Flywin Lannister
Superstar
We kind of all saw this coming. There was no way the premier MMA journalist and basically the face of MMA journalism would stay at SB Nation. Just like we knew Woj wouldn't stay with Yahoo. Here's the news.
And for those wondering what this means for The MMA Hour:
Ariel really deserves this in my opinion and I look forward to his debut on ESPN. He can really talk with all types of fighters, he asks the right questions, ok sometimes he starts shyt by saying 'I got him on the phone if you don't mind talking with him right now' which is just too odd (but it does sell tickets) but come on overall he's the man when it comes to MMA journalism, he's also quite funny and really likable. Good look for Ariel!
Last MMA Hour will be Jun 11 after UFC 225 (Whitaker - Romero II)
And for those wondering what this means for The MMA Hour:
- Monday: podcast show which will be basically the same as The MMA Hour it's called 'The MMA Show with Ariel Helwani'.
- Wednesday: 30-minute weekly ESPN+ show with Cheal Sonnen called 'Ariel & The Bad Guy' to discuss the latest news in the MMA world
- Daily MMA news on the website
- Pre and post-fight reporting for MMA events
Ariel really deserves this in my opinion and I look forward to his debut on ESPN. He can really talk with all types of fighters, he asks the right questions, ok sometimes he starts shyt by saying 'I got him on the phone if you don't mind talking with him right now' which is just too odd (but it does sell tickets) but come on overall he's the man when it comes to MMA journalism, he's also quite funny and really likable. Good look for Ariel!
Last MMA Hour will be Jun 11 after UFC 225 (Whitaker - Romero II)