So grossed out by the UFC and their shit, per usual. Ariel Helwani, like him or not, is the absolute best and one of the only true, real reporters in this sport. I will not only not pay for ANYTHING UFC related until this is fixed, but I'll also be teaching every MMA fan I know how to torrent their PPV's and fight nights from now on, as well as reddit/r/MMA.
if you don't know how to torrent or don't want to there is always /r/MMAStreams on reddit use at your own risk there is a lot of span but you can usually find the good shit by looking at the comments
Really appreciate the platform you gave Ariel here. He deserves to be treated a lot better by the UFC. Like he said, they want the MMA journalists to be additional promoters of their company, which is crazy. I can't understand how something like that is possible. I love the sport, I love the UFC and I think Dana White is a great head of the organisation. But there are things like handling the media which is done terribly by the UFC. It has to change and you supporting Ariel is definetly helping in some way.
Gained a fan, respect to you Rich Eisen. Ariel isn't just a great journalist but he's also VERY passionate about MMA. These are the type of reporters UFC should want to keep around. This type of shit is so petty, the fact is Dana White and the rest of those idiots are power hungry and want to control everything. Dana tries so hard to be Vince McMahon.
+Vicky Chapman i'm trying to figure out at what point you thought hey this seems like a smart thing to say.. Anyhoo it would seem you have more in common with 'those guys' than i do.. Whatever the case be safe and hopefully you dont come across a less reasonable guy in reality, things may not go as well as you think
thank you Rich for having Ariel on, hopefully this and more exposure like it will have some impact on those Zuffa bastards but i doubt it unfortunately
Omg! It wasn't Dana dumbass! Know the story before commenting! It was Dana's job to deliver the message from his boss Lorenzo! Why would Dana jeopardize his job for Ariel?! He wouldn't & no one would!
I've been getting burnt out on UFC. I'm sure they'll be fine without me but it just seems like its always something that annoys me. Never thought i would, i've been a fan since Chuck was the man.
BTW i've been telling people Dana is a pos for years now. I hope everyone see's what i mean. People used to argue with me about it. The guy insults anyone who DARE disagree with him in the slightest including his fans.
yeah i know exactly what you mean. im part of the MMA hardcore and because of that Im privy to all the ugliness in the fight game and its really turned me off to it.
+Random Commenter I don't know if it's your pic of Nate but I keep reading your posts like Nate is saying it lol! & BTW cu $% yes he is...jk SelfMade. But yes still is a factual statement & not my opinion.
Thanks Rich. All the diehard MMA fans have known about the UFC's bullying tactics over their journalists, fighters, and personnel for years. Josh Gross. Stitch Duran. Burt Watson. The list goes on.
Not surprised UFC lifted ban, Ariel Helwani put UFC & MMA on the map, the man deserves respect without him the MMA sports news would be boring #teamhelwani
Rich Eisen just gained a new subscriber. Us MMA fans appreciate you giving our own Ariel Helwani a platform to tell his story. We don't forget these things. Our sport really needs some reformation.
Thank you Rich for allowing Ariel to use your platform to address an issue that easily extends beyond Ariel, as history has shown us. Ariel Helwani is the voice of mixed martial arts and is largely responsible for building a fanbase and community. No matter how this story plays out, this was wrong and raises a lot of questions that I hope we'll see find answers to. #FreeHelwani
THing I like the most about the pre fight and post fight media questions are Ariel Helwani!!, The guy askes awesome tuff questions, not scripted boring ones
Well said. Wow, much respect and support from me. UFC is disgusting with their bullying. Imagine being a fighter in that organization and your livelihood depends on them. Sad and scary.
What is ironic is the fact that among many other things Ariel Helwani was practically a fantastic promoter for MMA in general and in particular for the UFC through his considerable body of quality work from his modest beginnings back in the day with his own UA-cam channel all the way to now. Frankly, the UFC made an emotional decision, which is ALWAYS a bad thing. Now they had to eat their words. Dana: 'Helwani will not be credentialed as long as I am here'. Less than 24 hours later the ban has been lifted. Honestly, I do think, though, that Dana really was just the bad cop acting on behalf of Lorenzo Fertitta.
