The MMA Hour: Francis Ngannou, Paulo Costa, Johnny Walker, Devin Haney in studio | Oct 23, 2023

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
00:01:29 Intro
00:08:09 We take a closer look at what happened at UFC 294.
01:00:39 Johnny Walker explains what happened during his fight at UFC 294.
01:31:38 Francis Ngannou discusses his upcoming showdown with Tyson Fury.
02:03:28 Paulo Costa updates us on his injury and his thoughts about UFC 294.
02:26:32 Devin Haney drops by in studio to preview his WBC super lightweight title against Regis Prograis.
03:21:34 The parlay boys recap their most recent selection.
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00:01:29 Intro 00:08:09 UFC 294 recap 01:00:39 Johnny Walker 01:31:38 Francis Ngannou 02:03:28 Paulo Costa 02:26:32 Devin Haney in studio 03:21:34 Bets, rest

[@luccaparada9510]

Every time costa says “gourmet Chen Chen” I just can’t handle the laughter 🤣🤣🤣 too good

[@millieatr]

I was reading the Doctor's lips and im pretty sure he ask Walker this question ,,," A train leaves a station and travel 50 miles per hour. 15 minutes later a second train leaves the same station and travels in the same direction and parallel tracks at 60 miles per hour. How long will it be before the second train overtake the first?"

[@RyderPoleyProduction]

Answer: in the desert

[@JoseMorales-gm6tg]

Answer: it was a knee not a train

[@herfjones3]

I can’t get over how much Johnny Walker got screwed. Taking an illegal knee to the face, not having enough time to recover, asking only one stupid question to someone from another country. Not letting them continue when the stakes were so high is just criminal. Can’t image that feeling for both guys!

[@auginater4200]

Johnny should've decked him lol

[@7heplague236]

I mean aside from recovery time Johnny's answer wasn't wrong either so bad stoppage by the doc.

[@dieselmalone944]

Paulo Costa always makes me laugh a lot in his interviews. He is a very funny and witty man

[@PauIdenino]

Gluck gluck gluck

[@noxzy69]

​@@PauIdeninowho wouldn't give Paulo the gawk gawk 9000?

[@contourplasteringtilingplu107]

" I need to disep-LINE this guys. He is so Owdash-us" (discipline. Audacious) Paulo Costa is excellent!

[@Sol-kv6gj]

Great guests Ariel! You need to have more boxers on before or after big fights, it was so refreshing to see Haney in studio.

[@cody3335]

Paulo is the man. Just hope he can get his fight schedule on track!

[@MufcGgmu38]

How is he the man when he’s had 5 fights cancelled in the last 2 years

[@tiplai-pp9kn]

@@MufcGgmu38 Imagine same thing done by a Dagestani, whole world will be upside down.

[@nolan79807]

Gotta disagree with New York Rick, the short notice aspect absolutely has to be mentioned when talking about the fight.

[@TheIncredibleFlyingSausage]

I'm a fan of Tyson but I'm rooting for Francis to shock the world. The story... wow.

[@DaveAndColesPodcast]

I think everyone needs to realize that Khamzat might not have an option but to pal around with Kadyrov. He IS a ruthless dictator who is not afraid to disappear those that stand up to him.

[@DanaBlanco.]

AFTER A MASSIVE MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHT, IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO HEAR FROM THE CURRENT CHAMPION, BUT ALAS...

[@jamesf3532]

@@cj6532 he means strickland

[@RealMattKiefer]

He knows Strickland will roast him the whole interview. His ego won’t let that

[@kingcarrot6355]

​@@RealMattKieferHe banned Strickland from the show because he saw him as a no good chump, karma is a betch 😁😂

[@FuzzyDunlop7]

Another hugely enjoyable show. Particularly the segment with Devin Haney, he’s very charismatic and his back and forth with Ariel was very entertaining.

[@pabloeskybruh9624]

Volk should absolutely not fight in January especially after being finished like that! Going straight back into camp is not a good idea! Take a month or two off, talk to someone about your mental health, get right & come back the volk we know

[@michaelrostine1315]

One of the best hours i've seen.

[@KweliTiming]

Let’s be honest, Ariel is salty about the post fight interviews from Islam and khamzat. Everyone and the fighters agreed to not make the short notice an excuse.

[@kaltkalt2083]

This was one of those cards that I knew I should’ve passed on, and my gut was right. Left a bad feeling in my mouth.

[@ALLTimeGamerTroll]

Because 90% of the middle east fighters won? 😂 cmon bro, you are better than this

[@jackboyd7398]

@@ALLTimeGamerTrollnah but if that was his point, u proved it here

[@user-kj6be8sf3v]

​@@ALLTimeGamerTrollnah ufc just fell off, boxing better!

