ARIEL HELWANI: Bob ARUM BLASTS UFC, Floyd Mayweather (2009)

#arielhelwani Ariel Helwani hears Bob Arum blast the UFC, MMA and Floyd Mayweather in this classic interview from 2009. Arum's characterization of MMA as "homosexual" caused a firestorm.
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[@Hargis40]

"Rolling around like homosexuals on the ground" WILD omg

[@wazzup-jd7tj]

Realist💯

[@HimJonUn]

He’s speaking facts tho

[@andrewmonroe757]

To be fair, in 2009 when I was 14 I thought MMA was gay too

[@KeyserSoze23]

we all did. Tbh actual good MMA striking is a fairly new development. Most MMA fighters still don't know to properly jab.

[@wolftickets4039]

@@KeyserSoze23 there are great strikers in mma and terrible strikers. the fighters that come from wrestling or bjj are usually terrible at striking and then you can all so get high level strikers like isreal adesanya who has had over 100 pro kickboxing fights before he was even in the ufc

[@DutchmanLoggingLLC]

@@wolftickets4039he should’ve stayed in kickboxing!

[@doliniplanini2260]

lol so u became gay

[@balloonnoo]

Love the older interviews on this channel Ariel. Re-upload one by one. Great stuff from the O.G Helwani.

[@noicemate9111]

I love mma but Bob just roasted the shit out of it😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MMA-ERAL]

TBH he didn't just make ignorant comments but hurt and he couldn't be more wrong and retarded imagine if that made you laugh 😂 😂

[@tech1238]

What a throwback 😃

[@tech1238]

And what a hater 😂

[@REVOFEV792]

I wonder what Sean Strickland was doing when this interview took place? 🤣

[@HimJonUn]

Getting his ass tore apart by his dad 😂😂

[@universesixhit642]

@@HimJonUn ....

[@ntdosmelonjuice]

Time for interview nr.2 Ask him about Slap Boxing and how it's taking over Boxing.

[@shawnsebikesandstuff15]

The man dance with no pants

[@mattg9971]

This shit is wild lol

[@mrgonzalez4583]

Lmao 😂😂😂 bob is so hilarious

[@somewhererunning9929]

Bob was completely correct about the Manny vs Floyd fight. It fucking sucked

[@bignamek]

Wow can't believe I've been watching Ariel Helwani interview guys for some 15 odd years now.

[@willruiz305]

I remember watching this the moment AOL Fanhouse put this out. Great job by Ariel, handled it like a pro. Arum would see this interview today and cringe.

[@eddyd63]

No he really wouldn't

[@doliniplanini2260]

Mr Arum speaks truth here.

[@Jason-rx4lq]

The good ol days man 2009

[@Bahador.B]

Lolz, like homosexuals on the ground. I mean that is a mean comment. It was mainly Fitch and GSP that did that. 😝🤣

[@shivams9329]

Wow respect Ariel for going head-to-head and backing up the UFC so much against a difficult and legendary character like Bob

[@NaturalAthleteWC]

Yung Ariel

[@leeroy7729]

Classic 😂 man 09 feels like yesterday. Funny I some what relate with Bob at the end but with BKFC now props to the creators and fighters getting paid well but the fights are terrible

[@marsbrown4834]

Hmm. Interesting. B1wonder if bob has changed his tune. The homosexual reference was insightful.

[@Sasquatch10]

Sounds like Bob's afraid of a little sword fighting.

[@MonkeyKongBippy]

Viva Ariel

[@BigDaddyWitABaddie]

Bob arum just flamed Shakur

[@chrismenniti]

Haha the good old days. I agreed with him then. Now I love UFC. I am white. I am Bald. I do have tattoos lol.

[@sammaharaj3585]

WOW

[@King_JappyJoe]

😂😂😂

[@itsthatwutangguy.9370]

wu tang

[@jadams1033]

Forever!

[@nell9106]

😂😂😂 Bob Arum should have crawled in hole and disappeared after this interview.

[@CombatSports01]

5:45 4:43

[@Devdogs]

This was the most racist, discriminative interview I’ve ever heard and it was hilarious. Mostly because of how things have panned out. UFC is now on top and boxing is a joke

[@StayPrimal]

You're a legend Ariel, best of the best, strongest of them all. The cream of the crop. You know what I mean.

[@Bahador.B]

Damn... you're simping over his D quite stong. Have some self-respect. Ffs 🤦🏽.

[@evolution0fself]

Bonafide trailblazer covering MMA

[@Myrkky100]

LOL, oldy but goldy. Didn’t age well though.

[@DuanRussel]

Haha arum wrong on so many accounts here

[@zekayman]

He's spot on about Mayweather

[@michaelroot6064]

Boxing sucks

[@Bahador.B]

Dare you to go to a random boxer and say it to his face. When you wake up, let me know how it went. I've done boxing since I was 4yo, and already by age 12 started to study other things such as kickboxing and wrestling, because a real fighter understands that a real fight has no rules. Kind of like life; life has no rules other than what you set to yourself. Ergo, please go open your mouth to a boxer. 😃✌️

[@noone3367]

@@Bahador.B calm down, it looks like you have a bad temper just like Vegeta

[@Bahador.B]

​@@noone3367 Boxers have true saiyan pride. 🤨👍

[@beauaIloevv]

@@Bahador.B ok anime lncel .

[@saptarathi3992]

​@@Bahador.B say anything to an mma fighters face see what happens

[@Bahador.B]

I been watching Ariel since he was a nobody. I never watch because I think he knows about fighting, because he knows very little. It's more like watching it for fun to kill time or listen while training etc.

[@StayPrimal]

So you watch Ariel since his beginning but never watch him at the same time, and even if you never watch him you know that he knows very little. Innnnnteresting statement, please do more. Its time you stop training your muscle and train your brain a little.

[@Jesse-ii5md]

Facts

[@finerbiner]

Arum was only 100% wrong and stupid.