I'm not a fan and not defending him in particular, but I def thought the Ariel Helwani lifetime UFC ban was too much. He was simply doing what journalists want to do, report big news and the first to report..Must be nice to be making a good living doing something that is more like a lifestyle and not job-like, and being something he loves to do. God for him tho.
its sad that a GREAT event like UFC 199 has to be overshadowed by the imcompetence and disgusting behavior of dana white and his staff. glad this story has come out.
As a european MMA fan I have no idea who Rich Eisen is or how famous he is, but what he did there for Ariel was great, publicly critizising the UFC like he did.
thank you for making this public Rich!!! this is so sad, I really hope they reconsider. Maybe they're selling and they don't want Ariel there to break the news before they do...
Dana and the UFC are turning off so many people with the way they treat some fighters, and now a great journalist. I know some people who are quietly boycotting them by not purchasing any pay-per-views of UFC events. I got interested in the UFC thanks to the exploits of Holly Holm, a great fighter but also a wonderfully sweet human being. The way she was treated by UFC even after she became world champion, as well as the way her gym is treated and criticized by Dana, was a huge turnoff. First people need to be sold on you before they get sold on your product. The UFC is doing a terrible job on the first job, though they have a very good product. It's a shame. Their missteps are not hurting them terribly (though they could be even bigger without them) as they are the leader in the sport. What it is doing is leaving the door open for their competitors.
+TheTruthiest Exactly bro! But that's Dana White. He acts just like how the stereotypical most popular High School rich boy douchebag would. Tito should have accepted the boxing match Dana offered. Even if Tito were to lose would anything feel better than punching Dana white in his uncle fester looking head
This guy is full of shit. He was told about those fights along with the entire reporter pool and told to hold the story until they officially announced them later that evening. I'm not a fan of how Dana White or the UFC conduct their business, but this douche bag is not some kind of victim in this case. He agreed to something, and then proceeded to violate that agreement as quickly as humanly possible.
+Rowgue51 That's not journalism bro. His job isn't to bend over to the UFC. Freedom of the press bitches. His Job is to report the truth and he does a great job. and fuck fox for firing him.
And he delivered Lorenzo's message with a ton of insults. There's plenty of footage showing Dana being an asshole toward Helwani. Fuck Dana, and Lorenzo.
Ariel's Book is going to be EPIC! I cannot wait for him to write his book. "HIghway to Helwani" he always says will be the title lol. PLus hes so young still, Im sure there will be many more adventures and scandals dealing with these dudes. Keep it up Ariel!
Yip, i reckon ive spent at least $10-15k on PPVs and 56 dvds lol. Fuck the UFC management. Haven't paid for one in 6 months and loving it. The $ clearly isnt being spread evenly amongst the fighters.
I wish they'd change fight pass to include all fights. I'd pay 29.99 a month for that. What they have now is garbage. It takes me 20 minutes to watch a 5 minutes fight. My HBO, Netflix, Hulu doesn't do that shit
I don't always agree with Ariel, but he is very professional and respectful. He does not indulge in trash talking which is the fashion nowadays to pump out the ratings.
There's no way I'd buy the rigged fight bs. The amount of income a fighter would lose from a fight especially a highly promoted fight is insane. It wouldn't be worth a million dollars to throw a preliminary fight. To pay someone like Aldo, Diaz, Mcgregor to take a Dive would bankrupt the ufc. No way in hell would they agree to it is what I'm saying. Imagine them telling Diaz he has to lose to Mcgregor lol. Diaz would leave with Stockton slap the living shit outta them and completely blow that shit up
+David Tipton I'm not saying the UFC is rigged, I'm just trying to help those wondering what "staged fights" means. I personally don't think the UFC is rigged but I'm pretty sure there is "some" evidence out there to counterattack
"Rich, I'm doing great" - Has a 9mm pointed at his head -
LMAO
Buhahahaha
SMH XD lol
Haha quality😂
Savage
Major fucking thumbs up to Rich Eisen for giving Ariel his platform here. Major major thumbs up and my deep respect to you, RIch.
