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Originally Posted by Sfeihc
I'm in lockstep with you, al. UFC wasn't going to see any $ from me until they resolved this mess. It is a shame that this story had to overshadow the events from a historic night in the UFC.
It is an even bigger shame that the Fertittias(sp?) and Dana White run the UFC with a heavy-handed style reminiscent of Vegas' deep mob roots. The UFC had to realize with the biggest event in their history coming up next month that the longer this story stayed in the new cycle the worse it would be for them.
Just by giving the MMAFighting staff back their credentials doesn't change the larger problem that the UFC faces. It just quiets the debate for now. The UFC wants the media to be a glorified extension of their PR department instead of allowing the press to do their job. The UFC statement on this matter just further reflects their heavy-handed approach to their relationship with the media.
I found out some details of the alleged incident which Ariel spoke of during yesterday's MMA Hour involving one of these situations getting physical. One of Dana's bodyguard's choked Ariel after he asked Chuck Liddell if he would ever fight Jon Jones.
I sincerely hope that the MMA Fighting staff can go back to doing their jobs at the Fight Night in Ottawa next week without any ramifications from the UFC but I have my doubts.
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It was an all-time stupid decision by UFC to ban him. He's 100x more famous now then he was on Saturday morning. Newspapers in NY, DC, LA, Boston, etc. that wouldn't have even posted the results of UFC 199 in the sports section now have stories about Helwani being banned by Dana White and the UFC. Ariel Helwani is pretty much untouchable at this point.