Ariel, thanks a lot for defending Francis time and time again. Guys like me that actually grew up in Africa are deeply inspired by him. I literally started watching MMA because someone told me about the 3 Kings. No matter what, we cannot allow Dana to tarnish Francis' reputation and erase history. 🇳🇬 🇨🇲 🇳🇬 👑👑👑
Him saying winner of stipe/jon should be stripped if they dont give Tom a shot is pretty dumb. If they dont give him a shot, its because they are retiring. So they would get stripped anyways. But yeah, love that someone calls Dana out on his bullshit. Its not even about sticking up for Francis, but moreso being a real journalist and calling out bullshit, no matter who its relative to.
@@jaseallenson316 lol and you are a MMA fan or a Dana fan??? For a MMA fan it is normal to keep the category competitive. And I am okay with that, the category cannot be allowed again to staying less competitive, which it is now, because for 1. Jon has been avoiding the most sought after by fans challenges, and 2. Tom is a young talent that has called Jon for so long and he keeps avoiding him.
jon jones criminal hit and run pregnant women and hits his wife, Dana slaps his wife, ex-wife of Hulk Hogan alleged he hit her, culture of criminal male violence and human exploitation, Dana still ongoing court for class action fighter pay.
Like Trump, he only cares about business. And he doesnt like doing biz with Francis cuz he takes stances. Someone that isnt easy to do biz with is a bad person to Dana. Hes a fraud.
Jons own daughter begged hotel staff to call the police because jon was beating up her mom. But francis is the bad guy. Dana white profits off of young men and women fighting each other pays them peanuts in comparison. And Clobbers his wife on camera. But francis is the bad guy
U know when I heard that his own daughter begged the hotel staff to call the police, that's was the confirmation for me that Jon beating his wife up wasn't a one time thing, and it might still be happening.
Lie. He wasn't beating up his girlfriend, you racist! She said he never hit her. Story is she was emotional and jumped on him to prevent him from going out that night. He threw her off him and in process bumped her nose. She attacked him.
@@drummrpdx You know, domestic abusers use psychological torture on their victims, making it so they're so scared they don't have the will to walk away. You know who else do that? Pimps.
Rules of power state you must destroy your competition completely… that’s what Dana is trying to do he doesn’t care about integrity just money and power
We all love Francis, but I particularly like how Ariel acknowledges Ngannou's intelligence here too. I can testify that learning English as an adult is very challenging, and Francis has seemingly mastered the language from scratch in just a few years. People sleep on how effing smart he is.
Crazy that he has the balls to slap a bishh and put them in their place, he showed her who daddy Dana was, you in your relationship u apologies and put ur tampon back in 😂😂😂
Dana talks about Francis like some guys talk about their ex gf's. You can tell he still cares, primarily because it's the first time in over a decade in where a champion ended up leaving their organization for another with the belt. Nothing upsets Dana more than that type of scenario. The UFC contracts are designed specifically to never allow that to happen.
@@puntsize the only other time was BJ Penn, but it was a different landscape in MMA. It can happen if the champion fullfills his contract and don't re-sign, which is what happened in that case.
Dana white a multimillionaire saying a fighter trying to feed his family by shedding blood in the octagon "all about the money", is soo stupid and ironic.
@@emperordavid2044 I would've told Dana at that moment "Why wouldn't he be about the money? You think he fights for free? It's called prizefighting, dummy". One of Francis' quotes is "Je tape les gens pour vivre" ("I hit people for a living"), which became a meme in Francis.
Bro CTE??? Hitting women is wrong, of course but rewatch the video his wife hit him harder than he did her. None of those two acquired cte that night Maybe hangovers, remorse, and resentment but CTE is a reach
@@CryptoWolf416 , as somebody who grew up being kicked the shit out of me by my parents that if he's assaulting his wife in public, you don't want to know what he's doing behind closed doors.
When you have dictators out here lying and giving false narratives for their own benefit, it is extremely important we have real journalists like Ariel showing us the truth. That's the whole point of journalists, they're the ones supposed to give the truth when leaders lie. I take my hat off to you Ariel, wonderful work. Keep crying Dana, Keep shining Francis.
@@Tchafsir Truth ? Haha ow please this weasel just wants to try to get some type of win on Dana some how Ariel is nothing but a weasel and no one actually respects him why most of the fighters don’t go on his show he’s lied and tried to stir up the pot so many times when he worked for the UFC
(PFL) Cris Cybor made $1 Million Dollars to show + $750,000 win bonus .( UFC ) Amanda Nunnes made $442,000 to show = $50,000 win bonus = Dana lies about the money .
