Ariel Helwani opens the show by covering news from the worlds of soccer and basketball (02:31), before launching into On The Nose. Question topics include Turki Alalshikh’s promoter “peace summit,” the likelihood of Jon Jones as Oleksandr Usyk’s next opponent, and more (19:52). Matchroom Mult-Sport CEO joins Ariel in-studio to discuss the other sports in Matchroom’s portfolio, including billiards, their new ESPN broadcast deal for pool, working with Barry and Eddie Hearn, how her career began, ambitions in the United States market, and more (1:0135). Dave Allen is back to discuss his upcoming fight against Thomas Carty at Croke Park, reflecting on his loss to Filip Hrgovic, suggesting he might retire if he loses to Carty, expressing his desire to wrestle for WWE, how upcoming fights in the heavyweight division play out, and more (1:59:19). Terence Crawford returns to discuss his debut as an analyst for TNT Sports, the potential of prospect Abdullah Mason, the performances of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Xander Zayas, Conor McGregor saying there was a $200 million offer to fight him, whether he ever considered going into MMA, Ilia Topuria’s loss, his thoughts on the sanctioning bodies, and more (2:29:22). Ariel covers some news and notes, including images of Ilia Topuria as he recovers, Ian Machado Garry on how he plans to upset Islam Makhachev, Daniel Cormier saying Jon Jones was offered seven figures for a wrestling match between the rivals, and more (3:05:56). The show ends with Ariel answering your Super Chats (3:28:58).

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