The MMA Hour with Zhang Weili, Stephen Thompson, Rafael dos Anjos, and Matheus Nicolau | Dec 5, 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
00:01:16 Intro
00:07:34 We take a closer look at a busy combat sports weekend and look back at our latest parlay bet.
01:02:55 Stephen Thompson discusses his big win at UFC Orlando and what’s next.
01:26:58 UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili reflects on her UFC 281 win to get her title back and what’s next.
02:00:44 Former UFC champion Rafael dos Anjos looks back at his win over Bryan Barberena at UFC Orlando and what’s next.
02:30:29 Matheus Nicolau discusses his big win over Matt Schnell at UFC Orlando and what’s next.
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00:00:00 Standby 00:01:16 Intro 00:07:34 We take a closer look at a busy combat sports weekend and look back at our latest parlay bet. 01:02:55 Stephen Thompson discusses his big win at UFC Orlando and what’s next. 01:26:58 UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili reflects on her UFC 281 win to get her title back and what’s next. 02:00:44 Former UFC champion Rafael dos Anjos looks back at his win over Bryan Barberena at UFC Orlando and what’s next. 02:30:29 Matheus Nicolau discusses his big win over Matt Schnell at UFC Orlando and what’s next.
Free Palestine. Ariel, such a hypocrite.
Love weili. She is the total package. Skills, heart, wit and an understanding that nothing is permanent. Champion.
I’ve gotta say.. the One FC Card on Friday was awesome. Their cards have been fun and different than any other organization. The fact that it’s free with Amazon Prime make it must watch.
Yeah that RDR fight for the main event was exciting as hell. I thought RDR would have easily tore through that guy
Kevin said cut the glove off. His coaches would of sent him back out. It wasn't the coaches call.
It's so nice to see Zhang Weili learning English
Man im am so impresssd Zhang's English. She's learning it super fast.
Zhang Weili amazing effort on and off the cage. Hats off to her.
Just stop She’s boring
Great interviews today, props to Weili and Matheus for brushing up their English too! Awesome personalities
Fantastic breakdown guys, on the betting scandal, with the entire timeline, analysis and what the ramifications are moving forward. I was aware of the Krause situation but wasn’t aware how serious of a situation this got. Let’s see how this affects the UFC, and more importantly combat sports at large
The only issue I have is Ariel's hindsight commentary Dana's November conversation with the media, it's easy for him to talk so negatively a month later but the real investigation was still pending at that point Dana was just trying to save face
Zhang sounds way better than she did at the fight , her English is improving 10000%
Man! The fun you guys have just talking about MMA and boxing. Everyone seems to know their rolls, makes the energy and the vibe so much easier to get along!.. I wish I had a wish to be in studio one day as a guest host 😅
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Weili has great English now wtf!? Her accent isn't even that thick. Amazing. That woman is a specimen.
Love Weili She is wonderful Big fan from Canada 🇨🇦
@ariel amazing team work. Liked the screen sharing amongst!
Weili should be the next Jackie Chan, I’d love to see her in some action kung fu movies😄
Just stop
@@jaimesandoval5774 why? You don’t like anything fun?
Last PFL event i went 11/11 on a parlay , mostly - odds for a total of 34:1 payout. Don't listen to these jabrones who say you can only bet + value bets, even the "experts" on TV are average. There is no secret, just effort. Place safe bets over time and never top up. Btw Kayla by win was -600, but fight >1.5 rds was -175. The previous two went the distance Frank :)
Yall should make a version of this show without new York Ric so I don't have to fast forward every time he talks
I can't believe there isn't a rule against coaches betting on fights, especially their own fighters. What a wild oversight.
I was yelling at the TV “show them you are not done yet Stephen” 😂
If Glover can find success into his 40's, I think Wonderboy can meet his goal and become the oldest fighter still in the UFC
The differences being that Wonderboy beat someone unranked while glover won the belt .
Way harder to be a successful old striker than an old wrestler/grappler
@@bfonk2355 🎯
Wonder boy only wants strikers now. Glover doesn't pick fights
@@babloomiah1707 glover literally turned the fight down for the interim belt, because he preferred the Jan fight.
To be honest, parlay pals isn't as interesting with just three people. I don't know if it's bc they're not at plus odds anymore or because of the fact that it's simply more fun when Frank is a part of it, maybe both, but yeah... go back to four people please 😐
is that you Frank?
@@technodromen no, this is Patrick.
The hoody tangent is why I watch the MMA Hour
The breakdown of the betting scandal timeline is grade A journalism!
Watch Weili,s early fights before she came to the ufc, if you have not seen them you are in for a treat the lady is something special. Huge fan of her.
Maybe we can get panzanimio versus Jeff Neal I kind of think that done happened
McGregor Vs Wonderboy would actually be a *wonder*ful fight. It’s the fight I didn’t know I needed. Now I feel like it’s the perfect fight for both gentlemen.