Boxing money is different. Fury vs Usyk argued for a long time. Then decided on a 2 fight deal. Purse split of over 100 million was Fury advantage. Usyk won the first fight, points decision. Then Usyk had the advantage for the second fight purse split
This is a great job ! I am french and I have been lookin at other media explaining the situation but they did not go that deep into the research, I knew Dan was out of line but now we have the proofs !! We will speak about Naganou for years to come
I'm so happy that we have a journalist like Ariel to speak the absolute truth, with every bit of facts and details. Thanks, Helwani ! You're definitely the best in the game 🔥
I like Dana, but he came across as a hater and a sore loser. He knows how to talk business and fights, but it’s hypocritical for him to attack that man's character, especially after defending the likes of Conor and Jon Jones. Dana is mad because he's not used to people telling him no.
Dana White is so badmind. He's made more money than all UFC fighters combined, and he's complaining about a fighter being all about the money. The guy is twisted in the head
You guys just don't get it do you. This is absolutely nothing to do with Francis and everything to do with the monopoly dana runs. Dana hates Francis because Francis just paved the way for other fighters to follow suit and leave dana. Dana can't take losing wars he hates losing to casinos and he definitely hates losing wars to his "inferiors" the fighters. I hope many more fighters sh*t on dana and leave. Dana ruined so many careers
I can't wait to see the demise of Dana ... Toporia is already smartly openly challenging him. How fast could it go if just several high-ranked fighters would start to respect him a little less, challenge him, etc. Francis made quite a mess just by being himself, but everyone isn't Francis ...
Ariel- I had missed this - this is why your on the big money mate😂, proper journalism just makes a difference- as well as loyalty-appreciate your authenticity
For a guy who's made his money off fighters, who has shown poor judgement and been in a personal scandal ... to go after a fighter who's trying to earn a living and who has no public scandals is the most ridiculous thing in sports today. Can you imagine if the other sports commissioners did what dana is doing? Within 4 years from today and this man will have destroyed the very company he helped build because of pride and lies. Mark my words
Ariel, thank you very much. This is such an amazing breakdown. I feel like there's a lot more going on in the background at the UFC than they choose to show. Then there's Francis, exposing them for who they truly are. How does Dana go from singing Francis' praises in 2018 press conference to saying he wanted to cut him? Makes zero sense. It's a dirty business but Francis outplayed them and now they're worried other super stars might follow suit some day
I'm glad I watched this. I heard everything Dana said recently and it changed my mind, I thought that perhaps Francis was the bad guy in this situation. Now it's so clear to me that it's not true, Dana didn't get his way and he's going down the path of slandering Francis. The point about Dana worshipping Jones to get back at Francis makes a lot of sense, especially when you consider what Dana was saying about Jones at the time.
Now it would be great if at the next press conference someone asked him about Ariel’s response to Him but that’s not gonna happen none of those schills would dare bring Ariel’s name up
Francis Ngannou had (14) UFC fights @ a total of 3.8 million dollars - Francis had (2) Boxing match's . For the Tyson Fury fight Ngannou was paid $10 Million Dollars to show - for the Anthony Joshua fight Ngannou was paid $20 Million Dollars to show. Francis Ngannou had (1) PFL fight and was paid $10 Million Dollars to show = Dana lies about the money .
Because Francis embodies everything Dana is afraid of. A fighter getting autonomy from the UFC and actually making market rate for their fight and bringing other fighters into the fold as well. Dana is terrified of fighter unions and actually having to pay these guys what they're worth
If Dana was a fighter he would have done EXACTLY what Francis and others did, but because he's a cynical, self-serving promoter, he faults the UFC fighters who behave in the same fashion that he would.
I'm curious how any fight fan couldn't be a fan of Francis Ngannou. My issue with the UFC is that the organization's biggest star is Dana White, and it's not even close.
This guy is getting ready to pass the UFC over to whoever Disney chooses as his replacement, at which time our sport will turn into even more of a BSing contest. Look at how they are picking and choosing who fights who now, like it's WWE or something. It will get even more fake and lame when he's not there to say no.
Francis wanted to be a pro boxer in the boxing heavyweight division. He had 2 fights in there. Both were 10 rounds not 12. Coz he was not ranked by the boxing organisations, they wouldent allow him to fight for belts. But he lost both fights, then went to the pfl
@@ChiefX07but you’ll protect Ariel who 2 years ago hated Saudi and all it stood for and now he’s on the payroll for them left the mma hour Becuase he wanted all the money for himself he’s not the good guy you think he is there’s a reason so many hate him
@@crazypato3752 gotcha, I haven’t seen anything like that from Jake is why I said that, but I’m also aware I haven’t seen everything from everyone so it’s based on my lack of knowledge of that and seemed like another Ariel bs cry fest to me, not saying it’s not true even! Just seemed off and I haven’t seen that stuff from Jake is all
Ariel you are an awesome MMA journalist I SAY THE BEST. The truth you just broke down is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. You are doing your job and I respect and ❤ you for it. Dana is just a bully; bullying fighters out of the deserved money.
