Eddie Hearn Talks Dana White, UFC London, and Taylor vs. Serrano - MMA Fighting

Eddie Hearn discusses how he determines success, finding that balance between family and promotion, if he’s the best promoter in combat sports, what he liked about UFC London, the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight and what it means, Tyson Fury’s recent fight, and more.
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[@amrlazn]

i would love to see Eddie Hearn on JRE now

[@SlipperyMooseCakes]

Oh that’s a good idea for a guest. Id watch that.

[@aidentv23]

It would never happen, can’t give the Brits too much applause on good ole Rogan !

[@alexbelotti1603]

Not a big enough name and has limited things to say

[@aidentv23]

@@alexbelotti1603 quite the opposite but I like your sense of humour dude 👍

[@Col-ci2bi]

He is on one of the long form ture Geordie podcasts

[@Yumm...]

Eddie Hearn is one my favourite guests you have on here now! So well spoken and great insight

[@krullcarrasco5364]

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[@chrissearl796]

I would love for them to do this monthly tbh

[@galbumtyminicompany9440]

Hearn has a bit of class about him , very polished. What a question for Ariel to open up with ??? Hearn handled it perfectly.

[@theguvnor3880]

I don't always agree with Hearn but he's definitely shaken up the boxing world, for the good.

[@usernamehere6061]

Is there any person you always agree with?

[@krullcarrasco5364]

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[@attractiveness999]

@@usernamehere6061 Charlie z is boxing

[@Left_4_Dead1997]

ello govna

[@James-th7wb]

He hasn't and he failed miserably in the US

[@nyfolkhero]

Eddie Hearn is a living legend

[@michealocaoinlean6176]

Nah, save that praise for a surgeon, a caring nurse, a firefighter, someone who cares for the poor/sick. Hearn is a loudmouth in a predatory, financial business.

[@ratemyshins]

@@michealocaoinlean6176 yawn, seriously bore off

[@finlaygalbraith469]

Eddie Hearns mentality and drive is undeniable! A huge inspiration.

[@michealocaoinlean6176]

To an extent, but the field he does it in takes some of that away.

[@OMAR-vq3yb]

All you need now is a Daddy to set you up like Eddie's.

[@Y0utub3me]

Convinced this man can talk his way out of a murder charge. Great guest

[@hennyspiderman9974]

On god, Eddie could literally sell Ice to eskimos

[@drewwilson6639]

Definitely got a gift

[@leontinsley3873]

Seen him sell water to a fish

[@tomhinds14]

Could sell sand to the Arabs

[@anthony_wesokoye6420]

Handle that three minutes round + pay question exceptionally well 🤯🤯

[@tacotacotington3638]

Hearn has brought boxing back to life. It’s nice getting matchups the fans actually want to see. I hope we get a trilogy of GGG and Canelo

[@krullcarrasco5364]

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[@brentcox2961]

GGG is too old, Id rather see Canelo in a competitive fight

[@andymccreight3175]

Clearly a moron if you're wanting to see a washed up 40 year old fight canelo. GGG looked disastrous in his last fight

[@learnedeldersofteemo8917]

@George Washington Looool

[@Kwasny1Polak]

@George Washington nobody cares about American people

[@conneryjon]

Ariel is the best interviewer in the sports world. Led off with a dynamite question on fatherhood to get the ball rolling and the guest loosened up

[@martincapek96]

lol

[@SnakePlisskin.]

Serious questions

[@3232ruger]

@George Washington shut up

[@amg863]

NGL it took a while for him to grow on me. When he was the guy getting slapped by fighters and crying over Dana White rejecting him I thought he was a Brendan Schaub kinda guy. Now I think he's the best journalist in combat sports. Very knowledgeable and professional

[@JKarstadt]

Best in the business for sure

[@ministerdjspliff]

Could listen to Eddie Hearn non-stop for ages.

