The fact Pfl contacted Ariel after they found out Gegard was coming on the show tells you all you need to know about pfl😂

@King_JappyJoe

23 күн бұрын

Could you imagine Ariels reaction if it was the UFC doing this to a top fighter they acquired from another promotion? You can clearly hear him walking on eggshells trying his hardest to not downtalk PFL 😂😂

@MJ-kd7dp

23 күн бұрын

Yep, Ariel is A-moral through and through.

@pepe7drum

23 күн бұрын

such a weasel move from them, and Ariel gave them too much credit that's lame

@markdavis8430

22 күн бұрын

👌

@spudgreg

20 күн бұрын

Yet they won’t contact Mousasi who is arguably one of the biggest names outside of the ufc. These guys don’t have a clue what they’re doing. Just give us Romero vs Mousasi at 205

This dude has fought since the beginning of mma Japan, USA, Europe in multiple weight classes. 49 wins and been only KO by the fluke kick by Uriah Hall. And is only 38 years old. Most ppl don’t realize his legendary status.

@lefty5569

23 күн бұрын

shouldve never left ufc imo. hes been a killer

@kodywalkerunfiltered

23 күн бұрын

Karate Combat should be calling his managers ASAP! Gegard vs Rockhold is a must!

@Xtreme808machine

23 күн бұрын

louder for the people at the back (newbies)

@BoHror933

23 күн бұрын

@@lefty5569they wouldn’t give him the title shot. The ufc favorited Bisping, GSP, Hendo, Yoel even Whittaker - lucky for us Rob is legit and proved it. Gegard was denied and lowballed while bellator prob gave him 5x more per fight. He is a victim of his own success you could say. Too good of a fighter to be bullied about match ups and too much of dutch attitude to get his money 😂.

@rafai54

23 күн бұрын

True Legend!

But Ariel said PFL was The Promised Land for years 😂😂😂

@xwhite2020

23 күн бұрын

It could have been. Look at the success Dave Freedman has created in Bare Knuckle. It all comes down to management skills and this Don Davis run PFellator continues to make baffling decisions that nobody but them can see sense in. So after all that you bozos go "all aboard lets dump Ariel Helwani". Absolutely mind boggling.

@nnnjh8372

23 күн бұрын

@@xwhite2020” it could have been “ World don’t run on coulda, shoulda, woulda 😂

@xwhite2020

23 күн бұрын

@@nnnjh8372 You couldn't be more wrong. The whole investment and speculation industry (the biggest industry on Earth) runs on looking forward. But no, lets focus on hip catch phrases and dumping on MMA media.

@vipset87

22 күн бұрын

​@@xwhite2020the issue is that he doesn't keep the same energy for pfl that he does for the UFC. Theres no fair baseline. Journalistic integrity. Making decisions based off emotions because of his vendetta against the UFC

@xwhite2020

22 күн бұрын

@@vipset87 Sure Ariel can be infuriating but lets face it he's the only big name media guy even giving it air time.

Gegard is right, pfl acting like he signed a bigger deal right before the sale and they didn’t know. You’re buying a multimillion dollar mma organization you know everyone’s contract. They are stalling him on purpose because they don’t want to pay, shady business on pfl side.

Gegard is speaking truth. Much respect

Ariel, make sure to call Ngannou, you said he was going to PFL and making sure the fighters came first unkike the UFC, this seems the opposite of that.

@thesportsguy126

23 күн бұрын

Francis just buried his 15 month old son. I doubt he ever fights mma again.

@davidjorge4135

23 күн бұрын

Ngannou truly never really cared. And after this tragedy with his son he's likely never gonna fight again

@irvinflores6284

23 күн бұрын

PFL is going to be gone in about 2 years. So much for fighters first until they want to be first.

@milkweedreflections

22 күн бұрын

What about “PFL Africa”? 🤣🤣🤣

@seanphilpot5064

22 күн бұрын

@@irvinflores62842 years is giving them too much credit. They might not even make the end of this year.

