Chael Sonnen, Brandon Moreno, Ilia Topuria, Tatiana Suarez, Randy Brown in studio, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel and company around (9:00) discuss Ilia Topuria's big win over Josh Emmett at UFC Jacksonville, addresses the controversy surrounding the Natan Shulte and Raush Manfio at PFL 6, what the PFL should have done about the situation, and how the tournament should play out.

Ilia Topuria around (31:51) reacts to his win over Josh Emmett at UFC Jacksonville, Emmett's toughness in the fight, how Emmett surprised him, soccer star Sergio Ramos' appearance at the fight, where the UFC should visit in Spain, how he'd delay a title shot to fight Max Holloway in Spain, whether he's rooting for Alexander Volkanovski or Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 (and who he thinks will win), his brother's MMA career, how he felt mercy for Emmett during the fight, and more.

Chael Sonnen around (57:00) takes a few shots at Blazers star Damian Lillard, claims Mark Zuckerburg told him he's agreed to fight Elon Musk at UFC 300, the Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez title fight, why the UFC does fun fights every 10 years and whether that contradicts Dana White's vow not to make gimmick fights. Chael also tries to get Mark Zuckerberg to call into the show, why Dana White wants to make Zuckerberg vs. Musk, why he wouldn't coach Zuckerberg, the PFL 6 controversy, his recent acting job, how Aspen Ladd catfished him, the possible Bellator acquisition of PFL, the UFC's revenue share with fighters, and more.

Tatiana Suarez around (1:43:03) explains why she has changed weight classes, her back injury, if she ever thought of retiring during her time away, her relationship with Patchy Mix, missing out on a chance to face Rose Namajunas, and more.

Brandon Moreno around (2:04:19) discusses his upcoming title defense at UFC 290, the lack of drama before the fight, Pokemon cards, if he will do pro wrestling after his fight, if Kai Kara-France won his last fight, Henry Cejudo’s latest comments, Alexandre Pantoja, and more.

Randy Brown around (2:23:44) discusses his performance at UFC Jacksonville, how he tuned out the critics, how he dealt with UFC 284 loss, how the fans treat him in different parts of the world, his tough childhood, how he got into MMA, growing up in Jamaica, the move to New York City, MMA in Jamaica, what’s next, and more.

The parlay pals around (3:27:08) look back at their most recent selection, and GC looks at how his picks did from this past weekend.

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