The MMA Hour with Dominick Cruz, Marlon Vera and More | Aug 8, 2022

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time.
00:00:00 Standby
00:00:34 Intro
00:08:50 We recap the busy weekend in combat sports with the PFL and UFC both having events. We’ll also go over the best bets from the weekend.
01:02:21 Terrance McKinney looks back on another quick finish at UFC Vegas 59.
01:20:28 Geoff Neal will break down his big win over Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 59.
01:43:14 Jamahal Hill will discuss his knockout win over Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 59.
02:09:49 Bets.
02:32:34 Dominick Cruz will look ahead to his main event showdown against Marlon Vera at UFC San Diego.
03:02:59 Marlon Vera returns to preview the biggest fight of his career against Cruz on Saturday.
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00:00:00 Standby 00:00:34 Intro 00:08:50 Weekend Recap / PFL Outing 01:02:21 Terrence McKinney 01:20:28 Geoff Neal 01:43:14 Jamahal Hill 02:09:49 Bets 02:32:34 Dominick Cruz 03:02:59 Marlon Vera

[@fenixa2z936]

Where’s the HOTNESS that is Julianna? I demand a refund!

[@iggymcgeek730]

Hotness...lmao wtf?

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

Post lum's... 👍. U never hear that ever.. Bellator I've seen post fights after main events. So sick

[@fenixa2z936]

@@iggymcgeek730 To quote the great Black Beast, “Where Peñas fine ass at?” 🤣

[@flow7791]

@@iggymcgeek730 😂Some men like their women with chiselled jawlines.

[@jerryreynolds3581]

Dominick is such an innovator in the game, and a great mind for the sport

[@levigabre8552]

Agreed….never a dull interview. Learn something about the sport or him in most of his interviews. Great representative for MMA.

[@gpapatgpapat2998]

Great interview with Dominick…. IMO, Cruz is a smart dude. I enjoy and learn a lot about MMA from his commentary on fights. I like both Cruz and Chito and it should be a great fight. Looking forward to it…

[@RobWitchdoctor]

Great interview, very intelligent guy is Dom Cruz

[@RobWitchdoctor]

The Zen Machine

[@N0NE47]

Congrats Twrecks! To be able to answer all those questions with such great answers while in the delivery room is insane. I'm sure u will be a great father and blessing to your son, much respect to you.

[@in2theheart]

Dom and Ariel should have their own podcast together!! Let’s go

[@en3090]

DC and Helwani?

[@spiceto1188]

@@en3090 lmao that would be funny

[@Tejaybe]

Nobody wanna work with Dominick. That guy would throw his own mom under the bus if she didnt watch enough pre-analysis videos. lmao

[@Tejaybe]

With that said, I have alot of respect for Cruz and his fight IQ , and he is one of the best to explain the game! But he expects everyone else to be as good as him, wich he believes theyre not, except for Joe Rogan & Dan Hardy, I agree.

[@xmikex902x]

God-tier line up for me. I’m really high on McKinney, Neal, and Hill, and love hearing their interviews, so having them all on at once was awesome. Plus one of the GOAT interviewees, Cruz

[@RemyMac]

I cant believe how good that Battle KO was.

[@Ronycoolman00]

That terrance mckinney interview was golden Ariel, thats why youre the best and hopefully one day he is too.

[@benmonia7105]

“He was spamming the block button like my lil brother in a video game” 😂😂 dudes funny as hell

[@Balaji-gv2ud]

The Cruz interview was amazing, really enjoyed listening to Dom's thoughts.

[@jeno5347]

There’s 2 fighters that I always listen to when they’re on the show and thats Cruz and Dan Hardy

[@adesanyasnipple5338]

Dan called out Dana for giving Diaz Chimaev after agreeing to box Diego Sanchez. If hardy was chocolate he would bite himself and let himself melt in his own mouth to savour the taste

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

@@adesanyasnipple5338 Sanchez vs. Hardy is a fair match up

[@Last_Chance.]

@@adesanyasnipple5338 don't be such an ignorant beta. Smdh

[@adesanyasnipple5338]

@@JAYfromTHEworld sanchez has severe brain injuries and it a wrestler?