[@mugshotmarley]

U still buying PPV's?

[@uradeekhead]

@@ALLTimeGamerTrollits because all the goatfckers were cheating

[@25Dzone]

If Volk comes back in less than 3 months to face Topuria - put me down for a Topuria upset. The post-fight stuff from Volk has me very concerned, dude knows he's nearing the end of his prime and he's tryng to get fights in but to break down like that is a potential sign of Volk really needing time off to get his head on right. I love Volk but for him to be feeling the way he did whilst being one of the most active fighters on the roster has me VERY concerned.

[@steventaylor928]

You stole that from Luke Thomas…

[@25Dzone]

@@steventaylor928 Literally wrote it before watching MMA Hour or MK so................ but sure, I 'stole it'

[@abdurshakir3365]

Classic Ariel, I am not taking a thing away from Islam with the same sentence saying that it wouldn’t gotten this way with a full training camp. BS mountain

[@jackboyd7398]

Ya idk, big Volk fan but camp or not. That kick was powerful and he blocked it. If he got dominated, sure maybe you could point to that but getting caught is so different. Could get caught with a 11 year camp or 11 day camp, and could’ve gone either way

[@joedanunyo]

Agreed....Bo has big potential

[@deeez3606]

The key to watching this show is fast forwarding whenever NY Rick comes on.

[@MufcGgmu38]

There’s no way his takes are better than Ariel’s most of the time but gc speaks the most sense

[@puds9980]

NYRic has the most pelican takes, it drives me insane lol

[@wckdchaos]

Omg. Same. Can't stand that dude since the beginning. 😂

[@HS-oh8xh]

I skip Ariel

[@liamkeele9134]

Oh yes. I wish he could hear what my wife thinks of his takes. Lol incredulous

[@LOVEBUNNNY]

Love johnny walker

[@andersericson4795]

Makhachev looked like he outweighed Volk by at least 20 pounds. All the pound for pound talk is cheezy. Fight gaethje poirer chandler lets see him fight contenders.

[@Sk.6789]

Hi Ariel, enjoyed your passionate speech about journalistic integrity last week. Just wondering as such a believer in it why no mention of the amazing journalism from channel 4 and in particular Alex Thomson who proved all of Isr*els lies about bombing the hospital. You were ever so quick to be first not right last week so now would be great to hear you acknowledge the truth. For some that was a sad day for journalism for others a sad day for humanity as 100s of innocent people died, personally for me the latter but for you clearly the former, maybe that shows our priorities. Anyway keep sipping that kool-aid and pumping out the propaganda, can’t get away with genocide without the help of people like you so be proud of your contributions. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Jok3risation]

Watch this comment get removed in a little bit. Well said though

[@MufcGgmu38]

He loves to delete a comment

[@HS-oh8xh]

Well said

[@Appljuicing]

He seems to forget that Israel has been condemned 95 times by the United Nations Humans Rights Committee since 2006 (When the UNHRC was founded) in regards to Israels treatment of Palestine. They have more condemnations since 2013 than Syria since 2006. But hey, you have to be anti-semitic to stand against Israel, right Ariel?

[@kingcarrot6355]

I wish I could like this comment 109 times, respect brother ✊

[@Slightly_JD]

Mike Tyson’s like “hold on Francis…. I have to smoke before we start training “

[@mars8916]

Francis' attitude is the best!

[@couragethecowardlydog7333]

Lol, Ariel is such a hypocrite

[@calebselga7937]

The judges/ufc gotta realize that draws exist. I said it for burns vs chimaev and it happened again with usman. I thought those fights were a draw but they give it to chimaev cuz the potential he has. It is what it is

[@mugshotmarley]

I didn't care who won, and can say that Khamzat 100% won that fight. I just rewatched it and gave it 29-27 Khamzat. R1 10-8 for Khamzat, R2 10-9 Usman and R3 10-9 Khamzat. Even if you gave Khamzat 10-9 for R1, that still 29-28 Khamzat. I must say that seeing on Khamzat's posture in R3, if it was a 5 rounder, Usman would've gassed him out and won by decision.

[@Mr-E.]

I thought it was a very clear victory for Khamzat. If this was 5 rounds I think Usman would have won.

