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Ariel Helwani removed from working with Showtime for leg of Mayweather vs McGregor tour
It seems that the UFC still has beef with Ariel Helwani. On Tuesday, just hours prior to the start of the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor world tour press conference kicking off in Los Angeles at the Staples Center, Helwani tweeted that he was removed from working with Showtime for the event as a specific […]
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AUDIO | Ariel Helwani reasons why the UFC and Georges St-Pierre have finally reached an agreement
https://youtu.be/QCTgz3hMAxY It is no secret that former UFC welterweight kingping Georges St-Pierre has been trying to make a return to fighting in the UFC. Recently, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping said on The MMA Hour that he was told by one of St-Pierre’s coaches that the UFC and “Rush” have “pretty much” made an agreement […]
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Ariel Helwani takes on Conor McGregor in paid live streaming event on January 28
If you think that Conor McGregor needs to fight in the UFC to make money, think again. The savvy businessman is part of something quite clever that his die-hard fans will surely want to be a part of. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani will interview the UFC lightweight champion in a lengthy feature that will be […]
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VIDEO | Ariel Helwani: Conor McGregor has become even more powerful and popular after being stripped of featherweight title
Conor McGregor made history at UFC 205 when he beat Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter to be a simultaneous two-division UFC champion. However, his tenure as the UFC’s double champion did not last very long as it was announced over the weekend that the Irish superstar “relinquished” the featherweight title. McGregor has not […]
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Ariel Helwani harshly criticizes the UFC for the reason they stripped Conor McGregor of featherweight title
Many people were shocked when the UFC announced that Irish superstar Conor McGregor “relinquished” the UFC featherweight title over the weekend. Coming just two weeks after winning the UFC lightweight title from Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, “The Notorious” is now just the UFC lightweight champion of the world. McGregor was the first fighter in […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov and Ariel Helwani get into argument over issues with McGregor vs. Alvarez bout
Khabib Nurmagomedov is still very upset that he received two contracts to fight UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and still has not bout agreement to fight the lightweight champ. Nurmagomedov signed both of the contracts to fight Alvarez at either UFC 205 or UFC 206. Nurmagomedov says that he was used by the UFC to […]
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VIDEO | Kenny Florian explains ‘most difficult year of his life’ with the loss of his brother Kirk Florian
Very sad news came was revealed with the passing of a member of the MMA community in September. Kirk Florian, who was the younger brother of the former title contender, current UFC analyst and commentator, Kenny Florian, passed away at the age of 33 on September 11. On Monday, Kenny was a guest on the […]
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Ariel Helwani questions the beef between Dana White and Georges St-Pierre
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre may be in the toughest fight of his career and it isn’t even taking place in the Octagon. A battle is currently taking place between St-Pierre and the UFC over contract disputes with St-Pierre and his legal team claiming that they are no longer under contract with the UFC […]
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VIDEO | Ariel Helwani says Joe Rogan’s explanation of the UFC vs. Helwani incident was ‘irresponsible’ and a lie
MMA journalist Ariel Helwani was making headlines himself last week when he tweeted that he was kicked out of UFC 199 and “banned for life” after breaking the news of Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC. UFC color commentator Joe Rogan explained what he was told regarding the incident involving the UFC and Helwani and […]
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Dana White cracks up over Ariel Helwani joke
UFC President Dana White has had his moments with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani. Most recently, Helwani and some members from his team were kicked out of UFC 199 and “banned for life” from the UFC. All this came after Helwani broke the news of Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC before the UFC was able […]
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Ariel Helwani disputes Joe Rogan’s explanation of the UFC vs. Helwani
MMA journalist Ariel Helwani made the headlines himself after he made it known that he was kicked out of UFC 199 and “banned for life” after breaking the news of Brock Lesnar’s return at UFC 200 before the promotion could make their big announcement. UFC color commentator Joe Rogan reacted to the news of the […]
