Ariel Helwani UFC 300 Reaction: UFC Showed Why It's So Special | The MMA Hour

[@Voss_Man]

Been watching since early-mid 2000s and thought this was the best card I had ever watched. Amazing night for the ufc.

[@slicvm]

Yes, with the exception of the Aljo and Bo matches

[@joealbarella2493]

​@@slicvm 100% those fights went down "like many predicted" this is MMA & when wrestlers fight they usually try to dominate with their Strengths instead of just striking waiting to get Knocked Out.

[@Postcologne999]

UFC 217 has to be up there also

[@davidhamilton9871]

@@slicvmI forgot about that Aljo fight! They didn’t even interview him

[@jayjaymerritt2785]

​@@joealbarella2493There is a big difference between "dominating with your strengths" and avoiding adversity and avoiding the fight. "Dominating with strengths" can also be applied to Max Holloway. Big difference between that fight and Aljo. Aljo is boring as hell, loves to milk the "hands on mat rule" and fights like a coward. Before you call me a casual and tell me to watch kickboxing, no. YOU go watch wrestling 😂 And make sure you call 90% of the folks in the arena who were booing "casuals" also. It was UFC 300. People want to see a spectacle. While I respect the technical aspects of many grapplers, I don't have to enjoy watching, and folks like you who "demand" someone appreciate wrestlers who stall the clock, never advance position, and do everything they can to AVOID adversity, is laughable. I have been watching UFC since there were no weight classes, and shoes/gi were allowed. Go back to ancient Rome. Even back then, the crowd booed when action stalled. Only then the fighters would be lowered into a pit of spikes and consumed by Lions. Aljo, and Khabib would be dead back then. ISLAM is everything Khabib never was. A dominant grappler AND entertaining with scary ground and pound. The only time he looked cowardly in his career was the 3rd round in the Volk fight. Please stop coping for cowardly fighters. There are rules to protect your grapplers from strikes, there are NO rules to protect strikers from your boring grapplers. This is changing as we speak. "Lay and pray" and tremendous grip strength will be exposed for what it is. A cowardly gimmick. Laying on another dude with no Internet of advancing, and watching the clock is the opposite of fighting.😂

[@itube5353]

Max Holloway is HIM!

[@Thatdude877]

"Blessed Man Forever"

[@edwinescobar5026]

I'm from the renting the UFC tapes from blockbuster era

[@Peapodzilla]

My dad used to rent them for us in the 90's. Felt special and dangerous haha

[@edwinescobar5026]

@@Peapodzilla I was a kid, the blockbuster was half a way, I was actually looking for a prowrestling vhs. I saw the UFC, thinking it was another wrestling company I grabbed it. Once I see a tooth fly out of a guys mouth I knew this was different and was hooked

[@sallgoodman2323]

Same. I ordered the first 3 PPV's, but later rented the VHS copies from the store. Good times that are still carrying on to this day.

[@yoholmes273]

Yoooo broooo. I used to throw parties and the highlight of the night was the rentals of UFC's best KOs volume 1 & 2 !

[@kimhager3900]

Same! 😂 I had no interest - none. My boyfriend had rented a movie for me & the 1st UFC for him. I was annoyed (I’d never had any interest in watching any “fight” except for Mike Tyson boxing). By the end I was rooting for the guy I referred to as “the little guy”. I couldn’t believe how this man fought! It was like watching numerous animals all wrapped up in 1 man! He moved almost like a monkey, he would wrap himself around the larger men like a boa constrictor & every move he made fascinated me. I was hooked! I’d never heard of BJJ & had never watched a smaller man dominate much larger men & do it in a manner that wasn’t what I perceived as violent. As I type this I can remember how so many of us looked forward to going to Blockbuster on Friday/Saturday evening hoping that there would be good videos available to rent because they only had a few copies of each movie they rented out - at least that’s how it was in our area. & how excited we would get when a new release was still on the shelf when we’d get there. Anyway, after watching it the 1st time, I was bugging my boyfriend to rent the 2nd UFC & how disappointed I was to hear that the 2nd one was not available on VHS yet 😂. A few fights later we were hosting friends for the PPV. At that time I believe it was only $19.99.

