Rich Eisen: ‘I was ready to go’ to bring “The Rich Eisen Show” to ESPN
"I was ready to go for this show. Potentially both TV and radio, same time.”
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Ariel Helwani talks “surreal” return to Real Sports 19 years after internship: “They were the first ones to give me any kind of...
"If you would have told that kid all these years later, 19 years later, that I would return as a correspondent..."
Pat McAfee on his life and career: ‘All I wanted to be was rich’
"All my goals were so I could make some money, and hopefully get my family some freedom. The kicking aspect just ended up being the right one."
ESPN reportedly offered Ariel Helwani a pay cut to stay
Why would ESPN not go higher? Well, it's complicated.
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani announces he’s leaving ESPN, reportedly headed to Action Network (UPDATED)
"I want to let you know that there's no hard feelings here."
Dana White’s shot at Ariel Helwani over Gina Carano’s antisemitic posts drew pushback from many, including Dan Le Batard
"I love how Ariel Helwani made it all about him. It was all about him. Such a douche."
Ariel Helwani dons Canadian flag on SportsCenter after Raptors’ win, says “this is a team winning for an entire country”
Helwani gave a passionate speech about what he thinks the Raptors' win meant to Canada.
Dan Le Batard calls MMA “the damn sewer,” says “now we’re telling you the violence is okay” while interviewing Ariel Helwani
"Now, what has happened is Disney sees 'Oh, there's money to be made in MMA,' and Disney's buying everything, and ESPN's buying everything, and now we're telling you that the violence is okay. It wasn't okay before, but now the violence is okay, and now we sell it to you with ESPN+."
Ariel Helwani talks “Ariel & The Bad Guy,” says Fox to ESPN is beyond “night and day,” “I never felt [Fox] had my back”
Ariel Helwani on Dana White kicking him off Showtime: “He’s trying to make it personal”
Helwani told AA how his once-strong relationship with White is now "non-existent."
SB Nation’s Ariel Helwani-hosted The MMA Hour will stream live on Twitter
This further adds to Twitter's sports studio shows.
MMA reporters form professional association a year after Ariel Helwani’s controversial ban
The MMAJA is the first organization of its type in the sport's history.
Fox pulled Elias Cepeda’s UFC-critical column from their site, his Facebook page
There have been plenty of controversies over how Fox Sports has covered the UFC and plenty of allegations...
