Dana White Discusses The Ariel Helwani Situation – Says Helwani Threw a Pity Party

– Dana White recently appeared on UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra (via bloodyelbow.com) and spoke about the recent issues with MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, here are the highlights…

On Ariel Helwani Not Being Back in The Good Graces: “Well [Ariel] got his credential back, I wouldn’t say he’s in decent graces. [When] we built that promo, a lot of people were quiet about it, and a lot of people — it was for the fans. That thing was for the fans for that wow factor to be there and go, ‘Oh wow, Brock’s back!’ And the way that he did it, it had a lot of people pointing fingers at each other. You notice I wasn’t out there putting the belt on Dominick Cruz. Then when I ran out to put the belt on Bisping — because I’ve been with Bisping for 10 years, he’s such a great guy — my sleeves are rolled up, I got no jacket on, ‘cuz I’m dealing with the aftermath of the weasel move that he pulled. People can call it journalism or whatever. We can have our differences of opinion on that, but he knows what he did, and he did it on purpose. Then he goes on fuckin’ thing and he’s crying and shit. Dude, you’re kids are going to see that for christ sakes. You know what I mean? Give me a fuckin’ break.”

His Opinion on Journalism: “When you’re a real journalist, you reach out, and you say, ‘Hey this is the rumor, this is going on and everything else, and I’m going to run with it.’ That’s what the real journalists do. He’s a website guy, you know what I mean? It’s just a totally different world now. There’s still a lot of real journalists out there that before they do something, they reach out and show that respect and have that relationship, whereas [Ariel] is not that guy. A lot of people support him, and good for you and all that stuff, but a lot of people have turned on him, too.”

On Helwani’s ‘Pity Party’: “There’s so much more to that thing than was represented. I know he threw a big pity-party for himself and all that shit, but there was a lot more to it. A lot more people were involved in that thing, and it almost blew up a huge relationship that I wouldn’t even get into publicly. That’s why we just came out with a statement. I don’t know. It was dirty, he knows it was dirty, and he threw a big pity-party for himself makes crying noises, crying on camera and shit. It’s just fucking ridiculous. It is what it is, none of that shit’s gonna change. “Ariel Helwani knows. I’ve done a lot of shit for Ariel Helwani. A lot of shit for Ariel Helwani, and it’s just you know, whatever man. It’s all good.”