Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani

Born: July 8, 1982
in Montreal, Canada
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.

Movies for Ariel Helwani...

Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Title: Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Character: Self
Released: August 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Pro boxing sensation — and perennial troublemaker — Jake Paul shares his unlikely journey from online prankster to power puncher in this documentary.
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Title: McGREGOR FOREVER
Released: May 17, 2023
Type: TV
Conor McGregor's brutal strikes and trash-talking swagger made him the UFC's biggest draw. This rousing docuseries follows his dynamic career.
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Title: Inside 30 for 30
Character: Host
Released: May 24, 2020
Type: TV
Inside 30 for 30 is a deep-dive, roundtable discussion providing historical context and analytical takes with a diverse line-up of hosts and interviewees tangentially associated with 30 for 30 films.
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Conor McGregor: Notorious
Title: Conor McGregor: Notorious
Character: Himself
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise from claiming benefits and living in his parents' spare room in Dublin to claiming multiple championship UFC belts and seven figure pay-packets in Las Vegas.
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The Hurt Business
Title: The Hurt Business
Character: Self
Released: September 29, 2016
Type: Movie
From the producers of 'Bowling for Columbine', 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and 'Generation Iron' comes 'The Hurt Business' which examines the rise of mixed martial arts fighting through the eyes of today's top stars.
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Title: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Character: Correspondent
Released: April 2, 1995
Type: TV
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that what happens off the field, beyond the scores, is worthy of some serious reporting," according to Bryant Gumbel, the host.