The MMA Hour: Benoit Saint Denis, Corey Anderson, Tim Welch, Randy Brown, and More | Feb 7, 2024

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time.
00:00:00 Standby
00:00:55 Intro
00:10:05 All your questions are answered in the latest edition of On The Nose.
01:14:06 Randy Brown looks back on his first-round knockout of Muslim Salikhov at UFC Vegas 85.
01:33:39 Benoit Saint Denis reflects on the craziness of the past week and previews his UFC 299 showdown against Dustin Poirier.
02:00:29 Corey Anderson previews his Bellator 302 main event against Karl Moore for the vacant Bellator light heavyweight title.
02:26:30 Tim Welch, the longtime coach of UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley, previews UFC 299’s title rematch against Marlon Vera.
02:59:01 Olympic silver medalist Ben Whittaker joins the show following his viral win over Khalid Graidia.
03:25:48 On The Nose
03:49:34 The Parlay Boys return to make their best bets of the combat sports weekend.
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00:00:55 Intro 00:10:05 On The Nose 01:14:06 Randy Brown 01:33:39 Benoît Saint-Denis 02:00:29 Corey Anderson 02:26:30 Tim Welch 02:59:01 Ben Whittaker 03:25:48 On The Nose 03:49:34 Parlay Boys/Bets

[@nolanmarion4090]

Real fans and fighters love the apex. Khalil said it the best it takes it down to its purest form. If you want a bunch of mid aged drunk white men screaming bc you think that makes a fight better, go watch WWE.

[@trinidaddy]

​@@nolanmarion4090"real fighters love the apex. That's why I only have one example of a fighter with an even record that's never won a belt saying that he prefers the apex". For some weird reason, i have a feeling that "real fighter" to you just means "person with credibility that agrees with me so I can make my useIess illogical argument seem more important"

[@replicandy3026]

"Who me" is the funniest thing to be in the show for ages. Love it!!

[@arnaldorivera7031]

I’m still loving the “who me” drop from last episode!

[@Kazerex]

“Who me??” Is the funniest thing ever 🤣🤣🤣

[@nbueno793]

We need frank back to pick less WWE questions

[@strongstyle6779]

The WWE Hour

[@patrickcolin7073]

WWE or UFC 300 card questions. Pick your poison lol

[@nbueno793]

at this point id rather the 300 questions. @@patrickcolin7073

[@bobjots4977]

I'm laughing out loud every "Who me?!"

[@themmapanda]

I absolutely love Ariel getting trolled buy the "who me?" Great job Frank🤘🏽🐼🤘🏽

[@akhtsr6664]

Broooooo BSD put his name on the Map against poirier, what a fight ! L'ets go Benoît saint Denis !

[@brentdelorey8822]

Tim the legend

[@jacobparker8410]

Cannot "Over estimate" Chito 🤣🤣 love it..

[@johnduty2085]

We need GC to go on Sean and Tim’s pod

[@johnduty2085]

Or the redhawk recap

[@FiggyFadez]

TIM is the man!! Dope when he is on the show

[@luap89]

The hours you lot put in - Class - The guests too CLASS! Who me?!

[@technodromen]

BSD x DP has fight of the year written all over it.

[@DylanSmith-wr6vr]

The Jordan Love interview in the last hour was good, I didn’t know he was so into boxing

[@shaunlouis9854]

How did you not mention Emanuel Augustus when talking about Whittakers style

[@Yuuki_12]

First person I thought of as well.

[@tfleur8134]

BSD 🏴‍☠🏴‍☠ Thank you Ariel

[@eljay2224]

Its crazy that michael chandler couldve fought 2/3 times waiting for mcgregor 😂 At least squeeze 1 in there fs

[@andrewbrundin6953]

If he loses tho😅 he can say goodbye for good. I agree things are starting to get a little shaky on that front tho

[@wisdomincoming12]

@@andrewbrundin6953Conor was already looking done before the leg break. It’s over for Conor unless he goes back to 145

[@andrewbrundin6953]

@@wisdomincoming12 he turns 36 in July man, he’s passed it and there’s no way he could make the weight anymore. He would be even worse at 145 than 155 at this point. What’s annoying is he has 2 fights left on his deal and he wants to fight and be free and the ufc is delaying because of the new tv deal coming up

[@maxmason1249]

ben a class act 26 brilliant interview

[@FiggyFadez]

Redhawk! Great interview!

