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Biography
Ariel Helwani is a mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter. The award-winning MMA journalist joined ESPN in June 2018 to cover the sport. Helwani joined ESPN from SB Nation’s MMAFighting.com. He has been covering MMA professionally since 2006, is an eight-time winner of “MMA Journalist of the Year” at the World MMA Awards and a previous contributor to MMA coverage for Fox Sports and NBC Sports. Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Filmography9 titles
WWE Rivals
2022
2022
Invincible
2021as Self
2021as Self
I Hate Christian Laettner
2015as Self
2015as Self
Conor McGregor: Notorious
2017as Self
2017as Self
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
2023as Self
2023as Self
The Hurt Business
2016as Self
2016as Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024as Self
2024as Self
Paul American
2025as Self
2025as Self
Game 7
2024as Self
2024as Self