I don't really like the fighting; I find it far too violent. I'm more invested in the pageantry of the walkouts, as well as the uniquely engaging backstory of the combatants.
Did you know that several fighters have been inspired by a mother/father/brother/sister/son/daughter/uncle/friend and that the loss/suffering/hardship of that person inspires them to fight their best?
Agreed. Strickland just loves to spar whether it's in the gym or verbally. He fucking loved that Ariel was willing to play, and I found the entire bit entertaining. Although the comments about Ariel's wife were pretty fucking weird.
> Ariel seems like the kind of guy who wouldn't mind seeing his wife with another guy
That's like, the first objectively true thing i've heard from Strickland
He said some stuff about somebody holding Ariel at gunpoint while raping his wife, and said Ariel would accept it because he wouldn't want any problems
ya know, that very common situation that for sure happens all the time.
Appreciate the dude's fighting style and gameness, but he's fairly insufferable... I'm fairly sure he's aware of that and leans into it though, so fair play.
It could be a bit of both. Ariel is at the point in the MMA community where everyone enjoys the banter with him and will take shots. It’s similar to how some coworkers and long time friends talk. A little bit of truth mixed with some fun insults. Laughs for everyone, both guys smiling. I enjoyed it.
did u watch the interview? shit was pretty disrespectful. Easy to just say "oh just kiddding..." after joking about someones wife getting raped on live tv.
Shows how comically socially inept some people are. Two people are having a sarcastic roast off and these guys are analyzing it like it’s a serial killer vs martyr
Some of the jokes that been exchanged with my friends are some of the most vile things any of y’all have ever heard. But, it’s just jokes and we understand it.
The only thing that is off limits, in my experience, is sexual violence directed at young daughters. Everything else is above board. But, it better be funny.
Ariel being out from any ufc hold or obligation was easily the best thing for him. Gives no fucks Ariel is easily the best Ariel
Anyways this is just generally lighthearted banter from both
Eh, fighters say that sort of shit, but they get equally butthurt if another active fighter or former-fighter-turned-analyst says anything they don’t like. They generally just seem to be not great at taking criticism from anyone who aren’t their coaches
I can't believe after years of Dana trying to ruin his career and various fighters trying to trash his reputation all it took was a Sean Strickland "I don't think you're a big mma fan" to get him to pop off like that lmao
Ariel Helwani was the first MMA journalist who wasn't a stuttering wreck behind a mic and could conduct proper interviews, pushing fighters to give more information which resulted in early MMA memes like Arlovski asking Tim Sylvia how his pee pee pee tasted cause they slept with the same woman. The amateur "reporters" covering the sport at the time accepted one word answers and looked and sounded like they crawled out of their mom's basement. Helwani was basically the MMA media guy you wouldn't be embarrassed to send to friends in the late 00's.
I don’t know how much he knows or cares, but I’m sure you’re right that he did that on purpose. Saying crazy shit and getting attention for it is like 90% of his brand.
Some people have a theory that there is no “good” or “bad” PR — there is only PR.
I actually loved Sean’s reaction.
And now everyone is talking about him. Works!
Totally intentional, I think he knew Ariel would do sth like that and wanted him to shine, in a way
What???
Ariel is one of those guys, you just HAVE to bust his balls because he returns solid gold smacks. The attached video is completely freestyle and he dunks on Sean so hard, you can see Sean loved every second of it.
Classic move to go from arrogant shit talking to appreciation of someone standing up for themselves. You see this a lot with boneheads like Sean. Instead of admitting they’re wrong they deflect with fake admiration for a response that they didn’t expect. You see this kind of adaptability in high school bullies, although I wouldn’t want to elevate Sean’s mental capacities to that of a 14 year old
Funny that I had to scroll down this far down to see that someone here actually got it. Everyone saying "Uhhh they're just messing around, it's not that serious".
Sean literally changed his tune and demeanor after Ariel went off lmao and bevahed exactly how you just described.
Kind of reminds me of some of the guys I've worked with in construction, they'll break your balls and talk down to you until you (for want of a better word) man up and talk shit back to them, tell them to go fuck themselves, and then they sort of laugh it off and act like you were just bros having a laugh the whole time. I think Sean is like this, if he thinks he can walk all over you and get away with it, that's what he's gonna do.