So grossed out by the UFC and their shit, per usual. Ariel Helwani, like him or not, is the absolute best and one of the only true, real reporters in this sport. I will not only not pay for ANYTHING UFC related until this is fixed, but I'll also be teaching every MMA fan I know how to torrent their PPV's and fight nights from now on, as well as reddit/r/MMA.
please tell me!
if you don't know how to torrent or don't want to there is always /r/MMAStreams on reddit use at your own risk there is a lot of span but you can usually find the good shit by looking at the comments
Hook me up bro
hook me up bruh plus can you hack the fight pass
most definitely not giving these fools money
Dana White is a stooge.
*Goof
Naah lorenzo is the true cancer. Dana would not have fired him. lorenzo was also the one getting ariel fired from fox. he said it on his podcast.
what podcast ... link
Dana and Lorenzo are two peas in a pod. Lorenzo just has the money and the mafia family, but they're both assholes.
*bitch
Good on Rich for allowing Ariel on his show to give his side.
Really appreciate the platform you gave Ariel here. He deserves to be treated a lot better by the UFC. Like he said, they want the MMA journalists to be additional promoters of their company, which is crazy. I can't understand how something like that is possible. I love the sport, I love the UFC and I think Dana White is a great head of the organisation. But there are things like handling the media which is done terribly by the UFC. It has to change and you supporting Ariel is definetly helping in some way.
You can really see how much the media world respects Helwani as a journalist and are livid at how the UFC treated him for doing his job.
dana is a biatch
Thanks Rich, for covering this as Ariels colleague. As fans of the sport we desperately need the traditional media to stand up to this bullshit.
Again Thx for covering this Rich. #Nose4news
"The land of the free and the home of the brave"
Yeah right
lol
True that. This is disgraceful behaviour by the UFC. Something must be done about this, this can't be accepted in 2016.
I don't think that's how its said....isn't it "the land of the fee and home of the slave"?
LOL JUP
''Land of the corrupted and home of the sadists''.
So happy to see mainstream media giving Helwani respect. Thanks for this.
Gained a fan, respect to you Rich Eisen. Ariel isn't just a great journalist but he's also VERY passionate about MMA. These are the type of reporters UFC should want to keep around. This type of shit is so petty, the fact is Dana White and the rest of those idiots are power hungry and want to control everything. Dana tries so hard to be Vince McMahon.
Very much agreed, i never heard any of this until i saw it online it's wild ufc just can't make a good decision to save their lives
Also kind of wished the other journalists stand by ariel and make ufc lift the ban
+Imran Kazzy knowing the ufc they would ban them too for standing behind ariel 😒
+Vicky Chapman i'm trying to figure out at what point you thought hey this seems like a smart thing to say.. Anyhoo it would seem you have more in common with 'those guys' than i do.. Whatever the case be safe and hopefully you dont come across a less reasonable guy in reality, things may not go as well as you think
+Vicky Chapman hahahah get back under your bridge!
Wtf is going on with UFC?!?! Ariel Promotes THE SHIT out of ufc events! He is a VERY good thing for this sport.
Thanks for covering this!!!!!
Rich, I am subbed to you now, thanks for covering this important topic.
thank you Rich for having Ariel on, hopefully this and more exposure like it will have some impact on those Zuffa bastards but i doubt it unfortunately
Thank you Rich!
Your support for Ariel means a lot to us too :)
Good for you Ariel! You have my support!
Stitch and Ariel got fucked over. The UFC is corrupt.
If by corrupt you mean a private entity, then yes, yes it is.
+SelfMade no this is very fascist. Legal or not it's bullshit
who's Stitch
From Lilo and Stitch bro #catchup
lol mum?
New Rich Eisen fan. I even subscribed. How the UFC has treated Ariel is bullshit.
Thanks for covering this Rich.
Rich, thank you for this interview.
A tip: watch series at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching loads of movies lately.
Rich! Thank you for giving Ariel a platform. He's over qualified for the bullies at ufc
Who would have thought Dana White is a hypocrite?
Omg! It wasn't Dana dumbass! Know the story before commenting! It was Dana's job to deliver the message from his boss Lorenzo! Why would Dana jeopardize his job for Ariel?! He wouldn't & no one would!
