Tony Khan calls out Ariel Helwani on Twitter

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He doesn't know what he's talking about. Ariel was unbanned pretty quickly after Dana White banned him during UFC 199 due to the backlash from the fighters and the media. With that said, Dana has pulled strings to either not have him cover certain events (i.e. Mayweather/McGregor fight) or make it uncomfortable enough for Ariel not to go to events.
If Dana was at ESPN studios to promote some UFC card

Ariel had to stay home or he would have to be escorted out the building. Dude couldn't even go to his job if Dana was there lol
 

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If Dana was at ESPN studios to promote some UFC card

Ariel had to stay home or he would have to be escorted out the building. Dude couldn't even go to his job if Dana was there lol

Yeah, they treated him like he had real life on sight beef with Dana White. Had him in his own little corner of the building getting ignored, and told him he had to leave before White would show up on location.

And the crazy thing is that they hired him before they even signed the UFC deal. :dead:
 
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Ariel is a fraud bytch

Coach is being an idiot here. He was banned because Dana White threw a hissy fit over his Brock Lesnar report.

UFC President Dana White confirmed that longtime MMA journalist Ariel Helwani has been banned from receiving press credentials after breaking the news on two huge fights without contacting the promotion beforehand.

If people think that's justified then I don't know what to say.
 
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That was the straw that broke the camel's back. He was fired from the show on FOX because he was talking about things that put UFC (his employer) in a bad light.

But he won't report on WWE scandals because he's good friends with the CEO. That's just a fact. That doesn't mean he's a bad guy it just says that his words on WWE don't mean much
 

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yes and both of them have discussed that on The Ringer. Tony the Snowman is a maniac and a dumbass but he's not wrong about Ariel being biased towards WWE...

Tony should have never gave Ariel access ⛄
Yeah, I never understood why he ever finally decided to go on there and if had so many qualms about doing it to begin with.
 
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