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

@@adesanyasnipple5338 I know Sanchez should not be fighting But Hardy hasn't fought in a decade and also had health issues Sanchez looked pretty good against Kevin lee though

[@alexanderdominguez666]

Geoff Neal is a beast fashooo too crazy if you don’t know that 💯

[@jamtz0405]

bro terrance funny asl lmaoo

[@transcendingdimensions8412]

Awesome line up!!

[@BlakeLovesPoland]

Another great show ariel

[@issa.israel]

I really feel like Twrecks is a Light Weight Hill - those two guys are serious contenders in their respective divisions - extremely impressed.

[@Jgiuly999]

Always look forward to Dom’s interview.

[@rocker1jul2010]

Feels like Ariel is the only top notch MMA journalist outside of the UFC umbrella. Rest of them are all somehow tied to the UFC, and more or less follow the company line. This means he need not play by their rules and ask the same boring plain vanilla questions over and over to the athletes. Gotta respect that.

[@michaelhenderson1034]

Do you not watch morning Kombat ? With Luke and Brian ? If not you should

[@lukemurray4950]

@@Thunderfist_McBeefcake of course lol they literally have to sign contracts which include what they can and can't ask and we don't know exactly what that is because it's also part of the contract they can't reveal what is in the contract. That's just the journalists!

[@lukemurray4950]

@@michaelhenderson1034 Luke is the worst 🤦 he also sold out to boxing which isn't good.

[@rocker1jul2010]

@@Thunderfist_McBeefcake Without a doubt. For example, Pena's striking during UFC 277 was horrible, and instead of calling it as they see, these so called "analysts" were just heaping praise on her for being "tough".

[@ikeh8987]

Ariel is good and he's just stayed on it since he loved it I like that about him we all seen when he got punkd a d ppl didn't like him but fighters respect him he lov mma and understands every aspect of it and he's valid ,part of the mma scene as a whole really

[@technodromen]

Chito & Sandhagen are my absolute favorite fighters inside and outside the octagon

[@SparkyTakedown]

Nice to see some fresh contenders rising in the WW division. Hoping to see more from Neal Magny as well!

[@terancebrouse3475]

magny is the opposite of a fresh contender at ww tho

[@SparkyTakedown]

@@terancebrouse3475 haha ah damn!

[@StillBrokeOff]

Neal was rollin with them straps lol

[@jakeberlin5669]

Cheers for the shout GC !

[@dkboys782]

Zen Cruz new mythical fighter

[@alexanderdominguez666]

Would’ve been great to see some of the TUF contestant winners , on the mma hour to hear about there matches too ! Mohammad usman Ko was BEAAAST! Juju win over brogan was wild too ! Great card all around !

[@Untilitisnot]

I liked juju going into this fight. Her striking looked improved since her last fights on tuff

[@kidder83]

I love juju, she’s got that dog. I just hope she gets better with ground offense (I feel like she could’ve clutched it in the first round but the victory was still rad af, especially with the crotch chop)

[@jacquesdegauthier]

Usman won't go on Helwani because of Ali

[@lindamtatambi2959]

I love this Terrance kid

[@Last_Chance.]

Meh...

[@AldoDL09]

Great interviews!

[@raymurphy6890]

Great convo with Dom ✊

[@BambiDebbieWoods]

Hill vs Reyes made the most sense. Thiago's should've been fighting Ryan Bader in Bellator.

[@lukemurray4950]

Reyes? Fun fight but Hill is beyond Reyes. He should be fighting Jan for the title shot. Then do Juri Vs Uncle Liev! Unless Glover is getting the next shot.

[@merkog7444]

He’s injured

[@andrewkelley6039]

I like Reyes V Craig and Hill v Jan

[@NYR-wq7om]

Bader would likely destroy Thiago though.

[@larryholstein7925]

Love watching McKinney fight

[@HenryR92]

Damn I’m starting to like this show lmao Pretty good pretty pretty pretty good.

[@MJ-vj6zp]

Terrance is the man i will definitely be watching him

[@JackTheGod100]

awesome interview with T wrecks! sky is the limit for him

[@RobWitchdoctor]

Wow! Great interview with Dom Cruz, always learn things. Very intelligent guy

[@RobWitchdoctor]

The Zen machine

[@roryking1]

thank you ariel and team for coming back...these shows right here r what i was missing for a couple of years when u went to espn. dom n chito r two of my fave fighters too and its a shame they have to fight eachother but i root for marlon every time. hes my fave fighter/person in ufc. amazing show as always love gc n ric too 💪 well done with the bets gc,u killed it the weekend

[@JG-rt6ny]

I fell asleep with this on and dom's weird negativity at the end of his interview woke me up thanks a lot dom lol

[@kid.turtle]

Dom with the wisdom right here 💯

[@mccoyshedden4797]

Who is going to the event this weekend? I’m going be there! First UFC event ever!

