{"id":449388,"date":"2022-06-04T14:41:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=449388"},"modified":"2022-06-04T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T21:41:59","slug":"ariel-helwani-names-the-lebron-james-michael-jordan-and-steph-curry-of-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ariel-helwani-names-the-lebron-james-michael-jordan-and-steph-curry-of-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariel Helwani names the LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Steph Curry of MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani has shared the fighters he believes best resemble the LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry of MMA.<\/p>\n

On the most recent episode of The MMA Hour, Helwani discussed which fighters could be compared to the aforementioned NBA legends.<\/p>\n

Ariel started off by comparing Conor McGregor<\/a> to LeBron James. The veteran journalist cited the fact that both men are the biggest stars in their respective sports currently and that they both have polarizing personas.<\/p>\n

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In regards to the greatest of all time, Ariel Helwani suggested that former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre would be a good fit against basketball icon Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n

The host of The MMA Hour concluded by suggesting that Khabib Nurmagomedov could potentially fit the role as Steph Curry (h\/t Sportskeeda<\/a>).<\/p>\n

“Who’s the LeBron of MMA? I mean I guess it’s Conor, right? Big star, he’s won some championships, polarizing for different reasons. Who’s the greatest of all time Jordan? ‘GSP’. Who’s the Steph? I don’t know, (maybe) Khabib is? Is Jordan – Khabib because he kind of walked away young top of his game but sort of ‘GSP’, I don’t know, it’s a tough one.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA) is the only fighter mentioned above who finished his career with an unblemished professional record. However, both Conor McGregor and Georges St-Pierre captured UFC belts in two different weight classes during their peaks so the debate rages on as to which career was the best overall.<\/p>\n

What do you think of Ariel Helwani’s picks for the LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Steph Curry of MMA? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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