The MMA Hour: Topuria, Chandler, De La Hoya, Perry, Prochazka, Nickal, Xiaonan | Apr 17, 2024
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
00:00:35 Intro
00:03:19 UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria discusses UFC 300 and what’s next for him.
00:35:57 Bo Nickal breaks down his latest win at UFC 300 and what’s next for him.
01:01:58 Jiri Prochazka returns after his big win over Aleksandar Rakic.
01:43:44 Oscar De La Hoya drops by in studio to talk about the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia showdown Saturday night.
02:15:08 Mike Perry previews his upcoming showdown against Thiago Alves at BKFC Knucklemania 4.
02:43:37 Yan Xiaonan reflects on her UFC 300 loss against Zhang Weili.
03:07:11 Michael Chandler talks about finally get his showdown against Conor McGregor at UFC 303.
03:49:56 Parlay Boys/Bets
03:55:38 On the Nose
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00:03:19 Ilia Topuria 00:35:57 Bo Nickal 01:01:58 Jiří Prochazka 01:43:44 Oscar De La Hoya in studio 02:15:08 Mike Perry 02:43:37 Yan Xiaonan 03:07:11 Michael Chandler 03:49:56 Bets 03:55:38 On the Nose
Forgot Jorge did you..
5 hour show after 4 shows last week and a fire show on Monday... Yeah, yall enjoy the break lol!!!! hell of a run so far in 2024 boys.
Ariel is officially Mr 10 seconds 😂😂
its actually kinda funny when ariel has a lil zesty attitude when talking to the crew
He can get snarky but that's why we like him
Why is the audio quality dip in when he starts saying his goodbyes ? Been happening for a couple weeks.
I can’t hear the outro music at all @mmafightingsbn
Mike Perry is the man. Seems like he's matured alot and is in a proper good place nowadays. Intelligent too.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander!! You got right Ariel!!
Yan Xiaonan is one of my new favourite fighters since ufc 300. The fighting spirit she showed was insane...
1:01:01 Don't ever talk to Frank like that, Ariel.
ilia at 1.5x speed sounds normal
Genius!! Thank you!!
I usually watch MMA Hour at 1.75x speed anyways
Ahahahahaahah you’re totally right!!!
Oscar is turning into a great interview
Oscar is becoming super likeable
Topuria must have watched a different BMF title fight than the rest of us did. The UFC was hiding Topuria from Max because he kept beating all the top contenders. He clearly doesn't deserve to fight for the BMF.
Right? He didn't see any strategy? Like seriously, what fight was he watching?
Max is scared of ilia
@@Bbb-lv6fs That's the best you got? Do you really think Max is scared of any fighter at 145 or 155? You're obviously an Ilia fanboy, and I like Ilia, but he'll have his hands full with Max, win lose or draw.
If he doesn’t deserve to fight for the bmf, then he damn sure deserves to defend the real belt doesnt he?
I was surprised it got FoTN, tbh. Aside from the last 10-seconds, Max dominated the fight. Gaethje looked lost after breaking his nose and getting eye-poked twice. He had no strategy besides leg-kicks which Max handled surprisingly well. He did knock Max down for the first time in his career, but only landed two other significant head-strikes -- which admittedly would have rocked anyone else but Max. Everyone said it was FoTN because Dana White did and the media ran with it.
I really hope they make Topuria vs Holloway next. I have no idea who wins that one but I think fans who were calling Ilia scared on Saturday are delusional and just don’t like him on a personal level since he put Volk to sleep 😂
Scared is not the word it was surprised maybe he got shook tho @@hatorihanzo8435
@@hatorihanzo8435That's just your deluded interpretation. He always has this look.
@@hatorihanzo8435 it didn't even looked like he noticed the call out to be fair
He’s definitely not scared he just seems laid back. Doesn’t react to much
@@spudgreg I don't think he's scared I think he looks salty
Ariel: They call me Mr 10-7 Ilia: They call you the Mr 10 seconds?
