MMA journalist Ariel Helwani and UFC Corridor of Famer Michael Bisping are feuding over Helwani’s protection of UFC 303.
UFC 303 was purported to be headlined by a welterweight conflict between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. However, McGregor suffered an damage main as much as the June 29 pay-per-view, and the combat has been indefinitely postponed.
Helwani, a veteran MMA journalist, was on the middle of reporting the newest surrounding the UFC 303 foremost occasion and McGregor’s standing. After Thursday’s announcement of McGregor’s withdrawal, Helwani was confirmed appropriate, regardless of some dismissing his reporting as pure hypothesis.
Bisping, who has emerged as one of many high MMA analysts at ESPN, discredited Helwani’s journalistic integrity.
Bisping made his emotions about Helwani publically identified throughout a current episode of Consider You Me.
“Ariel Helwani’s on the market, loads of the time posting and tweeting like he’s an skilled on every thing, however he is aware of nothing, he’s placing emotions on the market,” “That’s what he likes to do, that’s his badge of honor, he likes to interrupt information. If I hear of a state of affairs, I’m not doing investigative journalism, looking for out like my life will depend on it, and I’ll danger every thing so I may be the one to interrupt it. As a result of who offers a f***? And it’s none of your corporation…
“What might be might be. Keep out of it you prick!”