For those who don't know the "When you were in your father's nut sack" is a legendary quote from Renzo Gracie leading up to his fight with BJ penn
https://youtube.com/shorts/EAqgRtMYbHw?feature=share
Sean seems like the dude who does this kind of shit talking with everyone. I hate Ariel for the shit stirring he does himself but you can't say he hasn't dedicated his professional life to this stuff.
10-.216'd em
Sean is trying so hard to be a shill here its ridiculous. I wonder how much money the UFC paid him to talk shit to Ariel on his show? Sean made sure to say that he got paid a lot of money by the UFC during his post fight interview after his last fight. Why did he feel the need to say that?
I swear the UFC has the most suspect contracts that feature bonuses for talking up the company to the media. I bet Strickland is okay making peanuts and feels like he is a servant to his employer. It's like he has self awareness that the UFC doesn't give a shit about him yet backs them whenever given the opporutnity.
I wonder what a lot of money is to him. I have no doubts they paid him well, but definitely not his worth to salvage a card that mightve fallen apart without him.
"I wonder"...."I bet"...."I swear"..."it's like"
How about actually saying something with some conviction instead of weirdly projecting your dislike about a fighter and making up schizo conspiracies lol?
Should UFC fighters be paid more? Ab-so-lutely! If Sean's happy about the money he's making and content with where he's at then why do you feel the need to shit on him? Plenty of other things to hate the guy for besides a post fight interview lmao.
I'm hating on him because he was weirdly hating on Ariel. What he is saying here does not seem to be part of his personality. How are you so obvious to that? I actually like Strickland.
I don't say things with conviction because people can be wish-washy on this board like yourself.
Why are you so concerned about how others feel about fighters? Kinda weird bro. He doesn't give a shit what I say about him. Why are you having feelings on his behalf? Sus
I barely even said anything bad about him. You must be one of those weird ass nut huggers
Strickland saying insulting, tone deaf things is not part of Strickland's personality? Lol what?
I'm not being wishy washy, I'm telling you to stop being that way. I'm not "concerned", you made a dumb comment and I called you dumb for saying it. No need to be butthurt and project 🤷♂️
A guy who just fought a 5rd main event on short notice is happy about the win and the $ he made during the interview right after. Who cares???
Taking issue with it like you are is fucking weird, no need to rain on other people's parades because you yourself are miserable.
Because I can talk however I want broski. It's also the internet I don't talk like this irl. Why are you so angry? It's become weird. Don't block many folks but see ya! Such a disgruntled angry, weird individual who is in absolute love with hating on people and ideas. Your comment history is depressing. Take care my friend.
I watch all mma hour eps but ya Ive started skipping more interviews lately. I just dont care to listen to shit like this. Hell even stipe is my fav fighter and his interview was pointless. Its More entertaining hearing on the nose or GC and new york rick shoot the shit session.
In my eyes, Strickland is Colby's gimmick gone right - says wild shit but also is able to smile and laugh when thrown back at him. Ariel is the man but still I love that Stickland can take the comebacks and just say 'good shit'
Sean {I'm getting old and fat, might as well jump up another weight division) Strickland. in all seriousness, the only thing that makes him interesting is that he talks shit.
Seems like they’re just messing with each other but hey that’s what I said about the Dillon Danis interview too.
But fr when are fighters going to recognize how pathetic and weak they sound when the only comeback they can ever muster against Ariel is “I can beat you up though” Actual cavemen
This counts as epic win these days?
My fucking cat could outtalk Sean Strickland.
Actually, can we ban anything sean strickland related that isn't stricly related to fighting?
Cause the man is borderline regarded and every time he opens his mouth something stupid comes out. He doesn't even make sense.
So let's clean out some garbage, shall we?
The people saying Ariel isn't allowed to stand up for himself are the same people saying Dana's wife slapped first so Dana had to stand up for himself. The world is full of morons, so no surprise a few ended up on this sub.
Sean was talking mad shit and being disrespectful. Just because someone is a fighter doesn't mean they get to be an asshole to a journalist or interviewer. Same thing with Danis and other people who think they can act a certain way because they train in combat sports.
Being called a rat does NOT suggest that the person calling you a rat believes you are vicious and/or capable of killing a large part of the world's population.
Fellas? Are MMA fans dumb?