Ariel: you weren’t at all bothered by this Guest fighter: no Ariel: fair enough
He so tries so hard to stir the pot and get a reaction, he really is a weasel
he does this at least once every video smh
Illia talking greasy 🔥 can’t wait for that fight
He’s definitely the villain 🔥🔥
best moment of ufc 300 was getting ariels autograph at the event
congrats bud
He was there?? I thought he didn't (couldn't?) go to ufc events since the whole thing with Dana
Can’t believe Ariel is the reason Ryan and Oscar came together. WOW. What a guy.
52:02 who was Khamzat fighting at 5-0? His 5th fight was the brutal KO over ikram aliskerov, who is infinitely better than anyone Bo has fought even in the UFC lmfao
Ikram is better than Bo lol
Just facts
We really need a Nick Diaz/Jiri Prochaska interview
Uncle Chael about to come out with 15 videos based on the Topuria interview
The narrative that ilia is trying to paint about max and volk is hilarious lol. He says volk was champion so he is a beast because he beat him… but then says max isn’t very good lol like max wasnt champion as well. And also it’s important to remember ufc casuals… it might officially be 3-0 to volk against max but in reality it’s 2-1 volk. Max was robbed in the 2nd fight. While volk was still winning the series people wouldn’t think of max so bad if it actually was 2-1 and not 3-0
Might even be 2-1 in favor of Max. Those first two fights were extremely close so just shows how good Max is. Ilia ain’t making sense
Hell ya this is such a a solid show here
What's the reason they took down the live chat this time? 🙄
Im a huge Jiri fan. Use my comment as a support beacon, he really deserves another shot at the LHW title. (and im also a Poatan fan)
Epic show
May 6th lol!! I'll forget this show exists by then my memory is really bad
Looks like The MMA Hour is serving up a knockout lineup today!
A lot of us were moaning about too much WWE/ not enough MMA, I have to say, they delivered the last two shows all business
Man Ariel always has a great show every week. But this show was 300 status. Everyone on this episode is dope in their own right. Phenomenal show brotha!👍🏽
Did they take a break?
Nickal had no business on the card
Max is hittable and Illia is very strong and short. Holloway does bad against Manlets. Volk killed him 3rd fight almost.
Alex is the only short guy who beat him😂
It's going to Dec max will get wobbled not koed
Max WAS hittable. He’s defense has improved very much over the years. It’ll all come down to if Max can manage the distance , keep Ilia on the outside, and stay off the fence. Those are all things Max is Elite but it’s also things Ilia is great at eliminating. When it ever it happens it’s Gonna be such an interesting fight
I just feel like the BMF belt has to be defended in a BMF style of fight, sort of an unwritten agreement between the two fighters to compete a little differently...AKA stand and bang. That's my only issue with automatically saying the BMF belt should be on the line whenever the current belt holder competes. Agreeing to a BMF bout is completely different than agreeing to any other type of fight. Thats just my interpretation and maybe others will disagree?
Nope agree 100%! It's simple: You only win the belt if you take it by finish.
Ilia 🔥🔥🔥🔥🦍
I understand you said the pace of UFC 300. It was great Boom Boom Boom, But.. I realized that alot of the undercard fights walkouts got cut. Me as a fan. Sometimes the walk-outs can be the best part and its how you can understand the personalities of the fighters. I guess that was the only downfall to me of the crazy pace The UFC had at 300. That's All though. The Fights we're incredible!!!
