The MMA Hour: Petr Yan, Ryan Garcia, Julianna Peña, and More | April 4, 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. GMT.
00:00 Standby
01:03 I will recap WrestleMania 38 and look ahead to UFC 273.
41:10 GC will join us from New Orleans to discuss his best bets for UFC 273.
1:03:02 Demetrious Johnson will discuss his big win at ONE: X and what’s next for him.
1:40:54 Ryan Garcia will discuss his long-awaited return to the boxing ring this Saturday night.
2:08:24 UFC interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan will discuss his title unification match with UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273 on Saturday.
2:30:15 Dricus Du Plessis will discuss his difficulty of trying to get a fight at UFC 273 and what’s next.
3:03:00 UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Peña will discuss coaching on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter and her rematch with Amanda Nunes.
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00:00 Standby 01:03 Weekend Recap 41:10 GC and Helwani 1:03:02 Demetrious Johnson 1:40:54 Ryan Garcia 2:08:24 Petr Yan 2:30:15 Dricus Du Plessis 3:03:00 Julianna Peña

[@bobdebuilda3877]

saturdays predictions: Volk, yan, khamzat, macknzie dern by armbar. whos better than me!?!?

[@rrymo4079]

Love the Time stamps

[@smjhobbies4527]

Timestamps? What a genius idea honestly I'm so happy you guys did that, and thank you

[@bobdebuilda3877]

Who coulda guessed the funkmaster would pull that nasty upset

[@Will45_]

Jens Pulver said he'd have fun doing the show if someone reaches out to him. He hosts the official UFC stream on twitch 3 times a week and his own stream as well. He interacts with everyone in chat and deserves the push. A needed hall of famer, as Ariel has said many times lately. A true mench. His content is the best fight watch alongs (live, recent and old fights) you will ever find.

[@matthewchristie2186]

love Lil Evil one of my old favs to watch

[@adrianacosta5863]

yea I love him. I like his late night sumo sessions lol

[@krock1030]

Yoo an episode with him & BJ Penn in the same interview would be so dope

[@Will45_]

@@adrianacosta5863 hes made me a sumo fan too. A bunch of people. Its crazy how much fun it is i didn't want to dilute the post 👏👏

[@Will45_]

@@krock1030 good idea for a second interview also

[@jsbpwr]

DJ 1:03:07 Ryan Garcia 1:40:56 Petr Yan 2:08:39 Dricus Du Plessis 2:30:16 Julianna Peña 3:03:14

[@mmahere2576]

Hey king, You drop 👑

[@jsbpwr]

@@mmahere2576 thank you💪🏾💪🏾

[@lukemurray4950]

@@jsbpwr you should really get paid for this. I don't see why they can't do it themselves. KZbin even lets you add the timestamp to the video instead of the comments too.

[@henrik8435]

thank you!

[@jsbpwr]

@@lukemurray4950 Ikr they do them but they take forever to do them. I also usually have class at this time but not today

[@MADDOGLIAM97]

Sayad translation of the Aljo video earned him MVP of this show 😅 great episode!

[@mikeyork3093]

Dricus is a true inspiration for us SA fighters

[@robertwilson6443]

He needs to have DJ on more

[@shaneoinsaneo6820]

Garcia interview was great, keen to watch the fight!

[@Sanaa337]

Petr is the only one I’ll listen to with a translator lol. I skip the rest.

[@Iklasnja]

Word

[@beyondxxl]

Came only to see Yan

[@adrianacosta5863]

he's actually funny even through translator lmao

[@Sanaa337]

@@adrianacosta5863 he’s too funny lol.. the pregnant comment 😂

[@JohnJDNB]

Beautifully timed ending!

[@mkhululimbedlashe5105]

Dricus will be UFC champion i don't care what anyone's think. UFC should give him Gastelum, Brunson or Kelvin Holland

[@CTLloydBanks]

Khamzat rips him as soon he moves up again

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Jip he will kick ass

[@geolocx]

UFC should give him your mom

[@JTJ92]

Soon Dricus! jou lekker ding

[@Waldo-v-N]

Lessgoooooo Dricus du Plessis 🇿🇦👊

[@flow7791]

Ariel, do yourself a favor and ask Vox to cover you at a minimum, a Herman Miller Aeron chair. I'm surprised you don't already have one considering every corporate office I've been to were decked with them. These gamer chairs are straight garbage in terms of ergonomics, but their marketing is amazing considering how many people have 'em.

[@adrianacosta5863]

ariels too edgy for that chair. he likes to be a hipster how do you not know this

[@josht7468]

Guys. Aljo 1/17 takedowns Yan 7/7 takedowns Tan got up instantly from Aljos takedown. Just remember that.

