say Jamahal Hill’s and Pereira's approach are a bit different.

I’ll never understand interviewing a fighter just minutes after they’ve been brutally knocked out. It’s impressive how Anthony Joshua handled those questions.

60 G’s babbyyyyy! 💰

Crazy to think that Conor McGregor and Jon Jones in this video have a weight difference similar to Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury in their fight tonight 👀

15 years later, this Paul Heyman reaction to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 is still epic. Minutes after Lesnar’s legendary comeback win over Shane Carwin, Heyman gave an emotional cageside interview with Ariel Helwani. Heyman spoke about how proud he was of Brock’s journey, from being on his “deathbed” to seconds away from being finished by Carwin to pulling off an epic comeback win. But the coolest part to me will always be when he pulled out a photo of their daughters, Mya Lesnar and Azalea Heyman, sitting in strollers at WrestleMania 2003 when they were both just 9 months old. Wild to look back on this ahead of Heyman’s in studio interview with Ariel today 👀 @HeymanHustle / @arielhelwani

Francis Ngannou and Israel Adesanya may train on opposite sides of the world, but the bond they share runs deep. Just look at the raw emotion when they witness each other’s success… ‼️Ngannou watching Adesanya KO Pereira: “Ahh this is a beautiful moment. I don’t even know if I was happy like this when I won my title.” ‼️Adesanya watching Ngannou KO Ferreira: “That was beautiful! I can just imagine how he feels right now. That’s for Kobe!” @francis_ngannou / @stylebender (🎥: Clips edited from FREESTYLEBENDER & FrancisThePredatorNgannou YouTube) Adesanya full link: piped.video/FF7S3oI7Wqg?si=ZUtR… Ngannou full link: piped.video/pj6iDMbAlD8?si=7SMb…

And that is what Ronda still seems to miss. Fans did not turn on her because she lost to Holly Holm. They reacted to how she handled it afterward. She essentially disappeared, acted like no one deserved to hear from her, then came back to fight Amanda Nunes only under the condition that she would do zero media. She lost, disappeared again, and did not do an interview for years. How are fans supposed to stay attached to someone who shuts everyone out and leaves her diehard supporters wondering what just happened? And if we are talking about examples, Chuck Liddell and Rampage Jackson are about the last names she should bring up. Those guys lost plenty of fights throughout all stages of their career and fans still loved them. They were stars because of their personalities, their heart, and how they handled wins and losses. Ronda was not ‘rejected’ because she lost. She was ‘rejected’ because she refused to let fans in when she did. 🎥: @bertkreischer BertCast Ep. 700

The first rule of UFC Fight Club: don’t mention Francis Ngannou’s name… Here’s a look at the clip from the UFC 305 Countdown episode versus what Adesanya actually said at the UFC 305 Pre-Sale Press Conference. It’s no surprise, but the UFC’s attempt to erase Ngannou from its history is an odd move. From falsely claiming that Tafon Nchukwi was the first Cameroonian fighter in the promotion’s history to editing Ngannou’s name out of all Countdown and UFC content, it’s an interesting choice. (🎥: UFC 305 Countdown & UFC 305 Pre Sale Presser)

If you really believe Tom Aspinall “gave up” after four minutes because Gane landed a few punches and caused a bloody nose, you don’t understand these athletes, how they train, or what they put their bodies through. The work it takes to reach the UFC, climb the ladder, sacrifice everything, and become a champion doesn’t come from someone looking for an easy way out. And let’s be real, most people watching from the couch tear up putting their contacts in, never mind taking an eye poke knuckle-deep in both eyes. Such a dumb take.

