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
Paul American
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2025
Undisputed
Self
0.0
2024
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Self
5.8
2024
The Cage
Ariel Helwani · (1 episode)
6.9
2024
Game 7
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Self
6.1
2023
McGREGOR FOREVER
(1 episode)
7.6
2023
WWE Rivals
(1 episode)
7.3
2022
Biography: Ultimate Warrior
Self
7.0
2021
Inside 30 for 30
Host · (1 episode)
8.0
2020
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Self
7.0
2017
The Hurt Business
Self
5.7
2016
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Correspondent · (1 episode)
7.3
1995