[@picklecage5488]

Who is Tan?

[@wozkeo]

@@picklecage5488 it's Yan on holiday

[@Sanaa337]

Yan is hilarious

[@snakewad123]

He seems really British for some reason

[@adrianacosta5863]

@@snakewad123 wayy too funny for that

[@ruzzzty]

Johnny Knoxville vs Sami Sayn is the Fight of the Year! 😤

[@noremorse4379]

Mma fans are so fed up of the wrestling stuff on here it says a lot when Ariel knows this but doesn't care and continues to do what he wants rather than what fans and supporters want

[@luisfelipeferreyechevarria5904]

Is MMA Hour that's what i turn it. Its becoming a WWE Hour, not good for mma fans.

[@noremorse4379]

@@luisfelipeferreyechevarria5904 this is the worst one yet because even his interviews with MMA fighters he's talking about wrestling for half the interviews!

[@skrillamma9312]

Never thought I'd see the day... GC > NY Rick without question.

[@jacogous2507]

I want to see Dricus vs Khamzat

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Dricus will knock him out. Will see this fight one day.

[@adrianacosta5863]

@@nardushaasbroek4005 k

[@paulcullen7794]

I am feel. I am very feel

[@donaldtroll]

If Mighty Mouse is seriously looking for a new nickname then may I humbly suggest Demetrius "The Meatiest" Johnson

[@AntoineFabri]

I'll never get WWE wrestling, everybody knows it's fake but people take it seriously anyway, root strongly for a character, bet, get mad at fake referees...

[@DavidMiller-em4ko]

I dont get the betting but everybody knows shows and movies are fake but they still watch them you know?

[@AntoineFabri]

@@DavidMiller-em4ko Sure but after the movie ends I don't keep pretending it's real. Wrestling fans seem to live in this dual reality. They know, but they pretend they don't. Just my perception from Europe reading online reactions.

[@Brandnewshoes]

Ryan seems a lot more mature, and happy in himself. It makes him a lot more likeable. Hope he wins on the weekend.

[@royalty7752]

He was one of my favorites until he ducked Devin Haney

[@jaymoar3561]

Yeah in the beginning of the interview he did but after near the end it got a little cringey again. He did sound a lot more mature than he did on the Tyson interview tho.

[@eastsidervarusty89]

I’m mad kelvin backed out . I wanted to see that fight

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Me to.

[@jeffmcguffy8380]

1:01:20 Byyyeeeee. 🤦

[@jaymoar3561]

Julianna was funny, best interview of the show!

[@tryhardninja1089]

Not gonna lie it was a bit suspicious that kelvin backed out as soon as the fight got rescheduled

[@alloverdaplace2043]

Gc is the man 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnquigley6896]

Strike Hard! Strike First! No Mercy!

[@eight2101]

Cold Stone Steve Austin ftw

[@Theodore_ML]

I like how honest Juliana is about WWE, she's not beating about the bush.

[@Syenkevych]

Thank you for your support of Ukraine

[@s2769]

petr yan. what a legend😂 😂 😂 😂 Aljamain will di3

[@fallen2189]

Julianna Pena is gorgeous, smart and tough. Wonderful interview!

[@cedricburkett6804]

Send Location

[@matthewchristie2186]

dissaponted Mighty Mouse didn't do his typical pre fight celebration he did half the hand thing but rewatch it he held back and didn't give the people what they want

[@Yes_Boy]

3:17:59 "Cold Stone Steve Austin"

[@adrianacosta5863]

lmfaooooooooo999

[@brandenkruger4820]

Du plessis 🇿🇦💪

[@2beezosanablaze733]

Is your boeties name Frederick by any chance

[@brandenkruger4820]

@@2beezosanablaze733 no brother

[@pnice494]

Jullliiii!

[@GalactusOG]

Pena is a legit Jaguar Warrior and she is actually pretty funny.

[@Claimer_YT]

She has a ton of potential to become a star if she wins the rematch, although she needs to play the heel. A bit with Nunes..

[@rexhunt1816]

SUPPPPP

[@Theodore_ML]

Dricus du Plessis 🇿🇦

[@darbycrash726]

I remember that young insecure Julianna from TUF, and how she was the outsider. I rooted for her from the get go and her beating the cocky Baszler was a great moment, then she beats Nunes and just like Holly Holm beating Ronda, I will love Peña forever for slaying the Lioness.

[@Jamedia66]

“Cold Stone” 😂 Julianna’s beautiful 😍

[@timtaylor9590]

isnt that light supposed to be behind the camera?

[@connorbeukes491]

Dricus is a problem for this division 😤😤

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Big time. Going to put a lot of people to sleep.

