In this episode of The MMA Hour, T.J. Dillashaw joins us to preview his upcoming title defense against heated rival Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 (00:20:40). Nick Newell discusses his impending opportunity to join the UFC ranks through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series (00:59:50). Chael Sonnen recaps the Bellator cards over the weekend, UFC Boise and looks ahead to his own Bellator heavyweight grand prix semifinal on the Monday Morning Analyst (01:29:29). We also look back at UFC Boise, Bellator 202 and 203, and we answer your questions regarding the latest news and headlines (00:34:55).

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour returns with a recap of the big week with UFC 226 and TUF 27 Finale, and so much more. Below is the rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open with a look back at the huge week with TUF 27 Finale, UFC 226 and more. 38:20 -- Alexander Gustafsson joins us to discuss his upcoming bout at UFC 227, plus his thoughts on Daniel Cormier's win and comments. 57:20 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Dominick Cruz recapping UFC 226 and looking ahead to UFC 227's bantamweight title fight. 1:22:49 -- The Sound Off featuring your calls, tweets and more on the latest in MMA. 2:00:50 -- The new champ champ Daniel Cormier stops by to discuss his historic achievement.

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open with a look ahead at the big TUF 27 Finale and UFC 226 week. 0:23:18 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Jimmy Smith recapping Bellator 201 and looking ahead to International Fight Week. 0:46:00 -- Leslie Smith details the latest developments in her case against the UFC before the National Labor Relations Board. 1:06:20 -- Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi previews his fight with Rory MacDonald, discusses Lyoto Machida signing. 1:24:56 -- James Vick joins us to talk about his new main event slot against Justin Gaethje in August. 1:42:30 -- The Sound Off featuring your calls, tweets and more on the latest in MMA.

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life. Below is a rundown of Monday's show: 0:00 -- Show open, explanation of what we're about, UFC Singapore discussion, Kevin Lee's 165 pounds comments about fighting GSP and more. 18:56 -- The Monday Morning Analyst with Dan Hardy on UFC Singapore, UFC 226 mega fights, and more. 1:02:22 -- Brendan Schaub checks in on the latest headlines in MMA. 1:22:55 -- Kelvin Gastelum discusses his situation, what he's got planned for a return and more. 1:34:45 -- The Sound Off featuring your calls, tweets and more on the latest in MMA.

Ariel Helwani speaks to Robert Whittaker (00:05:37), Malki & Abraham Kawa (00:25:24), Colby Covington (00:50:05), Carla Esparza (01:09:05), Chris Weidman (01:29:07), Al Iaquinta (01:50:19), Tyron Woodley (02:09:51), Mike Jackson (02:37:07), Curtis Blaydes (02:53:48), Matt Mitrione & Sean McCorkle (03:10:23), Mark Hunt (03:30:06), Kamaru Usman (03:49:54), Yoel Romero (04:05:07), Holly Holm (04:17:22), Urijah Faber (04:40:39), Dominick Cruz (05:00:45), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:15:04).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Yoel Romero (00:04:32) in studio, Jose Torres (00:32:05) in studio, Carlos Silva & Ray Sefo (01:05:01) in studio, Michael Bisping (01:46:51), Marlon Moraes (02:33:37) in studio, Kamaru Usman (03:05:51) in studio, Abraham Kawa (03:46:04), Nathaniel Wood (04:10:45), David Teymur & Daniel Teymur (04:28:28) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:15:10) and the answers to your questions (05:42:53).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Peter Carroll (00:10:20), Rory MacDonald (00:28:04), Gegard Mousasi (00:49:01), Andre Harrison (01:10:55) in studio, Bec Rawlings (01:49:32), Arnold Allen (02:09:10), Aaron Chalmers (02:32:55), Michael Page (02:56:07), Stephen Thompson (03:13:28), Angela Lee (03:37:13), Darren Till (03:51:55), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:26:37) and the answers to your questions (05:02:55).

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA (00:00:58), then speaks to Ian McCall (00:31:27), John Hackleman (00:53:33), Alistair Overeem (01:09:46), Ed Soares (01:34:09), Paul Daley (01:51:28), Mauro Ranallo (02:16:31) in studio, Makwan Amirkhani (03:12:14), Valentina Shevchenko (03:27:55), Bobby Razak (03:51:31), Cris "Cyborg" Justino (04:14:29), Yair Rodriguez (04:35:20), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:04:51) and the answers to your questions (05:41:36).

