# MMA mid-year awards, ‘quitting on the stool' stigma, UFC 329 preview, more | The Craic

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Podcast: [The Ariel Helwani Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ariel-helwani-show-7034632)
Published: 2026-07-03T19:59:35+00:00
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Petesy Carroll and Ben Fowlkes are back for another edition of The Craic, where they hand out Uncrowned’s MMA mid-year awards, discuss the stigma surrounding "quitting on the stool," and assess Conor McGregor’s form ahead of UFC 329.

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