“IF ONE GUY NEEDS TO DlE, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE MY GUY.” 🥶 On June 26, 2023 — just two days after Ilia Topuria’s dominant win over Josh Emmett in a non-title main event — Ariel Helwani asked his then-girlfriend (now wife), Giorgina, what it’s like watching your partner fight inside the Octagon. Her response? “To be honest, I felt really bad, but for the other guy… If one needs to die, it’s not going to be my guy.” Then came the belief behind it all: “We believe things and then we see them. Most people are like, ‘oh maybe, maybe’ — and I always tell him, ‘It’s already in our mind. You’re going to be the world champ….You already are the world champion.’” Fast forward two years, and Ilia has now rattled off what might be the greatest 3-fight stretch in UFC history: 👊🏼 Knocked out Alex Volkanovski to win the UFC featherweight title 🇪🇸 Became the first man to ever KO Max Holloway, the former featherweight and BMF champion 🇬🇪 And now, tonight, moved up to lightweight and knocked out Charles Oliveira — the former champion and UFC’s all-time leader in finishes — in the first round to become a two-division UFC champion They say behind every strong man is a strong woman — and there’s no doubt that’s the case with Ilia. From a name to a legacy — Ilia is breathing life into the “La Leyenda” nickname…with his family by his side. @TopuriaIlia @arielhelwani

Jiri Prochazka was getting pieced up by Rountree for 10.5 minutes…then went full berserker mode and snatched an insane finish in a fight he was clearly losing 2-0. Jiri is a madman 🤯 Absolute war 👏🏼

Interestingly, if you go back and rewatch Conor’s post fight interview after losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, a lot of the comments point out the contrast between how he handled the loss and how Ronda handled hers at UFC 193 just months earlier, nothing about the loss itself. Love him or hate him, Conor faced the media, owned it, and moved forward, and that happening so close to Ronda disappearing after the Holm loss definitely did not help her case at the time. Everyone is allowed to handle defeat differently, but Ronda blaming the pushback on the idea that, “The second you are not on top, you are not sh*t, you never were sh*t,” does not match what actually played out. Not all fans turned on her because she lost. They turned away because she shut everyone out. 👊🏼: @TheNotoriousMMA 🎙️: @arielhelwani

What did Daniel Cormier whisper into Ilia Topuria’s ear after the post-fight interview? “That Real Madrid was down 2-0” DC is a menace 😂 @dc_mma / @Topuriailia

Michael Morales is just 26 years old, now 19–0 in MMA. Dude looks like a 205er competing at 170. Absolute freak athlete. Respect to Brady for taking this fight. Plenty of fighters in today’s MMA landscape would’ve said no, with the position he was in.

Alex Pereira responds to Jake Paul’s callout… Pereira isn’t one to show much emotion, but laughs himself to tears 😂

A a damn cool full-circle moment between Rush Holloway and Dustin Poirier. 6 years in the making.

Dillon is out here like: “that’s not Nina!”

Footage of Adesanya when he got injured.

Merab is wild 👀 “Somebody close to Merab told me that ‘regular people probably would have had their leg amputated if they had to deal with the staph infection that he had on his leg. And he was just taping it up and going to practice’…And perhaps that is why he wanted a little bit more time.” There is no question that Merab is a Machine 🤖 🎥: Uncrowned Post Fight Show @arielhelwani @uncrownedcombat

The narrative can change quickly in the UFC… March 27, 2021: ▪️Francis Ngannou knocks out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. ▪️Minutes after the fight, Joe Rogan shows Ngannou Jon Jones’ tweets—Ngannou excitedly says he’d be willing to fight Jones as soon as July or August (just 4 months after his fight with Stipe). ▪️While Ngannou is talking to Rogan, Dana White is telling the media that Jon Jones should “move to 185” to avoid fighting Francis and casts doubt on Jones wanting the fight. October 24, 2024: Dana White: “Francis didn’t want to fight Jon Jones…That’s a fact.”

…to absolutely nobody. The double champ does what the fu*k he wants.

Pereira gets kicked in the cup, Herb Dean steps in, Pereira tells Herb to get lost, and then KO’s Hill in savage fashion. Pereira is something else. nitter.app/Henry_BobGray/status/1…

Imagine your own promoter saying you, Tom Aspinall, the UFC heavyweight champion of the world, “didn’t want to continue in the fight” instead of admitting you literally couldn’t continue because your eyes were mangled by a double eye poke. Insane “promotional” approach. If you’re a fighter, next time you and your manager sit down to negotiate, just remember how little most promoters actually care about your well-being.

Two MMA legends that haven’t lost a bout in the past 8+ years.

Betting on yourself to win is allowed as long as it is a straight wager; can’t be a prop bet of any kind. Essentially adding an incentive to perform at your best.

