UFC has Ariel removed from his showtime Conor/Mayweather gig
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How petty can Dana get?
What is the UFC worried that Ariel will leak this time? That the fight is technically unsanctioned and Conor & Floyd will be juiced to the man titties?? COMMON!!
Was surprised he was doing it to begin with to be honest
Dana is a prick and when he hates you, he'll do anything to fuck with you
Absolute bullshit. This should close the "Ariel is a shill" door for people who for some reason didn't close it after UFC 199. Dude's the best in the business, always sticks up for the fighters and the UFC doesn't like it. He actively promotes UFC fighters in a better light than even the promotion does.
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Even though I am angered by this decision, I can't not admit that the above is funny. Haha
Someone with twitter should let Connor know, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he gets him reinstated.
View: https://twitter.com/EricBurak/status/884844648568573952
HAHAHA I dig this move. That's the VP of Digital for Bellator.
He should demand him reinstated and Dana removed from the building or the fight is off. It Would be one of the greatest moments in sports history.
Dana pinked Ariel. I, for one, support this decision.
It's so easy to hate the UFC nowadays. This is why I fully support competition. This is brutal
For years i thought he was as shill, and he admitted at one point he was via third party on the ufc payrole...But that was many moons ago and he's the best in the business....If the MMA hour didn't exist, half MMA Journalists would be out of a job cus they'd have nothing to write about.
I like Ariel and I love how he brings in Bellator fighters, he will reap the rewards particularly as bellator grows.
I've grown to love his leading questions and humour, but UFC especially after Reebok has lost it's soul, I read a great article about this other day:
View: https://medium.com/whizzered/the-new-ufc-where-everything-is-the-same-a49155aa68ed
I like Ariel and I love how he brings in Bellator fighters, he will reap the rewards particularly as bellator grows.
I've grown to love his leading questions and humour, but UFC especially after Reebok has lost it's soul, I read a great article about this other day:
View: https://medium.com/whizzered/the-new-ufc-where-everything-is-the-same-a49155aa68ed
Dana intimidates a lot of people because he used to be a big time boxer(cise instructor) back when he pretended to be from Boston.
That said, getting a guy fired for asking an uncomfortable question is a bullshit response.
That said, getting a guy fired for asking an uncomfortable question is a bullshit response.
They seem to step on their cocks daily, and I think it's precious. You can only use mafia style tactics for so long before it comes back to bite that ass.
I give him a pass on the early stuff; he was trying to make it into the business and he admittedly wasn't comfortable with the pay situation at the time. He's been a huge mouthpiece for the fighters and routinely criticizes the UFC for their shitty practices. He promotes Bellator when they have something to promote, and even recently has been indirectly comparing Dana to Scott Coker a lot, to show how one clearly knows that maintaining relationships with his talent is big while the other puts no stock in their happiness at all. Ariel is the most prominent journalist and he routinely brings these things to light.
The UFC really, really would prefer mainstream journalists who are uninformed asking softball questions.
The problem is, as MMA continue to slowly gain more mainstream acceptance, the more they'll get these type of questions. This is like the NFL getting mad about a journalist asking questions about Deflate-gate.
They're not doing themselves any favors by having thin skin. If Dana White didn't want any questions about blocking Cyborg on Instagram he shouldn't have blocked her on Instagram. She's a major star under her employ and it was a childish thing to do in the first place.
The problem is, as MMA continue to slowly gain more mainstream acceptance, the more they'll get these type of questions. This is like the NFL getting mad about a journalist asking questions about Deflate-gate.
They're not doing themselves any favors by having thin skin. If Dana White didn't want any questions about blocking Cyborg on Instagram he shouldn't have blocked her on Instagram. She's a major star under her employ and it was a childish thing to do in the first place.
'Nowadays' does not apply to this situation though. This is Zuffa 101.
