The MMA Hour: Anthony Pettis, Eddie Hearn, Michael Chiesa, and Kayla Harrison | April 3, 2023

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.
00:01:14 We recap another wild and crazy weekend in combat sports.
00:42:45 Michael Chiesa checks in to give an update on his status for UFC 287 and more.
01:11:44 Two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison stops by to discuss her next move and the start of the PFL season.
01:37:47 Eddie Hearn returns to discuss Anthony Joshua’s win and the latest in the boxing world.
02:20:02 Anthony Pettis reflects on his upset win over Roy Jones Jr. in his professional boxing debut at Gamebred Boxing 4.
02:32:04 The parlay pals look back at their most recent pick.
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00:01:14 We recap another wild and crazy weekend in combat sports. 00:42:45 Michael Chiesa checks in to give an update on his status for UFC 287 and more. 01:11:44 Two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison stops by to discuss her next move and the start of the PFL season. 01:37:47 Eddie Hearn returns to discuss Anthony Joshua’s win and the latest in the boxing world. 02:20:02 Anthony Pettis reflects on his upset win over Roy Jones Jr. in his professional boxing debut at Gamebred Boxing 4. 02:32:04 The parlay pals look back at their most recent pick.

[@chrisc485]

I never watch live, I need to skip Ariel's stupid rambling sometimes.

[@snowybooooy]

​@@chrisc485 I never watch live, I have to skip fighters dribble sometimes

[@archiekeen376]

“They can’t beat you on ability, they can’t beat you on quality, they can’t beat you on consistency and they definitely can’t beat you on work rate.” Eddie Hearn dropping 10/10 promos off the cuff, this guy is one of the all time great promoters. He never misses

[@conorfowler]

2:37:46 Mysterious Frank is the funniest guy in MMA media

[@BJ-ih8un]

I could listen to Eddie & Ariel choppin it up all damn day.

[@TheMummyCats]

Dang boys… I’m an mma fan and this show is called the mma hour. IF I ORDER A STEAK I WANT A STEAK, NOT A PORKCHOP… YA FEEL ME?!? I used to really look forward to all these shows and watch them religiously but I’m starting to find other channels that are true to mma coverage. God bless and stay hungry. Much respect.

[@JT-ym5lf]

Mma hour + Men soap operas

[@Psycho_Logical_631]

Hopefully now they can setup a Vince Mac Mahon vs Hazmat Chimavr in the UFC

[@HappyAccident06]

Ariel has too many things going on now and the effort isn’t there. He does a lot of things on air he wouldn’t dare do 12 months ago. All well

[@tylermogg8518]

This pro wrestling bs can do one

[@zowski]

Which other shows do you watch for mma coverage? Looking for some new ones to try out

[@charliereaver9304]

Somehow the shot of ariel on his guest TV and his seat empty is hilarious to me

[@RockwellProd]

Time stamp?

[@ilovetosmile]

@@RockwellProd 😅 its the beginning

[@charliereaver9304]

​@@RockwellProd 1:30 in

[@xHULLxDADDYx]

Good to see Kayla back. Have been missing her. Glad to see she has recovered from the mental strain of the first loss. She is one of the greats. Can't wait to see her back in there!

[@tech1238]

Thanks Ariel and team 💪 good road show

[@SparkyTakedown]

Never seen a division like WW where the same guys get repeated title shots when there are fresh contenders in the top 5. Colby's #2 ranked bur already fought for title twice and lost. They pushed for Khamzhat, he's at #3, and like Chiesa said what about #4 Belal. Makes no sense.

[@ReyQuraishi]

DC has literally ghosted you at this point Ariel. Just take down the pics 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Vuk_Stajic]

I wish there was a way to block fake wrestling on the internet as a whole.

[@theBMF]

Missed opportunity for Ariel during the Squarespace Ad near the end. Instead of saying 3 times 3 is 9 he could've said to Frank: "well 3 SQUARED is 9"

[@kevjev.]

Damnnn DC how u gonna do my guy Ariel like that😭😭😭

[@Novum_YT]

GC says "estimentations" several times during this. Is that an Americanism rather than 'estimations'? If so I hate it.

[@BinMcGrin]

Lol I'm glad someone else noticed. NO, definitely not an Americanism. This was a GCism. They were just talking about malapropisms on last week's shortened episode when they had no guests. The first time Conner said it it seemed like a brain fart, like in the moment his brain couldn't choose between estimate and estimation. He basically just combined the two and went with it. I was shocked when he said it a second time (and confidently)! 😅

[@juancardenas7661]

Solid interview thanks helwani !

