Ariel Helwani kicks off the show by reacting to the biggest moments from UFC Winnipeg and WrestleMania 42 (12:53). Mike Malott is back after his big win over Gilbert Burns in Winnipeg, recapping the fight, then touching on the experience of headlining again in Canada, receiving support from Pierre Poilievre, controversy surrounding an incident with the Canadian flag after the fight, the success of teammate Jasmine Jasudavicius, and more (59:07). Josh Barnett returns to discuss his decision to wind down Bloodsport, coaching UFC fighter Victor Henry, his thoughts on the state of the wrestling industry and WrestleMania 42, and more (1:26:00). RAF founder Chad Bronstein joins to talk about the promotion’s rapid growth, UFC allowing its athletes to participate, the signing of Khamzat Chimaev, potential for a meeting between Chimaev and Bo Nickal, his level of interest in signing names like Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, and Brock Lesnar, and more (2:06:42). Urijah Faber stops by to break down his RAF match against Arman Tsarukyan and the viral moment where Tsarukyan tackled him off the stage, before discussing competing for RAF, GFL potentially coming back, his own promotion A1 Combat, Cub Swanson’s retirement as the last remaining WEC fighter, and more (2:34:50). UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria returns to the show, talking about his mental state after dealing with personal issues, his upcoming fight against Justin Gaethje at the White House, rooting for Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324, still wanting to fight Islam Makhachev and even submit him, not being threatened by Arman Tsarukyan, a potential fight against Conor McGregor, his ownership of WOW FC, and more (3:01:24). The Boys in the Back join Ariel to cover some news and notes (3:38:04), before answering your Super Chats (4:35:10).

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