[@jamesporrazzo7640]

Respect to Ariel for showing he is a real fan and putting any personal beefs aside to celebrate this amazing event. I have been watching since the first UFC. I thought 300 was a failure building up to this. And I now feel like a new fan again. So many amazing fights. I can relate to everything Ariel is saying here... I am almost wet-eyed thinking about it.

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

How could you think it was a failure? What tf is wrong with people

[@janmichaelvincent2157]

Why are you lying 😂

[@cliffordjohnson943]

Mad Max and Crazy Gajthe. Amazing technique from Max and undeniable heart from both!

[@quasarleon4645]

Legend says Ilia is still standing there by himself like : 😶😶😶😶😶😶😮😮😮😮😮

[@slicvm]

Welcome bandwagoner

[@nustuffout]

@@slicvm Welcome hater

[@Fitkid7672]

Ilias ready to fight.

[@21DMN]

Ilia IS better than him. This win doesnt change this.

[@DrWeird-zw5dc]

@@21DMN who knows? Ilia sure didn't look too enthusiastic tbh.... looked more like a deer in headlights

[@konflict1231]

They actually did it. Those crazy bastards did it. The night went off without an issue, and it was amazing. The entire week was absolutely amazing. I'll never forget this card

[@samuellawson9552]

I’ve watched from ufc 58 on and then went back and own old ufc and pride dvd. With that being said UFC is still evolving.

[@colinaylward9455]

Noone talking bout how Justin ate a couple eye pokes and stayed game the whole fight. Absolute warriors

[@sallgoodman2323]

Of all the cards, stacked or not. This card was special, it kept building in intensity and reached a fever pitch with Gaethje-Holloway and then the Main Event played its part in closing the show with a bang!! I'll never forget it.

[@JamesG12]

Is Ariel actually saying something positive about the UFC? About time.

[@AshLogan-nr9ii]

He does a lot of times but chooses to slime in the hate with his takes or make others sound like they hate the ufc.

[@ronbunn1349]

@@AshLogan-nr9iialmost like life is complex, and intelligent people can hold a nuanced view on something? 🤯

[@me_need_reset]

⁠@@ronbunn1349”intelligent” ROFL

[@jamilmuhammad7465]

@@ronbunn1349sometimes i think some mma fans don’t watch other sports and think reporters aren’t supposed to criticize the sport. Like what other sport don’t the reporters criticize it when they feel something is wrong

[@xaphan8581]

@@ronbunn1349 lol I don’t think that’s the problem. It’s more like Ariel purposely trying to get fighters to burn bridges with the ufc. That’s not an opinion that’s trying to get content out of fighters at the cost of theyre working relationship. Plus Ariel race baits but that’s a different story. Ohh and he tried making it seem like jamahal hill was ok with hitting woman

[@martinjames6148]

300 re enforced every single reason why I am a fan!

[@EightOEight808]

Max was absolutely insane!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@lupehn]

UFC 300 was epic and I began watching in 2009 and haven’t stopped since. MMA is the greatest combat sport ever. So many amazing moments that I know will continue for years to come.

[@jeffdecker627]

Exactly the same...started in 2009. Maybe a little before that...started with Strikeforce...this was probably the best card I've seen. The Max k.o. was definitely a top 5. It'll be hard to top the Holly Holm k.o. of RR, for me personally. The 02 Arena Card in March of 22' was freaking great too. Yeah, been some amazing moments. 👏 Hopefully, many more to come

[@lupehn]

@@jeffdecker627 heck yeah man! Also don’t forget about the WEC days with Miguel Torres and Urijah Faber. Also Brian Stan was a beast!

[@theR4man]

I started watching since ufc 1 it has been awesome

[@everettclunie3525]

The more I see Pereira fight, the more I’m amazed that Izzy was able to beat him. Would like to see them run it back, although, I doubt we’ll ever see Pereira at 185 again.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Just have Izzy challenge him at 205

[@joealbarella2493]

I think he could make 185 again however there's NO WAY Izzy beats Alex in a rematch... he basically showed ALEX his #1 weakness when he KO'd him ( he used to go all out when he hurt his opponents & lowered his guard just focusing on Landing Strikes without any regard for Defense ) In EVERY FIGHT since that he "No Longer does this" stays calm if he hurts his opponents & KNOWS the Finish will come, he can find another opening & land a TKO Shot WITHOUT needing to throw shots foregoing Defense.

