New MMA organization announced. Full details revealed w/ Pettis & Lee | The Ariel Helwani Show

[@aswerty911]

Weidman, Guida, Anthony Smith will be the new stars of this promotion before too long

[@boxmanic]

Tony Ferguson 😅

[@KBWarrioR2018]

Jack shore too

[@aswerty911]

@@boxmanic ha forgot him. I'll give this promotion a chance, but that could be where we're headed.

[@armscurll]

Rafael dos anjos & edson barboza 🔥

[@theelectrifyingkudzaimungw823]

😂

[@Briar_Dow]

GFL, Grand Father League. "If you didn't get TBI during your career, here's your chance."

[@zacryan2095]

heard is gonna be aired on the history channel

[@jaysnoddonfight979]

Was just about to comment this lol. I love more options for MMA but realistically all these promotions are just homes for past their prime UFC fighters.

[@morganmenser6773]

OMFG NOOOOOOOO😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😢

[@owaiscarneiro226]

If there is a new promotion ain't that great? Why we hate?

[@shootermcgavin6610]

It's pretty much bellator but worse. They're UFC fighters that are retired, Mir! Silva! Surprised he didn't mention chuck Liddel and Couture

[@BrickFlairMMA]

Seriously everyone is just so ready to se this fail already!

[@Sdot-od8jf]

I heard Tim Sylvia and Tank Abott are coming back to fight for HW title.

[@John-i1e7p]

Because the ufc is the only promotion that should be running the show. And because these promotions feed off retired ufc fighters

[@owaiscarneiro226]

I agree that ufc is king I agree on that and maybe the second promotion could be ONE FC But like let's see this format , I personally never watched IFL , PFL so let's see

[@MuhammadImardBruceLee]

Sounds less like a new league and more like a reunion for retired fighters

[@davesullivan4289]

Imma watch

[@optimisticallycynical.814]

​@@davesullivan4289 were all gonna watch regardless. The problem is the casuals

[@T_995]

It seems like an organisation for Veterans who know their time in the spotlight is done but still wanna compete for the love of the sport. Hopefully they do it right cos this seems like a nice idea tbh.

[@brickgoon]

​@@T_995for a check 😂

[@seanshamrock724]

Grand opening, grand closing

[@acpjr]

Damn 🤣

[@allybaapp1053]

Grand opening, quiet closing.

[@KBWarrioR2018]

Hahahaha bro

[@Haze2121]

Hahaha no lie tho this is finna tank unbelievably fast. All around the game plan is so damn bad 💀

[@JaydenJohnson-v1j]

… God your man Hov cracked the can open again

[@djdidierdrogba6164]

bro FRANK MIR !?!?!?!? lmfaooooo that mf got ONE arm lmfaoooo

[@bipolartyranttroller]

He has Nogiera’s arm too!

[@Danfromthenorth84]

Nice​@@bipolartyranttroller

[@DonTrump2024]

I KNOW THESE ARE OLDER FIGHTERS BUT THAT ROSTER IS BETTER THEN THE PFL😂😂 IM WATCHING IT

[@plushpc5992]

Bro why even mention Wanderlei Silva? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ofteni896]

Warning to not let him get close.

[@TTVBigplayz]

fr bro is pushing 50

[@Mr-E.]

Rampage had an idea to create a fight league for retired older fighters. He will definitely join it

[@morganmenser6773]

I BET THIS IS THE VETERANS LEAGUE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT 100% ! ALL FIGHTER MUST BE OVER 40 & MUST BE ON MINIMUM 5 FIGHT LOSING STREAK! THEY ALSO MUST BE ATLEAST 50% DISABLED DECIDED BY THE COMMISSION THEY ARE FIGHTING IN! ALL HAIR THE GRANDFATHER LEAGUE!

[@dr.evil2some847]

Its a shame that the comment sectiin usnt more positive about this. A perfect league for fighters on the back nine. This could b a better platform for fighters who still have good fights in them like Cowboy or Feldor, but arent UFC championchip material, as well as current mid fighters like Holland or many many fighters we could name. A place where Jim miller could b champion!

[@FightMoney]

EXACTLY!