Ariel Helwani recaps the weekend in MMA (00:06:12), then speaks to Chuck Liddell (00:26:32) in studio, Ryan Bader (01:19:26), Dustin Poirier (01:34:55), Eddie Alvarez (01:49:11), Chael Sonnen (02:15:09), Demian Maia (02:52:29), Raquel Pennington (03:01:18), Israel Adesanya (03:22:39), Mackenzie Dern (03:40:47), Jason Kutz (04:02:32), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:31:05) and the answers to your questions (05:14:14).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Joanna Jędrzejczyk (00:08:15), Sarah Kaufman (00:28:36), Justin Willis (00:57:02), Jorge Masvidal (01:20:59), Muhammed Lawal (01:44:26), Paul Daley (02:07:16), Junior dos Santos (02:27:55), Neiman Gracie (02:47:09) in studio, Cody Garbrandt (03:28:56) in studio, Josh Emmett (04:22:03), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:46:40) and the answers to your questions (05:16:32).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Dillon Danis (00:10:53), Frankie Edgar (00:32:03), Derrick Lewis (00:50:02), Kenny Florian (01:10:56), Nick Newell (01:34:33) in studio, John Gotti III (02:30:22), Chad Mendes (02:52:12), Jake Shields (03:12:49), Greg La Rosa (03:34:14), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:19:01) and the answers to your questions (04:47:49).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Kevin Lee (00:05:25), Chris Weidman (00:23:49), Eddie Alvarez (00:43:31), Aljamain Sterling (01:04:03), Frank Mir (01:21:42), Fedor Emelianenko (01:36:49), Brad Tavares (01:57:56), Justin Gaethje (02:15:02), David Branch (02:30:03), Merab Dvalishvili (02:44:24), Tyson Pedro (03:04:07), Marc Goddard (03:18:57), Kayla Harrison (03:44:34) in studio, Leslie Smith (04:27:57) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:28:16) and the answers to your questions (05:48:00).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Shaun Al-Shatti (00:08:49), Megan Anderson (00:28:02), Mike Jackson (00:49:45), Sean O'Malley (01:09:54), Kevin Lee (01:26:31), Antonina Shevchenko (01:49:58), Dustin Poirier (02:07:31), Michelle Waterson (02:28:07), Santiago Ponzinibbio (02:51:50), Rafael dos Anjos (03:11:15), Jonas Jerebko (03:31:11), Kyle Bochniak (03:59:20), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:19:34) and the answers to your questions (04:50:44).

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:01:34), then speaks to Max Holloway (00:22:55), Rose Namajunas (00:36:55), Al Iaquinta (00:53:09), Paul Felder (01:18:24), Anthony Pettis (01:37:23), Javier Mendez (01:51:51), Colby Covington (02:18:34), Olivier Aubin-Mercier (02:37:43), Ray Borg (03:00:53), TJ Dillashaw (03:19:30), Zabit Magomedsharipov (03:37:44) and Ali Abdelaziz (04:11:12) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (05:02:55) and the answers to your questions (05:39:40).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Brian Butler-Au (00:06:53), Stephen Thompson (00:17:31), Garry Tonon (00:34:02) in studio, Joanna Jędrzejczyk (01:10:13) in studio, Khabib Nurmagomedov (02:41:52) in studio, Tony Ferguson (03:34:11), Jason Hehir (03:49:51) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:55:11) and the answers to your questions (05:05:47).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Frankie Edgar (00:08:15), Cub Swanson (00:27:33), Volkan Oezdemir (00:49:44), James Gallagher (01:08:23), Kamaru Usman (01:30:57), Brad Smuckler (01:57:08), Paul Craig (02:21:25), Benson Henderson (02:39:58), Michael Chandler (03:00:11), Patrício Freire (03:20:23), Tai Tuivasa (03:26:46), Nathaniel Wood (03:48:48), Scott Coker (04:16:17), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:24:57) and the answers to your questions (04:54:02).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Leon Edwards (00:10:17), Francis Ngannou (00:31:38), Anthony Pettis (00:54:43), Cynthia Calvillo (01:11:05), Devin Powell (01:39:20), Duane Ludwig (02:01:37), Max Holloway (02:18:14), Dillon Danis (02:38:51), Nick Newell (03:00:45), Paddy Pimblett (03:18:37) in studio, and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:22:31) and the answers to your questions (05:10:41).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Ben Askren (00:08:29), Demetrious Johnson (00:28:22), Alex Hernandez (00:51:12), Cat Zingano (01:10:03), Darren Till (01:29:27), John Phillips (01:49:09), Rick Story (02:12:09), Raquel Pennington (02:29:22), Alexander Gustafsson (02:48:55), Mirko Cro Cop (03:04:59), Leon Edwards (03:33:22), Ilir Latifi (03:55:16), Roger Huerta (04:15:57), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:40:46) and the answers to your questions (05:16:24).

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:07:33), then speaks to Sean O'Malley (00:29:23), Brian Ortega and Rener Gracie (00:47:32), Holly Holm (01:12:41), Jon Fitch (01:34:30), Gegard Mousasi (01:56:30), Georges St-Pierre (02:14:21), Luke Rockhold (02:44:47), Darrion Caldwell (03:00:12), Nick Newell (03:15:54), Mackenzie Dern (03:33:19), Cris "Cyborg" Justino (03:58:50), Mike Goldberg (04:16:27), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:40:46) and the answers to your questions (05:19:57).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Mike Goldberg (01:32) and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (26:05) and the answers to your questions (1:05:23).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Nick Newell (01:00), Mackenzie Dern (18:25), and Cris “Cyborg” Justino (43:43).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Georges St-Pierre (00:45), Luke Rockhold (31:10), and Darrion Caldwell (46:43).

Ariel Helwani speaks to Holly Holm (00:12), Jon Fitch (22:07), and Gegard Mousasi (44:05).

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:01:42), then speaks to Sean O'Malley (00:29:24) and Brian Ortega and Rener Gracie (00:47:26).

Ariel Helwani recaps the week in MMA (00:07:06), then speaks to Derrick Lewis (00:30:18), Mike Pyle (00:53:24), Gilbert Burns (01:12:31), Josh Emmett (01:32:02), Artem Lobov (01:53:47), Brian Kelleher (02:15:30), Frankie Edgar (02:32:36) in studio, Paddy Pimblett (03:21:06), Molly McCann (03:41:41), Marc Raimondi (04:07:55), and NewYorkRic for The MMA [After] Hour featuring Ric's Picks (04:36:06) and the answers to your questions (05:05:12).