[@sdelgado2187]

How sad is that Ariel didn't know what we already knew about he and DC's friendship. 😆

[@rajahamzawazarat2159]

What happened lol

[@Urple]

Yeah although I kinda think he has always known, this is him publicly tip toeing around it now that it’s becoming too obvious to ignore.. I do not blame him for shying away from beefing with DC, too risky. He did call DC out for that awkward interaction in the parking lot a few weeks/months afterwards last year. But to be honest ever since I saw that interaction I’ve known the relationship is fugazzi lol

[@Urple]

@@rajahamzawazarat2159 dc and Ariel had a show together, Ariel big ups DC a lot, DC is noticeably distant. It gets a little awkward

[@rajahamzawazarat2159]

@@Urple yeahhh I just seen the part of the show where he mentions it too. Cold blooded from DC man!

[@Urple]

@@rajahamzawazarat2159 oh u meant what happened in the show my bad lol but yeah with the ufc bias towards them individually it couldn’t be what the fans wanted it to be 🥲

[@auginater4200]

Amazing show as usual!

[@kingdom1682]

Eddie is the best interview always

[@jasoncraig3837]

Plz keep this show to the MMA and not the WWE. You should create a second show called the WWE hour and talk about the male soap opera fake crap there. I love this show but, honestly this fake wrestling talk is turning me off. I realize I'm one person and you don't care but, I listen for the MMA talk not the BS WWE crap.

[@mlit83]

Got it live while packing my apartment and a bag for Easter at the cabin 😊

[@SSulekShorts]

I thought that was kid rock for a sec

[@azzeeraldo4462]

Ariel you’re a smart guy you can’t be that blind to actually see that DC doesn’t consider you a real friend! Even that hall of fame shoutout from him was probably because you mentioned how hurt you would be if he doesn’t.

[@noxzy69]

DC likes him, he just values the UFC much higher and knows having that relationship super public doesn't exactly curry favour with the brass.

[@azzeeraldo4462]

@@noxzy69 the ufc don’t care and I’ll give you examples. Tai tuvasa always praising mark hunt and showing him love. Sean O’Malley showing love to jake Paul. Michael bisping praising Dan Hardy. Those three show ton of respect publicly and yet they get the best treatment from the ufc and get many opportunities! Now let’s look at DC resume with Ariel: refuses to shake his hand or hug him but when he sees RC or whatever the hell his name is hugs him and dabs him every second of their interaction. Never mentions Ariel’s name on their crappy podcast, comes to New York and doesn’t even stop by on the mma hour and then when he felt the hate from the public he comes on a year later just to save face. When he’s commenting he doesn’t bring up the mma hour interview even though he’s using the information from the interview by Ariel. All this tells me it’s a one way relationship and that’s not how a true friend acts.

[@robot9071]

@@noxzy69 helwani is a rat. no stand up guy would ever like him. helwani is a whiny lil b.

[@Romanus-]

@@azzeeraldo4462well Helwani is a snake so who would want to be friends with him?

[@angelramos656]

Breaking news DC is a shady friend. One way street friend. Good luck

[@TheBullyDisciple]

Chiesa turning down Kevin Lee, turning down a callout from Niko Price than wants to callout Gunnar Nelson 😂😂😂 complete clown 🤡

[@ShellyShelton731]

Slowly turning into the wwe hour

[@6ahmad91]

Ariel is the only person who didn’t speak reckless about the UFC/WWE deal. The other 2 guys are kind of clueless as to what this actually means. Ariel is business savvy and aware but he downplays it and defers to the one guy. Meanwhile the one guy clearly doesn’t know where to even focus on the deal itself. Talking about integration and separation of the product?? Bruh just listen to what Vince and Ari said. They laid out what the objectives are. Great job Ariel, the other 2 guys did a disservice to the overall coverage of this monumental deal….

[@brianwilliam1997]

Rename the show “the endeavor hour”

[@alloverdaplace2043]

@2:54:31 I'm literally cracking up hearing this story 😂

[@Magni87]

47:00 Chiesa v Nelson. That sounds interesting!

[@jely5541]

Let's see if GC can turn it around. #tuff 🤔

[@blackout7629]

Ariel is watching his life work disappear before his eyes again

[@josephedric4081]

What do you mean?

[@timstrischman-crypto]

I can't get into wrestling. I'm not 10yrs old anymore

[@adolforiosmorales6921]

If i was Ariel I would stop bothering with DC.

[@mikehawk4455]

Love hearing from Kayla

[@CombatSports01]

2:34:11 Studio 2:37:46 Off live? 2:53:00 PBA card

[@Jordomac]

"Wrestlemania one, was his big gamble. March 31 1985 Who could forget?"😅

[@jfilomia]

Chiesa is awesome. gotta love this guy!!

[@cathaldowdall7467]

Andy Ruiz took Joshua’s confidence and soul 👻. He’s finished at belt level

[@Nathan93x]

Facts and ive always been a fan of AJ and still am but facts

[@santosmoreno3513]

Wait so is there a show on Wednesday?

