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    Ariel Helwani

    Give the man his bloody job back ufc


    http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/6/6/...our-live-today
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    lol dude I thought of opening an official Helwani thread. Glad you took the initiative.

    Free Helwani!

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    They ruined his life

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    They ruined his life

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    Everyone has been tweeting #FreeHelwani on twitter all week to @UFC lol

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    at first i thought it was one of the ring girls then i realized it's that arab dude...

    need cliff notes.

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    Like this dude and he should be cleared.. Seems like a nice guy.. He needs to play by the rules though...

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    They're just pissed he scooped the Lesnar announcement. He just got his press pass revoked, he can still write about UFC as he did not actually work for the UFC.

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    This likely helps his career

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    UFC spokesperson says reporters should come to the UFC and ASK for permission first. It's considerate.

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    I FORGOT! THAT'S HOW JOURNALISM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! Deepthroat went to Nixon, and was like,
    "Bruh, listen, I kind of have this scoop that's gonna fukk your world up. You cool with that?"
    and Nixon said, "Hell yeah chief. Do you"
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    best MMA journalist out there in my opinion

    UFC has been dicking him around for years

    UFC getting lots of bad press and rightfully so

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    Quote Originally Posted by terpkeg View Post
    This likely helps his career
    sure would have if he used his brain but I'm sure he was excited about this news. Best thing to do now is a little grovelling. People talking about this like it is political news are so off base it is silly. This is entertainment news regarding a privately owned business about a promo they obviously want to keep quiet. Helwani is not anderson cooper lol, he is LUCKY to be where he is. Don't bite the hand that feds you helwani.



    all he had to do was

    " just heard >>>HUGE<<< news for UFC 200. Stay under during broadcast, this is going to be epic"


    or if he wanted to be a little more risky

    " breaking news: someone from ufc 100 is coming out of retirement to fight Hunt! Stay tuned!"


    that way it doesn't give it away, could be brock or GSP is what more people would obviously focus on

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    he broke down in tears

    hate to see this guy cry when he has a real problem

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    Ariel ego got him fired from fox and ufc

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    so he got fired from an employer that he wasn't working for? wtf?

    he announced that brock was back before ufc finalized the deal? is that what happened? if so jesus fukking christ big fukking deal.

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    guy has always been a troll of sorts to be honest

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    dudes a good reporter, how do you get your credentials away for breaking news when your job is to break news lol...
    they cut him from fox because he was talking about bellator to much but hes an mma reporter not a ufc reporter what is he supposed to do when people come on his show talking about their situation is he supposed to say cya later dont tell me anything ?? ufc is a dictatorship and whatever they say goes basically, ill still continue to watch dont get me wrong i love all the fights they make but they treat some employees like dirt and its been going on forever, cutting stich the best cut job guy in the business, cutting bert the hype man now cutting ariel helwani one of the best reporters ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by firekillex View Post
    dudes a good reporter, how do you get your credentials away for breaking news when your job is to break news lol...
    they cut him from fox because he was talking about bellator to much but hes an mma reporter not a ufc reporter what is he supposed to do when people come on his show talking about their situation is he supposed to say cya later dont tell me anything ?? ufc is a dictatorship and whatever they say goes basically, ill still continue to watch dont get me wrong i love all the fights they make but they treat some employees like dirt and its been going on forever, cutting stich the best cut job guy in the business, cutting bert the hype man now cutting ariel helwani one of the best reporters ??
    you get it

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    BREAKING NEWS
    ariel helwanis ban has been lifted

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    the backlash was too much

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    so the admitted, paid shill got his job back?


    lol calling him a reporter is funny. He had one foot on each side of the fence and got caught. I bet he won't make that mistake again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brooks85 View Post
    so the admitted, paid shill got his job back?


    lol calling him a reporter is funny. He had one foot on each side of the fence and got caught. I bet he won't make that mistake again.
    yeah this old but looked staged to me hes a clown


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    Quote Originally Posted by firekillex View Post
    BREAKING NEWS
    ariel helwanis ban has been lifted
    http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports...nap-story.html


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    Is this guys name really Ariel as in the Ariel from the little Mermaid...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeathAdder View Post
    Is this guys name really Ariel as in the Ariel from the little Mermaid...
    lol rampage made fun of that too





    rampage loves him
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    He got his job back everything back to normal. LOve that his show was all about him and then he starts sobbing. Im sure he never did anything wrong and everybody else is at fault.

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    Ariel is a softy, but he's a good guy.. Glad to see him reinstated...

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    rather than contain the source--Kill the messenger!!! LOL hilarious....good reporter and stays respectful of the fighters...
    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    best MMA journalist out there in my opinion

    UFC has been dicking him around for years

    UFC getting lots of bad press and rightfully so

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    Dana White wants a preferred reporter he should hire him himself...

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    I'd hate being a reporter for MMA, the fighters mess with you constantly... I've seen Ariel get picked on while trying to interview fighters for the 1st time and he just stayed stoic... Never got rattled as they were poking fun at him...

    Tough job as I'd get pissed off and start firing back at the fighters probably

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    If all is true (sale of UFC) i wonder if Dana will open up the purse strings now that the two scab brothers don't call all the money shots.

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    very true---but the smart ones know he can help them out....
    Quote Originally Posted by JIBBBY View Post
    I'd hate being a reporter for MMA, the fighters mess with you constantly... I've seen Ariel get picked on while trying to interview fighters for the 1st time and he just stayed stoic... Never got rattled as they were poking fun at him...

    Tough job as I'd get pissed off and start firing back at the fighters probably

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