The MMA Hour: Glover Teixeira, Valentina Shevchenko, Chase Hooper, and more | May 23, 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 Standby
01:18 Ariel Helwani, along with GC and NewYorkRic, recap the weekend in combat sports.
37:22 Chase Hooper looks back at his UFC Vegas 55 win over Felipe Colares, his evolution in the UFC since debuting in Contender Series as an 18-year-old, and more.
1:06:09 UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko returns to preview her upcoming title defense against Taila Santos on June 11 at UFC 275.
1:34:03 The other half of UFC 275’s championship double-header, light heavyweight king Glover Teixeira, joins the show to preview his title defense against Jiri Prochazka.
2:02:31 KSW star and five-time World’s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski discusses his MMA career and previews his battle against former KSW middleweight champion Michal Materla on May 28 at KSW 70.
2:35:15 GC looks back at his best bets from UFC Vegas 55 and NewYorkRic joins to help breakdown everything from the weekend.
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00:00 Standby 01:18 Weekend Recap 37:22 Chase Hooper 1:06:09 Valentina Shevchenko 1:34:03 Glover Teixeira 2:02:31 Mariusz Pudzianowski 2:35:15 Best Bets Recap, Weekend Roundtable

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[@moongvardiya5357]

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[@gamevidsnstuff5805]

Chase Hooper is a really cool guy. I hope he succeeds in MMA.

[@nickm9135]

Anyone who dislikes Glover is not a fan of the sport. He’s an absolute legend!

[@noicemate9111]

Makes 0 sense lol but yeah glover is awesome

[@trashbun2]

@@noicemate9111 everybody is a sheep and we must all think alike. That's basically how the world works why not apply that same thinking to Mma.

[@holidaayyy8235]

@Jay Russ casual spotted

[@AdmiralSlime]

@@holidaayyy8235 nope, you cant name every single champion a legend, if that were the case, we would hear about millions of warriors by now being regarded as having legendary status just because he is great doesnt mean hes a legend, maybe in your book

[@holidaayyy8235]

@@AdmiralSlime man is 43 was on a 20 fight win streak?? And is currently on a 6fight win streak??he is performing at an elite lvl and has notable wins over REAL champions bruh….ya not every champ is a legend but glover definitely is….ill be surprised if hes not in da hall of fame?hes done way more then a bunch of people in da hall of fame so you should see him in there 3 years after he retires

[@ubiased23]

Mariusz seems like a funny guy and humble.

[@milkyway6508]

Polish people generally are if they live a happy and good life, which he does, he's had a fun life. A lot of polish people live hard life though, not as easy to be funny and haply when u have a hard life.

[@sdottwal]

Valentina is so mentally inspirational. Like just hearing her approach to life and insight, she just seems mentally invulnerable. Such a legend 🐐

[@GregK97]

When's the New York Rick's Worst Takes Hall of Fame coming?

[@bornborn1331]

Pudzian interview is legend

[@ronaldbbx631]

Ric trying to defend his takes is hilarious 😂

[@christopherhutchison9640]

It's becoming a regular segment... and nearly as popular as "on the nose" I am look forward to hearing him as opposed to being frustrated with his views, picks opinions. 😀

[@coltonreichert8893]

Helwani gonna armbar his ass eventually

[@veganporkkebab389]

Pudzianowski! Remember watching him compete in Strong Man. 45 still build like tank!

[@toddjohnson5176]

Chase Hooper is such a good dude.I really hope he thrives in the Ufc.👍🏾👍🏾🌝

[@nickjones9828]

A great personality and willingness to try english, a great translator...enjoyed the Mariusz interview very much

[@aaronmoton6629]

New York Rick is intense.

[@DeezNutz617]

Day 169 of asking that yall keep New York Rick on his own segment so I can just skip that part of the show only

[@tech1238]

Damn missed the show, watching it back now 🤙

[@traku1345]

MARIUSZ PUDZIAN POLSKA GUROM 🇵🇱 🇵🇱 💪 💪

[@Iloveboogersalot]

Chase Hooper could make way more $$$ moonlighting as a motivational speaker. What an amazingly grounded young man with such decency.

