Ilia Topuria, Georges St-Pierre and Ice Cube, Nazim Sadykhov, Jon Jones reaction and more
Ariel and the Boys in the Back are joined by another star-studded guest list and will discuss the controversial Jon Jones retirement. (Uncrowned)
Ariel Helwani is BACK ... IN ... YOUR ... LIFE!
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. Monday's lineup can be seen below.
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1 p.m. ET: Ariel and the gang react to Jon Jones retiring and Tom Aspinall finally becoming the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion.
1:30 p.m. ET: Ilia Topuria previews his UFC 317 title showdown against Charles Oliveira.
2 p.m. ET: Nazim Sadykhov reacts to his wild win at UFC Baku.
2:30 p.m. ET: Ariel and the crew react to the rest of the combat sports weekend.
3:30 p.m. ET: Georges St-Pierre and Ice Cube join the show at Fanatics Fest.
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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