Dana’s sour grapes . Thought his rant about Ngannou Saturday night was a disgrace to the UFC ? Always thought Ngannou has been respectful to his fellow MMA fighters and the sport
Ariel God bless you for taking the time just to defend this man and putting the truth out there without taking any side. You are truly a true friend of Francis. No hate just pure truth. God bless mate 🖤🤝🏿🙏🏿👑
To think Dana Said 1. Francis isn't going anywhere.... Francis left. 2. After the One Championship negotiations, Dana said: "no one is gonna sign him".. PFL did. 3. Dana Said: "Francis left and now can't get a boxing deal.. ... Francis did. Fought Fury and AJ... made mad cheddar.. 4. Francis is done, said Dana, after the AJ loss.. Francis starched the PFL champion, now a world champion. Dana, @ this point, please give up
And this is why your the number 1 mma journalist. Thanks for putting the jigsaw together, now people can make there own mind up who to believe. Love the new show keep up the great work 👍
Still can't believe Dana NEVER once said anything about Francis losing his son. Takes literally 4 seconds to say 'sorry for your loss'. Dana can't even do that.
This is a Karen thing to complain about. WHY should Dana even mention his son? Let alone go out of his way to say "sorry" to him? He's asked about specific things Francis has said and answers them. None of it has anything to do with his kid. It's crazy that you white knights act like he should comment on it when he shouldn't. It's not even a debate. Drop the holier than thou act.
Dana lost the baddest man on the planet and he knows it. He f**ked up. He has to make an excuse. And this is how men who struggles to take ownership and be accountable reacts. The UFC has the 2nd baddest man on the planet. Not the best marketing strategy lol
So this whole "Jon jones glazing" is actually not JJ having pictures of Dana, but rather a selfish grudge Dana held for Francis, just another cheap attempt at erasing history, and quite frankly, I'm not surprised. It's actually a move that I'd expected someone as cheap as Dana would pull.
Chael being as stubborn as he is won’t have enough self control to just admit Ariel is right about Francis. He’s probably already watched this and is working on a video to say Francis isn’t making more money and that Ariel is wrong.
Hello @Ariel, Pleazzzzzz check out the last conference fight of Francis in the UFC, WHEN he was defending his title. The were a question about his fight against John Jones and Francis did answer by saying, he was waiting that fight for so long, but no deal has been proposed to him. Dana was present during that the day and staying 30 cm near him, but he didn't react to that answer. So, I guess, if Francis was telling Bullshits, knowing this guys, he would have reacted to restore the truth. So definitely, I would say somebody isn't constant in the argument and it is Dana White.
Carrying around that much SPITE will eventually have a negative effect on the mind , body, or both. I will sit back and await the results. The betting odds might be interesting 🤔
@@gamebredo8880 thats the problem any other sport don't have that problem not NFL basketball baseball and football ⚽ globally. UFC was not the big dog but now there's an abundance of MMA globally but the problem is now there's no recognition. We need rival organizations. It makes the sports strive and makes the sport competitive.
Say what you want about Ariel but the dude is solid and despite all the push back and negativity thrown his way he has stayed the course and stood up for whag hes passionate about and believes in
I am usually on Dana's side, but he is totally wrong here. He doesn't like Ngannou because Ngannou stood up for himself and wasn't going to let himself be taken advantage of. Of course Dana doesn't like that. He's a fight promoter. He isn't used to not getting his way. Kudos to Francis -the true lineal MMA heavyweight champion.
Alex Pereira made an extra $42,000 in sponsorship money last year - Tyson Fury made $ 8 Million Dollars in sponsorship money= Dana doesn't let his fighters pursue sponsorship Dollars .
The UFC is an exact representation of the Roman Colosseum. Fight fans dislike the acts of those in charge of it, but can't stop engaging with the entertainment they provide. WEIRD.
Ive seen a few of your videos ....... i know its not much but this finally got the sub from me. what a great analysis. It just didnt sit right when Dana said Francis wasnt a good guy. i was kinda shocked by that statement but its obvious now that it was complete bullshit. Nice work my friend and it seems like you have run free from the bullshit just like Francis has. Keep up the fine work
Conor McGregor had (28) UFC fights with a total of $39.7 million ( most in UFC history ) - Conor McGregor had (1) Boxing match and made $130 Million Bucks ! = Boxing pays far more than UFC
Francis traversed deserts, sailed across an ocean, lived in multiple places around the world, all to be a Champion. I'm sure he's not scared to fight anyone.
Ariel, thanks a lot for defending Francis time and time again. Guys like me that actually grew up in Africa are deeply inspired by him. I literally started watching MMA because someone told me about the 3 Kings. No matter what, we cannot allow Dana to tarnish Francis' reputation and erase history. 🇳🇬 🇨🇲 🇳🇬 👑👑👑
Him saying winner of stipe/jon should be stripped if they dont give Tom a shot is pretty dumb. If they dont give him a shot, its because they are retiring. So they would get stripped anyways. But yeah, love that someone calls Dana out on his bullshit. Its not even about sticking up for Francis, but moreso being a real journalist and calling out bullshit, no matter who its relative to.