Ariel defending PFL is unbelievable. Such a lack of integrity.

@thenedsmmachannel8970

23 күн бұрын

Hes a snake

@frankstallworth5068

22 күн бұрын

Eventually he's going to get caught doing something really stupid and he'll be blacklisted for it. It's only a matter of time.

@merkins87

19 күн бұрын

unfortunately it's quite believable, but morals and fight business seem to gel together as well as oil and water

Imagine Dana helps him out with the lawsuit 😂

@pepe7drum

23 күн бұрын

it would be great if he sign him to fight in the UFC

@adrian-um4yj

23 күн бұрын

Bros still good that’d be so sick

@haga7596

23 күн бұрын

@@pepe7drum Bros old and way past it and wasn’t even that great when was in his prime in ufc lol 😂

@haga7596

23 күн бұрын

@@pepe7drumkeep waffling tho

@number1gstar

23 күн бұрын

@@haga7596 He was on a 5 fight winning streak with a win over Weidman before he left. Was on the cusp of a title shot.

Helwani giving PFL the benefit of the doubt that he will NEVER give UFC, what a 🤡.

@dariancollins9746

22 күн бұрын

U Fight Cheap doesn't deserve it either completely exploiting the ones who got them where they are now and not even giving their fighters 10% share

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

Factually incorrect, sir. Your comment has been…. DISREGARDED. 😂

If it's PFL Ariel doesn't bash too hard but if it was UFC he would have a field day.

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

And why is that? Finish the thought

PFL sucks

Don Davis is a clown. The fact that they still haven’t combined PFL and Bellator, when MANY people including fighters, journalists, etc say it’s confusing And now multiple fighters claiming they’re being ignored says a lot about them

@charleswebsterjr.6350

22 күн бұрын

Honestly the Bellator fighters don't like PFL, and for legitimate reasons.

@spudgreg

20 күн бұрын

For network reasons they have to run bellator for another year before merging I think

@meatrocket6979

19 күн бұрын

Donn Davis isn’t a clown dumbass he’s a genius finally building mma the right way for the masses

@lorddominicus4823

16 күн бұрын

@@meatrocket6979Nobody watches PFL let alone Bellator💀

@TheDXJC56

16 күн бұрын

@@meatrocket6979 Donn get some help buddy reading youtube comments and replying on your burner is just unhealthy 😂

One of the most underrated fighters in the UFC.

@kolesteele4242

23 күн бұрын

He was fun

Wow Dana was 100% right about them

@dariancollins9746

22 күн бұрын

Dana is still worse 🗑️ taking their sponsors and paying them so low they trying to get boxing matches constantly

@meatrocket6979

19 күн бұрын

Pfl and Donn are by far the best mma promotion Dana sucks

@mattnoriega4842

18 күн бұрын

​@dariancollins9746 the people taking boxing matches are no longer in the ufc because they got released. The only person who boxed while still contracted to the ufc was mcgregor.

@meatrocket6979

18 күн бұрын

@@mattnoriega4842 no ur wrong what about Anderson Silva or askers or Thiago Albee or pettis ur wrong

@dariancollins9746

17 күн бұрын

@@mattnoriega4842 R u living under a rock, their paper champ who got fast tracked O'Malley has been calling out Gervonta and Garcia for awhile most recently because they arent paid worth a damn

Pfl are snakes for this, seriously

Bisping DUCKED Mousasi!!!!

@kodywalkerunfiltered

23 күн бұрын

Bisping, Rockhold, Silva, so many UFC guys ducked Gegard.

@JoeyCruz-gh9og

23 күн бұрын

Ducked Whittaker too. And just ended up getting dropped and choked out by GSP🤦‍♂️

@syntholshoulders1842

23 күн бұрын

Bisping ducked EVERYPNE N REMATCH DAN WHICH HE LOST AND THE KORRUPTION IN THE UK GAVE HIM DA BELY BUT U KNOW WAT BLAYEDS, BELAL AND BOBBY ALL WINNING JUST FOR DAT

@itmightgetdark

23 күн бұрын

@@kodywalkerunfiltered came here to say the same thing.