[@j.b.595]

Bootlickers the lot of them. If you’re an mma fan you should be excited about this.

[@FentyMixx]

@@j.b.595Have fun pretending to like watching a bunch of 50 year old retirees fight each other, I guess.

[@FentyMixx]

@@j.b.595you must feel real unique bro

[@j.b.595]

@@FentyMixx Absolutely lol

[@John-i1e7p]

Ariel loves to celebrate new mma promotions that are gonna die out in 2 years.

[@divorcee]

Ariel celebrating them by saying "I don't believe in the team format, im skeptical... but god bless them, good luck" which video did you watch lmao

[@Tre_ThePanda]

I wish the GFL great success with the pushing of revenue splits. With success comes competition, which means higher pay. Good luck.

[@bipolartyranttroller]

50% of not much is is less than not much.

[@R4RB]

As much criticism as people are sending this man's way, he did it. He took it from an idea to an actual funded product, Darren Owen is a bmf for bringing this all the way to fruition, I for one will be watching in April, let's go Big D. Owen.

[@Perseus6797]

Here I’ll fix it for you, “he successfully is wasting a boat load of money” nothing badass about it 😂

[@jamesgriffin2418]

Hope it works out. I applaud any person that has the courage to start a business these days

[@Rick-ng8qu]

Good for Gillberg for starting an MMA organization

[@taskmaster65]

Can someone tell Kevin Lee that's not a handheld microphone? The distortion is brutal.

[@Dylan-mn1qv]

10:54 This guy is trying to make it out as this is a legit organisation but these are the ages of the first 10 names hes announced in order: 42, 47, 37, 47, 40, 46, 40, 35, 48, 37. And the names after aren't much younger.

[@crazypato3752]

Lets give them a chance. If they used young prospects that nobody knows It wouldn't do well

[@Dylan-mn1qv]

@@crazypato3752 if it was all late 30s fair enough, but having people in their late 40s like Wanderlei whos spoke openly about how cte is affecting him is just pathetic

[@John-i1e7p]

@@crazypato3752 if they use retired ufc fighters than it will never work, every promotion has tried but failed. What makes this promotion different?

[@FightMoney]

@@Dylan-mn1qv Wanderlei is probably gonna coach

[@Ron_Burgundy1009]

Man they really trying hard to get CTE 😅

[@jordanyoung1084]

Gives ex UFC guys some money, I like it!

[@j.b.595]

Exactly.

[@eloel777]

unfortunately gives them more brain damage also

[@bipolartyranttroller]

@@eloel777and Kevin Lee has no room for that!

[@Sim0n98]

Whats the over/under for how many events these guys put on next year?

[@bredin9199]

doesn’t matter , I’m tuning in for sure

[@mdailey119]

3.5

[@gematriagoon]

5

[@ocandia1]

2!

[@owaiscarneiro226]

Why we hating on this?😂

[@John-i1e7p]

Why aren’t you hating on this ? Ariel is pretending a fighter league with fighters that are retired from the ufc is even worth are attention. He just wants to see the UFC fail and if he has to promote a promotion that is clearly filled with a bunch of old people than so be it

[@AutoPil0t459]

It's not hating but calling out the obvious, this guy is more sneaky than Donn Davis and it's pretty obvious

[@JaydenJohnson-v1j]

@@John-i1e7pAriel’s not stupid enough to think the UFC will fail. A publicly trading multi billion organization and a newborn aren’t in the same stratosphere.

[@Fightconnoisseur96]

because people are bootlickers for the UFC, they support the UFC's monopoly on MMA and don't believe in competition in business.

[@AutoPil0t459]

@Fightconnoisseur96 you literally watch the UFC also 😂 don't try to be cool by saying you watch ONE or KSW, or PFL foh with that bs 🤡

[@GoForItAlways]

Why do I feel like there will be a documentary about how a guy scammed a bunch of investors if this organization fails

[@R4RB]

4:04 To quote Ariel from once upon a time, I have a reliable source... myself, It is Zuckerberg

[@whatifgodimagineinfinity5526]

His voice indicates a lack of confidence. This isn't going to work.