Yeah good job ariel 💯💪🏽
@@jaseallenson316 lol and you are a MMA fan or a Dana fan??? For a MMA fan it is normal to keep the category competitive. And I am okay with that, the category cannot be allowed again to staying less competitive, which it is now, because for 1. Jon has been avoiding the most sought after by fans challenges, and 2. Tom is a young talent that has called Jon for so long and he keeps avoiding him.
The least he cares is nganou… he’s just salty for life with ufc/dana w.
@@chumpvoodoosuchhhh a dumb, low iq, fanboy comment 😅fake voodoo
jon jones bullies pregnant woman, his boss Dana slaps his wife; and he says that Francis is not good person ????? 😕😕😕😕😕😕
jon jones criminal hit and run pregnant women and hits his wife, Dana slaps his wife, ex-wife of Hulk Hogan alleged he hit her, culture of criminal male violence and human exploitation, Dana still ongoing court for class action fighter pay.
Dana will slap your wife 🤫
I know right like wtf is that
Like Trump, he only cares about business. And he doesnt like doing biz with Francis cuz he takes stances. Someone that isnt easy to do biz with is a bad person to Dana. Hes a fraud.
Valid point lol
Jons own daughter begged hotel staff to call the police because jon was beating up her mom.
But francis is the bad guy.
Dana white profits off of young men and women fighting each other pays them peanuts in comparison. And Clobbers his wife on camera.
But francis is the bad guy
I remember that ,I can't believe how everyone ignores that😅
U know when I heard that his own daughter begged the hotel staff to call the police, that's was the confirmation for me that Jon beating his wife up wasn't a one time thing, and it might still be happening.
Lie. He wasn't beating up his girlfriend, you racist! She said he never hit her. Story is she was emotional and jumped on him to prevent him from going out that night. He threw her off him and in process bumped her nose. She attacked him.
@@megamanxhunter Yeah it's probably still going on, she seems to be stuck with Jon and refuses to leave.
@@drummrpdx You know, domestic abusers use psychological torture on their victims, making it so they're so scared they don't have the will to walk away. You know who else do that? Pimps.
Dana is so pissed Francis got those two boxing paydays🤣🤣
you're insame if you think those paydays are real. they couldn't even sell 5000 ppv and you talk about them being paid 50 million... hahahahha
@ 50 million? When did I ever say that what are you even talking about? Definitely around 8-12 million per fight in those 2 boxing matches
@thepinksuitguy9975 who said 50mil?
Do your research. It's heavyweight boxing he got paid great. @@thepinksuitguy9975
@@thepinksuitguy9975 Sup Dana
“ Francis is no longer employed with the UFC, no comments ” this is all Dana had to say but he keep making himself a laughing stock. smh
Dana biggest hypocrite ever hands down.
Rules of power state you must destroy your competition completely… that’s what Dana is trying to do he doesn’t care about integrity just money and power
@@acupofae3365 thank you for enlightening me on these rules. I forget some people have different codes.
@@acupofae3365It's not working
Deep down in his core Dana will always be a woman scorned
We all love Francis, but I particularly like how Ariel acknowledges Ngannou's intelligence here too. I can testify that learning English as an adult is very challenging, and Francis has seemingly mastered the language from scratch in just a few years. People sleep on how effing smart he is.
He's so well spoken
I dont like him…. I think hes an egoistic self centered a.. .
Francis speaks fluent French as well
I think Francis proved how smart he is by flipping the middle finger at Dana and still making millions without the UFC.
A Man That Was Recorded Slapping His Wife In Public Is Trying To Convince Us That Francis Is “The Bad Guy” Is Hilarious 😂
Its wild lmao
Crazy trying to connect those two things 😂
Equal rights
SLAP FIGHT PROMO!!!
Crazy that he has the balls to slap a bishh and put them in their place, he showed her who daddy Dana was, you in your relationship u apologies and put ur tampon back in 😂😂😂
Dana talks about Francis like some guys talk about their ex gf's. You can tell he still cares, primarily because it's the first time in over a decade in where a champion ended up leaving their organization for another with the belt. Nothing upsets Dana more than that type of scenario. The UFC contracts are designed specifically to never allow that to happen.
@@puntsize the only other time was BJ Penn, but it was a different landscape in MMA. It can happen if the champion fullfills his contract and don't re-sign, which is what happened in that case.
What do you mean? How are they designed to stop other fighters from doing it?
@@lukeyraptor6738 champions clause in the contract
Francis is right… Dana is having a hard time taking that L. Especially every time it gets rubbed in his face
Ariel bringing the receipts like a true goat!
Dana white a multimillionaire saying a fighter trying to feed his family by shedding blood in the octagon "all about the money", is soo stupid and ironic.