[@brandonwiant814]

The randomizer was very random today. Just the exact same as last time lol

[@ryanc2148]

I don’t like this merger. Im worried what it will do to MMA.

[@FunkyFlunky2332]

It won’t do anything It’s like being worried that Nestle owns Crunch candy bars and Hägen-Daz ice cream. The two are separate brands owned by one company that keeps them separate and only manages them to make a profit

[@noobyboymax]

53:23 Chiesa "no excuses, but" then lists a bunch of excuses about why he lost to Brady.

[@taranjenkins7245]

Lol that was hilarious

[@Rudycota]

YoOooo ! 😅😅 this sounds like a set up for DC vs Helwani at wrestle mania 🤣🤣 DC straight up ditched you so Dana can take a pic of you sitting by yourself . The setup of all setups . The great set up of 2023 !! DC in the back plotting his next move hands together with his fingers tapping one another with a huge smile and a devilish look on his face 😂 how will Helwani respond???? Is he going to get his vengeance??? His revenge!? Tune in and find out 🔥🔥🔥

[@kathleenfinnerty226]

Love Ariel 👏👏

[@joe3million613]

Ive been waiting for the return of the Ariel whining voice

[@danny.daveto]

KZbin put an Ad every 5 minutes

[@buckminsterfullerene2149]

At this point, I'd rather these guys talk about dart throwing than "professional wrestling" 🤮 I'm beginning to lose interest in this podcast

[@Romanus-]

First time I’ve watched in awhile and this is just awful.

[@michaelvazquez7851]

Cool

[@djhungzilla]

Professional wrestling was cool when I was 12. The UFC should have zero affiliation with WWE, this is the beginning of an existential crisis for the UFC.

[@epiphany1915]

Powerslap and WWE

[@Da_Publick]

This is the beginning of the end. That's like a Rock band merging with the Circus.

[@Romanus-]

This is what happens when you let Hollywood people buy your company. They turn it into a freak show

[@nv6152]

Lol ariel said it backwards about the draftkings sponsorship l

[@bradlamore8625]

I was pissed I paused it to make dinner then was watching it as soon the main event started it blocked me cause the live ended wtf

[@mercedesperalta6273]

IzZy said Uzman May have needed more time off after facing Leon the only fighter whose knocked him out , after being undefeated .. isn’t this the same thing he’s doing, same timeline , and has been knocked out twice by Alex

[@Belldem667]

He wasn’t knocked out though

[@scratcherbrespeakman7516]

Eddie is such a commendable guy the stuff with benn shows a lot about his character.

[@jewbme]

DC was never your friend

[@MetalFacedGamer]

The craziest part about the Michael interview, He's wearing a Wu-Tang jersey. Aaaand Wu-Tang in the UFC are the same age this year

[@BenJuan123]

Some of you guys are acting like Dana White is the CEO of Endeavor lol. The dude is completely uninvolved in what happens with WWE

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

.... yeah, the lack of 🧠 of some of the viewers is pretty ASTONISHING !!! 😱🤯 It's even discussed in the Show itself ... 🤦🤦🤦🤷

[@snowybooooy]

Heelwani went pommie at the start

[@aaronmoton6629]

I think Helwani means to say MMA and WWE are promoted not that they are the same thing.

[@Aeye424]

Whom is sellingbgrear

[@josephedric4081]

People should ask Kayla about the UFC in every interview, even if she doesn't like it. Put some pressure on her.

[@kohlerc5191]

How do we vote Rick off the island?

[@TheOnlyJP_]

This man takes credit for everything, wwe & ufc have always had ties. I was a massive wwe fan in my early years that has now transferred to combat sports. But growing up the cross over with Brock always intrigued me from my wrestling stand point that later turned to all forms of martial arts and I imagine it’s similar for you and many others.

[@jgoat4]

ariel doesn’t know boxing 😂 that was crazy. i thought we were past this

[@andyhoughtaling6319]

Alex fighting at middleweight is like Israel fighting at lightweight. Imagine if Israel or Whitaker or Vettori went down to 155 and had success. You would all be clowning them for not fighting people their size.

[@PERKIODURKIO]

Ariel is the ultimate beta

[@JT-ym5lf]

Its actually insulting Ariel even remotely comparing mma to “pro” wrestling, sure they are athletes, but they are basically glorified stuntman with a predetermined outcome. Mma, boxing, kickboxing, BJJ, those are all arts that require skill. I understand Ariel likes “professional” wrestling but to even put it in the same ballpark is absurd.

[@nic.trades]

I'm not a professional wrestling fan, never watched an event but from seeing some highlights these guys are definitely athletes and it does require skill. Don't think many people could do what they do off the ropes. The big is difference is one is a competitive sport where the other one is simply a theatrical performance. I don't think pro wrestling should be considered a sport since the results are predetermined.

