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Hello Ariel,

It was fun getting to see you brag about Syracuse's upset win over Miami this past weekend in football. It made me wonder have you gotten to interview any famous SU alumni in the past, or who are some famous SU alumni/athletes you would love to meet or interview?

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I instantly think about Carmelo Anthony, Donovan McNabb, Marvin Harrison, and Bob Costas but there are so many more!

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Hey Ariel,

Hoping all the boys can weigh in on this:

In your opinion, what personality makes a fighter more intriguing, unapologetic confidence like Conor, Chael, Ilia, Jon, etc.. or humble underdog mentality like GSP, DJ, Volk, Max, DC, etc…

Congrats on the new show!

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I generally dig any sort of surprise or switch up.

Like unapologetic confident Max going into the (cancelled) Khabib fight or humble Conor going into Dustin 2 or Cowboy.

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Hey lads - four quickfire 2025 true of false questions:

1. T/F: In 2025 Islam will challenge for double champ status?

2. T/F: In 2025 we will get the much awaited Fury v AJ showdown?

3. T/F: In 2025 we will get a UFC PPV in Saudi (and ofc it's inevitably stacked)?

4. T/F: In 2025 we will see Francis lace the boxing gloves once again?

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*or

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Hi Ariel,

Can you please give us a behind the current story regarding your various poses on your new Youtube Thumbnails? Did you do a photoshoot for those all at once? Did you change clothes to have images in different outfits? Also, did you have someone coach you in your unique looking facial expressions?

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One of the most highly anticipated news developments in recent memory!

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Hello Ariel! Hello to GC, GR (Gout Rick) and MF! Been listening for a long time and huge fan of you guys! This will be my first time asking a question so here goes!

BJ Penn seems to be suffering from severe symptoms of CTE and is posting some absolute crazy things on social media. It seems to me that no one close to him or media is talking about it and bringing it to light. What should be/could be done in this situation?

Thank you so much!

- Juice (Jesus Mejia)

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Hey guys! Any chance you can give us some more insight into the negotiations and signing with Yahoo? Like, what separated them from the other big players and what was the toughest thing to negotiate on?

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Hola Ariel! I’ve been watching these silly blind ranking videos on youtube and thought of one. Can you ask NYR to blindly rank these people that have Jack in their name? If you’re not familiar, you say one person at a time and have him place them 1-5. Jack Harlow, BoJack Horseman, Jack Della Maddalena, Hugh Jackman, Eric Jackman.

Thanks!

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Hello Ariel,

Namaste from India. There's a big rumour going around and I'm hoping you can enlighten us and clear it once for all .

When Turki Alalshikh brings you to the same room as Dana, word on the street is that you'll point to the ground like Max and both of you would start swinging. This way you finally bury the hatchet.

Is there any truth to this ?

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Whats up team,

My first question is for Ariel, how did your son do at his basketball try outs? I remember the anxiety of wanting to make the team!

Also, what sport would you want your kids to play professionally? Would you be okay if they wanted to be fighters?

Question for the rest of the crew and do not be scared to answer cause of Ariel '10-7' Helwani:

when ariel gets in his 'beefs' or back-and-forths with people like Dana, Belal or more recently, Carl Froch, do yall ever find yourselfs agreeing more with Ariels opps?

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Sup Ariel,

Question for you and the crew, what was the worst punishment you got as kids from your parents growing up?

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Hello Ariel! I’m from the UK and one thing I love about your shows is how you connect with British fighters and the culture. What is it that draws you to the fellow Brits like Arnold, Tommy, Leon etc? Hopefully we get the live show in London soon. Cheeky Nandos all round mate

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The Tricky Trees

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Hey Ariel!

You have lived in three different cities in your life, Montreal, Syracuse, and New York. Do you have many good friends from all of those stops and do you find it difficult to keep up with everyone, especially as all of your lives diverge and go in many different places?

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For the G splitting sicko of Blanchardstown: Ian Garry’s a man who generally offends my tastes and sensibilities. The lead ups to his fights with Magny and Neal were especially dreadful and he quickly made my list of most loathed fighters. On Monday’s show however, I thought he comported himself beautifully. Was this more like the Ian Garry you witnessed rise up the ranks pre-UFC?

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What would the best and most logical fight for Jose Aldo? Cody No Love would be incredible, Cruz would also be great. Both make sense som a legacy standpoint as well. Thoughts?

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What stops the UFC from making big fights like Jones vs Aspinal? Is it simply that they are not willing to lose money on an event?

EDIT: or does this become a situation where the UFC thinks, we either pay Jon 50 mil to fight Tom or we GET paid 100 mil by turki to let Jon fight Francis?

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Hellwani!

Let’s get Mayhem on a 1on1

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