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Ariel Helwani: The Howard Cosell of MMA
Ariel Helwani: The Howard Cosell of MMA
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sarah talks to ESPN's Ariel Helwani about his rise in the MMA world, getting banned from covering the UFC by Dana White in 2016 and the support he got from mainstream media figures like Dan Patrick and Dan Le Batard that helped reverse the ban, his struggles with social anxiety, the six month stretch he refers to as the crossroads of his life, the role the film Garden State played in his personal life, and the Helwani Nose Awards.
Released:
Feb 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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