[@michealocaoinlean6176]

Nah. Can in small doses. He is not genuine most of the time. He just sells what you want to hear.

[@davidsandu9827]

@@michealocaoinlean6176 he's entitled to his (in my opinion very accurate) own opinion

[@piero1709]

Such a good guest to have. Quality talker

[@josephval4083]

Always pure chemistry between these two

[@LimerickR266]

Eddie on the MMA Hour, quality stuff. Props to Eddie for helping make this fight on Saturday night possible, it's history in the making.

[@jacksdad734]

Eddie is slick as hell. Lets go.

[@bg4801]

Really enjoyed these Eddie Hearn interviews! I will always be happy with more boxing content

[@vaskater07]

Needed to hear the first couple minutes of this interview. Cheers Eddie Hearn!

[@falconwings1037]

Oh I love this. Eddie Hearns monologue was actually amazing 👏. He's a brilliant actor and communicator, very wise and driven man, regardless of what people think of him.

[@alrodriguezjr.6327]

Eddie’s interviews are amazing….So much knowledge and expertise…

[@darrenarrol1590]

Ariel heart dropped when Eddie Hearn said Dana white is the best promoter in the world and that he copies his model of promotion hahaha

[@nawa240]

Not true, because Hearn has said this to Ariel many times but Ariel has his a different opinion.

[@paijo4390]

haha Agree I'm just listening this and didnt watch the video and can tell ariel hate it. lol

[@dblocknyc]

I loved the beginning of the interview especially. VERY important. Just my 2 cents...i got my first legit job at 19yo. Fell in love with the company. Rose through 3 departments and stood there 13+ years. Made good money and had no children BUT i was working myself to death and suffered a Stroke early 30's. I agree with HEARN, balance is a must. You cant just work, work, work and you can't just party, party, party. NOW I feel like true success comes from Peace & Happiness. You'll never have enough money so chase HAPPINESS & PEACE ✌️

[@thebigboss2744]

im tryna get a fuccccin PEACE of dat MONEY 🤑🤑

[@krullcarrasco5364]

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[@user-pm6bp3iq1f]

you must be loaded if you were working that hard

[@dblocknyc]

@@thebigboss2744 Facts but you learn the money gon come regardless and you never gon have enough. So like Hearn said "what's true success?". Great question

[@dblocknyc]

@@user-pm6bp3iq1f of course but i knew no better. Waking up 530am and working 7-4, no vacations, took all the OT i could. They literally had to make me take vacation lol i was on grind mode heavyyy

[@8bongo9]

Longtime watcher, first time commenter. I love how clear cut Hearn is; he's not afraid to talk good about his competitor's fighters (Fury) and talk down his own fighter (AJ). He's not afraid to point out that at present AJ is not an all-time great boxer, and Fury could be one. You would never hear that from Dana.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

He will put spin on things. But only just enough. I don't recall him ever laying it on thick, Fury style.

[@MrBrockHeinz]

I'm sure Ariel calling Eddie Hearn the best promoter in combat sports, and not Dana white, has absolutely nothing to do with Ariel's bad relationship with Dana and everything to do with his incredibly detailed study of Matchroom Boxing and how they've changed the world. 🙃🙃🙃

[@RZ6787]

You're so salty

[@BOZ_11]

@@RZ6787 he’s right, though. UFC is a far bigger promotion in terms of annual income

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

@@BOZ_11 Ufc has 500 fighters

[@BOZ_11]

@@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights yes and bigger companies have more employees. Write better comments

[@yoyehh]

Hm, I'm not that sure. Ariel always has something to say about Dana. Even if he says he's over i don't buy it..

[@bobs437]

Excellent breakdown about the Fulfillment concept. I fully agree with him.

[@84Victorious]

Brilliant stuff as always, I love Hearn he is entertainment.

[@SnakePlisskin.]

