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Ariel Helwani Quotes
Ariel Helwani Quotes
Ariel Helwani
Canadian
Athlete
Born:
Jul 8
,
1982
About
Fight
Great
Love
Will
You
I can understand why people have a hard time separating their feelings on Covington the man and Covington the fighter. He certainly doesn't make it easy. He's extremely polarizing on his tamest day. But it's important to note that he wants the world to hate him.
Ariel Helwani
Time
Day
Man
Hate
People
World
Feelings
Important
Fighter
Extremely
I Can
Easy
He
Polarizing
Make
Him
Understand
His
Wants
Note
Separating
Hard
Certainly
Hard Time
Why
Israel Adesanya will not be Eugene Bareman's final UFC champion.
Ariel Helwani
Champion
Will
Final
UFC
Israel
Lord knows we've been guilty of getting too excited about a title reign only to see it last one or two fights.
Ariel Helwani
Too
Guilty
One Or Two
See
About
Only
Excited
Knows
Lord
Been
Getting
Title
Fights
Reign
Last
Two
I love journalism.
Ariel Helwani
Love
I Love
Journalism
Orange County is one of the all-time great markets for MMA.
Ariel Helwani
Great
Markets
MMA
All-Time
County
Orange
Orange County
Jorge Masvidal is a star. That wasn't always the case. Hardcore fans always knew how good he was, but it always seemed like he would fall short in the big one.
Ariel Helwani
Good
Fans
Big
Fall
Would
Case
Seemed
He
Knew
Like
Always
How
Big One
Short
Star
Hardcore
I honestly don't understand how people don't enjoy watching Ryan Hall compete. I genuinely love every minute of his fights. They are different and fun. I'm captivated the entire time.
Ariel Helwani
Love
Time
People
Enjoy
Every
Honestly
Minute
Entire
Ryan
Entire Time
Hall
Understand
Genuinely
How
His
Different
Fights
Fun
Captivated
Compete
Watching
You know how some fighters retire but you have a feeling they will be back at some point? I don't get that feeling from Chad Mendes.
Ariel Helwani
You
Will
Feeling
Back
Some
Point
Retire
Know
How
Get
Fighters
Chad
Bethe Correia is really wacky, but I love it.
Ariel Helwani
Love
I Love
Wacky
Really
You can never have enough wacky in MMA.
Ariel Helwani
You
Enough
MMA
Never
Wacky
Chael will forever go down as one of my favorite interviews because he always kept you on your toes.
Ariel Helwani
You
Will
Down
Interviews
Favorite
He
Because
Always
Go
Forever
Toes
Your
Kept
I've often felt that it was important to have an MMA media association, not so much to fight battles and things of that nature but also to teach a lot of the younger journalists.
Ariel Helwani
Nature
Fight
Important
Battles
MMA
Journalists
Also
Felt
Lot
Often
Younger
Much
Teach
Media
Things
Association
I think Valentina Shevchenko has a great chance of breaking Demetrious Johnson's record of 11 straight title defenses.
Ariel Helwani
Great
Think
I Think
Record
Johnson
Breaking
Title
Straight
Chance
I know he's not an MMA fighter, but can we just talk about how great Deontay Wilder is? He's must-see TV. Not since Mike Tyson has boxing had an American heavyweight who could hit like him... and talk like him, too. I love his interviews, his demeanor, his fighting style... the whole package.
Ariel Helwani
Love
Great
Style
Fighter
Fighting
Too
Interviews
Wilder
Tyson
MMA
TV
I Love
About
Could
Had
He
Since
Demeanor
Like
Know
Talk
Him
Boxing
How
His
Hit
American
Just
Heavyweight
Package
Mike
Mike Tyson
Who
Whole
If you have an issue with someone, call them out. Don't paint everyone with the same brush.
Ariel Helwani
You
Everyone
Out
Someone
Brush
Call
Issue
Same
Them
Paint
I'm always curious to see how a fighter responds after suffering a first loss. I'm especially curious when that first loss is via knockout.
Ariel Helwani
Suffering
First
Fighter
Responds
See
Always
How
Loss
Curious
Via
After
I am being completely serious when I state this: Sage Northcutt might just be the nicest human being I have ever met in my life. He is sweet as can be. He doesn't have an evil bone in his body.
Ariel Helwani
Life
Human Being
I Am
Evil
My Life
Met
Just Be
Sweet
Bone
State
He
Sage
Am
His
Human
Just
Being
Might
Body
Serious
Nicest
Ever
I have a lot of contacts, a lot of sources that I've developed over the years and I like to break this guy signs, this guy is fighting this guy, this event is happening on such a date.
Ariel Helwani
Signs
Fighting
Guy
Date
Developed
Contacts
Over
Like
Years
Sources
Lot
Break
Happening
Event
Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje is no doubt a fun fight on paper.
Ariel Helwani
Fight
Doubt
Paper
No Doubt
Donald
Justin
Fun
It's one thing to boo, but to actually pelt someone down below because you're upset a sporting event went a certain way is just so bizarre to me.
Ariel Helwani
Me
You
Down
Boo
Way
Bizarre
One Thing
Someone
Sporting Event
Because
Just
Upset
Certain
Certain Way
Event
Actually
Thing
Below
I welcome someone who is willing to march to the beat of his own drum - to hell with the haters.
Ariel Helwani
Welcome
Haters
Own
Hell
Willing
Someone
Beat
Drum
His
Who
March
I don't think we can fully understand just how much pressure is on these fighters' shoulders once they win the UFC title. It's a grind just to get to the title fight. You're not earning a lot of money, and the sport takes a real toll on your body. And then once you get the belt, you've got an army of fighters coming for you right away.
Ariel Helwani
You
Army
Fight
Money
Win
Pressure
Think
Earning
Once
UFC
Takes
Sport
Understand
Got
How
Real
How Much
Coming
Lot
Get
Just
Title
Grind
Then
Much
Body
Shoulders
Your
Your Body
Fighters
Fully
Toll
Away
Right
Right Away
Belt
The record books might not indicate it, but if you ask me, Chael is a former WEC light heavyweight champion.
Ariel Helwani
Me
You
Champion
Light
Books
Indicate
Record
Heavyweight
Heavyweight Champion
Former
Might
Ask
Sometimes when a champ wins, there's a debate about who should be next for him or her.
Ariel Helwani
Sometimes
Debate
About
Wins
Him
Next
Should
Who
Her
Champ
I think Edmonton's Rogers Place is still the nicest arena I've ever been to.
Ariel Helwani
Think
I Think
Arena
Edmonton
Still
Been
Rogers
Place
Nicest
Ever
My oldest son's name is Oliver and my second son's name is Walter.
Ariel Helwani
Son
Name
Oldest
Oliver
Second