@Heather Miller Stop trolling lol
It was both, Dana isn't innocent in the least
+Random Commenter yet the only people to make money will be Dana and Fertittas.
+Meeklo Brown easy there buddy. you just focus on making uploading those call of duty videos. maybe earn enough $ to get out of your mommy's house
wow great interview. Makes me rethink ordering UFC fights in the future.
Thanks for this excellent coverage.
How the hell are you gonna BAN Ariel Helwani? Beyond ridiculous... this dude is a class act.
I've been getting burnt out on UFC. I'm sure they'll be fine without me but it just seems like its always something that annoys me. Never thought i would, i've been a fan since Chuck was the man.
BTW i've been telling people Dana is a pos for years now. I hope everyone see's what i mean. People used to argue with me about it. The guy insults anyone who DARE disagree with him in the slightest including his fans.
yeah i know exactly what you mean. im part of the MMA hardcore and because of that Im privy to all the ugliness in the fight game and its really turned me off to it.
UFC comes out force with there media outlets and it's all shill content only and only cover ufc and it gets repetitive as hell.
for your act of honor and integrity at 6:30 into the video, I have subscribed. you are a respectable person and that goes a long way.
Subscribed! Thanks for the great content.
I'm really thankful that rich is covering this story.
Ariel keep doing ur thing u have my support.
Respect to Rich for doing this.
Appreciate you guys giving Ariel time to speak Rich. Awesome interview. F the UFC.
Great work and support of you guys!
That was a good interview
Proud of you Rich! This really bummed me out. Thank you Mr. Eisen for shedding light on this situation and standing up to the bullies.
Whenever I hear ufc , Ariel comes to my mind
all the respect in the world to Rich for sticking up for ariel when he needed him.
that's bullshit man he's the best mma reporter out there
no, no he's not
+Random Commenter I don't know if it's your pic of Nate but I keep reading your posts like Nate is saying it lol! & BTW cu $% yes he is...jk SelfMade. But yes still is a factual statement & not my opinion.
Thanks Rich. All the diehard MMA fans have known about the UFC's bullying tactics over their journalists, fighters, and personnel for years. Josh Gross. Stitch Duran. Burt Watson. The list goes on.
Best UFC and NFL journalists right here.
Subscribed. I hope everyone in media will actively support Ariel.
Not surprised UFC lifted ban, Ariel Helwani put UFC & MMA on the map, the man deserves respect without him the MMA sports news would be boring #teamhelwani
Rich Eisen just gained a new subscriber. Us MMA fans appreciate you giving our own Ariel Helwani a platform to tell his story. We don't forget these things. Our sport really needs some reformation.
Thank you Rich for allowing Ariel to use your platform to address an issue that easily extends beyond Ariel, as history has shown us. Ariel Helwani is the voice of mixed martial arts and is largely responsible for building a fanbase and community. No matter how this story plays out, this was wrong and raises a lot of questions that I hope we'll see find answers to. #FreeHelwani
Good reporting you and Dan Patrick
my respect for ariel has skyrocketed. i actually care about the guy in a 'i'll never know him' kind of way lol
skyrocketed by crying to the media? LOL
i would be down to boycott the UFC until they make this right
And removes Reebook..........
Reebok messed up the GSP return...
What up rusty and fuck Dana
he just hates and if it wasn't for Ariels reports I wouldn't be on ufc alot
THing I like the most about the pre fight and post fight media questions are Ariel Helwani!!, The guy askes awesome tuff questions, not scripted boring ones
whats the difference between mole and source? with NDA and without?
The UFC is taking things personally and acting like a spoiled 5 year old brat. I love watching the UFC but seriously... they need to learn to chill
👍
Rich Eisen > Colin Cowdouche
Thanks, Rich! Ariel is first class.
Time for Ariel to return back to the sea lol
nice
Well done mate
lmfao ...
BRING HIM BACK. ARIEL IS VIP. Dana, deep breaths, make it right
Ariel is a jackass
I am glad you are ok now, classy jornalist, ethical and very well educated. Shame DW and associates!