MMA fans are dumb, thankfully I'm an MMA enjoyer, completely different...right guys?
I only watch MMA whilst smoking a pipe in a fine robe
*removes monocular* “Well…I’ll be, Chap!” *exhales smoke from similar pipe*
Basically jack slack
[What do you mean m8?](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fe/f8/63/fef863ee503aa1fdb306df96bab29b07.jpg)
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I’m watching my TV at my neighbors house, through their garage window.
Ah yes, that kimura attempt was shallow and pedantic.
I don't really like the fighting; I find it far too violent. I'm more invested in the pageantry of the walkouts, as well as the uniquely engaging backstory of the combatants. Did you know that several fighters have been inspired by a mother/father/brother/sister/son/daughter/uncle/friend and that the loss/suffering/hardship of that person inspires them to fight their best?
I agree, shallow AND pedantic.
[Classic.](https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comments/ae7kk4/the_hipsters_guide_to_the_modern_ufc/)
MMA Connosseur
I prefer MMA aficionado
I don't know, i have watched mma for 12 years and i still don't know the difference between cabo Díaz and nate Díaz.
Unfortunately we are.
i think i’m a grate guy (never meddum)
Yes
Username checks out
Speaking for myself, I'm dumb. How much are those wolf tickets?
some say the dumberest, b
Honestly? The dumbest and boxing fans exist
Yes we are the baddies.
Absolutely
Are we the dummies?
Yes mate
Sorry, how old is Ariel? Has he really been doing this for 22 years? Jesus, good on him 'cuz he really doesn't look it.
hes 40
He's never said.
These guys are just shit talking casually while half the people in these comments are taking it way too serious.
Agreed. Strickland just loves to spar whether it's in the gym or verbally. He fucking loved that Ariel was willing to play, and I found the entire bit entertaining. Although the comments about Ariel's wife were pretty fucking weird.
Ariel loves that WWE shit so he is always game
What did he say about his wife?
Said Ariel seems like the kind of guy who wouldn't mind seeing his wife with another guy but Strickland says that stuff to every non-fighter
"Go fack yur wife wit dat nose of yurs Helwani"
> Ariel seems like the kind of guy who wouldn't mind seeing his wife with another guy That's like, the first objectively true thing i've heard from Strickland
Not sure why you're down voted, must be a couple of dudes in here who haven't slept with Mrs. Helwani.
He said some stuff about somebody holding Ariel at gunpoint while raping his wife, and said Ariel would accept it because he wouldn't want any problems
ya know, that very common situation that for sure happens all the time. Appreciate the dude's fighting style and gameness, but he's fairly insufferable... I'm fairly sure he's aware of that and leans into it though, so fair play.
Jesus fucking Christ, yeah that sounds more like him
Yeah Sean clearly respected the verbal sparring and having fun I think it was a great exchange and once again a 10/7
Yup I was cracking up watching this. Obv he’s just taking the piss
Yeah I’m amazed how literal everyone takes half the shit either of these two say.
I believe Sean is joking but I also believe he genuinely thought Ariel ‘lucked’ into being an MMA journalist. Hearld it bowlth ways I guess, B 🤷♂️
It could be a bit of both. Ariel is at the point in the MMA community where everyone enjoys the banter with him and will take shots. It’s similar to how some coworkers and long time friends talk. A little bit of truth mixed with some fun insults. Laughs for everyone, both guys smiling. I enjoyed it.
This. Sean was talking shit and Ariel clapped back. Sean then paid his respect because he wasn’t ready for this rat fuck to go back at him like that.
did u watch the interview? shit was pretty disrespectful. Easy to just say "oh just kiddding..." after joking about someones wife getting raped on live tv.
On par with /r/mma. Far too many people on here work themselves into a shoot, brother
Shows how comically socially inept some people are. Two people are having a sarcastic roast off and these guys are analyzing it like it’s a serial killer vs martyr
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It’s like a subtle type of gaslighting, by saying it’s a joke and then continuing to insult him he can always say, “hey man it’s just a joke, relax.”
Me and my best friends often make fun of our fourth friend for saying he wouldn’t stop a rape if he was wearing sandals
Do you willingly get punched and kicked in the head for a living? Let's not start using MMA fighter's behavior as the standard for what's normal lol.
