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Ariel Helwani details meeting with Dana White before being banned for life from the UFC

Russell Ess - June 6, 2016

Shocking news hit the world of MMA on Saturday night when MMA journalist Ariel Helwani tweeted that he was kicked out of UFC 199 just before the main event between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping. Bisping went on to shake up the middleweight division, winning the UFC title after knocking Rockhold out in the first round and Helwani was not able to cover the fight as a journalist.

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UFC Fighters take to Twitter supporting Ariel Helwani

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.

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Ariel Helwani was removed from UFC 199 and told that he is 'banned for life' by Zuffa

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:

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Report: Despite Conor's tweet, nothing has changed

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

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VIDEO | Ariel Helwani talks about parting ways with FOX and his career

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

Ariel Helwani, one of MMA’s most well-known journalists recently broke news that he was parting ways with FOX. While Helwani has had his share of criticism from fans, fighters, as well as promotional heads including UFC President Dana White, Helwani has also gained a huge following with the fans, fighters, as well as other media outlets.

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Wrap up Video: UFC Fight Night 82 Post-Fight Show

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.”

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Video Breakdown: UFC on FOX 18 Post-Fight Show - The Full Re-Cap

bjpenndotcom - February 1, 2016

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