Ariel Helwani
@arielhelwani
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Journalist / ESPN / Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Ariel & The Bad Guy, DC & Helwani / Occasional NBA sideline reporter / Proud father of 3 / 🇨🇦
Born in Montréal, QC, Canada
Joined December 2008
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New #HelwaniShow pod is up!
* @stylebender
* @JanBlachowicz
* UFC 259 preview
Apple: https://t.co/QNiwPewcc9
Spotify: https://t.co/E8ndHU3ish
Enjoy!
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Saturday, ESPN platforms present #UFC259 coverage
2:30p | UFC 259 Countdown | ABC
4:15p | Ariel & The Bad Guy
ESPN App, Twitter & ESPNMMA YouTube
5:15p | Early Prelims | ESPN+
6p | Early Prelims | ESPN2, ESPN+
8p | Prelims | ESPN, ESPN+
10p | Main Card | ESPN+ PPV
*All ET https://t.co/L5vf99wcoO
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Bantamweight champion @PetrYanUFC and challenger @funkmasterMMA exchanged words during their face-off 😳 (via @ufc)
Stream #UFC259 Saturday on ESPN+ 🔜 https://t.co/pOphkmMf0r https://t.co/KOTvUWclr8
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You can also listen to the entire interview including his Knicks fan origin story on all major podcast platforms.
🍎 Pod - https://t.co/SxI0KXCMrg
🟢 - https://t.co/4DDbdnulo6
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Great to be on the #1 Knicks outlet for the fans by the fans talking old school and new school orange and Blue https://t.co/F3OQMAurUf
Knicks Nation! With the big UFC 259 card coming up this weekend, check out Parts 1 & 2 of my interview w/ @arielhelwani. In Part 1 we react to his Top 5 Knicks Brawls. Part 2 we preview UFC 259. Links below!
Part 1 - https://t.co/djXmAc2oia
Part 2 - https://t.co/UgZXyPzkdL https://t.co/EmeXGRcrA5
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Double champ @Amanda_Leoa puts her featherweight title on the line against @MeganA_mma 🏆
Stream #UFC259 Saturday on ESPN+ 🔜 https://t.co/pOphkmMf0r https://t.co/iayQOuA5gW
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Both Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn say the only thing left to do for Fury-Joshua is to sign the contracts ✍️ https://t.co/ZmtKAaMsCW
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Oh my https://t.co/MyRDgPn7OC
Bantamweight champion @PetrYanUFC and challenger @funkmasterMMA exchanged words during their face-off 😳 (via @ufc)
Stream #UFC259 Saturday on ESPN+ 🔜 https://t.co/pOphkmMf0r https://t.co/KOTvUWclr8
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And that’s fact https://t.co/q3U9WwPepD
"Israel Adesanya is the best athlete competing in sports this weekend"
@arielhelwani chats about the #UFC card #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE https://t.co/1s2LY5jXIr
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Hi Rachel https://t.co/pV9ZR2jgib
YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH A SHIN TO THE MAHTH PAL @arielhelwani #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE https://t.co/v2rWZYXwIY
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"Rhythm is everything in boxing, every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.” - Sugar Ray Robinson
With this super-soft hoodie, we salute boxing’s P4P king and one of Harlem’s slickest entrepreneurs & exports.
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Weighing in at 135 pounds, @PetrYanUFC makes the first defense of his bantamweight title Saturday night at #UFC259 ⚖️ https://t.co/8dm3Du2wGC
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29 of the 30 fighters successfully made weight. The lone dissentor was Askar Askarov at 127. He won’t attempt to weigh in again. All 15 fights still good to go. https://t.co/WfuTtWFDfw
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Still at 15 fights. https://t.co/3INqjVNi3L
15 fights are scheduled for #UFC259. How many will actually take place?
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Light heavyweight champion @JanBlachowicz makes his #UFC259 main event meeting with Israel Adesanya official after stepping on the scale at 205 pounds ⚖️ https://t.co/Nc9ZBJAwKh
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Championship weight of 144.5 pounds for @MeganA_mma, who faces Amanda Nunes for the featherweight title at #UFC259 ⚖️ https://t.co/PImuMxz8X1
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This is not the first time Israel Adesanya has stepped on the scale with food in hand 😅
2015 ➡️ 2021 https://t.co/2BqH9Toicp
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@arielhelwani He was 200.5 pounds, per NSAC chief assistant Jeff Mullen. The way he read it initially confused people. He said “200 and one-half pound."
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or 200.5? Conflicting. Doesn’t matter, I suppose but weird seeing both
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