[@Scp716creativecommons]

Izzy is a dangerous counter striker, Alex is maybe the most dangerous, but he also puts himself into alot more danger/utilizes aggression to set up. Adesanya has been able to hurt him before, that fight he was motivated, and juiced up, enough to get the lights out. Cutting water weight makes the body alot less resilient to the shot you don't see coming, i don't think it would've cut it at 205, even with gyno activated.

[@LT-sz1fj]

@@joealbarella2493at 185 Izzy beats him at 205 Alex probably knocks his head off,

[@DrWeird-zw5dc]

everyone.... EVERYONE is beatable....

[@JoshuaDeSantis]

I just watched the video of Mark Goddard’s reaction and I have to tell you that video says it all. Watching the ref scream at the top of his lungs before he even says it’s over because he’s so excited tells you how monumental that moment was.

[@bmoredrew4724]

Even though ariel and Dana don't like each other I respect that ariel still gives them props!!!

[@mr.t1057]

25:40 Jordan never went to a game 7 in the finals

[@FDTFDTFDT]

He never had to. He always closed it out in 6 games or fewer. Not to mention having the most wins in a season and then 3-peating... twice.

[@jacko4693]

​@@FDTFDTFDTmost wins in a season at that time, GSW took that record

[@Heavy_C]

I'm from the "Gary Goodridge throwing unprotected crucifix elbows and causing devastating brain damage" era

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

That clip scared the hell outta me as a kid 😳 to this day I'll still call the police any time I see a black man wearing a gi

[@S1M0N3-AI]

Ah. The Sherdog HL Reels downloaded off of Kazaa days eh?

[@TheTherapistAU]

I had several friends watching their first UFC event or one of their first 5 UFC events with UFC 300. Safe to say they're hooked for life now and are sending me memes / messages still. Amazing event

[@jptothetree]

Ayyyyyyy

[@kubrenh8976]

I love how their talking about tiredness when me and boys in London started watching the fight at 11pm and ended about 6:30am in the morning. We stay up every time but this card was insaneee

[@ffolgosi]

I'm Brazilian and will be rooting for Porier to became champion!

[@slicvm]

Alex vs Aspinal needs to happen. If Alex loses he will still have the title. UFC just wants Conor to be the first 3 division champion

[@youhaveayds8975]

That won't happen, Conors prime is too far gone. He shouldn't have boxed

[@slicvm]

@@youhaveayds8975 It will as long as there a companymen like Cerrone

[@calvinmiguel4405]

@@youhaveayds8975Even when he was in his prime…Conor wasn’t beating a top 5 WW. If he timed it right he could have had a shot against Lawler, but no chance against a champ since then.

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

@@calvinmiguel4405 Right. If you want to be a champ at WW, better pack a lunch and know how to grapple.

[@ItsReplayBro]

It’s NOT just “if Alex loses he still has the belt”. If he loses in horrible fashion like a KO which could very well happen. Now the ufc can’t sell Alex at 205 as well. Can Alex knock aspinal out, 100%. Just don’t forget that aspinal is miles ahead of anyone Alex has faced. He’s got ground game which he will use and 1 bad lose like aspinal takes Alex down and subs him now makes Alex sell lower ppvs.

[@managut]

Amazing card! Max made that! The best is blessed!

[@bcriggs6962]

Dana took yours and New York Rick's cheeks.

