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Ariel Helwani

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.

Known For

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Game 7: The Euro Step
Game 7: The Euro Step

Filmography

2025 Paul American
as Self
2024 Undisputed
as Self
2024 Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self
2024 The Cage
as Ariel Helwani
2024 Game 7
as Self
2023 Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
as Self
2023 McGREGOR FOREVER
as Self
2022 WWE Rivals
as
2021 Invincible
as Self
2021 Biography: Ultimate Warrior
as Self
2020 Inside 30 for 30
as Host
2017 Conor McGregor: Notorious
as Self
2016 The Hurt Business
as Self
1995 Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
as Correspondent
---- Game 7: The Euro Step
as