[@tryhardninja1089]

People don’t realise how good Dricus really is

[@garrynpretorius5923]

it's Dricus 2 plus 3

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Do pla si

[@horusra8752]

I like Kevin but I think he got scared for real he needs a win and against Dricus he wasn’t going to get the W

[@riazpienaar]

Kelvin, but I side with you.

[@_Mugman420]

Honestly, I felt like he took the fight cause he didn't know who Dricus was, and maybe they did some research and found out. He's a complete animal, did fantastic in KSW.

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Kelvin is scared

[@PoochZie]

Who is Kevin?

[@mistral8275]

Kevin Gastum

[@RobinDaHood99]

Skipped all the way to Pena

[@cuoew]

Cold stoned Peña

[@jfilomia]

Rhonda didnt open the door!! It was all gina!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lest we forget!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dude7068]

demetri should not say that One has athletes that all get along. fighters getting along and being friendly has nothing to do with the promotion or country of origin. fighters fight at the steak house are individual decisions. when you have larger rosters with more fighters, there is higher percentage likelihood. of individuals to act badly. unrelated to Singapore or the promotion. two separate things should not be conflated.

[@infrared6973]

I really dont see volkanovski losing anytime soon and i feel like if he does lose its gonna have to be by knockout

[@marcernest3165]

Or super close decision like Max fights

[@nayr2432]

he can get choked out like he did against Ortega

[@nayr2432]

@Damien Thompson he did he just didn't tap. but he was out. no shade towards him.. he's a monster

[@PITDAWGHYDROs]

Mma hour or WWE hour grrrr

[@juliantaylor3955]

what in the mma world has happened over the last 4 days

[@noremorse4379]

@@juliantaylor3955 get someone interesting like Bryce Mitchell back on then

[@armyofski]

Juliana is looking fine af

[@chuckseasel9505]

With all due respect. Pena is a smokeshow.

[@mmadaily4649]

I would eat her golden noughts if you catch my drift

[@MichiganJFrog.]

Maybe for an mma fighter. Wish they would fight with their makeup on lmao

[@MichaelSilverMedia]

Crust first throwback 🍕

[@williamsantiago166]

I would Love to Hang out with you one if these days ARIEL

[@elvinkrigsman6956]

Du plessis vs Muniz make it happen don’t know what the problem is

[@asAbsolute]

Makes a lot of sense.

[@asAbsolute]

@@thirstface His opponent Uriah Hall is out.

[@thirstface]

@@asAbsolute aint noooo wayyyy 🤣😭

[@nardushaasbroek4005]

Dricus cannot make 2 weight cuts in 2 weeks. He says he can do the 16th

[@asAbsolute]

@@nardushaasbroek4005 Muniz should have accepted the fight on the 9th. It's the bigger event (PPV) and they probably would have been on the main card.

[@601firepower3]

THE PEOPLES NOSE 👃

[@steamacc4872]

What is Sterling talking about in that clip? He threw 1 hammer fist in whole fight :D Petr defended 99% of his takedowns

[@PerN1660]

Yeah Im done with the pro wrestling hour... you even mention PFL was on, so lets talk pro wrestling... sigh... this show badly needs competition... see you next monday, hopefully for some mma

[@mannysanchez911]

Ryan Garcia!! Please shout out Ariel Helwani 🙏 That'll be sick!

[@user-nu1be8pl5d]

Ariel is an absolute unit

[@peekos]

His nose is

[@NateBjorge]

2 units. He and his nose.

[@Danilewski]

Petr Yan is the best fighter in UFC!!!

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

It's weird that Ariel just gives BT Sport a sideways "thanks for that" when they are basically bankrolling his wrestling dream.

[@livewirelivewire5280]

Don't keep going wow wow woooowwwww

[@migdalia419]

Juliana seems to 4get that she lost a contender fight to Valentina and that's why it took so long for her to get this fight with Amanda. Even if she's been calling her out for 5 yrs. Whatever! Juliana is a fighter but not a even close to ONE OF THE GREATS!!!! MAYBE SOMEDAY BUT NOT RIGHT NOW. SHE STILL HAS MORE TO WORK ON. AND MORE PEOPLE TO GO THRU...ONLY TIME WILL TELL...AND NO NOT QUEEN YET! SORRY! JUST CHAMP.

[@alexanderalex.kazakov2183]

Petr Yan Z🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺V. Za Наших .

[@superapollo73]

Most technical fighter in the world

[@edwarddenham4675]

GC looks rough 🤣🤣🤣

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

Wrestling is ridiculous. You can learn from it as a fighter from an entertainment perspective but it’s for idiots.