[@strongernation256]

The who me is BRILLIANT 😂

[@Yuuki_12]

1:36 Frank, stahp! 😂😂😂 My neighbors are probably so annoyed or think i'm crazy because of my laughter. Why is it even this funny? Hahaha

[@DeezNutz617]

Have to fast forward to get to the mma talk on an mma podcast

[@andrewbrundin6953]

Cry about it

[@technodromen]

KZbin has implemented something called time stamps. Use them and spend less time writing negative comments.

[@savagecabbage553]

24:53 Ariel "I Just Wrote On My Pants" Helwani

[@ogLogLogLogL]

Ben Whittaker is SO likeable. Great combination of flashy fight style plus really honest and thoughtful interview style. Reminds me of early Conor before he lost his mind.

[@tuffneggah]

ariel hating on hamas but never acknowledging netinyahu's sins is such a scummy move

[@Antek0311]

Dude, go for the Brentford game. One of the best crowds in UK.

[@elivalley5906]

Ben Whitaker, what a great interview

[@MufcGgmu38]

45:00 that’s not all you said though is it lol always the victim it’s never your fault

[@andrewvellos9735]

How was Dolidze’s fingers down make it “weight bearing” but Grasso’s knees vs Schevchenko were legal?

[@charliec2966]

ARIEL SAYS HE IS A " COFFEE SNOB". THEN KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT COFFEE. ARIEL JUST LIKES PRETENDING TO BE A " SNOB"

[@Bitchin_Camaro]

😂 EVERYONE who drinks coffee is a snob. Nothing worse than someone pretending not to know what's in their coffee cup. "What is this coffee? I don't even know, bro... I just drink it black. Works for me." Haha.

[@nolanmarion4090]

Wizard of oz is the first colored movie

[@tanguygnol]

Let’s go BSD🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@seth6129]

Bsd is a monster

[@brassmonkey_009]

Finally someone talking about the ufc cards abysmal hit rate. Mines worse though I did score a Jessica Clark rose auto. Since then nothing but basics, a numbered t-city, numbered Michelle waterson, and a numbered rose namajunas. Those have been the pulls over hundreds of packs since 2018.

[@ufcsabbath412]

Who Me? 😂

[@juiceboxleal6254]

Here for timbo !!

[@herhseyd2867]

What weight is Ben that boxer

[@robinwallace1399]

Who me😂😂 That’s gonna make me lol From now on😂

[@jerryclark9018]

>> Charlie Chaplin !! I laughed sooo hard !

[@1975Adamd]

The mma hour MIXED MARTIAL ARTS in your life… and politics and fake wrestling little kids watch….

[@vitalizur493]

Knowing now that Ariel thought milk in a store was the same as raw milk… dude really is ONLY in this mma bubble

[@levigabre8552]

Who me! 😂😂

[@alloverdaplace2043]

I was dying during the first segment these guys cracking up over Oz movie and the "who me" has me cracking up 😂😂😂😂

[@tuffneggah]

they need a "really" soundbite

[@robertdumitru8675]

Timbo's the 🐐🐐 #TMS

[@noremorse4379]

Oz got 98%, Shawshank got 91%

[@chrismedz9741]

Wizard of Oz kicks ass

[@darriussmith5797]

Who me?!

[@MufcGgmu38]

45:00 so the Palestinian people aren’t real people

[@char-lay4763]

They’re as real as the Oompa Loompa

[@MMAGANG_]

BSD WILL GET FINISHED. NO AMOUNT OF ARMY TRAINING CAN HELP YOU

[@lucaschabaud278]

😂

[@Mcfc2Rich]

Sound a little fearful and triggered bro. You ok?