[@ajlindy1108]

​@@mugshotmarleyI don't see a 10-8 in rd 1. He controlled him but no damage. No disrespect but I disagree with ya on rd 1

[@Eyuelin]

nice u gone be big my bro

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

Dana's "I don't do gimmick fights, but Jones vs Fury is a good fight to make" dumba** must feel really stupid as a businessman. He could've made lots of money off of Francis like he did Conor in a boxing match and STILL keep him under UFC contract. Now he can't reap any of the benefits. 😆

[@chicnoir29]

Exactly

[@chicnoir29]

Lots of hype behind Francis which include his origin story and punch power. His knockout of Overream was the stuff of nightmares.

[@Goat43035]

Wtf are you talking about? That statement has so many grammatical errors I can’t tell what you’re trying to say. Also curious how much money do you think Francis is making. A lot less than you think btw.

[@MufcGgmu38]

What about the Elon Musk fight that he thought he was making at the coliseum lol

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

@@Goat43035 No need for comments from the useless grammar police. The fact that Francis will get paid 10 million for one boxing match as opposed to 8 million for 5 or so UFC fights *together* , seems to me like he made the right decision no matter how little money you think it should be.

[@tuffneggah]

ariel turning on khamzat for khamzat speaking up for palestine. lmaoooooo ju-khont kadyrov is trash but it's wild how ariel only now brings it up.... hahaha

[@carsonfennessey3065]

Islam defends belt twice against a 45er and here is Ariel is calling him the best 155er ever

[@user-jy1tp5fq4p]

Devin is a great guy ... Mashallah

[@DialogDontArgue]

Great coverage, Ariel

[@nicholasgarcia2046]

New York Rick is completely wrong!!! Is it not the same what so ever!!! Changing an opponent 11 days before a fight, while in a training camp is not the same as taking a fight not being in a training camp!!

[@justmytwocents5166]

Notice how Devin gets REAL quiet whenever Tank’s name gets brought up 👀🤦🏻‍♂️😂 He’s scared shitless of Davis smh

[@TheIncredibleFlyingSausage]

Why can't they amend the results (illegal knee - no contest) post fight like ONE FC have in the past?

[@edotball]

fury is a proper prizefighter

[@50PacMac]

I think New York Rick needs to try some sort of mma training , him saying islam and volks circumstances were the same in taking the short notice fight is wild

[@thebestatit2015]

I totally agree, I think the double champ thing is getting out of hand, let the champion defend like 3 4 times before going up trying to become double champ

[@PauIdenino]

In the desert is crazy ☠️

[@DeezNutz617]

New York rick is the worst

[@SuperJcoleFan]

Ariel really trying the stir the drama with the ufc in the Ngannou interview

[@millieatr]

Even casual MMA fans know you dont knee a guy in the head (unless your fighting in ONE) when he is down ,,, but so many fighter do it

[@jackboyd7398]

Comes down to the rules more than the fighters. People play this stupid ass game of hand down, hand up and expect not to get hit in a mixed martial arts fight. Agreed at times, but it’s pretty dumb to have to actively think about if ur opponents hands are on the ground or if they chose to lift it for a second.

[@Jok3risation]

​@jackboyd7398 But how about the knee down? That instantly classifies a fighter as downed. Fighters that don't know THAT rule, like Ankalaev, shouldn't be complaining when the fight gets called off. The hand game, yeah whatever I don't mind them getting kneed

[@joshladd5073]

Arrows always making thes false narratives yea no one thinks he can beat fury but they aren’t disrespecting him they all say he’s a hell of a mma fighter a champ. No one has acted like he’s some guy that’s never had a fight. And they had to announce usyk because they were goin to order him to fight his mandatory and the fight couldn’t happen if they didn’t announce it cmon Ariel do ur research

[@DevinMcSalty]

Know exactly nothing about Devin Haney, but we got the same name so imma watch off that alone lmaoo

[@MufcGgmu38]

Paulo Costa is a waste of space pulled out or had 5 cancelled fights in 2 years is unheard of.

[@Sssensei11]

100% Ariel taking away credit from Islam. Volk was still susceptible to that head kick. being in shape he would have still been caught by that kick. he even guarded correctly it just just went over the top. i bet if Islam came on his show he wouldn’t be saying that.

[@real82carlsagan46]

Haney DUCKING HARD 😂🦆

[@rams812]

I dont know what chimaev said in his primary language, but I know he called for the safety of children during this time of conflict. And hes right. You should highlight that Ariel.

[@Jok3risation]

From what I saw, he honestly requested to go and fight for Palestine. Man said that was his purpose more than fighting. Was willing to die for that cause. Not 100% if that was actually what he said but if he did, very heavy

[@rams812]

@@Jok3risation ah, that explains Ariel's resistance then. I agree though, very heavy if that is what he said

[@rams812]

@@Jok3risation thank you for sharing

[@HS-oh8xh]

If he would have said he’d fight for Is… he’d applaud him

[@RemyMac]

Yes he said he wants to pick up a rifle and fight for palestine and die for Allah.

