Dustin Poirier, Stephen Thompson, Rose Namajunas, Jiří Procházka, Bobby Green, UFC 291 recap, more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani and crew around (11:07) discuss the star of the combat sports weekend, the future of Derrick Lewis, what’s next for Dustin Poirier, Alex Pereira's light heavyweight debut and his impressive resume, the current status of UFC 293's headliner, Tony Ferguson's future in the UFC, and more.

Jiri around (44:04) talks about his training in Thailand, the status of his shoulder, his thoughts on the Alex Pereira vs. Jan Blachowicz fight, thoughts on facing Pereira for the title and when he wants it to happen, his ongoing communication with Glover Teixeira, his reaction to Jamahal Hill's injury, when he'll be physically able to fight for the title, how a fight with Pereira would play out, and more.

Stephen Thompson around (1:14:43) explains why he pulled out of his UFC 291 fight after his opponent missed weight, when he knew Michel Pereira was going to be overweight, has a message to his future opponents, the process of whether to take the fight or not, if he has gotten paid yet, when he wants to return, and more.

Bobby Green around (1:42:07) discusses his win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 291, Ferguson’s comments about the eye poke, why eye pokes happen sometimes in his fights, his issues with Ferguson during the fight, the fighters on his list, injuries from the fight, why he got arrested in Salt Lake City, and more.

The parlay boys around (2:11:01) look back at a busy combat sports weekend, and GC recaps his picks.

Rose Namajunas around (2:29:24) discusses her absence from the UFC, her recent loss to Carla Esparza, if she thought of retirement, her move to flyweight division, facing Manon Fiorot in Paris, and more.

Dustin Poirier around (2:56:42) discusses his loss in the UFC 291 main event, what went wrong, how he felt about the first round, his reaction to watching the fight again, how Justin Gaethje has changed, his recovery, what’s next, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, and more.

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