[@owens7945]

I hope they slow roll chase hooper I want him to succeed he’s a good kid

[@googletoldme2292]

Got alot of respect for him.

[@PozzaPizz]

Yeah I hope he doesn't get the treatment shabazyen got. That guys career could be over due to Mr headmovement

[@owens7945]

@@PozzaPizz HEAD MOVEMENT

[@owens7945]

@@PozzaPizz It’s a shame Edmen could have been a beast. He’s still young but if he doesn’t ditch that cretin of a coach he’s in for some more L’s

[@420camk]

Valentina is a real one! Very wise takes as always.

[@AnkitSingh-wt7dh]

Good to see Val's positive reaction about 135...

[@jmoney3371]

Open scoring: in a 3 round fight, after the 2nd round we all know the score. In a 5 round fight, we all know the score after the 3rd round. That would be fun and exciting

[@kidder83]

The anticipation would be pretty bonkers

[@ajgorrgo5888]

Great video Ariel ! Its great that u did intreview with Mariusz, in the future i want to see interview with Mamed Khalidov !

[@healthwithmarcus]

Love the "open scoring" debate.

[@Ronycoolman00]

Glover and Dobronx are my fav fighters, hope they both keep their belts and glover gets to exit as champ.

[@noxzy69]

They need to double headline a Brazil PPV

[@toddjohnson5176]

Phenomenal show as always!👍🏾👍🏾🌝

[@Dan-tk1sg]

This show keeps getting better!

[@Anoniemus93]

So exited for hooper’s journey!

[@KaranSingh-pw7zp]

Valentina is such a boss - hope she becomes champ champ

[@salviosama7942]

As a weekly viewer, I would like more ONE championship content and discussion.

[@technodromen]

And guests! Get reinier de ridder on! If izzy keeps beating the ufc guys he NEEDS to come over and get a crack at the champ.

[@noxzy69]

@@technodromen I'm a big ONE fan but why on earth would izzy move to ONE😂

[@technodromen]

@@noxzy69 my bad. i meant that ridder needs to come over to UFC. kind of different weight classes but I think he can make it.

[@jeremyjordan6786]

Glad zey brought the champ Valentina.

[@kimbboooosaywhat]

Question on open scoring: do we know how quickly the round is scored? Does this come through at the bell or does it take 20/30 seconds for this to be determined? If so, do the coaches/fighters find out midway through the break? I could see this complicating the open scoring process as it could distract them from the fight if they don’t agree etc.

[@ParkourUnited100]

I see your point, but I don’t think the purpose of open scoring is to have a consensus on or protest the scores it’s just so that a fighter knows they are definitively winning, losing, or even on the cards at that point in the fight.

[@kimbboooosaywhat]

@@ParkourUnited100 true, but I do see an element of coaches finding out the fighter’s actual standing in the fight and adapting the game plan as needed. Whether this coming through towards the end of the break allows for enough time to make any adjustments. I think open scoring could actually add an interesting dynamic to coaching/strategy in-between rounds from this perspective.

[@supertrippyjohng]

The judges submit the scores after every round already so it wouldn't be that hard to show them in the beginning of round 2 and keep the round 3 score for buffer to announce

[@person1113]

After every round submit and tally the score and within 30 seconds Buffer gets on the Mic and simply states "Round 1 has been awarded to xyz". Than the fighters get their usual 1 minute of break. Simple as that.

