UFC heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall, Anthony Hernandez, Salt Papi, Elijah Smith and more
Join "The Ariel Helwani Show" live on Uncrowned and YouTube at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT/6 p.m. UK time as Ariel and the Boys In The Back react to the weekend in combat sports. Monday's lineup can be seen below.
1 p.m. ET: Ariel and the gang kick off the week by reacting to Anthony Hernandez's big UFC win over Roman Dolidze, and more.
1:45 p.m. ET: Elijah Smith joins the show to discuss his slam KO at Saturday's UFC Fight Night.
2:10 p.m. ET: Anthony Hernandez breaks down his victory in the main event.
2:35 p.m. ET: Salt Papi checks in for a conversation about his upcoming Misfits Boxing match against Tony Ferguson.
3:15 p.m. ET: UFC heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall joins to discuss his upcoming title defense against Cyril Gane at UFC 321.
3:45 p.m. ET:
Catch all new episodes of "The Ariel Helwani Show" live every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET on Uncrowned and The Ariel Helwani Show's YouTube page.
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