Props to Rich for helping Ariel share his side
Well said. Wow, much respect and support from me. UFC is disgusting with their bullying. Imagine being a fighter in that organization and your livelihood depends on them. Sad and scary.
Ariel is too smart for this to float by. He's got support too.
What is ironic is the fact that among many other things Ariel Helwani was practically a fantastic promoter for MMA in general and in particular for the UFC through his considerable body of quality work from his modest beginnings back in the day with his own UA-cam channel all the way to now.
Frankly, the UFC made an emotional decision, which is ALWAYS a bad thing. Now they had to eat their words. Dana: 'Helwani will not be credentialed as long as I am here'. Less than 24 hours later the ban has been lifted. Honestly, I do think, though, that Dana really was just the bad cop acting on behalf of Lorenzo Fertitta.
Ariel Helwan your usually always right.... & on the fans side view and also, knowing,fights that been coming,out. Respect your GRRAT JOURNALIST.👍👊
I'm not a fan and not defending him in particular, but I def thought the Ariel Helwani lifetime UFC ban was too much. He was simply doing what journalists want to do, report big news and the first to report..Must be nice to be making a good living doing something that is more like a lifestyle and not job-like, and being something he loves to do. God for him tho.
#FreeAriel
God bless helwani. best in the business, really sad too see this but ariel has the skills too keep on going
Thank You Rich!!
its sad that a GREAT event like UFC 199 has to be overshadowed by the imcompetence and disgusting behavior of dana white and his staff. glad this story has come out.
I love Ariel!! UFC needs to let him back in. #teamAriel
As a european MMA fan I have no idea who Rich Eisen is or how famous he is, but what he did there for Ariel was great, publicly critizising the UFC like he did.
subbed! rich keeping real!
No UFC pay per view for me. I'll watch the fights free on youtube after the fights.
download ace stream
+Mystic Mac Thanks.
Mma core
Pirate bay that shit man
#FreeHelwani
thank you for making this public Rich!!! this is so sad, I really hope they reconsider. Maybe they're selling and they don't want Ariel there to break the news before they do...
I'm wondering why "Syracuse University Alumnus" was included on the video tag which showed that it was Ariel Helwani on the line.
Clearly Dana has taken it to far....
It's nothing new. Zuffa was crooked from day 1. I'm glad people are finally starting to notice it.
Years of roid rage and blow lol
Dana and the UFC are turning off so many people with the way they treat some fighters, and now a great journalist. I know some people who are quietly boycotting them by not purchasing any pay-per-views of UFC events.
I got interested in the UFC thanks to the exploits of Holly Holm, a great fighter but also a wonderfully sweet human being. The way she was treated by UFC even after she became world champion, as well as the way her gym is treated and criticized by Dana, was a huge turnoff.
First people need to be sold on you before they get sold on your product. The UFC is doing a terrible job on the first job, though they have a very good product. It's a shame. Their missteps are not hurting them terribly (though they could be even bigger without them) as they are the leader in the sport. What it is doing is leaving the door open for their competitors.
Yeah but looking at it now, at 2020 Ariel became very much cooler
I'm happy the UFC got rid of Ariel Helwani! Dana and Lorenzo had enough of this snake.
why?
You are a Troll sir, and you are obviously terribly misinformed
LOL still a troll
Dana and Lorenzo are snakes
Dana only cares about money and publicity
Really disliking Dana more and more
Dana is just Lorenzo's puppet.
screw paying for ufc fights. torrent is the way to go!!
First fired from Fox, then gets banned from UFC events. Holy crap, Ariel is the best journalist in the sport.
Welcome back Ariel!!!
I don't care about Ariel Helwani.
UFC and Dana White is way out of line with this, Kim Jong-Un of North Korea would be proud of Dana White
Keep shining Ariel. Monumental wrongs like this always get righted, one way, or another. You have the world behind you...
Ariel stepped over the line and now he has deal with outcome.
Im not buying another ufc paperview until this wrong is fixed, this isnt right
He's back in already. It happened about 3 hours before your comment.
+George M link to that
No1 would care dude.. you and your whole family are fucking nobody's
ban was lifted.