4:15:06
Ariel “what’s wrong with Ryan” Oscar “😏 I’ve been giving him the good stuff”
Oscar came on with the sniffles
glad to see the show not covering wwe for now
GC agrees with everything Ariel says... And when Ariel disagrees with GC, GC then agrees with Ariel, to disagree with himself 🙄... Take that man's 🍤 out your mouth
Once I heard spring break, I decided to pause and save it for the drive instead... Gotta ration for a couple weeks
Hi Ariel and crew (please excuse my username - I made this account when I was 11. First time commenter and listener since my MMA fandom began through watching the Islam vs Charles card. just wanted to share my opinion on why Dana announced the Conor Chandler fight at the post fight press conference. I think it’s because they are strategically using Dana as the marketing of the UFC due to his fame. He is possibly more famous than every fighter on the roster except Conor and his appearances on the Nelk podcast have made him a recognisable face to a younger generation. There are also multiple memes featuring Dana such as the massive hands one and “oil me up” which will likely be familiar to large portions of the casual audience and some non-mma fans may have seen these memes. We also know how much stock Dana takes in social media metrics because of how he talks about the online engagement regarding power slap. have no idea why the fight was announced so unceremoniously other than to show Conor “who’s the boss “ but that’s my take on why it’s Dana specifically who makes the announcement. Keep up the good work and much appreciation comes from Evan from Leeds.
lol forgot to ask a question but it would be what are your guys’ thoughts on this?
Champions wanna become double champ before defending alot
Topuria's ego will be his undoing, by the end of the year.
4:05:11 lol
1:54:12 cap
The reason for the paper is because he was waiting on the response from Arman to see if he was accepting that fight. Once they got his answer, then they gave Dana the paper so he could announce. I don't understand why you have such a problem with announcing it a certain way . He wanted the fighters on UFC 300 to have their moment and didn't want anything to be taken away from them. Who cares how you announce a fight. It's literally going to make zero difference in pay-per-view sales. People are just always going to find something to gripe about. Just be happy. You had an awesome night of fights, and more awesome ones coming. That should be celebrated
Bo, "who you fighting" ??? Um, Gilbert Burns, Kumaru Usman, Robert Whittaker, and you ??? ummm cant wait for your humble pie ginger boi
Gotta love Chandler.
The UFC are master promoters. Jiri was top of the prelims because it’s likely going to be a great fight and people will see it and buy the PPV. Those people then see Bo who is an up and comer that the UFC want to push, and they were counting on him keeping the momentum which he did. It’s not like he has any say over where on the card he fight or even what card he’s on. The UFC wanted him there to get eyes in him and build his popularity, simple as that.
Yan was completely sleep end of the first round. Fight should have been stopped
Can anyone shed light on what Ariel means when he says "ya know yourself?" He said it like 75 times during the 'distracted by soccer' segment. Is this a thing people say, and if you, what is the correct context?
He's pretending to be Irish. He heard it once from someone (I'm guessing) in Dublin or an interview, and just stole it for himself to overuse. I don't know what the correct context is but he uses it a lot whether or not it's correctly used. It's very annoying.
Were literally at UFC 300 and Ariel still crying about 200...
Who cares how they announced it, just be happy we got it damn
Whittaker terrified hahahahahaha shown your level of intelligence here Bo
He's admitted he's been scared before so...
Bo Is a bathroom break, smoke break or time to take shots That’s why the ufc put in the main event and that’s why they made the girl fight co main too
Love Jiri, but his interviews are stale to say the least. We’ve heard all about his solitude in the forest. It would actually be nice to have an interpreter since I’m sure he has so much more to articulate in his native tongue.
Mike Perry seems very focused and calm tbh
Oscar De La Weirdo. -Dana White
“Cocaine isn’t cheap”
Whats hilarious is this guy ilia is saying he wasnt impressed with the bmf fight.. this the same dude who was a punch away from being unconscious vs a dude nicknamed as the junkyard dog. Jai Herbert.. but max knocking justin gaethje out cold, with a second to go.. arguably was up 5 rounds prior to that..but this lil squirt wasnt impressed? Saying he wont fight ortega is CRAZY.. yes he knocked out Alex..but thats really it for high level competition.. herbert.. emmett.. bryce Mitchell.. ortega has 10x the competition. Holloway has more wins than ilia has years on earth. Than for him to act like he will bless conor with a fight if he beats chandler.. a fight for the bmf title.. at 170.. is comical.. ILIA. BUD. YOUR 5'5.. YOU CANT JUST OFFER CONOR A TITLE FIGHT, WITH A BELT YOU DONT HAVE LMFAO.. max is the bmf.. & at this point, you need max WAY more than he needs you..hes held that belt you have for a very long time. & at this point the bmf belt carries more weight than the 145 belt. Stop talking.. ppvs going out the winda'
Oscar always a trainwreck
ID10T problem 😭😭😭
Ilia vs O’Malley is the biggest fight in UFC history, but does Sean get past Merab?