[@supertrippyjohng]

@@person1113My honest opinion on your method is that I think it sucks. Imagine that happening between every round that would totally blow ass

[@jakeslon]

Pudzian is a legend for over 20 years now, incredible career, inspires next generation

[@epistemologicaldespair68]

I just got into strongman, kept up with the results from this weekends finals. Mariusz’s KO was in perfect sync with this years WSM. He was my favorite interview to listen to here, differences in MMA strength (probably grappling) and WSM strength. He appears so mean, but then he speaks and comes across as a nice guy with a happy demeanor in this video

[@pprotectas8423]

Chase Hooper seems like a great guy!!! 👍💪

[@kevinlewis8162]

good show, but we need more controversy....................you need to bring pat barry back on! just kidding 😃

[@joshthomas911]

NY Rick killing the vibe again

[@zephyrleapold6796]

Rick's whole argument revolves around "because me and Al don't want it!"

[@kimediamond]

Completely agree with GC in this. Ariel is confounding all kinds of arguments. Open scoring has no obvious benefits.

[@bonganimasonabo2364]

All hail The Queen

[@georgew4304]

How much time do they have in between rounds? Relying on someone to calculate and to relay the score to a corner. Think should be digital to instantly calculate and can be viewed to allow time to advise based on actual score because manually calculating a relaying can be subject to human error.

[@williamlorenz5243]

Ariel, how about you try to get one of the judges in for one of these interviews and see what they are looking at and judging during each fight and maybe pick a specific fight as a reference. I started thinking that as fans we might get caught up in the match while the judges have a strict job to keep their judging “goggles” on.

[@supertrippyjohng]

Anik and Florian podcast did that and it was great to hear from a judge's perspective

[@AdmiralSlime]

maybe someone who understands the actual fights should get a judge on, not ariel, he is more casual/business side oriented

[@williamlorenz5243]

@@supertrippyjohng I’ll have to give that a listen and see what was said. Let’s see what the seminar turns out to be.

[@williamlorenz5243]

@@AdmiralSlime very true. Someone who can actually give a back and forth conversation.

[@AdmiralSlime]

@@williamlorenz5243 agreed!

[@rockelino]

NY Ric has the worst takes. GC = GOAT.

[@zephyrleapold6796]

@NYRic it's Tommy's dad who brings the heat.

[@damianjohn5995]

Nw York nicks voice is brutal

[@TheJewinator]

Weird the show isn't showing up on your main videos feed

[@estebanmorales5083]

Frank needs to lighten up a bit sometimes lol

[@rufio171]

I cant believe you didnt ask Hooper what the heck that rack of white jackets behind him was

[@Anoniemus93]

Hahah wtf no way theyr his

[@thosewhodig]

They look like gi jackets

[@eieiofarm949]

"What are we gonna do about it sit around and belly ache about it?" Yes Ariel I expect you will

[@Yes_Boy]

26:53 preach Ariel

[@szczurDB]

I had Vieira to win by decision at 10/3, but after watching last week's show I voided it and added Holm to get a W as part of a parley - thanks GC!

[@technodromen]

Mariusz is such a legend! I have a feeling KSW doesn’t test that much which i THINK might help mario 😂 (I have 0 problem with KSW basically allowing PEDs).

[@dagotowka9191]

Watching humans at their peaks

[@kctv5042]

I THOUGHT THERE WERE 2 CAGE WARRIORS EVENTS THIS WEEKEND?!?!?

[@ajgorrgo5888]

Polska Górą !!!

[@adrianc3363]

Gurom *

[@ajgorrgo5888]

@@adrianc3363 tak to se możemy pisać pod polskimi filmikami za oceanem niech wiedzą że to nie są żarty. Polska Górą !

[@adrianc3363]

@@ajgorrgo5888 acha, zapomniałem ze to nie są żarty :))

[@ajgorrgo5888]

@@adrianc3363 no to nie są żary :) xd

[@moneymanmikeseawa2063]

Make the judges do media like the fighters and explain there scoring so they can be held accountable he’ll give the judges bonuses for getting it correct there has got to be some kind of incentive

[@RFabs89]

If you close your eyes, Glover sounds like a Brazilian Christopher Walken :D haha

[@ajgorrgo5888]

Pudzianowski hahaha "mówie" drugi gamrot my trener kurwa jeszcze lepszy już finisz" japierdole na bieżąco pisze komentarz a tu takie perełki wlatują hahahaahah

[@artvandelay2111]

Hard to believe Valentina is still a virgin.