Why was Jiri Prochazka “emotional” as Alex Pereira TKO’d Magomed Ankalaev in 80 seconds? The answer goes back to earlier this year, when he detailed his problem with “fraud” Ankalaev in an interview with Ariel Helwani. In March, Prochazka said he wasn’t a fan of Ankalaev’s “disrespectful” social media posts and made it clear it didn’t matter if it was “some hyped manager” posting for him and that Ankalaev must still be held “responsible.” “I don’t know him personally, but one thing that I can say to Ankalaev, he can think whatever he wants, but I know that the only person who’s a fraud is him. When I met him at the UFC PI in LV, he was there, he was very nice, he was friendly, ‘Hello, nice to meet you, all good?’ And right now, he’s a ‘superstar’ and a ‘big gangster,’ and he’s playing this game. “He’s hyped, and I understand. He won the title against the worst performance of Alex Pereira. And the only fraud person here is Magomed Ankalaev. And I’m the ‘worst fighter?’ Man, every time, I give everything to my fights. Every time, I go to finish my opponent and give it all, not like him.” “When he’s fighting, many times in the second or third round, when there is high performance, he’s trying to run from the performance…so that gives me only one meaning: the only fraud person here is Magomed Ankalaev. I don’t care about him, I just want to go and take the title. Doesn’t matter what he says.” If it’s his manager posting for him, Jiri added: “I don’t care. It’s his platform. And everybody has to take responsibility for what he’s posting. So if some ‘hyped manager’ is doing that, he’s doing bad work.” Flash forward to post-fight at UFC 320, when asked about his emotional reaction to watching “angry Alex” walk through Ankalaev, Jiri reiterated that he doesn’t like the things Ankalaev has said, which is why the moment hit him so strongly. @jiri_bjp / @arielhelwani #TheArielHelwaniShow

Brendan Schaub responds to Nate Diaz’s tweet in which Diaz called him “a big ol’ pus*y.”: “I will snap his fuc*ing neck.” “I guess he needs to do this to stay current. I retired 15 years ago, man. That being said, that’s social media, this isn’t real. Cause here’s what’s real: I will fu*k you up! That’s real. I’m not asking for this. I don’t wanna fu*k him up. I’m not trying to fu*k him up. End of the day if he walked in right now and I said ‘Chin, Case, can you guys leave?’—only one of us is going to walk out…unscathed, and it’s me! Every fu*king day of the week, 365 days a year—I will snap his fu*king neck. I’m not this fake gangster. I don’t go looking for fights. I know I’m tough, I don’t have to get on Twitter and blast it out and prove it every day because I’m insecure cause whatever sh*t he has going on with his childhood trauma. At the end of the day, I will twist your fu*king neck off. Ask your boys. And the difference between you and I, Nate—a million things don’t get me started—but the difference between you and I is that if you start crying because your brother, who has CTE, the difference between you and I is that if your brother—and Shane Carwin is a brother to me—is if you came out starting to get emotional about your brother’s issues with CTE and fighting and all this sh*t, cause we know he has his issues, I would support you. (🎥: The Schaub Show / BrendanSchaub on X)

Dana White, UFC President and key decision-maker in UFC brand deals, doesn't have to block the Nike sign on his shoes, while Max Holloway, an independent contractor without input in the UFC's apparel/shoe deal, has to tape over the Nike sign on his shoes. Doesn’t make a ton of sense.

An all-time reply 😂 😂 @McGregorRousey2

“Gotcha neck”

Glover is a legend. After seeing the crowd throw food and drinks at Moreno, Glover gets on the mic to make sure the crowd does not do the same to Hill as he exits the octagon. He also stated that he would walk with Hill to the back to make sure nothing is thrown.

In May 2023, Mackenzie Dern opened up about surviving abuse, divorce, and a storm she never wanted her daughter to grow up around. She spoke about wanting to be a woman who stands up for herself; to be someone her daughter, and other women, could look to for strength. Tonight, that same woman is the UFC Strawweight Champion of the World 🏆 And the most powerful image of all? Her daughter in the cage with her touching the belt. That’s a little girl who’s going to grow up incredibly proud to call Mackenzie Dern her mother 👏🏼 🎙️: @arielhelwani / @MackenzieDern May 2023

Tom Aspinall walking by Jon Jones two Super Bowl Champion brothers while rocking the massive fur coat is too good. I wonder if Aspinall even know that they are related to Jon.

