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Ariel Helwani is making his exit from ESPN
Continue Reading Ariel Helwani Leaving ESPN, Headed To Action Network at MMA News.
Ariel Helwani is making his exit from ESPN
Continue Reading Ariel Helwani Leaving ESPN, Headed To Action Network at MMA News.
Ariel Helwani is making his exit from ESPN
Continue Reading Ariel Helwani Leaving ESPN, Headed To Action Network at MMA News.
Ariel Helwani is making his exit from ESPN
Continue Reading Ariel Helwani Leaving ESPN, Headed To Action Network at MMA News.
Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping has confirmed that UFC will return to London for an event on August 14. The former champion and broadcast partner mentioned that he would be working the commentary booth on the fateful night of fights. Recen…
Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping has confirmed that UFC will return to London for an event on August 14. The former champion and broadcast partner mentioned that he would be working the commentary booth on the fateful night of fights. Recently, the UFC announced a thrilling middleweight headliner between Liverpool’s own, Darren Till in a […]
Continue Reading Michael Bisping Confirms The UFC Will Return To London On August 14 at MMA News.
Ariel Helwani has opened up on his falling out with Dana White and where their relationship stands today. At UFC 199, as fans were enjoying the show and looking forward to watching the middleweight grudge match between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping…
Ariel Helwani has opened up on his falling out with Dana White and where their relationship stands today. At UFC 199, as fans were enjoying the show and looking forward to watching the middleweight grudge match between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, they were hit with a surprise announcement: Brock Lesnar was making his UFC […]
Former UFC Bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, is relishing being the featured prelim of the upcoming UFC 259 PPV event. Whilst claiming a coveted spot on the main card of an event is the dream of many an upcoming fighter, the experienced veteran in Cruz is realistic about what placement on a UFC card really entails. […]
Former UFC Bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, is relishing being the featured prelim of the upcoming UFC 259 PPV event. Whilst claiming a coveted spot on the main card of an event is the dream of many an upcoming fighter, the experienced veteran in Cruz is realistic about what placement on a UFC card really entails.
In a recent interview with ESPN MMA’s Ariel Helwani, Cruz had the following to say about being on the prelims:
“That’s probably the most seen position on the entire fight card. I’ll have the most eyes on me. Like I said, I’ve had a pretty decent layoff, so let’s get me in front of a lot of eyes is what I’m thinking. At the same time, being on the prelims, that’s an ego thing. I’m not really attached to my ego at this point. I know what I am. I know the things that I’ve accomplished. It doesn’t affect me to be seen more, and I will. I’ll be seen more”(transcribed by Farah Hannoun).
“More people tune into that then they will the main card. I’m right before the main card so everybody is watching that one because it’s the end of the prelims. It’s kind of like the lead-off hitter of a baseball team. That’s usually the fight that people wanna see almost every time they put these fights together. I’m excited to be in that position.”
Cruz will face off against rising prospect Casey Kenny, at UFC 259. Following a controversial loss to former champion Henry Cejudo, ‘The Dominator’ is looking to remount a title shot at 135lbs.
ESPN has issued a statement on Ariel Helwani following recent criticism from UFC president Dana White. White notably called Helwani “a douche” for his video response to Gina Carano’s controversial social media tweet that saw her get fired from “The Mandalorian” last week. Carano’s tweet compared being a conservative in America today to Jews living […]
ESPN has issued a statement on Ariel Helwani following recent criticism from UFC president Dana White.
White notably called Helwani “a douche” for his video response to Gina Carano’s controversial social media tweet that saw her get fired from “The Mandalorian” last week.
Carano’s tweet compared being a conservative in America today to Jews living in the period of Nazi Germany which naturally drew plenty of criticism and eventually led to her firing.
Helwani is Jewish and being a friend of Carano’s, was naturally disappointed by her tweet as he put out an eight-minute video giving his thoughts on the situation.
Of course, this rubbed White the wrong way as he believed Helwani — who he is on bad terms with — was trying to make it about himself.
“Leave Gina alone,” White said on Friday when asked about her situation. “Listen, we make mistakes. We all make mistakes. For everybody to go in on her – I love how Ariel Helwani made it all about him. It was all about him. Such a douche.”
Many ESPN colleagues came to Helwani’s defense and after initially declining to comment, ESPN finally release a statement, albeit a very short one.
“Ariel is a valued colleague and an exceptional MMA reporter. His record speaks for itself,” ESPN said in a statement to the New York Post.
It says nothing about White’s comments but that is unsurprisingly natural given ESPN’s partnership with the UFC that has been ongoing since 2019.
What do you make of the situation?