+Max Ruthless lol you fucking douche bag internet troll. You must be a bum
Lmao Lorenzo said he hates u lololol
Embarrassing isn't it😩
some high school shit right there
+TheTruthiest lol for real i wish Ariel recorded Dana. shit would of been gold
+TheTruthiest Exactly bro! But that's Dana White. He acts just like how the stereotypical most popular High School rich boy douchebag would. Tito should have accepted the boxing match Dana offered. Even if Tito were to lose would anything feel better than punching Dana white in his uncle fester looking head
at least diaz got to stockton slap his fugly face
Ariel u are in the fightgame!!
Well now u got yourself a fight.
Bring it!!
He just got reinstated!
they just mad bcuz Helwanies gave us that great hour long nate diaz interview. the nose will be back oneday....
This is disgusting behaviour by the UFC, how can they expect to be taken seriously like the other major sports leagues if they don't act like one.
This guy is full of shit. He was told about those fights along with the entire reporter pool and told to hold the story until they officially announced them later that evening.
I'm not a fan of how Dana White or the UFC conduct their business, but this douche bag is not some kind of victim in this case. He agreed to something, and then proceeded to violate that agreement as quickly as humanly possible.
+Rowgue51 That's not journalism bro. His job isn't to bend over to the UFC. Freedom of the press bitches. His Job is to report the truth and he does a great job. and fuck fox for firing him.
David Tipton
He is not a journalist.
Rowgue51
Yes he is.
+Rowgue51 Are you serious? LMAO.
How can you say Ariel Helwani is not a reporter?
You gotta be trolling.
"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to" - Dana White
I have one awesome suggestion for u to 'contnue' your MMA journalism - MIXED MARTIAL ANIMATIONS. You guys could take it to the next level now.. :D
What a joke!!!!! Long time UFC/MMA fan but this...
For everybody hating on Dana in the comments, how dumb are you, did you listen to Ariel, it was all Lorenzo.
And he delivered Lorenzo's message with a ton of insults. There's plenty of footage showing Dana being an asshole toward Helwani. Fuck Dana, and Lorenzo.
I like how the episodes with Ariel are the highest viewed of the Rich Eisen show.
Ariel's Book is going to be EPIC! I cannot wait for him to write his book. "HIghway to Helwani" he always says will be the title lol. PLus hes so young still, Im sure there will be many more adventures and scandals dealing with these dudes. Keep it up Ariel!
Wanna make a difference....BOYCOTT 200.
No
Pirates unite
against the UFC. Why are we using paypervu. It's 2016!
Yip, i reckon ive spent at least $10-15k on PPVs and 56 dvds lol. Fuck the UFC management. Haven't paid for one in 6 months and loving it. The $ clearly isnt being spread evenly amongst the fighters.
I wish they'd change fight pass to include all fights. I'd pay 29.99 a month for that. What they have now is garbage. It takes me 20 minutes to watch a 5 minutes fight. My HBO, Netflix, Hulu doesn't do that shit
I don't always agree with Ariel, but he is very professional and respectful. He does not indulge in trash talking which is the fashion nowadays to pump out the ratings.
Ariel Helwani for UFC President
"Scummy things going on behind the scenes..." Yeah like sold fights...
+jeff peake In other words, "Rigged fights"
There's no way I'd buy the rigged fight bs. The amount of income a fighter would lose from a fight especially a highly promoted fight is insane. It wouldn't be worth a million dollars to throw a preliminary fight. To pay someone like Aldo, Diaz, Mcgregor to take a Dive would bankrupt the ufc. No way in hell would they agree to it is what I'm saying. Imagine them telling Diaz he has to lose to Mcgregor lol. Diaz would leave with Stockton slap the living shit outta them and completely blow that shit up
The UFC is staging fights now like the wwe. Fucking pitiful.
give me an example of a staged fight? No way. No one would get headkicked or knocked out by mma gloves for some cash.
+David Tipton I'm not saying the UFC is rigged, I'm just trying to help those wondering what "staged fights" means. I personally don't think the UFC is rigged but I'm pretty sure there is "some" evidence out there to counterattack