This UFC 294 Abu Dhabi crowd doesn’t seem to be a fan of India 🇮🇳 Dana White: “hey, what’s wrong with India? What’s everybody sh*tting on India for?” #UFC294

90% of the fighters who get drafted tonight at the GFL Draft…

All part of the game. Feel like Alex Pereira said it best after his loss to Adesanya: "How many times have I left other families & teams sad & we were laughing?! Now is our time to rethink."

Yoel Romero with one of the most intense interviews of all time 🥶 “Muhammad the best defense in the heavyweight. The best move in the heavyweight. But, shorter man, dirty boxing, he beat him one time. *takes glasses off* Everything is possible in your life. When you believe. When you believe—everything is possible. You have two hands, like me. Everything is possible. Go. Go…and take it whatever you wanna do.” @YoelRomeroMMA @arielhelwani #TheArielHelwaniShow

Khalil Rountree Jr.’s post-fight interview interrupted by blood leaking from his nose in a gnarly moment after an absolute war with Alex Pereira 🩸 Joe Rogan: You can sell that on EBay 😂 Amazing to see Salt Lake City absolutely loving Khalil! Dude is a warrior.

2 minutes later…

In 2015, Holloway defeated Oliveira by TKO. Ariel asks Max what he thinks of who Charles has become over the last few years? “He’s a killer, bro. Even before these fights, he was always a killer. He just needed to figure it out.” @BlessedMMA / @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

Khabib similarly said the key to his recovery wasn’t supplements or fancy treatments…it was sleep. Daily naps between training sessions were something he did his entire life. “At least 2-3 hours (of sleep) between trainings—all my life, in the daytime I was sleeping.”

Joe Rogan on boxing/MMA judge Adalaide Byrd: “She’s a very nice person…So is my mom and I wouldn’t want her calling any fights.” This was from 2018 at UFC 222, her first fight back after her highly controversial 118-110 scorecard in favor of Canelo over GGG. The backlash from that decision led Byrd to take some time away from judging temporarily. Despite all of her controversial judging, she is still judging UFC fights in 2024…

From Omaha’s grit to boxing’s peak. Years of blood, sweat, sacrifice, and silence built this moment. Terence Crawford stands where few ever dream. 3x Undisputed. Historic.

Definitely wasn’t expecting that ending 😂

Let’s not forget, Alexandre Pantoja was an Uber Eats driver right before he beat Brandon Moreno to become the UFC Flyweight Champion.

There’s no doubt that Cejudo is thinking: “Damn…this man wanted to pay me peanuts as a UFC double champ, made me retire in my prime for three years…and now he is showing me a closet where everything was bought by a personal shopper who can get any shoe in the world.” 👟🌎 Henry’s facial expressions during this tour of Dana’s closet are a combination of pain and hilarity 😂

McGregor vs. Aspinall UFC 310

The proposed contract:

Ali, chill it’s been 2 minutes since Usman lost.

While todays press conference was unfortunately postponed, here’s a wild clip from the iconic Aldo vs. McGregor press conference in Dublin back in 2015.

WHAT. A. FIGHT. 👏🏼 🥊 The symmetry, the history, the legacy… it’s one of the coolest visuals you’ll ever see in combat sports. From the pre-fight buildup to the fight itself, it lived up to every bit of the hype. Round of applause to both warriors for leaving it all in the ring every second of the fight until the final bell. This side-by-side image—Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank Sr. in 1990, and then Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn going to war in 2025—wearing the same colors as their fathers—belongs in the Boxing Hall of Fame.

Jon now has 4 guillotine finishes in the UFC. He told Ariel, after his finish of Bader at UFC 126, just exactly where he “learned” the technique…@arielhelwani

Volk: “I don’t have time to prepare for the worst…but what I do have time for is to prepare for what I believe is going to happen” Ariel: “What do you believe is going to happen?” Volk: “I believe I finish him. You’re going to see one of the most dangerous Volkanovski’s you’ve ever seen.” Chills.🥶 @alexvolkanovski / @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour / #UFC294

Adesanya, Ngannou, Usman. With Mike Tyson behind them as well. Wild scenes.