Weili's English is getting really good! Well done Weili! You are a smart cookie! :) 😎
In your interview with him James Krause straight up said that he 'takes over peoples accounts and places bets'. If you guys don't think that is illegal, you are very incorrect. People were paying him $2000 a month for him to use their sportbook logins and potentially win them 10's of thousands. This might be a RICO level offense.
Im pretty sure he just gives information and not literally logging into people’s accounts
It was 50 - 2000 per person on his discord ....
@@Onlybadtakes2589 why did James Krause say "i take over peoples accounts and play for them" at 22:03?
Exactly and don’t think for a minute Ariel doesn’t know that too lol. Not cool, but dude obviously didn’t know better and is finding out the hard way. Learn from this …. people get blinded from $ sometimes.
I want to see Lemos vs Weili. That would be a banger.
this did not age well homie 😂
@@tristonduncan9131😂😂
Ariel holds his toungue when stuff is about Conor I swear
Well if he ever wants to talk to him again, it's probably smart to tread lightly
Having a membership package of $2000 a month……. How can he not be giving anything but insider information in there wtf
When Wonderboy said when you think it’s gonna be easy and it turns into a war you can mentally break = Conor Nate 1
Draft kings seen Krause and his group killing it and they had to have that shut down.
My man’s on the left sounds like Aaron Rodgers
Ariel doesnt love Dana.
Bi-weekly is every two weeks.
Stephen Wonderboy Thompson displayed master class striking against Kevin Holland and those kicks came from wierd angles was soo inspiring to watch. Hands down no.1 striker in the ufc
Funny because he keeps his hands down the entire time
@Aidan's Brownies haha that's called experience my friend
@@nik.b430 the Karate is stance at it’s best!
Ariel very curious on how everyone is just skipping over the fact that dillashaw went into a fight with a injury’s and no one batted an eye
Because it didnt affect the betting lines, fighters come into a fight injured all the time, only difference is that nobody likes TJ
@@Onlybadtakes2589 but you’re telling me no one in his camp or no one around knew? And couldn’t spread the info to betters? That’s all im saying
Wonderboy is a BJJ brown belt no slouch there either
not asking the pertinent questions is exactly what Ariel scolds other so called pundits about not getting into the heart of an issue. The entire Helwani brand is based on asking hard hitting questions no? obviously, in seeking out friendship and fellowship from fighters. the zeal and affection that Ariel craves, clouded his judgment and therefore no follow up questions were asked/. Whether the word illegal is irrelevant. Athletes are not allowed to wager on their own sport. period
3 legs parlay are easy and there is 0 point in a parlay if it’s still minus money. Challenge yourself guys. You know enough about the sport to do better
I work for the Dolphins in their front office, not even the football side of the business and we are not allowed to bet on any sports whatsoever…zero. We can do fantasy football but no sports gambling. So dumb. I know nothing compared to these coaches and players, but for the NFL it’s hard to draw the line somewhere in the middle.
What the heck is wrong with betting on yourself and on your own team. Doesn't make sense to ban that.
Wonderboiiii
Can you please keep the Parlay Pals segment all in one spot so that I can more easily skip it? I like to hear about the weekend recap, but without all the parlay fluff and filler.
maybe this show ain't your speed go try Brandon shaubs the fighter and the kid o bs sounds like that's ur level pal yall can have a me 2 party n u think that's something debate u pansy Areil Helwani is for die hards n hard-core mma fans also caters to softcore female fans u like that word play hun
If I had Elon Musk money I would buy ESPN and these 3 would be the MMA section. Nice breakdown.
Wonderboi sure wasnt nice to halland. He took advantage of hollands kindness not to take him to ground
Dana was so defensive about the suspect bets. Might he have taken part in some of this action…..? This could get reeeall ugly…..
Damn….last card of the year kind of sums up 2022….good, but not great
Thompson got beat up bad against Belal as well
Weili is more charismatic and loveable than most english speaking fighters
Krause is finished.
Arrogance goes before a FALL
Jail time ??? 🧐🤔
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Tons of people are covering Krause story yall but pat your own back
Wonderboy is the best
USA loves Weili
Does that mean He's the Pete rose of MMA
What's popping Ariel question mark
Bot
you said, you're swear on your family's life that no fighter ever (even jokingly) asked to be paid for an interview. Well....Khamzat asked along with Darren Till (jokingly).
Ya own mouth is your down fall. James must be regreting his own words
yea dont take wonder boy lightly unless you wrestle
the real MVP of this show is Frank. it is known.
Who's here just for wonderboy??
Wonderboy is one of those rare fighters that doesnt degrade too much with age because he hasnt taken too much damage/been in many wars. Plus his style is ALL technique while most people rely on youth and speed.
