Remember when Ariel leaked the Lesnar info?

[Isaiah095]

He did nothing journalistically unethical but he did everything to piss Dana right off.

 

[blastoff]

Fuck Ariel

 

[horseshoe_pass man]

Do you know that even if I was around at the time I wouldn’t give a shit? How is this thread worthy 5ish years later? Wasn’t that UFC 200, or something? Do you realize we are now at UFC 265?

These kinds of threads rattle my brains as much as .. How good was ex-UFC champion X. He was a UFC champion. That probably means he was pretty good.

I’m sorry, but I just don’t get it.

perhaps get off the computer for 2 minutes all you do is go around crying and being a miserable bastard in every thread. get some fresh air. its not cool to be a cunt, nobody is impressed

 

[Phill]

As an MMA fan, I don't see anything wrong with this. He's an MMA journalist, leaking MMA news. Fuck him for being good at his job? Ok....

Not only was I not upset when this happened, I was happy to hear about it. Plus anything that pisses Dana off is probably something that makes the rest of us happy.

 

[sutherland]

He was Buddy Buddy with Uberreem at the time, whom was likely his source.

He fought mark hunt that fight not Reem

 

[BoD 2.0]

Didn't Dana go ape shit?

Haha Dana made him cry on the MMA Hour hahah

 

[Poatan Power]

Do you know that even if I was around at the time I wouldn’t give a shit? How is this thread worthy 5ish years later? Wasn’t that UFC 200, or something? Do you realize we are now at UFC 265?

These kinds of threads rattle my brains as much as .. How good was ex-UFC champion X. He was a UFC champion. That probably means he was pretty good.

I’m sorry, but I just don’t get it.

It's actually fairly sensible to discuss at this time with the UFC/ESPN media change up the last couple weeks, Ariel's ESPN departure, him opening up and discussing it, etc

Helwani is such an attention whore he had to be the belle of the ball. Hate Dana but this was just immature and pathetic for Ariel to do. He knew that had put a lot of effort in production for this reveal.

I had to check to see if you literally copied and pasted the definition of being a sports reporter

 

[bubbleboyjones]

Leaking something that was going to be publicly reported in a few hours was not good reporting, it was an obvious dog move for publicity and nothing more. He deserved the hate for it.

Yep. People acting like Ariel reporting on this 'is his job' as if this was fucking news about a criminal conspiracy in the government that impacted citizens when it was just him spoiling a promotional video trailer the UFC spent a fuck load of money and time on setting up. It would be like a surprise casting for a movie and you tweet this a couple hours before it airs even though the movie studio told you to stop leaking shit from your internal moles.

 

[Dave Poodle]

It 's not uncommon in many industries for media to get a heads up on announcements, advance copies of movies/albums before release so they can get their stories ready for when the announcement is made. Of course, if a journalist leaks these things early they lose their media access. What happened here is not unusual.
Yes, Dana is a prick but this isn't an example of it

 

[Dan Torrance]

A lot of people in this thread not understanding the difference between "leaking" and "reporting." There are perfectly reasonable reasons to dislike Ariel, but this isn't one of them. The guy got the scoop on a matchup and reported it, which any journalist would have done. Guys like Adrian Wojnarowski, Adam Shefter, and Tim Kurkjian literally have built careers on breaking news, and they're hailed as sports reporting icons. You would never see the the commissioners of the NBA, NFL, or MLB say anything negative about a reporter who breaks a story.

This is just an example of Dana and his megalomania. And the low-IQ mma fanbase blindly following his lead.


***edit***
It boggles the mind that so many people have zero understanding of how reporting works. He wasn't a UFC employee; at this point, he wasn't even a FOX employee. Ergo, it wasn't a "leak." He broke the news. Period. Any suggestion that he shouldn't have broken the news without King Dana's blessing is utterly asinine. That's not how news works. And the fact that the UFC was going to make an announcement a few hours later doesn't actually affect the analysis; breaking news is often a matter of minutes, let alone hours. If it's properly sourced, you don't wait for someone else to reveal it. Again, that's asinine.

You're making a very solid case for why we needs shills rather that reporters in MMA.

BTW I'm not saying we don't need reporters, I'm a huge fan of Luke Thomas.

 

[Glass Heart]

He had to know what would happen.

He didn't care. He wanted that twitter clout.

What a fucking clown. He destroyed his career for a shitty tweet that didn't even get that many likes.

 

[KeyboardFighter]

when will ariel lose that buzzcut? it clearly doesn't fit his ugly face and pencil neck. He'd look better with some zoomer hairstyle

I actually think he should keep the buzz cut but keep long curly locks of hair on the sides. Would suit him well imo.

 

[Billthebutcher]

Ariel will talk shit about his former employers after he secures a new job. Then he will spill their secrets and burn bridges at the same time, while calling it true journalism. What bullshit, it's a 1 man whining ass bitch show.

 

[GSPSAKU]

A lot of people in this thread not understanding the difference between "leaking" and "reporting." There are perfectly reasonable reasons to dislike Ariel, but this isn't one of them. The guy got the scoop on a matchup and reported it, which any journalist would have done. Guys like Adrian Wojnarowski, Adam Shefter, and Tim Kurkjian literally have built careers on breaking news, and they're hailed as sports reporting icons. You would never see the the commissioners of the NBA, NFL, or MLB say anything negative about a reporter who breaks a story.

This is just an example of Dana and his megalomania. And the low-IQ mma fanbase blindly following his lead.


***edit***
It boggles the mind that so many people have zero understanding of how reporting works. He wasn't a UFC employee; at this point, he wasn't even a FOX employee. Ergo, it wasn't a "leak." He broke the news. Period. Any suggestion that he shouldn't have broken the news without King Dana's blessing is utterly asinine. That's not how news works. And the fact that the UFC was going to make an announcement a few hours later doesn't actually affect the analysis; breaking news is often a matter of minutes, let alone hours. If it's properly sourced, you don't wait for someone else to reveal it. Again, that's asinine.

Are you telling me you are surprised that most MMA fans are idiots? Like you said, most of the MMA fans are low IQ idiots blindly following Dana White. And I agree with all of what you posted because there are other reasons why people may not like Ariel but for reporting a contract signing and a return? It wasn't like Ariel wrote an expose on all the dirty things Dana and the UFC have done but just reported that an MMA fighter will be returning to the UFC. Nothing more, nothing less and MMA fans are like "He deserves to get banned for telling us breaking news about one of the biggest PPV draws of all time returning to the UFC". It's akin to NFL fans and the NFL banning Shefter for reporting the Rodgers news months back, ridiculous