# Merab and Umar beef heats up, Kevin Holland on $11 million speculation, more | The Boys in the Back

An episode of [The Ariel Helwani Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1724284031), 27 Aug 2026, 3 h 22 min.

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The Boys in the Back serve up a brand new show, starting with some news and notes. They cover Bella Mir’s first statement after her Contender Series loss and her mother’s apology (04:04), Kevin Holland addressing speculation about him being the $11 million man (09:53), Josh Hokit taking aim at Tom Aspinall (17:51), Usman Nurmagomedov turning down big money from the PFL (48:30), and more. After breaking down the escalating beef between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov (50:59), they dive into Nurmagomedov’s fight against Song Yadong at UFC Shanghai and the rest of the card (1:02:48). Next, they preview the rest of the weekend’s fight, including Mike Perry vs. Dillon Danis, BKFC at Fenway Park, Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic, and Mikaela Mayer vs. Chantelle Cameron (1:36:09), and make picks (1:44:37). Plus, a brand new Fight Feasts, featuring Shanghainese food (1:46:00), P4P Chinese takeout (02:07:31), voicemails (2:21:21), and Super Chats (3:13:01).

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