Ariel Helwani News

Russell Ess - June 7, 2016

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.

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

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 UFC 200.

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

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 the UFC 199 pay-per-view broadcast, which apparently didn’t sit well with the heads of the UFC.

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

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 a journalist after breaking the news of Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon ahead of the organization’s announcement.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2016

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 main event. Credential taken away, too. Didn't see Bisping realize his dream.

Chris Taylor - June 4, 2016

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:

Chris Taylor - April 25, 2016

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 the fans. #Respect

Chris Taylor - April 19, 2016

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 confirmed that Conor’s tweet is not a prank and that he is in fact walking away from the sport. His words:

bjpenndotcom - February 7, 2016

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.”

bjpenndotcom - February 1, 2016

Top analysts Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall give us the thorough breakdown from the FOX 18 event.