[@Gunslinger209]

Rather have this guy than a slimy and smug Don Davis. Look how that’s going for PFL.

[@IsaacPerreault]

Making an individual professional sport into a team sport has yet to work.

[@ant8914]

If they let the fighter have sponsored gear that would be cool af. Have the fighters make money other ways, and put on fun fights.

[@TheMasterashton]

wouldnt work since no one will be watching. sponsors wont pay anything

[@shadysam91]

What a mess. Another PFL but even more confusing and unrealistic.

[@ryanread525]

More like WCL Chuck Norris shit from 2006-2008 😂

[@DonTrump2024]

I think the roster is already better then the PFL😂 I’d rather watch this then PFL

[@EnigmaMaster]

GFL: ok so hear me out what if we paid the fighters more and sign a bunch of past their prime UFC fighters One FC: you should totally do that UFC: We see no issue here. We love "competition" PFL: ...... Bellator: ........

[@josiericaro3347]

Did this interview backfire? He didnt seem to have nearly all the answers. And thats concerning with them starting in 5 months.

[@BestBuzzHoneyBees]

GrandFathersLeague

[@DonTrump2024]

Your right but that roster is better then PFL I’m watch 😂

[@Rick-ng8qu]

I realize this is going to suck but it gives fighters a chance to fight again after a decade of retirement.Remember,he’s got names 😅

[@Chinoalphawolff]

Idk .. i mean i will prolly watch it but this guy did not sell me on it ..they need a new face to represent them. But they dropped the ball hard not allowing sponsorship for fighters

[@noahbradley7910]

They pretty much did, 50% of their sponsors goes to them

[@MMACageSideTV]

Bingo

[@imfamouswarrior2976]

People are clowning people for saying Dana should be nervous, but he should be considering other promoters are starting to scoop up YOUNG talent. Sure the end game is UFC for all MMA fighters, but these other promotions do affect the depth of the UFC at the end of the day.

[@Sandr_o]

You can tell the guys behind this promotion have never been involved in fighting before 🤦🏻‍♂️ ”Teams”, ”Old retired fighters and their fanbases” 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Mike Tyson is a prime example of why this won’t work. He is the most popular ex fighter in the world and after the Jake Paul fight no one wants to see him fight ever again.

[@bearwolffish]

Most of these man ain't even retired, and the match ups make sense, it's nothing Tyson fight imo.

[@0kiguess]

They should really consider having a different spokesman of the business. Dude has no sales skills and did not sell this. Voice, demeaner, face, all a turn off.

[@mieguistumas]

Wanderlei Silva is 48, Werdum and Oleinik are 47, Lombard is 46, Frank Mir is 45.

[@Dixon_Cider]

Idc as long as i can bet them to get finished 🤣

[@bearwolffish]

Fine for that weight class.

[@jacklitz6024]

This sounds like a giant SCAM. Unfortunately I feel the fighter are the ones getting scammed

[@FightMoney]

UFC needs comp. Ima watch

[@PADIWON]

The old schoolers will kick it off.. If it survives you guys willl see new up coming names.. Thats basically how it goes..

[@alinahart1239]

This is the best part of the new Ariel show. Love the sheer volume and these three guys are amazing

[@FrancyFam7]

Mma fans: Fighters shouldn't hang on longer than they need to, CTE!! Also Mma fans: Old, washed up fighters are joining a new fight league! Be excited!!

[@DonTrump2024]

Not only is this the perfect time do this because a lot of PFL / Bellator fighters are looking to leave so GFL are going to get some new fighters also this might be a good organization

[@Live4DaLyrix]

Hes got it wrong "we got names" you should b wanting to create names, sign up coming fighters not passed their best fighters, its jus embarrassing that promotions keep making this mistake

[@lutorres07]

Old fighters against eachother is not a bad thing. I hate it when theyre overmatched against youngsters but evenly matched its good. Lots of good ideas there. They do need a "Dana" or a face with charisma to sell the product. This guy has lots of good intenstions but seems to have the charisma of a kitchen sink...

