Ariel Helwani and the Boys in the Back kick off the show by answering your On the Nose questions (14:22).Tim Welch, longtime coach and business partner of superstar Sean O’Malley, joins before their rematch against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316. He talks about opening his gym, visits from Israel Adesanya and Demetrius Johnson, Sean’s change in lifestyle, antics during the first bout, reminisces on his career, and much more (58:31).The crew comes back to answer more questions (1:39:51).Joe Pyfer previews his fight against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 316 and discusses the illness that forced him out of UFC Mexico, his beef with Jeremy Stephens, Sean Brady's next fight, coming back from back surgery, learning from his Jack Hermansson loss, and sets the conditions for GC’s Aviron bike race against Sean (2:13:35).Dan Hooker calls in after his most recent surgery to provide insight into his return timeline and break down his newest viral venture: one-minute scraps, a winner-takes-all $50,000 backyard brawl tournament (2:48:06).Sean Grande, the voice of the Boston Celtics and former Bellator announcer, joins in-studio to talk about how he got involved in combat sports, his legendary call of Peter Queally’s walkout against Patricky Pitbull, the importance of storytelling in MMA, Bellator’s end, Olympic boxing, the future of sports broadcasting, plus many more stories from his celebrated career (3:11:57).Ariel and the Boys end the packed day by addressing your Super Chats (4:17:27).

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