UFC reinstates media credentials of Ariel Helwani, others

On Saturday, it was announced that WWE superstar and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning for one more match at July’s UFC 200. However, before they announced the news, it was leaked by famed UFC reporter Ariel Helwani.

Because Helwani broke the news before the promotion announced it, he and his colleagues Casey Leydon and Esther Lin were removed from UFC 199 and were slapped with a lifelong ban from UFC events. However, after criticism from all over the country, the company has reinstated the trio’s media credentials just days after they were revoked.

“Following a conversation with the editorial team at SB Nation, UFC will not prevent MMAFighting.com from receiving media credentials to cover live UFC events,” the promotion said in a statement. “We respect the role the media plays in our sport and beyond, including MMAFighting’s ability to report news. However, in our opinion, we believe the recurring tactics used by its lead reporter extended beyond the purpose of journalism. We feel confident our position has now been adequately communicated to the SB Nation editorial team.”

Ariel Helwani has been reported as not being liked by much of UFC management. This is because the Lesnar situation was not the first time he has broken major UFC news.

For now, there seems to have been some peace reached between the company and the reporter. However, it likely won’t be the last we hear of their dissention.

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