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Ariel Helwani shares suggestions for next year’s 30-year anniversary UFC event
Ariel Helwani teased some interesting ideas about what direction the UFC might take for its 30-year anniversary event, scheduled for Nov. 2023. The UFC has just completed its 282nd pay-per-view event Dec. 10 with 11-13 additional events to occur in 2023, inching much closer to another triple-extravaganza with UFC 300 in 2024. Helwani has been […]
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Paddy Pimblett and Dana White tear into Ariel Helwani ahead of UFC 282: “He’s a maggot”
Ariel Helwani has been on the wrong side of a handful of fighters during his time covering the sport. This time, he’s the topic of conversation between Paddy Pimblett and UFC president Dana White. Helwani has covered the sport of mixed martial arts magnificently for over ten years. The MMA journalist has provided an excellent […]
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Who’s more attractive? Paulo Costa gets his answer from Ariel Helwani
Paulo Costa is widely recognised as one of the funniest UFC fighters on Twitter. In the wake of his victory over Luke Rockhold at UFC 278, the Brazilian was a guest on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour to discuss the fight as well as some of his most famous tweets. The Brazilian was in classic form […]
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Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson says he’d like to ‘slap some sense’ into Conor McGregor
As one of the first major crossover stars in MMA, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson knows what it’s like to be under the constant glare of public scrutiny. Accordingly, he’s in a good position to empathise with the sport’s current biggest star – Conor McGregor. The former UFC and Pride champion appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour […]
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Marvin Vettori blasts Ariel Helwani, calls for a future fight with Darren Till
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori isn’t only a legit contender in his division, he’s also one of the most outspoken fighters on UFC roster. The Italian juggernaut isn’t a rookie when it comes to having some beefs on the web, as he uses the internet to call out fighters via his social media accounts, from time […]
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Chris Weidman Curls Ariel Helwani?
Loading @gpvillante getting up close and personal this morning 😉 @arielhelwani View on Instagram UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman seems to have found a new workout buddy. Hit play and see for yourself.
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#TBT – Old School Chael and Hendo
Before they were two of MMA’s biggest starts, Chael Sonnen and Dan Henderson were teammates and training partners.
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Alistair Overeem Is All-Smiles At New Training Home Of Jackson’s MMA
UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has made the transition from the Blackzilians camp to Greg Jacksons and according to reports, and this candid video, he seems to be fairing pretty well. Enjoy!
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Chris Weidman And Ariel Helwani Beatboxing
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman apparently has some beatboxing skills according to the following video of he and Helwani beatboxing posted on Helwani’s official Twitter. Chris Weidman and I are taking our beatboxing show on the road soon. A taste — http://t.co/dRrC0FqOSG — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 4, 2014
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VIDEO | Sonnen & Helwani Get Into It On FOX Sports 1 – Fighter vs. Writer
We’ve never seen Sonnen sweat like this! It’s fighter versus writer as Chael Sonnen and Ariel Helwani exchange barbs on all things UFC including Jon Jones, rivalries, greatness in the Octagon and of course Chael taking on Wanderlei Silva.
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Jon Jones: Dana’s no sensei, so whatever
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is set to defend his title against Glover Teixeira tomorrow night at UFC 172 in Baltimore. After a long day full of media obligations, Jones sat down with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani and asked the journalist for some different questions. Helwani obliged, noting that UFC president Dana White had recently made the case that […]
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Chris Weidman: I’ll be ready by July
On Monday, rating UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman underwent successful surgery on both of his knees. The “All American” is scheduled to defend his title against former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 this July. Many fans and media members have had their doubts regarding whether or not Weidman will be fully recovered and ready […]
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Bellator MMA interested in signing Phillip Brooks (CM Punk)
Ever since an interview last week with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, the MMA world has been a buzz in regards to Phillip Brooks’ (CM Punk) possible transition from pro-wrestling to MMA. News then broke that ‘Punk’ had opted not to resign with his former employer the WWE. Which was then followed by some interesting statements […]
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Seagal: Anderson better on paper and in real world
Steven Seagal was a recent guest on ‘The MMA Hour’ with Ariel Helwani and spoke at length about this weekend’s UFC 162 main event between longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) and undefeated challenger Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC): Seagal: Where I come from we always say talk is cheap and […]
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Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks set for November 16 in Las Vegas
The recently announced title fight between current UFC welterweight champion (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC) Georges St. Pierre and number 1 contender Johny Hendricks (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) now has a date. According to a report by Ariel Helwani on Tuesday’s (June 18, 2013) edition of “UFC Tonight” on FUEL TV, the 170-pound title fight will […]
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Lawyer: Nick Diaz still retired for immediate future
Following his unanimous-decision loss to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 158, former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Shortly thereafter news broke that the Stockton native was getting into the MMA promoting business in North California. Today Diaz’s lawyer Jonathan Tweedale spoke to Ariel Helwani about […]
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Michael Bisping Eyes Bout with Cung Le After Eye Heals
In a strange twist, UFC middleweight Michael Bisping was recently told that his recent bout with blurry vision was due to a detached retina in his eye. I call this a strange twist because Bisping’s last fight with Alan Belcher at UFC 159, was called short after an unintentional eye-poke to Belcher forced the referee […]
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Nick Diaz unsure if he will pass UFC 158 drug test; Dana White will probably cut him if he doesn’t | UFC News
Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) will face the biggest challenge of his career this Saturday night when he takes on current UFC champion Georges St. Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC 158. After yesterdays UFC 158 press conference, Nick Diaz fans may be rooting more […]
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Nick Diaz no-shows UFC 158 open workouts; Dana White not happy | UFC News
Yes you read correctly, Nick Diaz has missed yet another media obligation in advance of his UFC 158 welterweight title fight against champion Georges St. Pierre. Diaz was supposed to participate in todays UFC 158 open media workouts, however, to the surprise of fans, media and UFC president Dana White, the Stockton slugger was nowhere […]
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Quick Twitt | Forrest Griffin States That He Was Not On Drugs During Silva Fight | MMA News
With today’s news that Forrest Griffin failed a drug test given to him for the UFC 101 event back in August 2009, Griffin has come under fire for being on the anti-depressant Xanax during a fight that turned out to be a one-sided affair against Anderson Silva. Griffin was interviewed by Ariel Helwani on […]