Respect to Areil for asking difficult questions.....Hearns great love his shows...1 of the best around

[@albev75]

Loving this interview Ariel , new light I'm seeing Eddie in . Kudos guys 👏 👏 👏 👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@onedge247]

The first 5 minutes of this interview was great content.

[@mattaria]

Really good video. Appreciate the way Hearn and Ariel interact with each other.

[@jax9466]

Did Ariel actually say “number 1 vs number 2 never happens in MMA either” wtf? Is that a joke? That’s the best thing about MMA, the fact that the best face the best

[@joebickerstaffe3148]

Think he meant pound for pound

[@pulproman6892]

Ariel will sellout anything to push through his own agenda

[@jax9466]

@@joebickerstaffe3148 but p4p best are different weight classes? Wtf? Still doesn’t make sense, the best of the best face each other in there respective weight classes. Doesn’t make sense for Mighty Mouse to fight Jon Jones lol

[@brandonwhite4992]

@@jax9466 he just simply means that the P4P #1 and #2 havent fought in MMA, usually since it is impossible, but regardless it's cool to see it happen here since it leaves no question at all. It's not a slight on the UFC, it's just true haha and cool that it was able to happen here. The UFC would make it happen if the circumstances were right, but they just haven't been yet so this is cool.

[@brandonwhite4992]

@@jax9466 not everything has to be a deep slight or diss haha

[@declanstower9342]

Eddie Hearn is the best guest you’ve had on, explains everything he says in great detail would love for you to have him on regular even if it’s over zoom call. Great listen Ariel well done 👏👍

[@gavinmalone9289]

Great interview and very well spoken from Eddie

[@ishmael_03]

I went to two UFC events, and I can attest to Hearn's statement about how fast they go from one fight to another.

[@NG-ii7zn]

Nice. Which ones did you go to? Any negatives?

[@CSOne_]

Ed is Solid. I’ve never disliked him.

[@Coss1965]

Fascinating to get Eddie's take on promotions 💯🇮🇪💚🥊🥊

[@fabiantalamantes1985]

Great interview🙌🏼

[@rb6981]

Eddie's a real one 💯

[@NailFactoryProds]

What a fantastic interview

[@insideand0utside651]

Wow , great interview Ariel

[@brianfantanamcsexpanther9290]

Very interesting listening, as always, great work Ariel.

[@MMA_MINDS]

Eddie Hearn is a brilliant guy. He does his job as a promoter and sometimes can be delusional lol. But underneath the promoters coat, there’s a brilliant guy who loves the sport of boxing, and it’s damn refreshing to listen to.

[@Giove83]

brilliant questions about time with family ect,I always wondered how often they see their kids and families

[@pg8036]

Legend Hearn

[@JKarstadt]

Can listen to Hearn all day

[@mcminn94]

He started by saying ifl ask the same old questions 🙌🙌🙌🙌this is my guy !!!

[@ap24101988]

Great chat this was

[@stvncmbl]

Ariel's first question "you're a really bad dad, aren't you?" 😂

[@enbonj5842]

Gotta love Eddie

[@Nullone36]

Great first question from Ariel!

[@michaelsmyth5877]

It would be cool to see ufc london schedule a gap for the AJ Usyk main event so the fan can watch it, broadcast it in the area to the in venue fans only? Would be cool to see

[@gavinsmith6460]

Everyone is getting behind the event because its a win for all of combat sports like Ariel said not often we get the seen the 2 best fighters compete 💯

[@jamescoravic4389]

Me and a few mates met him in Manchester on a street corner and he couldn’t have been nicer. Actually took me by surprise.

[@Diego-gh2mw]

Ariel is right. His questions are so much more interesting that the basic ones IFL tv, Boxing Social, and Fighthype always ask

[@krullcarrasco5364]

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[@trollmctrollmcface7411]

Are you being "BrUtAlLy" honest?