No it’s not, but clearly ilia thinks Merab is gonna lose to Sean.
Sorry no ilia u say 80,000 stadium McGregor did not even get a stadium that size he sells out !!! He hardly thinks he beat max after that performance on sat night against Justin I dunno u can try .. u say knockout that man don’t kno how to go asleep as for McGregor he beat the breaks off yea
I'm starting to understand why dana hates ariel
Just starting to catch on?
@@TylerBaker-ky7rp I was giving him the benefit of the doubt because Dana isn't exactly a saint.
I’m late to the party as well
Hate does not bother Ariel .... so go ahead
What did he do that you just saw?
Yaa but you gotta shot your opponent some .. You cant just talk em up completely you know
Do you guys find ilia likeable? He rubs me the wrong way
Where do you casual clowns come from… He’s a smart, skilled, confident champion, what’s not to like.
He's on the edge of being disrespectful and biased towards his opponents but I still think he'll beat Max
Mr ten seconds
Jiri trying to get Pereira at 301?
Samurai
He gotta practice defense
The interviews were great, but Ariel was on one today. He was so disrespectful to Frank today. Complaining about the spray, not thanking him or Joe for fixing his (simple) WiFi info, and constantly asking Frank what to do after he told you 3 times already! If that's your dynamic, then whatever. But an outside/new viewer will think you're just a pretentious asshole treating Frank like an errand boy! Disgusting! Also, how much do you need your ego stroked in a week?!?! "I made the dinner between you and Ryan, right?" "I can take credit for that happening." Are you kidding me?!?! Who cares if you made a dinner happen?! Who cares about taking credit for something like this?! If you care that much, let Oscar give you credit unprompted! It's less needy and pathetic!
No way they add the BMF belt to that fight, so Illia has an out
Ur saying ur better than max wtf man !!! His gonna butcher yea
Well I'm glad we found somebody who was not impressed with Max creating potentially the best knockout in UFC history.
He literally said it was the only impressive moment of the fight
@@invisibleone1000can’t take anything he says seriously
We're going to see a legendary disaster when Garcia gets wrecked by Haney, he may retire
Enough with the wrestling and the soccer buddy
ariel does PR and gets paid by DAZN and ppl still call him a journalist? lmao
Journalist isn't a protected title, everyone can call themselves that
They jump ship because of blackness.
Oscar is so unlikeable
Like they say ... real recognize real .. and people recognize themselves in other people...
Bo Nickal is so lame. Good wrestler but you're not that guy pal
He's such a dork man he can't fake it 😂, but yes good wrestler
Topuria Will win against Max in the second round. Make my words
Come back here when he gets ko'd the only reason he even beat volk is because volk has been so active. Let's see how active and long illia holds the belt, but to write of max is insane considering he just sparked a much larger durable fighter.
I'll come back after illia gets whooped🗿
Your words are Marked.... I agree.... Ilia striking is very good ...
@@hatorihanzo8435sorry bro but Ilia is the next best thing... He will be there for a looonggg time, you'll see.
Max will teach him how to box. Mark those words. Champ by the end of 2024.
You need to ask about the Goonies Grandma they call Moneyberg. This guy is a fraud and needs to be talked about.
They announced from piece of paper because DANA DOESNT WANT UFC STARS ANYMORE, they are too powerful!!! The “star” is the UFC…. THE AGE OF UFC STARS & HEROES IS OVER
They used the stars for big promos when they needed them. But now they are a marketing machine they don’t want anybody getting the shine
What? Without stars there is no ufc, they are what the company is based around, they don’t promote Dana white and hunter campbell to promote fights 😂
Why does anyone dislike Bo? He seems like such an honest, affable fighter imo
I wonder the same thing