[@kingdom1682]

I think the skill sets are similar just different levels of intensity.. transitions between the two will be easier than between other sports

[@JT-ym5lf]

@@kingdom1682 cm punk

[@kingdom1682]

@@JT-ym5lf Brock Lesnar

[@JT-ym5lf]

@@kingdom1682 ncaa wrestling

[@GeraldGruenigMedia1]

Pettis milking this pretend win for everything it's worth

[@candincsoy9061]

Maaan he even asked Gamebred if its Mathvidal or Masvidal and still says it wrong 😂

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

You know it's on purpose right ... ???! 🤔🧐 ' MARVIDARL ' !!! 👍✊

[@trinidaddy]

​@@walterkaiyuenpang3556 I don't know why it's so hilarious everytime he says it lol.

[@candincsoy9061]

@@walterkaiyuenpang3556 hm okayyy...

[@Highsen]

Endeavor buying WWE just so they can try to fire Ariel from there also

[@klatts863]

Kayla is always such a good interview

[@maded1988]

Can you not just talk about MMA fight stuff then WWE stuff separately. Felt this was too WWE and you completely overlooked the PFL and other great fights this weekend

[@noremorse4379]

Not keen on this conversation regarding police prejudiced treatment, it's literally supporting corruption

[@adacPROKYON]

i dont really care about the merger as long as the ufc wont start spamming wwe stuff like they did with powerslap.

[@timstrischman-crypto]

Now there gonna ban Ariel from WWE events since Endeavor owns it now lol

[@JT-ym5lf]

Thank god, maybe we can stop having the soap opera half hour once a week

[@Romanus-]

Good

[@luklopskywalk]

Kayla is fire 🔥 😍

[@nicholassolis8763]

Lol isn't this funny. Ariel and his family are probably the nicest most wholesome people...and even they're scared when being pulled over by the cops. What a reputation cops have

[@kungfookatcc]

Okay I've been thinking this for over a year now and didn't say anything to avoid being offensive or get risk getting banned from my absolute favorite show in all of the internet. But I'm just gonna come out and ask it.. why does frank act like Ariel's secret gay boyfriend? Just think about it.. watch some of these episodes within the context of, the "mysterious" part about mysterious frank is that he is Ariel's secret gay lover and a lot of his weird antics and behaviors start to make a lot more sense.

[@Jinsun202]

Mate, you ran a half marathon, not a full marathon. There is a world of difference. to say "when I ran my marathon" is so disingenuous and disrespectful.

[@bradlamore8625]

Hope peacock keeps wee

[@Sssensei11]

Ariel always trying to take credit for everything .. suggesting WWE and UFC merging has something to do with his influence. just like UFC ditching the Apex is cause of him. sure.

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

..... 🤦🤦🤦 Do you really think he was Serious ???! 🤔🧐

[@yukinakai4683]

he says that in jest you mad man.

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

​@@yukinakai4683 😂😂😂

[@Sssensei11]

@@yukinakai4683 yea me too can you tell? i put as much Jest in that as he did.

[@Da_Publick]

​@@Sssensei11 No, no one can tell.

[@stevearrigo4069]

This show just gets worse

[@ruzzzty]

Ariel is losing a job again.

[@RUDYV8]

Talking about wrestling is the same as slap wish they could leave it to the end of the show or the start of the show so we can choose to skip

[@Niko-us5wu]

please no more kaylaaaa shes terrible

[@cathaldowdall7467]

If I was 9 yo I’d be watching ufc and no wwe 💩

[@noremorse4379]

Please don't try justify wrestling on this show, it has less place here than slap league

[@Romanus-]

This WWE hour

[@luklopskywalk]

wwe is crap

[@johno30197]

1 90 to much for this watered down bisping show..

[@MasterTeep]

Kayla check out some domme literature

[@Rya_N33]

So funny ufc owns wwe now rip Ariel at wwe events

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

Why are so many of you SO ' Clueless ' ???! It's was even mentioned in the Show !!! UFC does NOT own WWE ! C'mon Rya N , you know that surely !!!? 🤷🤦

[@Wellspring213]

Kayla’s interview with as boring as hell. Less of that please

[@jipcinny]

Wow, tremendously bad bets……👏

[@Steven71179]

Is Kayla Harrison trans ?

[@havenwinter6063]

LA is definitely where ariel belongs with the rest of the freak show and socialist.

[@enriquedelacruz342]

This is for the rant at the beginning, Ariel stop replying to all the negative clowns all you say is the people are saying this and that and it's simply that that's what you pay attention to. Anyone who doesn't know you don't work for WWE doesn't deserve the attention.