[@DjDugiUK]

Ifl is class

[@Diego-gh2mw]

@@DjDugiUK they just do the same crappy questions every other channel does. They just add “BRUTALLY HONEST” on the title

[@shahjaa4944]

@@Diego-gh2mw 😆 🤣

[@StephenFrazer85]

Got me even more excited for the Taylor fight 🇮🇪

[@blp___fsh3319]

CANT WAIT

[@TheAdamcaplanmmashow]

Eddie Hearn is the man

[@Sebasr151]

Liking Hearn and Dana having great communication.

[@pedroferreira2062]

Shevchencko vs Winner Taylor/Serrano? Is there any better chance for an MMA fighter to win a boxing champion?

[@Talkin_MMA]

There’s no way Ariel actually believes Hearn is a better promoter than Dana. That’s just him not liking Dana.

[@danwilliam4070]

Eddie called him on it which is cool

[@williamsalloom7331]

It’s cringe when Ariel acts like he’s not biased, and clearly not sincere. At least Hearn has the self awareness of the situation and gives Dana credit despite Ariel’s passive aggressive question.

[@liamdevine8063]

Eddie now is like Dana 10 years ago. Dana isn't that guy anymore.

[@liamdevine8063]

@@williamsalloom7331 Does he really claim he's not biased against Dana though? He literally has went in depth on how Dana personally forced him out of his old job and made his life a living hell for years. I think he lays his bias out quite forthrightly.

[@imma5761]

@@liamdevine8063 Ariel forced Ariel... You cant act like a snake, instigate fights, report news even before UFC(ESPECIALLY Brock coming back) and then get called out for it and act innocently. Dude is pure snake that had no balls to talk shet when he worked with ESPN. Forces fighters to "test out waters" with other promotions but he himself is always signed to only top MMA programs/news. And he cried like lil biach for being CALLED OUT ON SOMETHING HE DID ON PURPOSE....

[@user-rz4re9tu3r]

Eddie is the man.

[@justaman7453]

Hearn is the Dana White of the boxing world, I love everything he's doing and trying to do

[@sinistergzzz1341]

The legendary promoter

[@talkingrealitypodcast9715]

Eddie’s a great communicator, he’s got his flaws but credit where credit is due

[@user-ke5hr]

hearn really is a great promoter. him and dana running the show atm

[@kyleilling6092]

Hearn about Jake Paul "I promoted his debut, So I started this whole mess" 🤣🤣🤣

[@eddunne4190]

Eddie knows his stuff

[@robertocortez1457]

I didn't even know who Eddie hearn was until I saw his first interview with Ariel. This dude is a smart man and his accent is cool.

[@williamsantiago166]

Eddie Hearn is a GreatPromoter

[@markkelley9122]

Eddie Hearn gave an excellent interview, incredible 👏 And I must say Ariel & Akademiks are the best in the game 💯 its not even close 💪

[@tech1238]

Top man 👍

[@carloscordovajr]

I love when you have Alfred on

[@danielmclaren170890]

Who's catering to master Bruce

[@CorzaDaGreat]

Love Eddie or hate him Man's definitely got chat

[@gavinsmith6460]

Tyson only reason why boxing started matching the best with the best

[@DiegoRamirez-qy3xu]

i can hear this dude talk all day

[@khayanyathi7114]

He’s generally clear and concise. Even when he’s bullshitting, he does it better than most. Top operator.

[@FifasFinestMw2King]

Eddie Hearn is a great orator. He should get into politics

[@jamier9113]

Over a 110kgs what a unit

[@joeyjones3619]

Only complaint Is interview too short!

[@midnightrambler3865]

Respect to Hearn for setting Ariel straight about how he feels about the UFC and the fact that he respects Dana says alot.Ariel is a good reporter but he can be a snake for sure....

[@juju52291]

Is it really snake behavior to take a not so subtle back handed shot at Dana when he's the king cobra snake backstabbing devil of combat sports?

[@merr5593]

@@juju52291 dana is a greedy hypocrite.