Merab doing O’Malley’s basketball celebration at the end of round 1 🏀 Merab’s confidence is on a different level right now. Will that backfire?

Either Alex isn’t 6’4 or Fury isn’t 6’9

This moment where Conor turned around and pointed at Sinéad, as he walked into war at UFC 189, was one of the most special moments in the history of UFC walkouts. Iconic. RIP to a legend🙏🏼

Dana White: Welcome to the UFC!

🚨 Dustin Poirier has a message for PFL or Bellator to keep their word and reimburse his teammate Sabah Homasi. 🚨 Dustin Poirier cornered Sabah Homasi at Bellator 299 in Dublin, where Homasi suffered a broken orbital requiring surgery. Bellator/PFL instructed Homasi to pay for the surgery, promising reimbursement. However, despite paying for the procedure and having a plate put in his eye, he has not been reimbursed. To make matters worse, he was subsequently cut from the roster. Dustin Poirier is calling for whoever is responsible to ensure Homasi's medical bills are taken care of. @DustinPoirier / @arielhelwani / @SabahHomasi / @BellatorMMA / @PFLMMA / #TheMMAHour

“Access denied”

Jon Jones walking out of the room him and Fury were locked in…

Remember, Lerone “The Miracle” Murphy was shot in the face 12 years ago and “spat out the bullets.” ‼️ Tonight, he just landed one of the nastiest spinning elbow KOs you’ll ever see; his 9th straight win in the UFC, 17-0-1 overall. MMA has no shortage of wild backstories, but Lerone Murphy’s might just be the craziest of them all. Give the man a shot at the title! (🎙️: @PetesyCarroll @LeroneMurphy at UFC 242)

And then things get a bit awkward. Unreal 😂

The UFC Featherweight Champ, Alex Volkanovski, has one message for Ilia Topuria: “Please don’t fight Max. Don’t fight Max. Alright, let just not let that happen. Let me be the guy to beat you up.” @alexvolkanovski / @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

Roy Jones Jr. rapping along to his song "Can’t Be Touched" as Ribovics walks out to it at UFC Noche in the Sphere is all types of iconic 🔥

No disrespect to President Trump, but I’ve been in the crowd for multiple Trump walkouts and multiple Conor McGregor walkouts, and there’s a clear number one. We’ll see if tonight’s walkout by President Trump, fresh off the election, can surpass a McGregor walkout—but I’d say it’s very unlikely. @TheNotoriousMMA

Including tonight, the UFC has held 743 events. There have been over 7,500 fights in UFC history. Only 15 fights in UFC history have ended via slam knockout… and Elijah Smith’s might just be the nastiest one of them all 🤯

“Gotcha hat” ❌ “Gotcha neck” ✅ Nate Diaz by guillotine.

Aljo on Monday: “We’ll just have to wait til next week. I gotta get a couple X-Rays still.” Dana one day later: “It’s Booked!! Sterling vs O’Malley. August 19th in Boston.” @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

DC says winning Olympic Gold in Wrestling is a “million times” more difficult than winning a Glory kickboxing title. DC stated that winning Glory Kickboxing titles along with a UFC belt does not automatically put you on the combat sports Mt. Rushmore but a wrestling gold medal combined with a UFC title does. Agree with this take?? DC made it very clear that this is no disrespect to Alex Pereira, but just two different levels of accomplishments. @dc_mma / @chrisweidman / #UFC295

Francis, the fighter that risked it all by fighting out his UFC contract with a torn ACL against Gane, “doesn’t want to take any chances.” What a ridiculous statement. Anytime a fighter doesn’t take the deal Dana offers them, then the fighter is “scared” or in the wrong.