@@emperordavid2044 I would've told Dana at that moment "Why wouldn't he be about the money? You think he fights for free? It's called prizefighting, dummy".
One of Francis' quotes is "Je tape les gens pour vivre" ("I hit people for a living"), which became a meme in Francis.
@megamanxhunter they don't give press passes to those types of journalists
@@ramonbriones4487 Of course not, which goes to show they have a very thin skin.
It’s mind blowing
especially as his money is paid by poor people trying to get rich take punches and kicks for chump change
Thanks for sticking with francis ariel 👑
Dana don't even like his mom. Why would he like Francis
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Lmao Ariel only does it cause Francis does numbers for his show 😂
LOL Dana giving ladies CTE in his spare time but has a problem with Francis character. What a douche.
They were just practicing for her Power Slap match!
Bro CTE??? Hitting women is wrong, of course but rewatch the video his wife hit him harder than he did her. None of those two acquired cte that night Maybe hangovers, remorse, and resentment but CTE is a reach
@@CryptoWolf416 it's a joke.. He's talking about slapping his wife
@@thedonofthsht76-58dana is a sociopath he hates it when he can't bully fighters and people that's why he hates francis
@@CryptoWolf416 , as somebody who grew up being kicked the shit out of me by my parents that if he's assaulting his wife in public, you don't want to know what he's doing behind closed doors.
When you have dictators out here lying and giving false narratives for their own benefit, it is extremely important we have real journalists like Ariel showing us the truth. That's the whole point of journalists, they're the ones supposed to give the truth when leaders lie. I take my hat off to you Ariel, wonderful work. Keep crying Dana, Keep shining Francis.
YES
Facts.
Ariel is selling his own lies, tf outta here if you think he's 100.
@@Tchafsir Truth ? Haha ow please this weasel just wants to try to get some type of win on Dana some how Ariel is nothing but a weasel and no one actually respects him why most of the fighters don’t go on his show he’s lied and tried to stir up the pot so many times when he worked for the UFC
@@strawhatdabber literally showed receipts, but believe what you want kid
dana THOUGHT he was negotiating with “da duh i don’t know english” and was in for a rude awakening
LOL 💯
Nowadays Dana loves only Muslim fighter because Dubai is paying him directly 😂😂
Dana sure lost out on those 10k PPVs and that 500k revenue.
@@alansteel Whatever, if the numbers are all you care about, there's a niche for that: celebrity boxing.
@@BritishBungler yes, UFC is not running a business or anything. They want fighters who no one wants to watch fight. 😅😅
Ariel needs an undercover interviewer at these events. Whose with me?
They’ll never let anyone associated with Ariel into a ufc presser,gotta get those Nina drama credentials
@@Billyh1983you clearly don't understand what "undercover" means lol
(PFL) Cris Cybor made $1 Million Dollars to show + $750,000 win bonus .( UFC ) Amanda Nunnes made $442,000 to show = $50,000 win bonus = Dana lies about the money .
That's why Dana said Amanda is one of her favorite people to deal with cause he can pay her whatever he wants
Your incorrect Dana lies about everything not just money
@sheapyfpv8224 ; true that
That’s utter shite
Boxing money is different. Fury vs Usyk argued for a long time. Then decided on a 2 fight deal. Purse split of over 100 million was Fury advantage. Usyk won the first fight, points decision. Then Usyk had the advantage for the second fight purse split
This is a great job ! I am french and I have been lookin at other media explaining the situation but they did not go that deep into the research, I knew Dan was out of line but now we have the proofs !! We will speak about Naganou for years to come
Ça devrait être traduit ...
Actual French people want him to pay back the welfare that he owes.
@@John.Flower.Productions what do you mean ? As a Frenchman living in France, I don't see what you are referring to
that part when Dana said he was going to cut Francis and Ariel debunked it ... that was clever .. true montrealer
FRANCIS WON. WON THE UFC TITLE. DEFENDED IT. WENT AND FOUGHT A HALF A FIGHT TWICE AND GOT PAID WAY MORE THAN HE WOULD HAVE IN THE UFC
Dana White is trying to throw cold water on Francis.and I think Dana is acting like a child.😂 We all work for money.
acting more like a scorned wife
Francis won by walking away….. that’s for sure but we are tired of all these hatred
I'm so happy that we have a journalist like Ariel to speak the absolute truth, with every bit of facts and details. Thanks, Helwani ! You're definitely the best in the game 🔥
He’s not a journalist he’s a Saudi mouthpiece
Ariel always brings the receipts... I would love to see Dana watch Ariel's vids.
If Dana sees these videos, he probably will say, "i never said that" 😂😂
Dana White is the worst lol
You must be new.
@1983mikechan he's entertaining but shit like this is aggravating like he's a real piece of shit
To say that someone is a bad person while your lover and role model is Jon Jones is something else
Everything Ariel just said was 100%... That win he got against Gane with all that pressure and a bum knee does not get enough love...