James Krause did quite well... His monthly Discord - membership was 50 - 2000 dollars with 5000 members... That means he made at least 250 000 a month... More likely half million or even 1 Million a month... That is not too bad!!!
The lesson is if you found a way to make money off of mma and the ufc cant get a piece you should probably just keep it to yourself
Helwani will bring you on and pretend to be friends and then BOOM wipe his keister with your name. It's a wonder anyone wants to get interviewed on this channel....
Its classic Ariel, i love how he baits people in so easily. Big fan of it and why we love Ariel
Not like he’s the best or the biggest or anything lmao
Vintage Wonderboy showed up last night. This version of Wonderboy is a terrible match up for Leon. Let's go WB, get that title.
He fought an unranked opponent who had a broken hand in a fight where it was mutually agreed upon that no grappling would occur. He isn’t getting anywhere near the belt but he can keep having fun fights or ones that suit his style.
@@AZ6023 whilst I agree he’s never coming close to the belt again his hand being broken has nothing to do with why he won + holland was a top ranked fighter at 185 let’s not act like he’s a nobody
@@XrayzZCB I would say the broken hand had plenty to do with Holland losing. First two rounds were fun and competitive with most people having it 19-19. Once the hand was broken it was domination by Wonderboy. Holland is a popular fighter he has yet to prove he is a top fighter. He is 2-4-1 since 2021. I think he has what it takes to be a top contender in the WW division but he isn’t there yet.
Zhang is cute asf...
Hi, my name's Ariel and I'm not trying to point fingers at Dana, but I am pointing fingers at Dana.
WonderBoy is just fighting to collect a check and that's alright.
Love that nose
Cheeky
I guess we don’t need to see any American fighters fight each other any more either…
American culture is completely different, there has been many American fighters who haven't fought each other because of where they are from, an example would be fighters from Philly, but most countries are way more respectful to their own than Americans are.
Didn’t mention Dustin Poirier is in hospital with a nasty staph infection?
They did. Guess you didn't watch it
only ariel would ask a woman why she cut her hair
Frank prolly so insecure he doesn’t wanna be on screen lol it’s alright frank half American is overweight
Ps WORLDWIDE 🌎 am I the only one who heard Kevin call the fight off not the corners decision 🤔 and there getting all this praise . plus with the gambling ban is it just me or by doing this does it mean all this time they been raping VEGAS and why does VEGAS want more of advantage and what's the difference if they just posted there fighter was compromised and average Joe like me bet against them and win now does that make me and them co-conspirators in a crime or just a smart observation better it's no different than the injured reserve list in other sports and a key player coming back or is vegas saying since they didn't do there homework and study and not no to lower odds due to half injured fighter it's not fair so they label it as cheating or inside knowledge because I thought odds were influenced by the bets and the way they swing and also even if they no there fighter is hurt or compromised they still have to fight and there not going in there just to shell up they could of pulled out of fight if to bad plus this seems like maybe ufc or commission should have to recheck every fighter at weigh ins to make sure there physically fit to perform at the grandest stage and maybe they already do and I'm not privey to this info I dunno just saying or thinking 🤔
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Free James K
Didn't the ufc promote James krause s betting lines
"I'm all for the fighters" Gonna snitch on them in a 45 minute special segment if I see them evening the odds against the machine. ☠️
Cheating
Wanna be rose lol
Wonderboy couldn't even knock out Holland that was just standing against the cage with only one arm
Shut up🤣
I kinda feel like wonder boy took it a little easy on him cuz the fight was a friendly fight and it's hard to turn on sometimes and it may of been confusing for Wonderboy but also he is a professional and it is a fight and I ain't saying it was rigged but when your the nicest mfer you mite back off a little when your opponent is hurt but being the professional he is he tried to end it on the ground but remembered the gentleman's bet NO SHOOTING TODAY BRO and let Kevin up like Kevin did him twice before and after the trip wete Kevin ended up on top . strong WTF moment big Dan murglyoutta (however u spell it) called fite off than back on cuz of the phantom nut shot which was belt line questionable and not seen by him and more likely way to recover from liver shot also am I the only one who heard Kevin call off the fight or suggest it and than Corner get the cred
STOP IT WITH THE FRIGGIN SOCCER-CRAP
If poor people are making money off the rich elites.... Only a certain person snitches on, or draws significant attention to that. A self proclaimed "man of the people keeps stchum" ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
He's not a poor person and what he was doing was criminal
We all need to see a celebrity match kanye himler Versus Jack black
7:27 made me stop watching
I skip every zhang interview just boring And no character
Wrestlers are boring,just say it Ariel.
Arielllll haelllwwwannni mma shoowwwww
The breakdown of the betting scandal timeline is grade A journalism!