[@Nathan93x]

​@@Mcfc2Richpretty sure it's just his opinion skinny boy calm yourself down

[@wifiunove1650]

Dustin poirer is on the tony train. He will be koed in next fights

[@cesarr1214]

I fear of a one sided beatdown

[@user-iz1xj7mh5z]

This show’s awesome, minus the WWF BS

[@Sage_6reen]

Your compassion for the Israeli victims of this conflict is admirable but the silence on the Palestinian victims is disturbing.

[@arthurlunel8695]

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@matthewalvarez4114]

Who me??😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@im-gi1nl]

Why would you have a problem if Dana announces the fights himself and who cares if you do? He's the freaking president and has millions of followers that are MMA fans. If I was a fighter I would want him to announce my fight. He has a way further reach than 99% of the fighters and it helps to build hype for the fight when he does it. No matter what he does you're going to criticize him

[@luap89]

Ben is WAY too over the top and a bit much for me in that last fight but seems like a sound lad. Fair play

[@ogLogLogLogL]

Can y'all PLEASE consolidate the pro wrestling questions/content into one defined segment to make it easier for us to skip? Not hating, and I respect that people like what they like, but it's really soooo uninteresting to this MMA/sports fan, and I wish I could skip it all at once.

[@Aqua_Holic_Fishing]

Does Helwani pick the nose questions or otherwise? He switches this up regularly, depending upon the question. Even his team seems to stay away from the webs he tries to spin.

[@johnduty2085]

Shoutout Prison Break

[@nomodere4804]

🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@aaoproductionsco]

Please don't get basketball players on here 43:18

[@gabgabo]

Please don't have Gad Saad on the show.

[@luklopskywalk]

Horrible Ariel, stay away from politics

[@stewartgilmour8250]

And boxing

[@nicholasgill8724]

Debis saint Debi’s said it was nothing, why are you re going over the headline? Anything to piss on Dana or the ufc. Brutal, love the show except for when he goes in weasel mode.

[@sydwa]

Redhawk 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MainCardMinute]

PERFECT betting on 3 of the last 4 cards, ALL PLUS MONEY💰

[@CombatSports01]

28:32 frank 37:35 wrestling 3:31:31 agent

[@maded1988]

People that ask questions like, when are you coming back to Canada, Mexico, etc at every press conference are a waste of air and space. They just want to say something out loud. Dana every time looks confused at idiots

[@CombatSports01]

3:37:32 Saturday 3:17 lol😊

[@nv6152]

Julianna pena needs to be kicked from parlay pals

[@wideframe210]

Well… Ryan lost his fight

[@Jimmyjim4]

If you close your eyes, Tim Welch is Uriah Faber

[@rsernapolitics3380]

I love Ariel but his take on Israel are the worst. He says no one cares about the hostages but he never cared about the Palestinians held hostage by the IDF for years before Oct. 7th. Hypocrisy at its finest. Also, the fact that the only time hostages were released was when there was a humanitarian pause and Ariel not calling for that type of policy to happen so hostages can continue to be let go proves he doesn’t truly care about bringing hostages homes safely. It’s just a talking point to justify his political position of supporting Israel and perhaps their self proclaimed ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

[@BB787]

Lol the guy with the dandelion hair has absolutely no idea what he is talking about! You really pay this guy for this ? Hmm ok

[@maxmason1249]

not a fan of tim at all ibr

[@maxmason1249]

nvm i be lying for no reason i watched it he acc cool

[@19ebenezer77]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@tinandgonic3927]

Wwe is for losers who play with dolls

[@andrecaribedashpoopa]

free Palestine

[@epidemicsound]

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[@Rudycota]

🚨 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Here it is boys all my IG post keep getting taken down, I wonder why 🤔 Co Main: in the new 165 lb division we are getting Belal vs Chandler for the undisputed NEW 165 pound champ . The main event 🥁 🥁 🥁 Will be at the new Welterweight pound 175 will be Leon Rocky Edwards defending the belt against the one the only the Notorious Connor McGregor!!!! 💣💣💣💣🤯🤯🤯🫨🫨🫨😱😱😱 just wait and see. Ariel also knows this, but is sworn not to say 🤫