[@lurk7411]

Enjoy dude! A UFC event's energy is like nothing else!

[@dazzrikio]

36:15 I had that thought, too. A Herb Dean cameo request likely included "pls do it at an event "

[@WAVYDIVINE]

Jamahal is soooo funny hahhahhaha

[@themaxx2195]

That's a hard pic of Jamahal and his team. 1:52:24

[@josephsedqy8168]

When chito called yan a Russian fat guy I thought I heard a slur instead of fat guy because of his accent lol. I was like chito not playing no games lol

[@heath1442]

Chito is amazing he always is so truthful definitely one of my favorite Fighters but I definitely love him in all his interviews he is always the same he never changes the same never changes

[@Last_Chance.]

Yan destroys chito

[@heath1442]

@@Last_Chance. we will.probably see soon enough

[@FC-kn3eb]

Very interesting mindset and wise insights epressed by Dominique Cruz! Very interesting person! Does somebody know if he have a podcast or show to follow?

[@FC-kn3eb]

​@Trippy SZN Hi there. Oh that's good to know, thanks so much!. My mother tongue is not English by the way. Regards

[@alloverdaplace2043]

Golly Dominick cruz just looking into everyone's soul lol

[@habowtat3576]

Rest assured. Terrance and Paddy will fight in the future. Future ranked lightweights right there

[@mattlewis4207]

Love Terrance Mckinney

[@WAVYDIVINE]

Geoff has a great voice

[@shaneoinsaneo6820]

Dom looks different, I wonder if it’s him being under less stress with his new mentality. I like dom and todays interview

[@alexanderdominguez666]

T wrecks a legend !!

[@snoodr666]

Chito reminds me of every phillipino I've ever worked with

[@Keith_Mikell]

Cruzy in full baked social mode.

[@user-kq8dg9op7f]

Honestly it’s crazy how Geoff Neal has Handz of Steel

[@RemyMac]

Jamahal CANNOT wait around. He needs to beat a Jan or Ankalaev.

[@brucesterz]

Ariel McKinney future face of the UFC you heard it here first

[@1owdvl378]

yo the wade mention

[@blakbirdlok42069]

Hoot 🦉

[@andrewkelley6039]

Mckinney on the wall

[@joehisel5966]

I swear this dude is in recovery. Every other spiritual thing he says is straight out of an AA meeting

[@henrybowman7637]

Chito the real deal!

[@newway9857]

Saddend to hear of the Lo shooting 😢

[@atrain1270]

Go Bills!

[@tontobean1231]

Cheeto Vera always mad? He's one of the most upbeat positive guys what the hell is Dominic the decisionator talking about

[@michaelhenderson1034]

Can someone tell me is Luke on vacation too just cause Brian is over on there podcast ?

[@theredpoweranger]

Man, I hope Dom wins so bad

[@jordygolf]

Ariel I been telling you about Miller for weeks when you were hating in tuf this season was amazing tbh

[@Youtubeguy368]

Who cares that division is terrible

[@calvin123456777]

Chito speaking like a champ got me nerves for my man dom

[@RemyMac]

Cesar Gracie, Juliana Pena, TJ Dillashaw

[@fearlessway]

3 guys hating on a guy who speaks his mind.

[@dsharpshotz3937]

did dom fart during interview lol

[@michaelhenderson1034]

You fella ‘s just said Sam alvey is killing it on tick tok. And then broke into discussion about why the ufc is keeping him 😂 really fella’s

[@BriggsStratton11]

What happened with Juliana?

[@angelramos656]

Can't wait for sean to ko chito

[@CombatSports01]

2:28:56

[@angelflores6671]

O’Malley will get chito back as his first title defense next year

[@saltysax81]

Lmao, hilarious..