[@jq7323]

It's for children and Mama's boys

[@cuoew]

Peña choked out in the rematch

[@RichLuciano1]

Pat McAfee feels the effects of WWE's 50/50 booking. Do you agree?

[@darkgreenkid296]

what means 50/50?

[@darkgreenkid296]

@Dingle berry McDo ok thanks!

[@reekhavoc2932]

Ariel was chalked full of soy this episode smh

[@joep750]

Why are we talking about WWE??? 🙂🔫

[@adrianacosta5863]

there's a little bar at the bottom of the video. you can use your "clicker" to click the circle and move it left and right. This allows you to skip to certain parts of the video so you don't have to watch the entire things just to get to the part you're looking for. Thank me later!

[@joep750]

@@adrianacosta5863 or how about you talk about that WWE garbage elsewhere 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@candincsoy9061]

Yan will maul Sterling and they both know it.

[@noremorse4379]

Get Bryce Mitchell back on

[@jivadaya6439]

Julianna is gorgeous

[@bobdebuilda3877]

amanda should already know they will not pay her

[@jakelloyd_inc]

Pena is so hot 🔥

[@robindodd1969]

Can you actually bet on WWE??? Talk about rigged lmao

[@noremorse4379]

Even the MMA interviews are now all wrestling questions. Definitely worst episode so far

[@FightHopGeorgia]

🐽

[@bagb0y712]

Man some of these fighters need to learn english. I’d rather listen to Petr’s D+ english than to listen to these lifeless monotoned translators.

[@Sergey_Olegovich]

I think he know English at B1 level (like me). But he worries to say or understand something wrong.

[@IS-db6pn]

Why don’t you learn Russian…

[@bagb0y712]

@@IS-db6pn because im American watching an American 🇺🇸 Sport in the UFC !!!

[@twoods2263]

Yan thoughts on aljo, he's a 🤡 lmao

[@veganporkkebab389]

Julianna wants all the money.

[@GalactusOG]

Smoke weed every day.

[@TheKidtattoo]

I’m disappointed that a such experienced fighter like DJ can’t pronounce Thai box king proper… mhuui Thai ffs

[@luisfelipeferreyechevarria5904]

Love MMA Hour, really feel bad when become a WWE Hour, I am not a heater I only really don't like it.

[@monitorlizard9971]

The elephant in the room is too awkward to even think about.

[@ILMofC]

Ms. Julianna Peña's Boxing/Striking/Technique, Urgently Requires An Evolutionary Upgrade, If She Is Ever To Retain Her Title Against Some Of The Younger, Lethal, Up And Coming Technical Fighters In Her Division - As Much As One May Support Her, The Energy Spent Engaging In Social Media Will Do Absolutely Nothing To Promote Her Ability To Defeat Opponents. Ms. Julianna Peña May Discover That To Fearlessly 'Wade In", In Future Bouts, With One's Chin In The Air, As She Has Previously Done, May Prove Itself To Be "Counter-Productive" Many Would Be Excused For Posing The Question...."Does The Real Work Of A Continually Evolving Champion....Begin In Earnest Anonymously - In The Gym? Without Camera's And Furthermore, Seldom Having Time Or Energy To Appear In Front Of It - Because The Champion Is Too Busy Discovering The Next NEW Level In Themselves?

[@matthewbray7992]

TJ doesn't deserve a shot yet, Aldo number 2 maybe? If not dvalishvili or font Vs Tj and winner for next shot or Tj Vs Aldo perhaps

[@mikenowitzki6732]

Why get so deep into Ryan’s relationship with Canello? You can tell Ryan was uncomfortable and this was completely irrelevant to anything except nose’s curiosity. Annoying nosy nose as usual. Would shy away from questions like this if he was ever asked.

[@ruanoosthuysen5002]

Yan calling out the American men for getting pregnant awesome😂

[@adrianacosta5863]

how you got that from what he said is truly a miracle in of itself

[@ShredCo]

Worst episode yet.

[@eastsidervarusty89]

Du plessis is interesting 🤔

[@damonarchary1582]

Kelvin is a woman..never support him again guys..he is not a warrior ..no heart

[@thegreatnitchi5066]

Speaking for MMA community....(because we're ALL thinkin the same thing) IF Pena can beat Nunes again...she can/will become "Rhonda 2.0" as far as world-wide super-stardom. She has a waaay better personality, a ton of more confidence, and (let's be honest) she's waaay hotter than ANY female champ in any fight org. (Yes even Thug Rose!!) C'mon yall, we ALL love Rose, but the "Shaolin Monk" look is NOT the most attractive one! I'm interested to see Julianna again on the MMA hour!