What happened: On Ariel Helwani's Friday City Winery NYC live show, fighter Kyle Daukaus described what he saw from the front row at the recent UFC press conference featuring Ilia Topuria, Alex Pereira, and Josh Hokit. Helwani teed up the segment as a firsthand account of the chaotic exchanges that drew attention earlier in the week. The clip was presented by FRE Pouch and aired alongside appearances from Dustin Poirier and Stephen Thompson.
MMA·May 8, 2026 09:33 PM ET
Kyle Daukaus recounts front-row view of Topuria-Pereira-Hokit presser chaos on Helwani show
Daukaus breaks down the wild UFC presser scene.
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