[@morrid17]

Who else knew Ariel would cut Terrence’s interview time down? What a shame. If a fighter even mentions their child, Ariel will end the interview the first chance he gets and then lament how guilty he feels. I say let the man get his full time and exposure.

[@lukemurray4950]

Why is this. I don't get it? I really like this dude as well. He had a crazy life story but seems like one of the nicest most genuine guys ever.

[@merkog7444]

Casual fan, It’s twrecks 3rd time on the show this year

[@morrid17]

@@merkog7444 using your same logic, since Vera has been on the show a bunch this year too, you probably thought Ariel should’ve cut his interview off after a few minutes…. If Ariel books a fighter for 20-25 minutes, he should do 20-25 minutes. Don’t hang up on the person the second they say something about a child.

[@merkog7444]

@@morrid17 your boy was about to have a kid… Ariel did it out of respect, and chito is headlining a main event tomorrow. it’s ok, Twrecks will be around for a while with plenty of more interviews, take care big guy.

[@ronnyperez8474]

I thought Juliana was coming on

[@rocker1jul2010]

Where is Julianna Pena?

[@brunocampos2465]

LOL...PISSED OFF WITH ARIEL

[@jsbpwr]

she had family issues

[@rocker1jul2010]

@@brunocampos2465 I believe she needed time to prep for the questions. All the interviews she did so far was from UFC Company men like DC etc, who were never going to outside of the UFC sanctioned plain vanilla questions.

[@Last_Chance.]

@Trippy SZN she doesn't have millions unfortunately.

[@Killashaw]

Great show! - Member 001

[@mkhululimbedlashe5105]

Hasim should just fight Logan Paul if he can't make 205

[@Tejaybe]

Vicente Luque broke my 9 fight parlay, wich could have paid 1858$ from my 15$ bet... GC, cry with me on this one! :'( Cory McKenna to Win. V Bryan Battle by TKO/KO/SUB V Michal Oleksiejczuk By TKO/KO/SUB V Terrance Mckinney by TKO/KO/SUB V Serghei Spivac by TKO/KO/SUB V Juliana Miller to Win. V Mohammed Usman to Win. V Vicente Luque to Win.......... X And Over 2.5 Rounds Santos vs Hill. V

[@CombatSports01]

1:16:21

[@miloslazovic8842]

Tate vs Jake biggest fight that you can make lol someone ll lose that's good stuff lol am hating Jake more tho lol

[@mxamiss5]

Sounds like Cruz got his heart broken. I hope he wins.

[@user-kq8dg9op7f]

How does Ariel ask if Jamahal hills in Vegas if hill just said he’s in the UFC PI and fought Saturday in Vegas. No Ariel he’s at the Pi in china 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@RemyMac]

Herb Dean is so past it. Needs to be resigned.

[@TheJovenClan]

PFL gonna use you cuz UFC won't 😂

[@timtaylor9590]

i really believe dom uses his iq to win his fight, marlon is easy to read

[@Gnostic_Plague]

Does anyone else wish that Ariel acted more masculine? Feels weird to have one of the biggest voices in MMA act and sound so metro.

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

Cruz $

[@macjames2361]

ariel REALLY needs to work on not cutting off people mid sentence!!

[@oc5058]

Jamahal got the W and the money, now go cover those horrible tats

[@in2theheart]

Chito by immigrant mentality

[@chrislc35]

i like GC, but he needs to learn conversation skills. he talks over Rick, and others. just wait, pause, listen, then speak.

[@fernandopesantes1227]

You guys dissed Ecuador so much this episode.

[@Last_Chance.]

As they should

[@peekos]

Let’s be real, Ecuador is a run down third world country.

[@craigphillips9383]

Ò

[@bryanciacco4181]

Andrew Tate is a genius! Top G!

[@esbeydy446]

I feel bad for actual “Fans” of this Andrew Tate guy 😂😂 the world just keeps getting dumber and worse by the day

[@jackbauer789]

If you can't get the damn time stamps right on iheart, I'm done with you Ariel.

[@adesanyasnipple5338]

The first hour should be called Beta Oestrogen Talk

[@AliMoradiTehrani]

Free Palestine

[@justsayin7744]

Lost all respect for this show and I’m not a paddy fan

[@xp_xannypacquiao]

Impossible to listen to UFC bootlickers like DC, Dom, Alvey etc... same stupid stuff always. They aren't friends of the working class.