Ariel Helwani
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Podcast Appearances
Come on now.
They have the money.
They're getting 1.1 billion from Paramount next year.
Let's go.
Um, they're not huge fans of mine right now.
No, well, no, cause they're not huge fans of mine.
Um,
they have been a mess and, and they are the de facto number two, meaning there's no other competition and they have an incredible opportunity to do something and be the counter to the UFC.
The problem is they can't get out of their own way.
They try to get to every UFC competitor for 25 years.
The problem with these guys is they get too cute and they say, you know what?
Everyone loves the NFL.
Everyone loves Premier League soccer, the NBA.
We're going to make standings and we're going to have points.
And if you win via submission, you're going to get three points.
And then...
It's the fight game.
People just want to see big fights.
Just make the best fights possible.
And none of this tournament points, standings, and they made it so convoluted that people checked out.