Ariel Helwani is a mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter. The award-winning MMA journalist joined ESPN in June 2018 to cover the sport. Helwani joined ESPN from SB Nation’s MMAFighting.com. He has been covering MMA professionally since 2006, is an eight-time winner of “MMA Journalist of the Year” at the World MMA Awards and a previous contributor to MMA coverage for Fox Sports and NBC Sports. Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani

Acting Born July 8, 1982 Montreal, Canada

Ariel Helwani is a mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter. The award-winning MMA journalist joined ESPN in June 2018 to cover the sport. Helwani joined ESPN from SB Nation’s MMAFighting.com. He has been covering MMA professionally since 2006, is an eight-time winner of “MMA Journalist of the Year” at the World MMA Awards and a previous contributor to MMA coverage for Fox Sports and NBC Sports.

Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Known For

The Cage poster

The Cage

Ariel Helwani
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel poster

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Correspondent
WWE Rivals poster

WWE Rivals

Misfits Boxing: Behind the Scenes poster

Misfits Boxing: Behind the Scenes

Self
Paul American poster

Paul American

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McGREGOR FOREVER poster

McGREGOR FOREVER

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Invincible poster

Invincible

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Game 7 poster

Game 7

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Undisputed poster

Undisputed

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Conor McGregor: Notorious poster

Conor McGregor: Notorious

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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson poster

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

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Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child poster

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

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