And at the same time Gane earned a huge amount of respect that day. Holding 5 rounds against Ngannou? That's crazy.
"Tom Aspinall deserves that fight" Then why is he not fighting Jones, Dana? Lol
I like Dana, but he came across as a hater and a sore loser. He knows how to talk business and fights, but it’s hypocritical for him to attack that man's character, especially after defending the likes of Conor and Jon Jones. Dana is mad because he's not used to people telling him no.
Ariel always keeping Dana in check lol
Dana thinks we're all morons.
And that we are kids
You kind of are. Did u see the pay per view buys for ngannous last fight? Lool
See, you assume people ain’t morons but you have a moron one comment above this one.. crazy
@@justinava1675 if all these people cheering francis on bought his ppvs they would have done decent numbers .
@@tcuff1333 yea not happening. They got 10k ppv buys lmaoo
From the UK we love yer Ariel. Great content as usual
i think Ariel is the only who calls out Dana's blatant lies! Dana lies through his teeth almost daily and people eat it up, its ridiculous
Have you heared of the MMA Gru?
Thanks for sticking with francis ariel
Lol that Izzy interview edit and Usman shirt blur of Francis is just wild 😂 Man respect to Ariel for doing the work!
This was so satisfying to hear after hearing what Dana was saying
facts!
Dana White is literally one of the worst people to have fame. The UFC does not need him...Hes a promoter in a sport that doesn't need him
Dana White is so badmind. He's made more money than all UFC fighters combined, and he's complaining about a fighter being all about the money. The guy is twisted in the head
You guys just don't get it do you. This is absolutely nothing to do with Francis and everything to do with the monopoly dana runs. Dana hates Francis because Francis just paved the way for other fighters to follow suit and leave dana. Dana can't take losing wars he hates losing to casinos and he definitely hates losing wars to his "inferiors" the fighters. I hope many more fighters sh*t on dana and leave. Dana ruined so many careers
I can't wait to see the demise of Dana ... Toporia is already smartly openly challenging him. How fast could it go if just several high-ranked fighters would start to respect him a little less, challenge him, etc. Francis made quite a mess just by being himself, but everyone isn't Francis ...
Dana was thinking Francis living the UFC will be his downfall……
Now thinking about Francis Dana can sleep!!!
Ariel- I had missed this - this is why your on the big money mate😂, proper journalism just makes a difference- as well as loyalty-appreciate your authenticity
For a guy who's made his money off fighters, who has shown poor judgement and been in a personal scandal ... to go after a fighter who's trying to earn a living and who has no public scandals is the most ridiculous thing in sports today. Can you imagine if the other sports commissioners did what dana is doing? Within 4 years from today and this man will have destroyed the very company he helped build because of pride and lies. Mark my words
This was a great video!
Awesome work Ariel way to show Dana the receipts and set the record straight!
Ariel, thank you very much. This is such an amazing breakdown. I feel like there's a lot more going on in the background at the UFC than they choose to show. Then there's Francis, exposing them for who they truly are. How does Dana go from singing Francis' praises in 2018 press conference to saying he wanted to cut him? Makes zero sense. It's a dirty business but Francis outplayed them and now they're worried other super stars might follow suit some day
I'm glad I watched this. I heard everything Dana said recently and it changed my mind, I thought that perhaps Francis was the bad guy in this situation. Now it's so clear to me that it's not true, Dana didn't get his way and he's going down the path of slandering Francis. The point about Dana worshipping Jones to get back at Francis makes a lot of sense, especially when you consider what Dana was saying about Jones at the time.
Shopkeeper: would you like a receipt?
Dana: ARGH!
There’s gona be a documentary about Dana in 25 years just like Vince McMahon 😂
Dana's private island
Now it would be great if at the next press conference someone asked him about Ariel’s response to
Him but that’s not gonna happen none of those schills would dare bring Ariel’s name up
Ariel is the best journalists ❤
Francis Ngannou had (14) UFC fights @ a total of 3.8 million dollars - Francis had (2) Boxing match's . For the Tyson Fury fight Ngannou was paid $10 Million Dollars to show - for the Anthony Joshua fight Ngannou was paid $20 Million Dollars to show.
Francis Ngannou had (1) PFL fight and was paid $10 Million Dollars to show = Dana lies about the money .
Great commentary
Ain't no way Francis got all this money..ain't no way
@@gamebredo8880he didnt get it
He EARNED IT
@gamebredo8880 ever heard of Google, mate? 😂😂
@@bernardcohen2936 bruh 😂..if you really think Francis get paid over 40 millions in three fights then believe it
Why is Dana the only person to bad mouth Francis?
Well, his former gym, coaches and teammates too.
All of the taxpayers that have supported his welfare grifting are definitely not huge Francis fans.
Chael cheater sonnen too is a big Francis hater
Because Francis embodies everything Dana is afraid of. A fighter getting autonomy from the UFC and actually making market rate for their fight and bringing other fighters into the fold as well.