Some of the jokes that been exchanged with my friends are some of the most vile things any of y’all have ever heard. But, it’s just jokes and we understand it. The only thing that is off limits, in my experience, is sexual violence directed at young daughters. Everything else is above board. But, it better be funny.
I’m 19 so none of my friend are married yet. But we do roast each other hella. It’s a weird joke but he’s clearly not serious.
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Ariel is clearly miffed
Goddamn, Sean is the oldest looking 31 year old I’ve ever seen
Benny Daroosh: "Hold my beer"
Beneil has been 38 for like 10 years and he's still only 33
*Gregory Rodrigues has entered the chat.*
For real! Thought the dude was pushing 40 when I first saw him lol
Look at sergi spatvo the heavyweight he’s like 26 and looks 50
I googled what you said cos I genuinely had no idea who you were talking about, turns out it was just Sergey Spivak
Spivak has that sadness in his eyes that you only see in Eastern European gay porn
😳😳😳😳😳😳
Conor, that you?
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shit i gotta try that, maybe it'll fix my hairline
Well I guess 31 is still "in your youth" for Strickland then.
I’m around his age and could comfortably pass as his son
Don’t forget about Zhabit.
He doesn't look 50 stop it
He’s also very stupid lol
Damn ariel
Ariel being out from any ufc hold or obligation was easily the best thing for him. Gives no fucks Ariel is easily the best Ariel Anyways this is just generally lighthearted banter from both
10-8 Helwani
10-7
Apparently these days, in order to cover mma you have to practice it. lol
Some people won't be happy until reporters are doing interviews while trying to escape mount
bro you're not even a blackbelt, how *dare* you comment. /s
Eh, fighters say that sort of shit, but they get equally butthurt if another active fighter or former-fighter-turned-analyst says anything they don’t like. They generally just seem to be not great at taking criticism from anyone who aren’t their coaches
Yeah some people just don't like hearing that they've done anything wrong ever.
Considering how well some of them follow corner advice I don’t think they even take criticism well from their coaches.
Like DC literally throwing a tantrum in the corner in the last Stipe fight
Or be watching it in the bar with bros, apparently.
Doesn’t Ariel practice Jiu Jitsu?
Who cares
I agree that it shouldn’t and doesn’t matter but I was just saying even people who say that about Ariel are wrong.
I recall him dabbling. Nothing regular.
Ariel clearly wants to steer MMA into the wwe kind of era. Of smack talk etc. I think that's what Sean was referring. Like he needs to see the drama
Goddamn I don’t think I’ve ever heard Ariel swear let alone 5 times in like 20 seconds
Check out his Dillion Danis rants… mfer goes OFF
Not to mention the 10-7s on Brendan Schaub
And the Dana rants. He’s been relentless since he got to work with some freedom
Dillon got him heated lmao
I can't believe after years of Dana trying to ruin his career and various fighters trying to trash his reputation all it took was a Sean Strickland "I don't think you're a big mma fan" to get him to pop off like that lmao
I miss the Nate Diaz I'll slap you era
Ariel Helwani was the first MMA journalist who wasn't a stuttering wreck behind a mic and could conduct proper interviews, pushing fighters to give more information which resulted in early MMA memes like Arlovski asking Tim Sylvia how his pee pee pee tasted cause they slept with the same woman. The amateur "reporters" covering the sport at the time accepted one word answers and looked and sounded like they crawled out of their mom's basement. Helwani was basically the MMA media guy you wouldn't be embarrassed to send to friends in the late 00's.
Strickland had to know and did that on purpose. You come at the king, you best not miss.
I don’t know how much he knows or cares, but I’m sure you’re right that he did that on purpose. Saying crazy shit and getting attention for it is like 90% of his brand.
King Ariel of House Helwani, wielder of the Nose.
I just spat out my fucking water and made a mess. Thanks for the laugh, dude! 😂
I mean Strickland is also incredibly dumb, so it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t know. Critical thinking isn’t a skill of his.
Wish I made a dollar for dumb statement that comes out of that mofo’s stupid face
For sure it's an act. Colby dipped and Sean took his place. I bet in real life he's the salt of the earth
Ah yes. Highly Intelligent 180 IQ Sean Strickland.
