Usman Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista win big, Andrei Arlovski joins as BKFC champion, Ariel Helwani checks in | The Boys in the Back | February 9, 2026
Usman Nurmagomedov and Mario Bautista win big, Andrei Arlovski joins as BKFC champion, Ariel Helwani checks in | The Boys in the Back | February 9, 2026  
Podcast: The Ariel Helwani Show
Published On: Mon Feb 09 2026
Description: 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).