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VIDEO | Ariel Helwani reacts to the news of the UFC lifting the ban on him and his team
https://youtu.be/8CG0_OvTItU Many fans were outraged when they found out that Ariel Helwani was kicked out of UFC 199 and “banned for life” after breaking the news of Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC. However, the UFC released a statement late Monday lifting the ban on Helwani and his team. Helwani spoke with ESPN’s Scott Van […]
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UFC releases statement on Ariel Helwani and team
MMA journalist Ariel Helwani poured his heart out on “The MMA Hour” on Monday. As one of the most familiar faces reporting about the sport of mixed martial arts, many were shocked to hear that Helwani was kicked out and “banned for life” from the UFC after breaking the news of Brock Lesnar’s return at […]
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Dana White addresses Ariel Helwani’s lifetime ban from the UFC
Many were shocked to hear that MMA journalist Ariel Helwani was banned from all UFC events prior to UFC 199’s main event bout between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping over the weekend. Helwani broke the news that Brock Lesnar would be returning to fight in the UFC prior to the UFC making the announcement during […]
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Report: Ariel Helwani reveals that things previously ‘got physical’ with the UFC
Big news is surrounding MMA journalist Ariel Helwani after he revealed on Saturday that he was “banned for life” from the UFC. Helwani spoke on “The MMA Hour” on Monday to address the fiasco and his meeting with UFC President Dana White where he was kicked out of the UFC 199 event and banned as […]
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Ariel Helwani details meeting with Dana White before being banned for life from the UFC
Shocking news hit the world of MMA on Saturday night when MMA journalist Ariel Helwani tweeted that he was kicked out of UFC 199 just before the main event between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping. Bisping went on to shake up the middleweight division, winning the UFC title after knocking Rockhold out in the first […]
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UFC Fighters take to Twitter supporting Ariel Helwani
Yesterday evening Ariel Helwani announced on Twitter that he had been removed from Saturday’s UFC 199 event in Los Angeles by Zuffa staff members prior to the fight cards conclusion and was told that he and his friends were now “banned for life”. I was escorted out of the building by Zuffa staff before the […]
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Ariel Helwani was removed from UFC 199 and told that he is ‘banned for life’ by Zuffa
Prior to last night’s UFC 199 middleweight title fight between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani was escorted out of the building by Zuffa staff members. The host of “The MMA Hour” took to Twitter where he broke the unfortunate news: I was escorted out of the building by Zuffa staff before the […]
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Report: Despite Conor’s tweet, nothing has changed
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shook up the MMA world once again last night when he took to Twitter to announce that he was back on July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200! Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting this one done for […]
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Ariel Helwani says that McGregor’s retirement is real, UFC working on new plan
The MMA world is still trying to make sense of Conor McGregor’s tweet from earlier today, where the current featherweight champ stated that he had “decided to retire young“. Many fans thought and hoped that McGregor’s tweet was some sort of April fools joke or hoax, however, MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani is saying that sources have […]
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VIDEO | Ariel Helwani talks about parting ways with FOX and his career
Ariel Helwani, one of MMA’s most well-known journalists recently broke news that he was parting ways with FOX. While Helwani has had his share of criticism from fans, fighters, as well as promotional heads including UFC President Dana White, Helwani has also gained a huge following with the fans, fighters, as well as other media […]
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Wrap up Video: UFC Fight Night 82 Post-Fight Show
Ariel Helwani spoke with matchmaker Joe Silva after the main-event, his response to Stephen Thompson’s performance last night was it was “a work of art.” Listen to what top analysts Chuck Mindenhall and Ariel Helwani say about the bigger stories in last nights event. *video credit mmafighting.com
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Video Breakdown: UFC on FOX 18 Post-Fight Show – The Full Re-Cap
Top analysts Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall give us the thorough breakdown from the FOX 18 event. Check out what they thought about the action and what might happen as far as the title picture after a heavyweight contender emerged from the event.