Dana is terrified of fighter unions and actually having to pay these guys what they're worth
@nicholasnixon1311 Dana has nightmares about paying a fighter 8 million and that fighter only sells 10k PPVs.
This breakdown is really brutal 😄
Great job Helwani, you do know your stuff 👌
In case you didn’t recognize it, that was journalism.
yes!
If Dana was a fighter he would have done EXACTLY what Francis and others did, but because he's a cynical, self-serving promoter, he faults the UFC fighters who behave in the same fashion that he would.
True
Yup
This was very comprehensive...Ariel, thank you for this body of work!
I'm curious how any fight fan couldn't be a fan of Francis Ngannou. My issue with the UFC is that the organization's biggest star is Dana White, and it's not even close.
Dana wants to be its biggest star and has exploited fighters for decades.
This guy is getting ready to pass the UFC over to whoever Disney chooses as his replacement, at which time our sport will turn into even more of a BSing contest. Look at how they are picking and choosing who fights who now, like it's WWE or something. It will get even more fake and lame when he's not there to say no.
The ucf is already wwe. Maybe pfl can save the MMA sport, all we have to do is make the switch. Let's watch real MMA.
Francis wanted to be a pro boxer in the boxing heavyweight division. He had 2 fights in there. Both were 10 rounds not 12. Coz he was not ranked by the boxing organisations, they wouldent allow him to fight for belts. But he lost both fights, then went to the pfl
10-7, the day Ariel retires will be a sad day in my life! GOAT
He is a good dude and a good journalist but he is also mad for Dana cutting him off UFC events
@@juliusokeyo6377yea cause Dana was foul. Stop protecting Dana
@@ChiefX07but you’ll protect Ariel who 2 years ago hated Saudi and all it stood for and now he’s on the payroll for them left the mma hour Becuase he wanted all the money for himself he’s not the good guy you think he is there’s a reason so many hate him
4 minutes in it’s already a 10-8 this is gonna be a rough one for Dana
Oh shit! Then you just got 10-6 by Jake Shields 💀😭 ☠️ 😭
@@Human-ll5yv Why?
@@crazypato3752 your question of why, is for which comment? The Dana or Jake one?
@@Human-ll5yv the Jake one.
@@crazypato3752 gotcha, I haven’t seen anything like that from Jake is why I said that, but I’m also aware I haven’t seen everything from everyone so it’s based on my lack of knowledge of that and seemed like another Ariel bs cry fest to me, not saying it’s not true even! Just seemed off and I haven’t seen that stuff from Jake is all
When i saw the presser,i couldn't wait for Ariel to address this .I have my snacks ready😅
😂
ME TOO
Ariel you are an awesome MMA journalist I SAY THE BEST. The truth you just broke down is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. You are doing your job and I respect and ❤ you for it. Dana is just a bully; bullying fighters out of the deserved money.
Dana’s sour grapes . Thought his rant about Ngannou Saturday night was a disgrace to the UFC ? Always thought Ngannou has been respectful to his fellow MMA fighters and the sport
Disgraceful is putting it mildly.
He's trying to make his wine. And the wine's already sounding like a violin.
This is a great video, thanks for preaching the truth, Dana White is the most 2 faced person ever... slaps his wife and calls Francis a "bad guy" 🤡
It’s always good to have Ariel refresh our minds with facts!
Ariel God bless you for taking the time just to defend this man and putting the truth out there without taking any side. You are truly a true friend of Francis. No hate just pure truth. God bless mate 🖤🤝🏿🙏🏿👑
Lots of research went into this to connect the dots. Much thanks for your research. Great show.
Nice work, Ariel, thank you!
IMO, best vid Ariel has ever done, I am so impressed by how fair he was and by how thoroughly he prepared
kudos, Ariel 👌
Bro. An hour?! I havent listened to Ariel in years but Im strapped in.
Beautiful work Ariel!!! Amazing video bro!!!
To think Dana Said
1. Francis isn't going anywhere.... Francis left.
2. After the One Championship negotiations, Dana said: "no one is gonna sign him".. PFL did.
3. Dana Said: "Francis left and now can't get a boxing deal.. ... Francis did. Fought Fury and AJ... made mad cheddar..
4. Francis is done, said Dana, after the AJ loss.. Francis starched the PFL champion, now a world champion.
Dana, @ this point, please give up
No, at this point 5. Fraction is not a good person 😂😂😂
And this is why your the number 1 mma journalist. Thanks for putting the jigsaw together, now people can make there own mind up who to believe.
Love the new show keep up the great work 👍
I blame the press who knows all this stories and doesn't push back to Dana wite
Still can't believe Dana NEVER once said anything about Francis losing his son. Takes literally 4 seconds to say 'sorry for your loss'. Dana can't even do that.
