why was ariel helwani banned from ufc
Respected MMA journalist Ariel Helwani was banned âfor lifeâ from UFC events for breaking the Brock Lesnar news. UFC 199, a truly great night of fighting, was tarnished when Ariel Helwani, often regarded as the best MMA journalist in the business, was escorted out of UFC 199 before the main event. His co-workers at MMA Fighting, E. Casey Lydon and Esther Lin, left with him, and all three are apparently banned from UFC events indefinitely.