[@themmapanda]

Uncle Chael calls him hazmat 🤣🤣🤣

[@GIGSEASON]

Ny Rick said Tyson was gonna beat Francis off the couch boy bring that ass here

[@rspct9654]

Will there ever come a time when Ariel can give the Dagestani's full credit without making some backhanded remarks?

[@atarumoroboshi9957]

What did he say about khabib vs Conor, Dustin or Justin? Could u elaborate?

[@charliec2966]

Dana was right about Ariel

[@marquisesmart880]

I don't like those but huggers either but Ariel deserves any backlash he gets DA LITTLE WORM OF TING YA!

[@brianhurst8563]

What did he say??

[@nwpanther1]

Dude he did… clearly stated he’s the best LW on the planet, said he’s pfp #1 , what are you talking about?

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

“I’m not taking anything away from Islam” goes on to do exactly that lmao

[@lukeluna3732]

The fighter that got kicked in the junk is never at fault and that's the point whether intentional or not (new york rick)

[@edotball]

this is good haney interview i dont think ive ever heard him speak before he came across really well

[@grim_reefer42083]

40:43. Ariel came in his Mcgregor Undies

[@matthewjohnston9298]

Snort down the mic again Devin, great content

[@itscje5784]

We all want Khamzat to fight for the belt, we’ll known name. Dracus is Dariush.. needs 15 wins in a row before we talk about the title for him. He’s in the same boat as Belal.

[@zephyrleapold6796]

Almost every other major sport markets itself to families including kids, getting kids hooked on the sport, players, and a team early is important big money in merchandising. UFC only tries to hook young adults and above. Kids are welcomed in, but they aren't going to overly censor any of their characters, and it seems to be paying off by not catering to family friendly.

[@Matthew_David]

Damn bro felt so bad for Johnny that was such BS

[@PauIdenino]

Paulo Costa is a Lezendary Human Beeink

[@charliechalk2554]

Ariel is on the Mount Rushmore off MMA media with Joe rogan DC and the American gangster

[@exodus1-12]

Rolly + Ryan + Teofemo =100 million dollars

[@turangatohiariki3042]

Ariel promote Francis & mike the toughest men on the planet in a BOXING ARENA any taker's from any combat arena..FRANCIS & MIKE ARE THE BIGGEST PPV FIGHTING EVENT EVER

[@karlanal1]

actually, fury vs ngannou was a ppv embarrassment, but would be certainly different the second time. But i think fury is a slick hustler, i don't know.

[@abuck50]

Ariel might not be fully aware of devins career storylines but it’s very obvious y he’s overhated, the 2 main criticisms and in devins case, hating points, are “boring fighter”, and “email champ”, neither of those are his “fault” imo, I’m pretty sure loma got stripped bc he avoided mandatory which gave dev the e-mail champ name, and the “boring style” criticism is invalid to me bc not everyone’s going to be exciting, or big punchers, or go at it in there fights, everyone’s style is different

[@CreasedHeat]

We need Tim Tszyu on here.

[@Jibril_Muhammad]

I agree... full camp, it would of been bad for Khamzat

[@daryllights]

The Tank fight would have to be at 140? Man... lost all respect for Devin for sure now.

[@Aqua_Holic_Fishing]

Helwani went so hard in the paint for Volk and Ric straight up buried him with reality! Helwani treated him different for about 15 minutes after. You know why he goes hard for very few, right.? These are the one that come on every single time he asks.

[@uradeekhead]

ric was acting like a ufc shill. ariel just told the truth and he started getting all pissy😭

[@Youtoober6947]

@@uradeekhead a ufc shill by arguing for islams win? lmao, ariel is just pissy against khabib and biased on anything involving anyone from their camp

[@uradeekhead]

@@Youtoober6947 ariel literally said he isn’t taking anything away from islam. did he say anything untrue? was volk not diminished from a 12 day camp? the rematch will not happen again and islam won the rivalry fair and square because volk took the fight and accepted the consequences. but the facts are the facts and ric instantly got defensive and argumentative.

[@Youtoober6947]

@@uradeekhead Ofcourse he said that, as he simultaneously takes away from Islam lmao Ariel is a snake

[@Youtoober6947]

@@uradeekhead ric didn’t get defensive, why would he? What relation does he have to makachev? He just recognized Ariel is being shady/ridiculous

[@imperialkingdom4821]

Should have been a DQ in favour of Jonny walker...!!

