City Kickboxing in studio with Israel Adesanya, Eugene Bareman, Dan Hooker, Brad Riddell and Carlos Ulberg

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani and the crew around (05:15) talk about their latest parlay, UFC Vegas 64, GC’s latest picks, the questionable line movement at the event, and more.

Eugene Bareman around (23:10) talks about a "fractured" phase of City Kickboxing's training and how everyone needed "a kick in the behind" to prepare for UFC 281, why Israel Adesanya was the last to come around, his reaction to criticism of Adesanya's performance against Jared Cannonier, what he expects from Alex Pereira at UFC 281, how he has "flashbacks" to Adesanya's knockout loss to Pereira and told a "boldface lie" to keep him to keep him from coming back too soon.

Carlos Ulberg around (55:01) talks about his UFC 281 fight with Nicolae Negumereanu, how he didn't like making his octagon debut at the UFC APEX, how he responded to City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman's "intense" demand to bond for UFC 281, the team's dreaded "spider" drill, why he changed his nickname, how he used to host "ladies night" at clubs, growing up as a street fighter, and what he learned from his first UFC loss.

Brad Riddell around (1:22:52) discusses a trip to the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, his two-fight skid in the UFC, the lessons he has learned in MMA, his coach’s inspirational talk, if he wants to become a coach down the road, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev, and more.

Dan Hooker around (1:56:38) discusses if the pandemic stunted his career growth, his last performance against Arnold Allen, why he cut ties to featherweight division, Coach Bareman’s tough talk, Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler, and more.

Israel Adesanya around (2:31:12) discusses his performance against Jared Cannonier, his lunch with GSP, why this UFC 281 main event is “personal,” why he didn’t finish Alex Pereira in their second kickboxing fight, why he really left kickboxing, Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva, how he ended up as the Undertaker at the UFC 276 walkout, Alexander Volkanovski vs. Islam Makhachev, Francis Ngannou’s future, and more.

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