Herb Dean: “You guys gotta work” Merab:

Jon Jones: “I do poke people in the eyes and it’s very illegal, but I do it. It’s like if someone’s coming at me, I’ll just put my hand on their forehead and a lot of times they end up missing the punch that was intended for my face and sometimes it lands in peoples eyes. And people hate that. Their like “Jon, you’re a very talented fighter, you don’t need to use an illegal tactic to be successful.” I try to tell people it’s not intentional, but now I’m kind of known for it and uh it’s working.” This interview will always be a classic. The whole “intentional vs. unintentional” foul wording in MMA makes no sense 🧐

Hot take: The Conor McGregor we saw at UFC 205 finishes the Islam Makhachev we just saw at UFC 322.

Anthony Smith seemed to be pissed off with someone in the crowd after his TKO loss to Zhang Mingyang 👀

Good to see Nate and Logan make up after Nate choked Logan to sleep just a couple of months ago 😂

Arnold Allen teaches some striking techniques in the park: “When you have the range on someone, just put your jab out there a little bit…always say something cool when you do it; ‘knock knock who’s there? Knock knock, it’s me,’ fuc*ing right hand.” One of the best socials in MMA. @Arnoldbfa

10 years from now, the level of talent in MMA is going to be absolutely insane. The future is bright. nitter.app/rpsnMMA/status/1719873…

I'm glad Muhammad Mokaev made weight, but this interaction was interesting. Mokaev asked for the box, but Marc Ratner insisted that he didn't need it. Mokaev then made weight in just 0.2 seconds of being on the scale, even before the scale had settled.

Payton Talbott talks about being “kicked” out of the arena after his fight: “They kick you out. They were like ‘do you have a ticket?’ I was like ‘I just fought’, they were like ‘no exceptions, man.’…As soon as you’re done with your media you’re out, donezo.” It's not the first time we've heard this, but it's definitely wild that fighters who just competed aren't allowed to stay and watch the rest of the card. @PaytonTalbott / @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

Merab showing up an hour early to your live show in 2022, quietly standing in the back and just watching. It perfectly shows who he is—someone who truly loves every aspect of this fight life.

The best thing you’ll see all day. @alexvolkanovski / @robwhittakermma

Merab talks Ilia Topuria’s DM’s: “When I see his DM’s, lots of celebrities and model girls requesting him, and of course I was most excited about this, I’m like ‘bro, you should go crazy’ and he said ‘No, I’m looking for real love, I don’t want this, this is come and go’…I’m glad that he found his love and they are ready for baby now. What I’m saying is he’s loving, he don’t want to be like me.” 😂 @MerabDvalishvil / @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

Jean Silva pointing at Mauricio Ruffy in the crowd right before throwing a spinning wheel kick at Bryce Mitchell—in honor of Ruffy’s KO at UFC 313—is absolutely savage 🌪️ No team has more fun on fight night than The Fighting Nerds right now 🤓

Ah yes, nothing says “I care about your mental health” like you publicly posting a private text message from Ryan Garcia, a fighter you are supposed to promote.

One minute later…

There’s nothing that Alex Pereira can’t do.

Ngannou is demanding that his opponents can not make under a certain amount when he fights them. Anyone else out there doing that for their opponents? Maybe it’s time to stop attempting to rip Ngannou apart. @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

Sergio Ramos tells Ilia Topuria that Max Holloway “seems scared already,” referring to him as “the other guy,” implying he doesn’t even know his name. Sergio might need to do a bit of research on Max Holloway and his career 😂 (🎥: via UFC Instagram)

Mackenzie Dern opens up on her divorce. “It’s crazy for me cause I always want to represent someone who can stand up for themselves and can defend themselves for all the women out there - so for me to see myself in that situation was really hard.” Tough to hear. Very open conversation from Dern. Can only imagine what it was like having to fight with that going on in the background. @MackenzieDern / @arielhelwani /#TheMMAHour

Sean O’Malley believes he would be able to beat Gervonta, Haney, and Shakur all in one night in MMA: “I would hate to just have boxing skills and not be able to defend myself on the ground, cause then I couldn’t talk sh*t. Like the boxers can’t actually talk sh*t to me…They can talk sh*t on Twitter, but they can’t actually fight.” @SugaSeanMMA / @arielhelwani / #TheMMAHour

What’s with this dude and the slap cheap shot? Last time he tried that against Canelo, we all saw what happened. For a professional fighter, this is as lame as it gets.