[@HeathMoore430]

Incredible!!! UFC300 WAS NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTELY THE MOST AWE INSPIRING,INCREDIBLE MOMENT IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡

[@vishalramadhin1261]

Tko smiling right now lol afterwrestlemania last week now ufc 300 and both were good

[@zudinz55]

Arial is grown as a person n as a presenter as he is all positive no tough guy, or trying act tough n cool n attacking a strong fighter to show how tough he is etc. he is just being him and is enjoying to speak for UfC . We can see the passion in him. Well done e Hawani, looks like he found himself n he found peace.. ✌️ well done , good for him. All the best to u.. #love #respect

[@FreeBryceYoung9]

The whole 6-7 hours were just beautiful fans booed a match or two but no complaints on my end even the aljo fight boring yes but he dominated hate it or not

[@vincentgobert2524]

Hell yeah Ariel Legendary night

[@Anchorwing.]

Looked mid at first ended up legendary

[@melkormorgothbauglir.4848]

No from first round it was great did you see Max break Justins nose with the jab and shatter it with heal kick at the end of the round maybe you just don't enjoy firefights I get it they get crazy I understand if you prefer technical chess matches those are beautiful too but this is something else.

[@Scp716creativecommons]

​@@melkormorgothbauglir.4848they mean the card. Alot of disappointment expressed as the card took shape, winds up maybe the best card ever, with multiple top 20 moments.

[@Anchorwing.]

@melkormorgothbauglir.4848 I just meant the card in the beginning but It got better and better and the whole show was great minus bo for me I like bo jist not a veey entertaining fight

[@brandonshaw2120]

UFC 300 from the early prelims, to the main event, was incredible to watch.

[@Kai_Theos_en_ho_Logos]

You and Dana just need to hug it out, Ariel. C'mon, give love a chance.

[@mregames8937]

been watching since tuf 10 but went back and watched all ppv before then. the 1st fighter i was a fan of was rashad evans. i do remember thinking during ufc 300 this is why i love this sport

[@Estoniran]

My personal favorite card was GSP vs Bisping, absolutely legendary fights all night. 300 was a close second though.

[@desean3402]

I’m from the era of sneaking the tapes in the house and watching in my buddies room with all the homies and that card was the best I’ve ever seen. Man I know people don’t like the BMF belt but I legit legit love it

[@MainCardMinute]

It was a night for the history books

[@DJeMo]

Been watching since before it began, how far has this sport came, all thanks to the psychos who go in that cage to indulge in their ego for all our entertainment, what a night 👊

[@gardenalr]

I cant afford to loseee. Love moicano

[@UFCParlayLottery]

Reporters ruined the press conference

[@DoncoEntAgain]

These 3 guys advocating for Juliana Pena to get the next title shot is why analysts should never be friends with the fighters. Pena hasn't won a fight in 2 and half years and hasn't even fought since July 2022. She does not deserve a title shot at all. Let her win a fight first.

[@bobaSmokey]

One of top 5 cards ever.

[@FunnyB000]

Now say it LOUD Ariel ! “THANK YOU DANA”

[@FightClubTürkiyee]

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[@taylorskidmore2745]

Uncle Chael is going into the Hall of Fame!!! Def the best event of all time

[@username40000]

It's the fight going in, not him

[@taylorskidmore2745]

@@username40000 Dude he gets to call himself a hall of famer let's not get hung up on technicalities

[@cortneyholt]

Blessed Man Forever

[@christopherc2780]

funny how before the card Ariel hated on the card, hated the max/justin booking, didnt like the main event etc and the event turns out to be one of the best ever. and two of the biggest moments were Justin/Max and Alex.

[@seanbrowne5345]

He did and you're right in what you say, but isn't it nice to see him backtrack and talk positively about it all!

[@FnaAuto]

My first time watching mma was Seth vs kimbo and I was hooked ever since

[@MMA_Jackal]

I’ve been watching since Tito vs Chuck days and a hardcore fan since 2005 and the TUF 1 finale… This was the single best card I’ve ever seen. The “issue” I have with it, is that so many great performances are going to get over shadowed I.E. Jiri and moicano

[@NaProbablyNot]

Ariel, you are the man!

[@Fabo100]

I watch all the UFC events with a bunch of casuals and a few hardcore fans in my sneaker Discord and this card definitely gained a handful of fans!

[@androidaccount7743]

I've been watching since the Randy, Tito, Chuck, Hendo era. Man, I grew old with the sport.