[@lutorres07]

32:40 Ariel is right and its frustrating to see so many fans act as if training camps are an optional thing. Those were not a representation of Volks and Usmans prime shape. We have seen Volks reaction time in striking for 15 rounds against Max and 5 against Islam himself. No way he gets cought like that when hes in peak shape. Canelo gets no credit for the Kovalev win because it was too soon after Kova's win over Yarde. He would love to have such an uneducated fan base who buys the names without caring for important details such as being in fighting shape.

[@Jason22Douce]

Ive thought ktamzat has been overrated for a while, but aren't most hype trains just that until they aren't.

[@charliechalk2554]

Dana would be the Statue of Liberty with a monster energy drink in his hand and a tray of casino chips held in his arm

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Francois’s ego is enormous almost creepy

[@franprodigy]

Costa is a teenager in an adult's body 😅 funny but delusional at the same time 😂

[@kingdom1682]

Ariel the rule is once the fight is over half way its DQ, under half way no contest

[@NorthEastSpiders]

What did Khamzat say in his non English post fight speech?

[@adahbache]

Great show Ariel, would be good to use your platform to speak out against genocide every so often. That would be nice. Remember your crocodile tears a few weeks ago?

[@charliec2966]

Ngannu is atleast 44 years old

[@ernestclayboniii656]

So what if he is!

[@cody3335]

But he’s not 260 tho

[@Mr-E.]

He doesn't look 44, he looks 37 to me

[@abecsteve]

"most champions aren't fighting every 3-4-5 months" not 3 sure but 4 to 5 months c'mon, this should be normal. The fact that it isn't makes it very frustrating as a fan.

[@halibutcracker7052]

Ariel just brown noses Leon and doesn’t want to see him get mauled by Islam 😂

[@a.cslater1951]

Khamzat is definitely beatable, I feel if costa would have finished him in that fight

[@kennyemm5982]

Arial hasnt got a clue just because he didnt have a full camp doesnt mean he wouldnt get caught anyone can get caught full camp or not

[@themercmaxperspective2837]

Delusional Costa thinks he can do better against Usman and that’s something I would like to see. When has Costa dominated anyone in all of his career the way Khamzat has? He’s a jealous clout chaser

[@steventaylor928]

“Surreal Gane…” 😂

[@turangatohiariki3042]

All those boxing analysist's analysing francis had no respect for a man from a life of HARD KNOCK'S THEN FRANCIS PUTTING THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD ON HIS ASS BY A NONE BOXER PRICELESS 😂😂😂

[@gatorman2322]

I didn't realize till gurus superb investigative journalism that Izzy is a true race-baiter

[@zephyrleapold6796]

I felt like Francis had little chance until Ric shared his opinion, now I'm ready to bet the house on Francis

[@Jaimitooo89]

Devin Haney sounds like Floyd Mayweather.

[@tuffneggah]

ariel really hates ali's men lol. dude, alex was ready as he deemed himself. if he lost, who cares... cuz if he won, ariel would be loving it

[@saltysax81]

Volk won too , 2 weeks ago he had 2 million less dollars. Now he's 2 million dollars richer, that's gotta be a win . Do you know anyone else who made 2 mill in 2 weeks? 😅

[@steventaylor928]

Izzy, Volk both fight too frequently. Both fought dealing with mental health issues. Because of their fight frequency, wonder how much of their issues have to do with brain trauma… Thought crossed my mind is all.

[@Leg3ndKilla687]

Lol Ariel so bitter. Needs to cope HARD. 31:30. Thank you NEW YORK RIC. you were my voice in that moment. It’s clear, Ariel throwing it out there for the discussion amongst the fans to discuss and make the excuses for him. I KNEW !!!! Ariel’s energy would be like this. If Volk won this mfer would have a whole ass after party on this show celebrating. #FAKERESPECT

[@Davincion1]

We need to rename Sean's modified style as the "Strickland Shell"

[@Indigenous-English-Man]

Francis saying he’s been treated like royalty. Shame they don’t treat other Africans the same. Didn’t abolish slavery till the 1960s.

[@206rsea7]

Ayooo

[@yutube999marcel6]

why fury francis is not in boxrec? no real boxing?

[@yuribezmenov8804]

Why are we talking about the match with Logan and Rey Mysterio like it's if he can come in and handle the pressure and all that... it's wrestling, they decide who wins ahead of time and that person wins... stop acting like it's a combat sport it's just acting

[@PeterNogueiraSchmid-pt7oj]

Whaaaaaaaaat Dariush had a 8-fight-win-streak 😂 Poirier has lost every title fight he was in 😂 Dustin Sorrier 😂

[@Surre4LSoto]

As much as you say you’re not taking away anything from Islam but man you always add caveats to his wins