The Ariel Helwani Show

On this week’s Craic, Petesy Carroll returns alongside Chuck Mindenhall and Ben Fowlkes as usual.
To kick things off, Petesy discusses his latest Uncrowned feature, offering an inside look at Tom Aspinall’s recent eye surgery, which he attended (2:52).
With Aspinall sidelined and news of Jailton Almeida’s recent release, the UFC heavyweight division suddenly looks thin. The trio assess just how shaky the state of what was once the promotion’s premier division has become (28:02).
Then, fresh from the 2026 Combat Sports Officials Summit, Ben Fowlkes shares what officials are working on to help prevent incidents like Aspinall’s eye poke and how they’re approaching MMA scoring moving forward (43:22).
To round out the show, Petesy and the gang answer your Super Chats (1:07:18).

The Boys in the Back are back with a loaded show covering hot topics in the combat space, including Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev heating back up (08:03), Jailton Almeida's shocking UFC release (19:01), Tom Aspinall's latest eye surgery (29:39), Nate Diaz teasing a return to the cage (40:04), Joaquin Buckley taking on the boxing world (46:21), and more (58:14).

Plus, the Boys deliver their P4P Winter Olympic sports (1:32:55), listen to your voicemails (1:52:40), and answer your Super Chats (2:32:47).

It’s the WORLD PREMIERE of The Uncrowned Wrestling Show!
The Solomonster is here talking all things pro wrestling, starting with Roman Reigns and CM Punk making it clear why they own the REAL WrestleMania main event this year, and Drew McIntyre’s response on Smackdown last Friday (01:45).  
He also discusses how WWE arrived at this point through LOTS of changes to the WrestleMania card, as well as the latest on Bron Breakker’s injury that may keep him off the card in Las Vegas, and an idea for a replacement match involving Bad Bunny (05:25).  
He runs down the latest on all the Elimination Chamber qualifying matches, as well as rumors of internal criticism of Paul Levesque due to lagging Mania ticket sales (12:17).  
Cody Rhodes revealed a recent pitch he made to WWE brass about bringing back house shows and Solomonster discusses why the pros far outweigh the cons of such a move (32:02).  
AEW was in the news, too, with talk of its Double or Nothing PPV coming to New York City this year, and there’s much to say about Ricochet blasting WWE for tarnishing his legacy, as well as Grand Slam Australia predictions (32:02).  
Then he closes things with news on The Sandman’s retirement match and a most unique final opponent for him this April (48:07).

The Boys in the Back begin the show with some news and notes, including Dana White saying the White House card will be done soon (03:31), Joaquin Buckley putting the welterweight division on blast (07:10), Michael Morales taking a shot at Ian Machado Garry (10:13), breaking news from the boxing world (13:26), and more.
With Ariel Helwani away for the Olympics, The Boys in the Back take over On The Nose, answering your burning questions (17:07), before speaking to Dustin Jacoby (1:02:46), Mario Bautista (1:33:33), and Xander Zayas, fresh off his SuperBowl halftime appearance (2:00:56).

The Boys in the Back return after a big weekend in combat sports. First up, Ariel Helwani checks in to give his thoughts on all the action (00:54).

Next, The Boys welcome in Petesy Carroll to dive deeper into PFL Road to Dubai and the big win by Usman Nurmagomedov (11:29), Mario Bautista — and others — shining at UFC Vegas 113 (33:05), BKFC's KnuckleMania 6 (1:05:02), and the Super Bowl (1:14:20).
Newly crowned BKFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski joins the show to discuss the victory and open up about beating cancer (1:40:53).
The show wraps up with some more news and notes (1:59:37) and your Super Chats (2:12:04).