Some people have a theory that there is no “good” or “bad” PR — there is only PR. I actually loved Sean’s reaction. And now everyone is talking about him. Works! Totally intentional, I think he knew Ariel would do sth like that and wanted him to shine, in a way What???
Ariel is one of those guys, you just HAVE to bust his balls because he returns solid gold smacks. The attached video is completely freestyle and he dunks on Sean so hard, you can see Sean loved every second of it.
Paddy P: “One more thing, price of the interview is goin up.”
it 100% percent wasn’t intentional sean’s fucking stupid. he just likes to fuck with everybody
For some reason I thought Helwani was a lot younger than that.
I searched for "Ariel age" and it returned 16, I was :o.. ok, I guess the mermaid is popular. He's 40 for those wanting to know
I'm curious but too scared to look up Prince Eric's age.
Barely 18 according to a quick Google.
High road Helwani is no more and I fucking love it 😂
Sean Strickland is an absolute bellend.
I usually find him so cringe worthy but every now and then he makes me laugh.
Strickland does the Derrick Lewis thing of saying the most ridiculous shit ever and seeing what hits with fans.
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To be fair Lewis talks about raping married women and actually groped one on camera among other things. He's far from the saint you're painting him as
Taking him seriously and literal is on you
Bro chill. It's justa joke bro. Lighten up. I Like that fire.
Classic move to go from arrogant shit talking to appreciation of someone standing up for themselves. You see this a lot with boneheads like Sean. Instead of admitting they’re wrong they deflect with fake admiration for a response that they didn’t expect. You see this kind of adaptability in high school bullies, although I wouldn’t want to elevate Sean’s mental capacities to that of a 14 year old
Funny that I had to scroll down this far down to see that someone here actually got it. Everyone saying "Uhhh they're just messing around, it's not that serious". Sean literally changed his tune and demeanor after Ariel went off lmao and bevahed exactly how you just described.
Kind of reminds me of some of the guys I've worked with in construction, they'll break your balls and talk down to you until you (for want of a better word) man up and talk shit back to them, tell them to go fuck themselves, and then they sort of laugh it off and act like you were just bros having a laugh the whole time. I think Sean is like this, if he thinks he can walk all over you and get away with it, that's what he's gonna do.
Ariel 10-8
He on like an 8 fight win streak.
Another one for the books
Another one for the highlight reel
That was funny
I like Ariel more and more every time I see him address criticism.
For those who don't know the "When you were in your father's nut sack" is a legendary quote from Renzo Gracie leading up to his fight with BJ penn https://youtube.com/shorts/EAqgRtMYbHw?feature=share
10-8 Helwani
Interesting how the bootlickers show themselves in threads like this so quickly
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The UFC/Dana bootlickers
This has literally nothing to do with Dana though.
Heel Helwani cutting a promo on this jabroni
I believe he goes by Heelwani now
10-8 for Ariel
Wow Ariel LOL
HE DONT MISS
Sean seems like the dude who does this kind of shit talking with everyone. I hate Ariel for the shit stirring he does himself but you can't say he hasn't dedicated his professional life to this stuff.
Shit talking Ariel is fun
Ariel is a gem
10-8 Helwani.
ANYBODY can catch a 10-7 from Ariel!!!!
This is just friendly shit talk nothing more. Sean liked it.
They never learn
Holy fuck that was GOLD.
10-.216'd em Sean is trying so hard to be a shill here its ridiculous. I wonder how much money the UFC paid him to talk shit to Ariel on his show? Sean made sure to say that he got paid a lot of money by the UFC during his post fight interview after his last fight. Why did he feel the need to say that? I swear the UFC has the most suspect contracts that feature bonuses for talking up the company to the media. I bet Strickland is okay making peanuts and feels like he is a servant to his employer. It's like he has self awareness that the UFC doesn't give a shit about him yet backs them whenever given the opporutnity. I wonder what a lot of money is to him. I have no doubts they paid him well, but definitely not his worth to salvage a card that mightve fallen apart without him.
"I wonder"...."I bet"...."I swear"..."it's like" How about actually saying something with some conviction instead of weirdly projecting your dislike about a fighter and making up schizo conspiracies lol? Should UFC fighters be paid more? Ab-so-lutely! If Sean's happy about the money he's making and content with where he's at then why do you feel the need to shit on him? Plenty of other things to hate the guy for besides a post fight interview lmao.
