UFC 293 reaction, Chael Sonnen, Ian Machado Garry, Chris Curtis, Casey O’Neill, and more

The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani around (7:57) reflects on a memorable UFC 293 main event, whether it’s one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, if champion Sean Strickland is good for the UFC, what’s next for the middleweight champion, and more.

The team around (25:34) discusses the magnitude of the Sean Strickland's upset over Israel Adesanya, what really happened with Adesanya, the reaction to Strickland in Australia, whether there should be an immediate rematch, and more.

Chris Curtis around (58:03) reacts to his teammate and podcast co-host Sean Strickland's incredible win over Adesanya, why he was confident that Strickland would win, how Strickland trained for the fight, Strickland's demeanor going into the fight, the presence of Strickland's girlfriend on fight week, his reaction to Strickland dropping Adesanya in the first round, Eric Nicksick's coaching during the fight, Strickland's unusual style and how he surprised Adesanya, how Strickland will celebrate his win, being 100 percent confident Strickland will spar tomorrow, his rib injury and clarifying Ian Machado Garry's role in it, and more.

Chael Sonnen (1:22:35) discusses UFC 293, Sean Strickland’s big upset win, how Alex Pereira loss helped Strickland, if there will be an immediate rematch for Israel Adesanya, if DDP should regret his decision, if Izzy is the greatest middleweight champion of all-time, a classic story about Anderson Silva, how a rematch would go between Strickland and Adesanya, the biggest upsets in UFC history, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevcheno rematch, and more.

Ian Machado Garry around (2:05:50) discusses the UFC 293 main event, why Israel Adesanya came up short, his UFC 292 performance, his Friday workout before the fight, why he wants Wonderboy next, possibly facing with Colby Covington next year, training with Conor McGregor, and more.

Casey O’Neill around (2:39:57) discusses missing out on UFC 293 with an injury, what Sean Strickland is like as a teammate, the UFC 293 main event, what Eric Nicksick is like as a coach, why Israel Adesanya and Strickland are polarizing, when she might return, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko, and more.

Ariel Helwani around (3:09:30) recaps the rest of the UFC 293 fight card and other combat sports this past weekend.

The parlay pals around (3:17:14) recap their latest selections, and GC looks back at his most recent selections.

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