The Ariel Helwani Show
The Ariel Helwani Show
Uncrowned & Yahoo Sports
The MMA Beat: Dissecting recent media issues, Dana White’s press conferences, old war stories, more
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Sep 23, 2025 at 6:15 pm.
The MMA Beat is back! Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes discuss journalistic topics including the controversy around platforming Andrew Tate
Dana White's media strategy and approach to recent press conferences
the current state of MMA media
building relationships with subjects, in this case fighters
on and off the record conversations
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The MMA Beat is back! Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll, Chuck Mindenhall, and Ben Fowlkes discuss journalistic topics including the controversy around platforming Andrew Tate (04:35), Dana White's media strategy and approach to recent press conferences (18:31), the current state of MMA media (25:31), building relationships with subjects, in this case fighters (44:47), on and off the record conversations (59:11), and more.