[@cheeseburgereddie1929]

So Rick and GC don’t who MVP is? Looking all disappointed. He’s a great next fight for Jake Paul. He concedes a bit of size but just seeing him against Paul would be jokes for sure. 😂

[@collins8605]

What happened to “on the nose”? I’d much rather have that on the show vs GC and the other guy talking.

[@taranjenkins7245]

They only do that on Wednesday

[@TommyZ_mma]

Newyorkric saying Valentina isn't a 135er is another bad take. People aren't trolling these are just bad takes. She lost close fights to Amanda at 135 (some would say she won fight 2). Valentina submitted the current champ and would be the favorite in a fight with everybody except maybe Amanda at 135 and that would be very close odds. If anyone deserves double champ status it's Valentina, and there is no more interesting fight for her after she fights Santos.

[@adammiernowski3652]

"roids" "systematic injections" internet trolls are delusional. Like everyone is on juice, but not everyone trains for 20 years x3 per day everyday and become 5 times strongest man on the PLANET. . This is also hard work, talent, genetics commitment. Strong mentality. Mariusz is a LEGEND. Haters gonna hate.

[@hgntv5704]

Rick and the high horse he rides in need to take turn off the nearest cliff. I've never seen someone be so confidently wrong about stuff lol.

[@wingerding]

Did not agree with Ric. Open scoring is good and has benefits.

[@25Dzone]

You know what could be fun... Jake Paul vs MVP in London, now THAT would have some eyes on it compared to Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury.

[@Ronycoolman00]

Brings lots of eyes to bellator also, dana would hate that.

[@25Dzone]

@@Ronycoolman00 Dana's fault for not letting UFC guys get the paycheck then lol

[@TheFifapro44]

Jakey would watch 15 seconds of mvp highlights and instantly get a restraining order he doesn't want to fight anyone who can actually hurt him it's all a facade

[@konflict1231]

look if you start letting the fighters know what their scores are between rounds then that takes away the sense of urgency. Lets not forget how the majority of these fights are won, which is ko/tko. This isnt a point based sport, as soon as you start centering it around points then you're going to harbor a style of fighting that isnt pleasant for the fans.

[@markcampbell9970]

Hail hail Glasgow Celtic

[@bentleysuper8]

You complain about MVP getting held down but are scoring Holly's endless cage pinning?

[@dominogooralsky]

War Pudzian!!! Polish Power.

[@onemanhiswhiteboard940]

Glover great man..but Jiri pounds his head in. He is the real deal

[@Ahinahina]

Glover good chin and he will take the fight to the ground where Jiri is week

[@georgeconstanza7812]

Jiri ain’t pounding nobody. Once this fight hits the ground and it will Glover will ground and pound or sub that hype train!

[@onemanhiswhiteboard940]

@@georgeconstanza7812 lets bet on it.

[@georgeconstanza7812]

@@onemanhiswhiteboard940 Not a betting man but good try I’ll give ya that🤷‍♂️

[@wyattrussell7496]

Valentina is a Cammy variant from the street fighter universe

[@person1113]

Holly wanted to fight for the title? You got outboxed by Judo specialist and you are a former boxing world champion, gtfo

[@boefit77]

Judges would,nt make it out of the arena!!! THINK ABOUT IT..

[@luisgregoryhinojosa]

Cooper wish I could grow a fro 😁

[@gramps2135]

Open scoring solution is very good both ways you guys said it would work , but guess what that’s too easy. People would have to have meetings , conferences, seminars, all these corporations would not be able to waste millions of dollars and pay themselves for trips, to said seminars. I believe if people aren’t able to make a legal racket then they’re never going to do it.

[@boefit77]

opening scoring is the worst idea!!!

