The Ariel Helwani Show

First up, Dan Canobbio and Chris Algieri discuss Ben Whittaker’s puzzling professional career after another one-sided win. What is his true potential and who could he fight in the next few months to get him ready for world-class opposition (02:17)?

Alycia Baumgardner picked up a hard-fought win over Bo Mi Re Shin on Friday night in NYC and continued to call out Katie Taylor for a mega fight in Ireland. With Caroline Dubois lurking at lightweight, could we get that fight in the fall (29:55)?

As expected, Conor Benn signed a multi-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing, which will cover his next five fights. The question now is – will Eddie Hearn and Matchroom threaten to sue over breach of contract (46:26)?

Solomonster is here with a WrestleMania 42 recap for Night 1 in Las Vegas with Cody Rhodes retaining the WWE title over Randy Orton in a match that turned into something of a mess psychology-wise and where things stand with Pat McAfee, new champions crowned including the return of a big women's name, Bron Breakker costs Seth Rollins, and Bianca Belair returns to make a MAJOR announcement.  Turns out she's going to be out of the ring quite a bit longer, but for a good reason!

The Craic returns with Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes back together as usual. After catching up, the lads react to Dana White’s comments insisting the UFC’s White House event is not political (8:48).

Following reports that Saudi Arabia has pulled its funding from LIV Golf, the boys explore what it could mean for combat sports’ ties to the country and its boxing figurehead, Turki Al-Sheikh (38:23).

Paddy Pimblett also stirred interest by revealing he’ll be fighting at International Fight Week, which is rumored to feature Conor McGregor’s return. The trio map out what that card could look like (46:59).

Another UFC star making headlines was Arman Tsarukyan, after a viral video surfaced showing him being kicked off a flight, which prompts a reaction on the show (51:01).

Ronda Rousey’s return to MMA has also sparked debate, with her comments on the UFC and Kayla Harrison giving the lads plenty to unpack (55:18).

The trio preview this weekend’s combat sports fixtures, including UFC Winnipeg headlined by Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott (01:04:30), before answering your Super Chats (01:07:58).

We open the show discussing Dan Canobbio’s experience at the MVP MMA press conference, interviewing Nate Diaz and Francis Ngannou, and all the behind the scenes scenes for the upcoming Netlfix card on May 16 (01:17).

With Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani quickly approaching, Dan and Chris Algieri look at the storylines around what is the biggest fight in Japanese history. Can Nakatani pull off the upset? Will Inoue go to featherweight after the fight (13:46)?

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn are in serious talks for a summer showdown in Las Vegas. The fight would be for Garcia’s WBC welterweight title and would be big business. But what happened to the Devin Haney rematch (34:29)?

Shakur Stevenson recently showed interest in going back down to lightweight to fight the IBF champion, Raymond Muratalla. The guys debate if that is the right move for Shakur and what weight class he could settle in at (43:07).

Finally, we hit the latest in the light heavyweight division, where Callum Smith-David Morrell was postponed and Ben Whittaker will now be the main event. How far away is he from title contention (46:57)?

The Boys in the Back kick off the show by reading your five-star podcast reviews (02:13), before jumping into the beef between Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison, prompted by Rousey going off on Harrison during yesterday's Netflix press conference (08:16).

Next, they tackle news and notes from the combat world (41:12) and debate whether UFC's heavyweight division has new life (51:05).

Then, they preview UFC Winnipeg (1:02:00) and PFL Belfast (1:20:48), make picks (1:22:13), and deliver their P4P burns (1:26:33).

Finally, The Boys listen to your voicemails (2:06:11) and answer your Super Chats (2:40:06).