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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nakisa Bidarian in studio, Joshua Van, Frank and Bella Mir, Butterbean and more
Ariel Helwani is BACK ... IN ... YOUR ... LIFE! Join "The Ariel Helwani Show" as Ariel and the Boys In The Back set the table for a monster weekend in combat sports at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT/6 p.m. UK time live on Uncrowned and YouTube. Monday's rundown can be seen below. Advertisement 1 p.m. ET: Ariel and the gang react to the latest news — and our own Petesy Carroll joins us in-studio! 2 p.m. ET: Boxing legend Butterbean checks as our first guest of the week. 2:30 p.m. ET: Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and his daughter, Bella Mir, join the program following Bella's big win at UFC BJJ 1. 3:15 p.m. ET: No. 1-ranked UFC flyweight contender Joshua Van returns to talk his meteoric rise and preview his upcoming title shot against Alexandre Pantoja. 3:45 p.m. ET: Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian stops by in-studio ahead of Friday's blockbuster Netflix trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Advertisement 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. To listen to every episode, subscribe on Spotify or iTunes.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bella Mir aims to be first active UFC fighter to take part in Olympics
LAS VEGAS - With UFC CEO Dana White's support, Bella Mir has lofty aspirations. Mir submitted Carol Joia in the first round in Wednesday's UFC BJJ 1 event. The daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir is actively competing in grappling, wrestling and MMA. Advertisement Mir is happy to dabble in all forms of martial arts while chasing her Olympic dream – but she wants to be the first to do it as an active UFC fighter should she eventually make her way to the octagon. "Honestly, if it was up to me, I probably would be doing all of it at the same time like what I am right now," Mir said during the UFC BJJ 1 post-match press conference. "But I feel like I'll have a couple of prelim fights for the UFC, and then once 2028 comes around, I'll be like, 'Is it OK if I just don't fight just this year?' I could see that happening. "Or, I could see it just wrestling, doing jiu-jitsu and just fighting on UFC Fight Pass, and signing with the UFC right after 2028. It's also Dana's call. I've had meetings with him a lot about what my future looks like and what he wants me to do, and he pushes college wrestling a lot. He also pushes 2028. He wants me to go down that route, too. It's just a lot of talking with people close to me about what's best." Mir (3-0) will return to the cage for the first time in more than three years when she takes on Alivia Bierley (2-1) in a bantamweight bout July 27 at Fury Challenger Series 14, which takes place at Imagen Venues in Houston, and streams on UFC Fight Pass. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Bella Mir aims to be first active UFC fighter to compete in Olympics
USA Today
10-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC veteran Frank Mir 'committed to coming back stronger' after emergency spinal surgery
UFC and Bellator veteran Frank Mir's comeback with the GFL has been put on hold. That's because early Monday morning, Mir revealed on Instagram that he recently 'underwent an emergency spinal fusion and laminectomy of (his) entire thoracic spine.' According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a laminectomy is a 'type of surgery in which a surgeon removes part or all of the vertebral bone (lamina). In his post, Mir (19-13) expressed optimism about making a full recovery. 'I'm diving into rehabilitation and focusing on my recovery,' Mir wrote. 'This is just another challenge that I intend to overcome, and I'm committed to coming back stronger, both mentally and physically, than ever.' It was announced in December that Mir, 45, had signed with the fledgling Global Fight League. Last month, the GFL announced Mir would fight fellow former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum at an event without a date, location or venue confirmed. Mir hasn't competed since Bellator 231 in October 2019, when he won a unanimous decision against Roy Nelson. That victory snapped a four-fight losing streak. Mir made his professional MMA debut in 2001.