[@Tvyoutubeacc]

Jiri is great. But all it takes is just one massive beating and he will never be the same. I see Tony Ferguson vibes in Jiri. Same trajectory unless he makes some adjustments to his defence.

[@marcuspowell4343]

That Movsar Aljo comment must’ve came from someone that is a remedial student

[@catone2119]

Incredible card

[@Mirici1]

Rory vs Robbie is the first BMF fight. Prove me wrong.

[@eugenescherzinger4395]

Good call!

[@Funtruck]

I CANNOT AFDORD TO LOSE

[@UFCMusic]

dont be salty, ariel. dana kicked you out for leaking lesnar before they announced it. i think you have learned from being a weasel.

[@finished6267]

his mic is so good it catches his voice before he speaks

[@incredibledn]

became a huge fam of UFC during the pandemic

[@DT2xChamp]

Started watching UFC when I was kid. Grew up from the TUF Michael Johnson era 😂 This card was the best card I’ve ever seen aside from the Aljo fight

[@MurrayFresta]

Great show analysis is perfect he knows how to put a program together.

[@chadyoak1633]

I had the same exact reaction to the finish of Max vs Justin. Max has been my favorite fighter since before the pettis fight. I was extremely nervous for this fight and I (like most of the world) thought Max was severely out gunned. Boy was I ever wrong. But now that I look back I knew that Max was one of the best boxers in the game and Justin is mostly power, so Max picking him apart should’ve been considered an option all along. Never would’ve guessed that he would hurt Justin multiple times and then face plant him at 4:59 though! I stood and yelled in my living room like a mad man while my wife and kids were asleep already 😂

[@alexandervalle7322]

wasnt UFC 200 when ariel got banned from ufc?

[@Chris-e9y4e]

100%

[@joealbarella2493]

​@@servethesongs it's all because Ariel only cares about his Ego / NEED to be First. He didn't care at all ( Still Doesn't ) that his #1 source of Employment/Stories/Interviews had a BIG/HUGE PLAN to reveal "at the time" their BIGGEST FIGHT ever regardless of UFC 200. If Ariel was smart he would have made the video about the fight/ REVEAL & waited to release it until AFTER the UFC shocked to WORLD as planned.

[@bushidoseven]

I started watching in ‘08

[@Dark_Knight2610]

"Why are you loooying?"

[@JonMW2]

Chael you’re loyyyying

[@Thiernodjo]

I am from illegal stream era

[@ChrisGT19]

The ufc nail it every time

[@williamsainato697]

I turn 50 this year so I never saw Babe Ruth point , but I saw Max BMF Hollaway point 👉 & I will tell my grandchildren the legend !!💪🔥

[@exposuretherapy]

When justin got dropped I didn't start jumping around I just went into total silence for about half an hour 😂

[@youcansurf1]

I'm old. I've been watching since Royce Gracie in UFC1! 😂 Also, born and raised in Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui. Always watch the Hawaii Boys! Super stocked for Max Holloway!

[@someguy36284]

Time stamps in the description would be a solid addition. 🙏

[@Mtrod987]

I guarantee if the ufc raised the performance bonus maybe not 300k but to at least 100k then they be getting a lot more nights like 300

[@joealbarella2493]

100% it wouldn't hurt if the Bonuses were 100k/150k. The fighters would ALL give that extra 10/20% effort & the POSITIVE IMAGE BOOST the ufc would get from doing it would make a big impact and actually BRING in MORE $$$ overall.

[@RRP1992]

I think he means to say if all finishes got 100k bonus, the fighters would go for it more which would mean less boring fights which increases fan interest and may also improve the image when it comes to fighter pay​@splash8617-ls6kq

[@seanbrowne5345]

​@splash8617-ls6kqI think as well when you're in a fight you won't think about the bonuses you're just in life or death mode, you ain't thinking of bonuses when you're fighting

[@joealbarella2493]

@splash8617-ls6kq I personally stopped buying PPVs as soon as the price INCREASED to 79.99 prior to that since the lockdowns of COVID I purchased every single one... IF I THOUGHT more of the money was going to the FIGHTERS ( the reason I watch the sport ) I might be willing to buy them again... My point was the image of the company suffers EVERYTIME someone brings up Fighter Pay ESPECIALLY when the comparisons to NFL/NBA/MLB are mentioned. A positive image gets better coverage which brings in NEW FANS hence MORE MONEY... think about how many kids ( GENERATIONS ACTUALLY ) who seen ARod get the biggest contact in MLB history "at that time" & then say " Man One day Im going to get signed by the Yankees" those kids then become HUGE FANS of the Sport & So on.