[@DmDaPDm]

Kevin lee actually sold me on the idea, hes really good at talking, he needs to be one of their main guys

[@walzy8130]

Ariel has already forgotten Robelis Despaigne ‘Robis Dispine’😂

[@meatball2746]

Grandpas Fight League

[@CasanovaPugilist147]

Boxing needs a league like this.

[@TheChatteh]

This will end worse than EliteXC & Affliction lmao

[@rocker1jul2010]

I wish everyone in life had the same level of confidence as the promoters of this new MMA league. Everyone knows it will fail miserably. But the bright side is that no body will see it crash and burn.

[@JohnAdams-bb3qz]

Reminds me of affliction. I give them 2yrs until bankruptcy. Waaaaay to ambitious

[@Live4DaLyrix]

I can't stand this whole we need a "storyline" bollox I wanna see skilled fighters go against eachother I couldn't care less about WWE style bullshit, I wanna see MMA not a soap opera 🙄

[@vinnierkc]

Bro people talking s but I see some really sick names. Whether or not it will be the biggest success, I bet this league will bring fireworks

[@BriggsStratton11]

Sounds good to me. Ill give it a try.

[@ALLDAYMMA3]

Discount Dana definitely doesn’t give off “this new mma org is gonna be a success” type of vibes. I hope I’m wrong, but I would honestly be shocked if this thing is still around in 2 years. Then he goes on to say “we set this thing up so we couldn’t fail” and I’m now 99.9% sure it’s going to inevitably fail.

[@SmartSportsTrader]

Wasn't there a team based mma format a long time ago with Bas Rutten and others as the coaches of each team. Seem to remember Roy Nelson competing in it.

[@thisisfortwitter2293]

People can hate, but I will 100 % watch! A place for the older veterans that we have all become invested in to compete. & bring on the weird team aspect, too. I remember IFL. I enjoy novelty. I'm excited

[@xixtinthegreat]

Any competition is welcomed at this point. We can't have a monopoly like UFC dominating the space. Their business model is solid, all the best

[@MrBradclack]

I'm happy to see another player enter the market. Regarding weight cutting changing the name wont fix people looking for a perceived weight advantage

[@lukebrown8847]

Love the idea of fighters being naked too, this will be a success

[@robertgerrard]

I hope it works as a long term alternative but it just seems far fetched

[@mmarioescareno]

Second GFL in the last decade. Why not come up with a brand new name?

[@RunEnabled]

No one cares. Ufc is king this league will go bankrupt quick

[@bubbabuttz1629]

You're a bum

[@gustavorivas3298]

Stop yapping

[@paddypimblett7430]

I hate how youre so right 😢

[@UndeadCorpse6]

Ufc casuals are toxic to the sport of mma

[@mindblown42069]

Good way to burn some money.

[@Lionhead33]

Why make a new fight league, and sign fighters who have names that are viewed as " retired, out their prime, for lack of better words. Fighters that we already know are not up to level of comp as the UFC? I my self remember the names listed, but care not to see them fight again. Could be just me

[@armscurll]

ratings bruh

[@adamrandles4055]

You’re Smashing it Ariel

[@joshuarittenhouse4938]

Heck ya. It's already stacked🤙

[@Dixon_Cider]

Sounds like all these old heads joining because of the Insurance & retirement perks being offered

[@jannes9945]

All the young legends jumped on there. Wow

[@vrooooooooooooooooooom]

This is so half-baked and convoluted. This dude exudes zero confidence. Can’t believe people invested in him.

[@mwatts6755]

Brick by brick, show by show, the product grows and grows.

[@REVOisMYname]

I mean, I don’t mind a division for old late in career guys, as long as there’s no mismatches. I just can’t see it being profitable. Older guys usually don’t generate as much as they’re expect to earn so a brand built off that might face trouble

[@choffmann8627]

I dont hate a new league. And im stoked to see so many great names. But the “team” concept makes no sense. Ariel is spot on.

[@habowtat]

I will 💯 support the GFL. I'll buy every ppv. I fucking LOVVVVVVE this idea. And I simp for Luke so sign me up just based on that lol The sport could benefit from this big time imo

[@erikd6124]

How does the hotell bokings work for the fighters ? And how does that work in general with other promotors ?