[@sm0keyMcP0t420]

Open scoring is a horrible idea. Stop trying to make MMA conform to other stick and ball sports Ariel, it's not the same.

[@ErickGonzalez-rq5eu]

THE WORLD STRONGEST MAN IN RECORD HISTORY WITH MOST WINS AND RECORDS IS. BIG Z( ZYDRUNAS SAVICKAS) 8 TIME ARNOLD STRONGMAN CLASSIC WINNER THE HEAVIEST COMPETITION ON EARTH

[@jamesgonsky1611]

Seems like something is going on between Rick and GC

[@Iloveboogersalot]

it's the condescending smartest guy in the room syndrome with Rick. Rick IS the smartest guy. Just ask him.

[@averagecontent7641]

Ny Rick about 2 get fired lolol

[@blackout7629]

My boy not sure how a Translator works

[@kevinbryantsr.6443]

Very obvious KSW doesn’t have USADA………

[@dominogooralsky]

Non of organisation out od US have :-)

[@jizzio82]

I’m 39. If I was as mature as Chase Hooper I’d be a better man.

[@gregspencer7287]

I speak for the whole UK, literally no one wants to see Tommy Fury box. He’s a rusty young pro with little to no star power. I’d rather see the Silva fight 100% even if it’s on at 4am local time.

[@bazdaniels7420]

Mate, I don't think they're gonna implement open scoring. you can think of it as giving a fighter "power". At the same time, it can also frustrate a fighter during a fight, right? there are plenty of points for and against making that change. I think they're gonna stick with what they've been doing.

[@tajkmajson1405]

POLSKA GUUURROOOMMM!!!!!!

[@thatguyinthesky2553]

Shout out to my Girl Aisling, for putting up with me TUNING IN RELIGIOUSLY and her not only NOT GIVING OUT, but not giving out on holidays, on the third floor enjoying the sun and breeze. She's possibly a Keeper.

[@Squall717]

Hahaha Ariel putting Eric in his place "you don't care, you just said you don't care" Also that entertainment over competition argument was terrible from New York Eric

[@supertrippyjohng]

Rose fight is an example of fighters fighting for themselves and not to entertain fans

[@TerranceTerranceTerrance]

NewYorkRic argues in such an annoying way. I don’t even know how to describe it but I can’t listen to it lol

[@thegreenjedi1792]

I don't wish him any harm but damn I can't stand New York ric

[@jfloyo11]

Lol they have a sport where one guy is on fire and others are chasing him all on horses...and we wonder why that part of the world is at war.

[@sunnyvaletrailerpark4725]

Ariel puts way to much weight on fight island being popular. I’ve asked several people today and they have no idea what that even is lol

[@mikedean2485]

Ariel - you have a terrible habit of asking a question to only talk over the top of the other person (often NYR). It's very difficult as a listener to hear what's going on.

[@Squall717]

Cause NYR has stupid opinions all the time

[@egshane]

Borat….

[@mattlewis4207]

I love this pod but I am getting burnt out on the constant complaining about the ufc. Open scoring. Usada. UFC conrtol. I feel like I'm listening to the same pod every single week.

[@ethanoakes4915]

I'm sick of new York Rick's hipster opinions 😒.... get out of here rick!

[@Squall717]

Yeah he needs to go back to ESPN or anywhere else so annoying

[@bazdaniels7420]

Wow, Ariel admitted the fighters are contractors!! :D

[@Indigenous-English-Man]

I used to be the skinny poor white kid at school.

[@25Dzone]

I normally think Ric just likes hot takes but the Tommy Fury stuff was dead on - Ariel's smoking some kinda crack if he thinks it's even close between Jake vs Tommy and Jake vs Silva

[@yeyo489]

Tommy is the bigger fight

[@CupOfKai]

I’ve never seen anyone have such consistently bad takes as Ric

[@MichaelSilverMedia]

Hipster Ric at it again. Try open scoring once and then circle back to awful takes.

[@armyofski]

New York rick, your argument is horrible.