[@IvTHstreet]

You said the UFC 300 was trash before it came out. Dana shut your mouth lol

[@Chris-e9y4e]

Great legendary night

[@theguvnor3880]

The UFC done a great job but it was the fighters that delivered the goods, just like they've done since UFC 1.

[@loopvil369]

OK bro. Go back to sleep

[@KingsofTruth425]

Great recap, Ariel.

[@aidandrysdale2665]

Only fight that didn’t deliver was aljos

[@vanyunghua1530]

This UFC 300 intro: Ariel Helwani might be the beginning of Dana White starting to appreciate you!

[@thadonis.]

Interesting fact- All of Silva's opponents he fought when he stepped up to light heavy all popped for illegal substances after the fight. But why would you not mention Silva stepping up in weight to fight Griffin (who had only just lost the title) rather than Bonnar and Irvin (I know Irvin was first).

[@scottwood4569]

Big fan of you Ariel, met you on Saturday near the escalator at the cosmopolitan. Shook your hand, shoulda got a picture. Anyways keep doin what you do my friend, “Go nucks”

[@Kaniala-l7s]

UFC has to offer more bonuses and make the fighters earn em

[@Hblake12]

The UFC is the only sports company/league that is legit getting better with time. The UFC has never been in a better place. Meanwhile the NFL is becoming flag football and the NBA is soccer flopping 2.0

[@bucketfeet5567]

I just wished the show production was better. I remember back in Pride, they did the Taiko drums and introduced all the fighters at the start of the show with that crazy lady announcer.

[@moxfulder4453]

GC is a national treasure.

[@xKHA0Sx]

An incredible show!

[@angelophilippopoulos9678]

Pereira should not go to heavyweight ....not a good move. Nothing to prove. Great Champ!!.

[@BEEZYS-WORLD]

I became a hardcore fan in 2003 couture v ortiz ufc 39 my first live event was ufc 52 tito v vitor i have not missed an ppv since 52 my wife and i trybto go to every live event we can. I am a welder and work my own hours so i have thst freedome plus a 3 million doller annuity my dad left a few years bck so we are able tovtravel to watch different events

[@josephrodriguez9083]

The Ariel Helwani blowing UFC 200 Brock announcement era lol

[@rustyshaklferd1897]

The April Fool’s Joke got me for a minute. The Brock vs Fedor at 300. Would have been 10 years too late, but I’d be excited to see it as a spectacle. Charlie’s gilly is not a Porier gilly, that’s for certain. Although the result resembled Dustin’s. #1 ranked middleweight who most thought he won the title defense should certainly be next for the title shot. He isn’t even 3rd in line as of now which is just wrong even if he wasn’t the #1 draw of currently active fighters.

[@jordandevanteharris07]

UFC 300 the card no one wanted, The card none of us deserved.

[@evanjames7638]

Love all you guys!

[@deadpaul4399]

Absolutely love these mma shows max is my hero but the term “in ufc history” is said to much and so is the word GOAT

[@levyfialho7596]

Chama

[@nklin6]

I really really hate when you compare ufc to pro wrestling 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@dany2259]

No one wants to talk about this but they did chael sonnen dirty with the most half assed hall of fame video .

[@jamshaidmuzaffar1739]

If the UFC keeps being smart with the BMF, it really could start eclipsing actual titles. Ur guaranteed to get a banger out of the BMF, it just stole the show at 300, where the main event also had a monster KO.

[@budthechud9795]

Just hope Max don't drop down in weight now and deplete himself. The stats for fighters going up and down in weight in their 30's are not pretty.

[@olasarcasm]

In hindsight I'm glad Herzog gave Yan the chance to duke it out with Zhang Weili