Horrible human being
I would of been more amazed if he did. Disgusting human being
Why should he?... Dana didn't know the kid 🤣
@@benreinstepp7979Dana won’t blow you bro
This is a Karen thing to complain about. WHY should Dana even mention his son? Let alone go out of his way to say "sorry" to him? He's asked about specific things Francis has said and answers them. None of it has anything to do with his kid. It's crazy that you white knights act like he should comment on it when he shouldn't. It's not even a debate. Drop the holier than thou act.
Dana lost the baddest man on the planet and he knows it. He f**ked up. He has to make an excuse. And this is how men who struggles to take ownership and be accountable reacts. The UFC has the 2nd baddest man on the planet. Not the best marketing strategy lol
So this whole "Jon jones glazing" is actually not JJ having pictures of Dana, but rather a selfish grudge Dana held for Francis, just another cheap attempt at erasing history, and quite frankly, I'm not surprised. It's actually a move that I'd expected someone as cheap as Dana would pull.
Chael being as stubborn as he is won’t have enough self control to just admit Ariel is right about Francis. He’s probably already watched this and is working on a video to say Francis isn’t making more money and that Ariel is wrong.
Ariel’s first point is actually a really great point. It’s an immediate contradiction.
This breakdown was 🔥
Hello @Ariel,
Pleazzzzzz check out the last conference fight of Francis in the UFC, WHEN he was defending his title. The were a question about his fight against John Jones and Francis did answer by saying, he was waiting that fight for so long, but no deal has been proposed to him. Dana was present during that the day and staying 30 cm near him, but he didn't react to that answer. So, I guess, if Francis was telling Bullshits, knowing this guys, he would have reacted to restore the truth. So definitely, I would say somebody isn't constant in the argument and it is Dana White.
Putting Dana in his place? Subscribed.
Francis shows the rest of the UFC fighters how to stand up for themselves! Strong man!
I haven't seen him so spiteful since fedor era and fedor never even fought for him. Good thing Fedor never signed with him.
Is it really a good thing tho????? Except the hardcore heads nobody's really knows who TF is Fedor which is crazy...
@gamebredo8880 you don't see this in other sports at all only in MMA is extremely toxic and ignorant fanbase.
@@boogynights Ufc is bigger than the sports(MMA) itself...that's why
Carrying around that much SPITE will eventually have a negative effect on the mind , body, or both.
I will sit back and await the results.
The betting odds might be interesting 🤔
@@gamebredo8880 thats the problem any other sport don't have that problem not NFL basketball baseball and football ⚽ globally. UFC was not the big dog but now there's an abundance of MMA globally but the problem is now there's no recognition. We need rival organizations. It makes the sports strive and makes the sport competitive.
We know what the deeper story was, Francis wanted things for the fighters like health insurance… and Dana hated him ever since
Francis has given pride to a whole continent (africa). Dana has always been about the money.
I really wish dana had the balls to sit down face to face with Ariel and have a grown man talk
Absolutely amazing peice, ariel. Bravo.
Say what you want about Ariel but the dude is solid and despite all the push back and negativity thrown his way he has stayed the course and stood up for whag hes passionate about and believes in
Ariel 10-5
I am usually on Dana's side, but he is totally wrong here. He doesn't like Ngannou because Ngannou stood up for himself and wasn't going to let himself be taken advantage of. Of course Dana doesn't like that. He's a fight promoter. He isn't used to not getting his way. Kudos to Francis -the true lineal MMA heavyweight champion.
_"Kudos to Francis -the true lineal MMA heavyweight champion."_
The former UFC champion.
Its got to the point where i get verbally angry listening to dana straight up lie about everything that my girlfriend takes my phone away.
Alex Pereira made an extra $42,000 in sponsorship money last year - Tyson Fury made $ 8 Million Dollars in sponsorship money= Dana doesn't let his fighters pursue sponsorship Dollars .
The UFC is an exact representation of the Roman Colosseum. Fight fans dislike the acts of those in charge of it, but can't stop engaging with the entertainment they provide. WEIRD.
Great content!
Thank you Ariel Helwani
Ive seen a few of your videos ....... i know its not much but this finally got the sub from me.
what a great analysis.
It just didnt sit right when Dana said Francis wasnt a good guy.
i was kinda shocked by that statement but its obvious now that it was complete bullshit.
Nice work my friend and it seems like you have run free from the bullshit just like Francis has.
Keep up the fine work
Conor McGregor had (28) UFC fights with a total of $39.7 million ( most in UFC history ) - Conor McGregor had (1) Boxing match and made $130 Million Bucks ! = Boxing pays far more than UFC
Francis traversed deserts, sailed across an ocean, lived in multiple places around the world, all to be a Champion. I'm sure he's not scared to fight anyone.
*I was just gonna ask for a timestamp to avoid the fluff and i was elated it was an entire hour on the topic!!*
Dana is full of it . If something isn't his way he talks bad about you