Ariel Helwani Responds to Paddy Pimblett and Dana White - MMA Fighting

Paddy crying that Ariel makes money off fighters while sitting across from Dana was the most hilarious thing.

Paddy's reputation just changed faster than Dana White pretending not to hear a post-fight press conference question

Paddy is the last person to start going off about Ariel. Ariel has shown Paddy nothing but respect for years before he even entered the UFC. When he first came 4/5 years ago, when he wasn’t really known, Ariel was very kind to him and wanted to talk to him, regardless of his stature and was very clear in his admiration for him. To backstab the man who has treated you with dignity and respect and even took a chance by wanting you on the show when no-one knew who you were is outrageous. Paddy needs to be taken down a few notches and realise just because your boss is in front of you, it doesn’t mean you start chatting utter crap and spewing nasty crap at someone who has done nothing bad to you.

This is how you absolutely obliterate someone. No smack talk, just facts.

Ariel, you are the People's Champ. Never fake, never forgot the little people and always kept it real. Massive props to you, you're a legend.

So hypercritical of Paddy to do bully campaigns and go on about mens mental health then he starts bullying Ariel 😂

For me, Ariel is the first journalist that comes to mind when I think of MMA journalism. He's an OG and has endured the turbulence throughout. The interviews with Rampage back in the day ate up hours of my life and I'll still gladly feed them today. Huge respect for you Ariel.

my respect for Ariel just reached peak level.

“Journalism is printing what someone with power does not want printed. Everything else is public relations” - George Orwell. Well done Ariel.

UK fan here, Lost huge respect for Paddy here, and you have gained even more of our respect for standing your ground and breaking apart their lies so well.!

True fans of MMA appreciate Ariel and the content he provides, he’s clearly passionate about it all and what a dream it must be to provide for his family covering the sport he loves. Can’t knock a guy for that

This man has carried MMA journalism on his back, single-handedly, since 2006. Thank you Ariel, truly! 👊

The vibe I felt watching that Paddy clip is like that one kid that has a best friend in high school but to be “cool” and chill with the cool kids he has to betray and speak bad about his long time friend just to fit in. That’s the vibe I felt.

This is incredibly well argued. As a newspaper journalist, myself, it's so difficult to truly explain how journalism and news-gathering actually works. Well done, Ariel.

The problem now is that Paddy can't even apologise if he wanted to because that would make Dana think so much less of him, looks like he tried shooting at the king and shot him self in the foot instead!

Ariel came with all the evidence like a Lawyer 😂 Outstanding performance

Lost all respect for Paddy, throwing Ariel under the bus just to get Brownie points from Dana.

Ariel is an OG of MMA. Since 2006? I was 21 in 2013 listening to his show during the hardest days of my plumbing pre apprenticeship. Takes a man to go through the fire and flames as he has. Team Ariel all the way

Ariel is pure class because he demonstrates unwavering integrity.

Ariel setting people straight after getting called out is a pure energy.