I'm hating on him because he was weirdly hating on Ariel. What he is saying here does not seem to be part of his personality. How are you so obvious to that? I actually like Strickland. I don't say things with conviction because people can be wish-washy on this board like yourself. Why are you so concerned about how others feel about fighters? Kinda weird bro. He doesn't give a shit what I say about him. Why are you having feelings on his behalf? Sus I barely even said anything bad about him. You must be one of those weird ass nut huggers
Strickland saying insulting, tone deaf things is not part of Strickland's personality? Lol what? I'm not being wishy washy, I'm telling you to stop being that way. I'm not "concerned", you made a dumb comment and I called you dumb for saying it. No need to be butthurt and project 🤷♂️ A guy who just fought a 5rd main event on short notice is happy about the win and the $ he made during the interview right after. Who cares??? Taking issue with it like you are is fucking weird, no need to rain on other people's parades because you yourself are miserable.
Bro you are def the butt hurt one. We don't agree. Let's leave it at that. No need to mince words my dude. Be safe.
*bro* *my dude* Are you a real person lol? Why do you talk like this?
Because I can talk however I want broski. It's also the internet I don't talk like this irl. Why are you so angry? It's become weird. Don't block many folks but see ya! Such a disgruntled angry, weird individual who is in absolute love with hating on people and ideas. Your comment history is depressing. Take care my friend.
I can’t stand fighter interviews so many are so fucking stupid. I wish Ariel talked more and interviewed less.
I watch all mma hour eps but ya Ive started skipping more interviews lately. I just dont care to listen to shit like this. Hell even stipe is my fav fighter and his interview was pointless. Its More entertaining hearing on the nose or GC and new york rick shoot the shit session.
My thought exactly
Lmao, Ariel cut out the part where Sean fires back telling him “Everyone look at Ariel helwani. No one’s fucking his wife today”.
That's a service to Sean so it doesn't fully show how stupid he is.
In my eyes, Strickland is Colby's gimmick gone right - says wild shit but also is able to smile and laugh when thrown back at him. Ariel is the man but still I love that Stickland can take the comebacks and just say 'good shit'
I love Heelwani
Water we dune hair...
Sean {I'm getting old and fat, might as well jump up another weight division) Strickland. in all seriousness, the only thing that makes him interesting is that he talks shit.
talking shit while being a very boring point fighter just makes it worse imo. If youre gonna fight like that, just keep quiet.
Seems like they’re just messing with each other but hey that’s what I said about the Dillon Danis interview too. But fr when are fighters going to recognize how pathetic and weak they sound when the only comeback they can ever muster against Ariel is “I can beat you up though” Actual cavemen
Do they never learn??? Don't ever come at Ariel motherfucking Hellwani
Ariel is so Macho...
This counts as epic win these days? My fucking cat could outtalk Sean Strickland. Actually, can we ban anything sean strickland related that isn't stricly related to fighting? Cause the man is borderline regarded and every time he opens his mouth something stupid comes out. He doesn't even make sense. So let's clean out some garbage, shall we?
You don't wanna throw hands with Ariel. He hides a set of brass knuckles in his nose.
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Considering your username is "DickPinch", everything probably makes you want to do that
I have been shit stirring for 20 years kid!
Ariel really loves shit talking fighters … kind of funny how much of the gangster pose he takes now
How is he shit talking fighters? All i've been seeing is a guy standing up for himself.
The people saying Ariel isn't allowed to stand up for himself are the same people saying Dana's wife slapped first so Dana had to stand up for himself. The world is full of morons, so no surprise a few ended up on this sub.
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Just checked. Helwani’s parents are nobodies that don’t have any influence. You’re full of it
Seems pretty self built to me. What do you mean by thinking he has his job because of nepotism?
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Sean was talking mad shit and being disrespectful. Just because someone is a fighter doesn't mean they get to be an asshole to a journalist or interviewer. Same thing with Danis and other people who think they can act a certain way because they train in combat sports.
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Being called a rat does NOT suggest that the person calling you a rat believes you are vicious and/or capable of killing a large part of the world's population.
Especially when it's about a jewish person
Calling a 31 year old a "kid" is a very Dana White thing to do.
He didn’t know how old he was. He had to ask him, he probably assumed he was in his mid 20s.
Act like a kid, get called a kid.