[@roarblast7332]

Since when was that not a reporters job? They shake things up and piss people off. That is always what they have done. Ariel is completely standard. The only reason people don’t like Ariel is because Dana doesn’t like Ariel. And most people live a good tyrant.

[@axelstone3131]

@@juju52291 what is Dana’s issue with Ariel?

[@rreyy777]

If Eddie could somehow replace Dana when he retires that would be insane

[@amg863]

Eddie is only 10 years younger.

[@MichaelBrown-rg8oi]

@@amg863 Which probably means he could give the UFC 10 years

[@chase4116]

@@amg863 looks 25 years younger than Dana

[@ajack3526]

nah, hunter campbell would most likely replace dana

[@Chyeahokay]

Ariel right off the bat with a good question.

[@brandonwoods-viviano8713]

Great respect for Eddie. Dana is miles ahead of the competition tho

[@sirlemaster2683]

I just want to hear him say “15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance”

[@Youtubeisdump]

Idk but the photo on the right wall looks creepy

[@robertevans5205]

Eddie Hearn is the best for Boxing Ariel is the best at what he does

[@MDMOBB]

Eddie!!!

[@danny8465]

You ask MUCH better questions than IFL Ariel, I wish you got Eddie on every fortnight or at least month.

[@mistashelton7185]

Best promotor in the game and great for boxing. Bob Arum and Al Haymon should take notes.

[@astonishedhoplite2510]

Ariel, how come you have an Adelaide crows guernsey on your desk? Haha.

[@jonsar713]

Ariel is riding this fight so much cause he’s involved in the promotion. It’s a great match up but come on. It’s not even the best boxing match that night.

[@DaDirtyBoyz187]

I think I found Dana’s replacement🤔🤔

[@dannyh5937]

"I'm not trying to take a shot at Dana White." Ariel Helwani taking a shot at Dana White.

[@RM-ru3fk]

Imagine not being a boxing hardcore, couldn’t be me

[@jamespartridge7481]

Eddie hearn gives the media his time ⏲ 👏 🤣

[@tomwalt3817]

Eddie is like evolved at some point we just didn't see it coming

[@martincapek96]

I don't know man, I do like ariel but he truly is a freaking weasle lol.. first time hearing eddie other than some fight hyping tho, seems like a pretty charismatic fella

[@Yumm...]

Lol what’d he do in this interview?

[@philcliffe6909]

The fact that the UFC is a new comer compared to boxing just shows how it couldn't see the possibilities. The Paul's by comparison have shown in a short time what boxing should have been in terms of visibility. I think greed has been boxings achilles heel.

[@derekgill5953]

My dad went from being 18 working at $8/hr...to owning a multi million dollar company. He coached me in almost every one of my sporting events. Wrestling...Baseball...Football coach from 5 to 15. It's possible.

[@chrisaltman8792]

He's talking about being in the top 1% of your respected career field. That's where the family and lifestyle sacrifices come in. Idk what your dad does but I don't know if he's in the less than 1% range of what field he's in. And if he his, kudos to him.

[@ElPigeonMan]

Got any spare change for me pal ?

[@jake-wq2vb]

Depends on the industry

[@gmo3190]

Dana is passing him the torch.

[@kakarot8693]

If Eddie Hearn didn't step into cross promotions Boxing itself would be dead wishing for the match ups we never see.

[@YourFreeBeats]

The reason boxing fans are MUCH more respectful after a bad knockout is due to the large number of deaths in boxing. For those who don’t know there are probably 3-4 each year so it’s protocol not to celebrate when your opponent is unconscious. Pray God it never happens in the UFC but if it does I imagine that would change too.

[@canadianbacon8220]

What Eddy means is money is more important than family or anything else

[@pg8036]

😂😂 what??

[@alappara_kelappurom778]

No,it's that drive that makes him feel the best in this business.

[@BasilLimbu]

This guy sounds Genuine one