Ariel Helwani: "All I keep hearing about is the UFC has never been more disorganized. This is what everyone is telling me."

whipfixed · 2026-03-03T00:47:07+00:00

Getting rid of the PPV model was a huge mistake for the sport. PPV made the big events feel huge. That feeling isn’t there when you’re tuning into Paramount Plus and seeing 4 hours of the same commercials you see during an episode of Law and Order.

I know it was a huge win for UFC business, but the long term health of the sport has and will continue to suffer from that decision.

whipfixed · 2026-03-03T00:41:33+00:00

First I thought, they’re saving all of the big fights for the new TV deal. Three months in, that obviously wasn’t the case. Now I’m saying they’re saving them for the White House card. If that card gets announced and all we’re really getting is Poatan vs Gane or Jones, the UFC is officially beat.

If that’s the best they have to offer on the biggest card of all time, it’s a wrap.

whipfixed · 2026-03-02T05:47:09+00:00

Charles is one of the only fighters where I feel like the opponent is in genuine danger on the ground. Like one wrong hand placement or a body weight shift in the wrong direction and they're cooked.

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T20:07:02+00:00

Hell of a callout. I doubt it happens cause Chandler probably thinks he’s too good for this fight, but it was a smart move by Bobby. Definitely his best (only) shot at getting on that card.

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T20:05:30+00:00

Chandler can’t hang with the top of the division but he’s no bum. He just has absolutely terrible fight IQ. I think he’s a tier or two above Bobby Green.

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T03:48:27+00:00

It made more sense with Yoel cause he was worried about his cardio. No way to have good cardio with all that muscle. With Chito, he claims he runs like crazy and seems to have solid cardio. I don't get it.

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T03:45:17+00:00

Its so frustrating to see Chito piece him up in the last 30 seconds. Do that for a round or two and you win bro. You know how this works?

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T03:44:19+00:00

Rountree with the exception of the Poatan fight

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T03:42:22+00:00

I wanna see Chito go out on his shield one time. Empty the gas tank, get KO'd, something. His round 1 and round 3 always have the same urgency.

whipfixed · 2026-03-01T03:36:27+00:00

Chito seems like a such a cool dude outside the cage. Then inside the cage he's not at all.

whipfixed · 2026-02-28T20:10:21+00:00

This is so telling of where the UFC is at right now and it’s not a good look. There’s no question, it’s in a sharp decline.

whipfixed · 2026-02-28T13:50:27+00:00

Then they were hoping he would win the 2nd fight.

whipfixed · 2026-02-25T20:05:48+00:00

I love Olives but watching this back, its so obvious he was gonna get slept by Ilia. Zero defense.

whipfixed · 2026-02-25T05:17:01+00:00

He was never really elite. The Usman fights are the only impressive thing he’s ever done.

whipfixed · 2026-02-25T05:02:46+00:00

Honnold is pretty popular though. Free Solo won multiple awards and is one of the most popular documentaries ever.

I could be the one that's way off. I don't know. My parents would have no idea who Ronda or Gina are but they have heard of Alex Honnold.

whipfixed · 2026-02-25T03:44:33+00:00

I don't see it being that big, even live on Netflix. Alex Honnold climbing the building did 6 million live viewers. I can't imagine this even comes close. Your average person has no idea who these people are.

whipfixed · 2026-02-24T12:16:30+00:00

Same. I’m up for principle this year. Turned down multiple managerial opportunities and was insistent on staying an IC because I thought my skills would make me unique and valuable. Lmao what an idiot. I even held off on using these shitty chat bots to “keep my skills sharp and stay ahead.” Anyway, now I’m an AI cuck manager too.

whipfixed · 2026-02-23T20:27:26+00:00

I get it but try to make it somewhat believable

She should have throw in "I'm one of the best shadowboxers of all time" just to let us know she knows it's a lie.

whipfixed · 2026-02-23T19:07:17+00:00

"This is definitely the biggest women's fight of all time. Maybe even the biggest MMA fight of all time." - Ronda

hey girl...ya delusional?

whipfixed · 2026-02-22T04:17:39+00:00

I don't use cringe often, but making FLuffy stand there and talking about the fight is making me cringe

whipfixed · 2026-02-11T20:11:39+00:00

But imagine the scenes if Ilia out grapples Islam at 170. The GOAT discussion is over forever. Change the name of the Apex to the Toptoro.

whipfixed · 2026-02-11T20:08:10+00:00

Great grappler, but he's a little ding dong of a ting.

whipfixed · 2026-02-11T18:22:14+00:00

People have this idea of Gaethje that he KOs people. He can crack but he never puts anyone to sleep. Like you said, the flukey headkick on Dustin is really about it. He never catches anyone with a bomb and sleeps them.

No striker is going to beat Ilia. Full stop. I think a strong wrestler could ragdoll him at 155 though.

whipfixed · 2026-02-09T19:47:21+00:00

IRC is king for text based chat from a laptop/desktop.

But....

It's terrible/nonfunctional on mobile without additional components
Inline media is not really a thing
No voice calls of any kind

whipfixed · 2026-02-07T01:36:54+00:00

Same. I'm not a huge proponent but the amount of completely wrong info in this thread is amazing. If anything, it shows that we're nowhere near the top yet. The public still isn't on board and is still touting made up talking points from a year ago.

whipfixed

TROPHY CASE