Why do some MMAers hate Ariel Helwani ?

[Drunken Cat]

I'de rather see that over a boring interview anyday of the week.

That's all well and good, but it does say something about your level of intelligence and/or level of knowledgeablity as a fan if you'd rather see some wannabe hipster joker ask questions based on internet lulz (which more often than not the fighters themselves are not even in on) than actually discuss substantive matters.

[ƒallenloki]

I'm not a fan of Helwani.

He's a UFC journalist, not MMA

[Jack3d]

That's all well and good, but it does say something about your level of intelligence and/or level of knowledgeablity as a fan if you'd rather see some wannabe hipster joker ask questions based on internet lulz (which more often than not the fighters themselves are not even in on) than actually discuss substantive matters.

Like asking cliche redundant questions like

"are you excited about this fight?"
"what was the training camp like?"
"how tough is your opponent?"
"you're opponent does this well, how will you counter that?"
"what is your gameplan for this fight?"

Ariel is a lot better than a LOT of other MMA reporters who ask the same stupid questions and get the same stupid answers.

He doesn't ask questions purely based on internet lulz. There may be one in an interview, but's it's not the entire basis of it.

[py2o3434]

I'm not a fan of Helwani.

He's a UFC journalist, not MMA

so covering SF and UFC makes him a UFC journalist... hmm

[Drunken Cat]

Like asking cliche redundant questions like

"are you excited about this fight?"
"what was the training camp like?"
"how tough is your opponent?"
"you're opponent does this well, how will you counter that?"
"what is your gameplan for this fight?"

Ariel is a lot better than a LOT of other MMA reporters who ask the same stupid questions and get the same stupid answers.

He doesn't ask questions purely based on internet lulz. There may be one in an interview, but's it's not the entire basis of it.

I agree with you completely. MMA "journalists" and "reporters" are compete shit.

Here's someone to check out who is actually worthwhile though:
http://eddiegoldman.com/

Goldman has been in this game longer than anybody.

[JDezi4]

I don't like him becuz he asks stupid questions obviously trying to instigate. I'm not saying he does it with malicious intent, more so for hyping fights, but its still annoying when he does it.

Like for example I just watched a vid where Mayhem Miller was INDIRECTLY saying that he feels Nick Diaz was afraid of him. Ariel was basically trying to force Mayhem to up and say it directly as if the audience couldn't figure out what Mayhem was getting at. That came off purely like instigation, and even Mayhem was annoyed by it

[BrotherDudeJack]

Some of the fighters don't like him because he unintentionally poked several of them in the eye with his huge nose.

[Drunken Cat]

Some of the fighters don't like him because he unintentionally poked several of them in the eye with his huge nose.