UFC 274 reaction, Sean O’Malley, Carla Esparza, Jared Cannonier, Joe Lauzon, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

After UFC 274, Ariel Helwani discusses Charles Oliveira’s weight miss and if he should remain champion, why the UFC should change its policy, Michael Chandler’s knockout, and more about Saturday’s event in Phoenix.

Carla Esparza around (33:12) discusses her performance at UFC 274, her gameplan for the fight, the takedown defense by Rose Namajunas, the criticism of the fans of the fight, her thoughts on the commentary, 10-10 rounds, open scoring, what rounds she won, and more.

Joe Lauzon around (1:02:04) discusses when he found out Cowboy Cerrone was going to drop out of their fight at UFC 274, why he felt fight was going to be off all week, if he had any issues with the scale in Phoenix, if he will fight again, and more.

Jared Cannonier around (1:31:34) discusses how he got the title fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 276, if he was worried he wouldn’t get the shot, his viral clip at UFC 274, his crystals, his search for a flawless victory, and more.

Shaheen Al-Shatti around (1:57:45) discusses fight week at UFC 274, Tony Ferguson’s performance and comments at UFC 274, Ferguson’s future, who is next for Michael Chandler, the fans in Phoenix, if Charles Oliveira should be champion still, and more.

Sean O’Malley around (2:25:56) discusses his upcoming fight against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 276, why he didn’t fight at UFC 274, if he would rematch Marlon Vera, what he thought about the UFC 274 co-main event, his thoughts on the Canelo Alvarez fight, Francis Ngannou’s contract situation, and more.

GC and Helwani around (2:59:59) take a closer look at his best bets from this past weekend. They are also joined by NewYorkRic to discuss the Canelo fight and UFC 274.

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