[@Littlenovatv]

This can be a great product coming to the market. Fighters need to a platform besides the monopoly of the UFC.

[@danc06712]

Name a major sport that does not have a monopoly at the top. That's how it works.

[@jimmygarza5055]

Not gonna lie. I like this idea. Finally something new.

[@B.torres]

the teams idea sounds just awful. Just do regular fights with regular divisions, rankings, champions. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel.

[@LVEPablo]

I have so many questions about this, league rules, How often they fight, what happens if a trade happens, etc.

[@TelvinKipapa]

This is interesting not gonna lie. I'm definitely tuning in.

[@Astral_Kay]

GFL making it confusing just like the PFL 🤦🏻‍♀️ no thank you

[@gavmurray7398]

Kevin lee is a real prospect in this new league

[@Nick-kb2jc]

Nobody stands a chance against the UFC. Until these organizations start to realize that it’s entertainment and drama sells fights, they’re all doomed to fail.

[@Sdot-od8jf]

I don’t think that’s the reason they go out of business. UFC creates an end to end machine. Promotion, broadcast, fighter relations, contract management, operations, production, match making etc. it is a well oiled machine.

[@crazypato3752]

​@@Sdot-od8jfwhat do you mean with fighters relations and contract management?

[@BrickFlairMMA]

I think this sounds fun and people shouldn’t be so quick to just shit on it and pray it goes out of business before it even starts, give it a chance the more options we have the better

[@turbobuick33]

Brock and Fedor need to join!

[@psychmma]

all the retired fighters and washed up fighters good choice but big names thats the way to start a new organisation 👍🏼 GFL the next big thing ufc should be scared now

[@roozbehbey]

Sad to see, majority of these name are too old to be fighting.

[@oz3684]

Helwani front row at the knicks game tonight

[@qnp1236]

i saw that lmao

[@ateasesam3445]

Almost sounds like the Ultimate Fighter in a league form 🔥👊🏼

[@gylo235]

The Best Global Top Prospects. 😂 just about died laughing.

[@kemclemence36]

I read quite a few comments and didnt see anyone mention the IFL....

[@zachr2012]

Calling someone a bigot while asserting there's a "chosen" race in the same tangent is crazy.

[@bipolartyranttroller]

I missed this tangent. Any timestamps?

[@jabberdouche]

The best non-UFC promotions are the ones that concentrate on up & coming talent. Belator, PFL, and these others that glom onto UFC has beens is just bad. Give me Cage Warriors, LFA, etc.

[@JosephHandibode]

there was league like this before it cant be sustainable

[@rossedwards5724]

Team fighting, that’s what ice hockey is for !

[@jacobmichael6357]

I’m excited for this I always love when there is more MMA coming to the forefront. If I can watch more MMA without having to go to the depths of the internet to find it I’m all in. I don’t know if it’ll be good or not but we will see so why hate when it hasn’t even had one event yet. It seems like they’ve gone out and gotten fighters that are looking to make one last run before they can’t do it anymore but that’s cool with me they may still have some amazing things to give and I want to see it. It looks like a great place for these guys who can’t quite compete with the young guys in the UFC but still want to fight and have fight left in them, it might turn out to be something really cool. Instead of getting fed to the young guys they can maybe thrive at the end of their career

[@BuddyRevell3oc]

A league full of middle aged, past prime to washed, former UFC fighters sounds like Bellator.

[@musicalatins]

the future of combat sports

[@bipolartyranttroller]

Speaking of contracts and the “black and white”, the UFC contracts these guys signed were black and white. They chose to sign them as men and they got paid for their services. I hate when grown men go back later and cry about getting what they signed contracts to do.

[@rayortega4294]

Thumbnails clickbait. Ariel said it himself is not an organization it's a league...

[@Theshamanomar]

I don’t mean to knock someone’s dreams, but he seems like the low budget Canadian version of Dana White. Good luck

[@allpraisewebb1142]

This is the reason other leagues cant succeed people bash and dont even give a chance to other promotions like we know the UFC is the dominant company but damn mma is not just them!