@sochioranmyaku

23 күн бұрын

Bisping ducked the entire middleweight division as champion. People complain about Bones today but probably weren’t around for when Bisping made middleweight stangant when it was arguably the most stacked it had ever been.

If the UFC was doing this Ariel would be hammering them by using Gegard’s frustration.

Pfl feels he's not worth the money there paying him. He's a legend and there treating him like a bum.

Where's all the media who were saying that PFLator will be good for the sport & the fighters, having not thought it through but pretending they care about all that, when in reality they were pushing that narrative just bc they thought PFLator will be a thorn in UFC's backside & they jump on anything like that. When has less organisations & competition ever been good, with 2 organisations becoming one? It only seemed good to people with an underlying anti-UFC sentiment.

@oldironsides4107

22 күн бұрын

It’s one guy. Fighters have been complaining my for decades in mma and boxing

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

You tried to cram too many thoughts into that paragraph. I gave up half way thru like most.

Ariel, i have the upmost respect for you, but your shilling for PFL is embarrassing. Gegard is explaining the situation and you are brushing over it like its nothing and "it is what it is" type of attitude. If this was the UFC you would be shouting from the rooftops.

Where you at Donn Davis 😂

Love Gegard Dude is jus dryly hilarious. Shame he left the UFC in his prime

@dariancollins9746

22 күн бұрын

You can thank U Fight Cheap's exceedingly growth in greediness by taking the sponsorship💰

PFL will probably be gone in less than 5 years anyway. It's a shame because Bellator was at least a halfway decent MMA org in comparison.

@charleswebsterjr.6350

22 күн бұрын

Someone is eventually going to create a promotion on the level of Bellator/Strikeforce .

Didn't Dana say this last year and people got mad???

Gegard, my washing machine is broken right now too and its been a pain to find someone competent to fix it... I feel your pain!

Impossible that PFL didn't do a due diligence before buying the company. If it is true that bellator signed Gegard contract in bad faith, pfl should honor the contract and sue Bellator

@The_Most_Hye

23 күн бұрын

Of course they did diligence and knew the updated terms. Ariel clueless & Donn Davis is a liar

@blazer817

23 күн бұрын

​@@The_Most_Hye yup no way they were not aware, it was a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Like he said there's no way they didn't have lawyers look into every crack of the deal.

Donn Davis will be on Monday to do more political talking gymnastics to sound like the smartest guy in the room

@SonOftheBattleCry

19 күн бұрын

Can’t stand that fraud

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

Hope so.

They released him after this that just goes to say what PFL is

Imagine what Ariel would say if it was the ufc doing this 😂 Ariel is legit biased. This is all Francis fault we all said pfl is gonna go bankrupt or screw over other fighters by giving him the deal they did

Ariel bending the knee to PFL. Embarrassing.

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

How so? He’s a journalist that listens to who gives him interviews- PFL leadership is on this show, UFC leadership refuses. How’s he gonna quote and support Dana and Trevor with nothing to go off of. Simple if you use your eyes, ears, and brain.

Ariel a complete weasel

"the washing machine broke down" was golden lol

@BoHror933

23 күн бұрын

eating potatoes and watching late night movies 😂😂😂

@beazyb

23 күн бұрын

Got to love Gregard I never understood why the UFC cut him

@JohnWick-se8eq

22 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@spudgreg

20 күн бұрын

@@beazybthey didn’t cut him. Bellator just offered a lot more

Ariel you have to critic pfl bellator the same way you do with ufc. Be consistent, figher pay is applicable to all organizations

Karate Combat should sign Gegard. He would be great there.

Underrated legend. I agree on signing him for big money at this point but he deserves his respect. At one point he was top 5 middleweight and dangerous a f against anyone.

Ariel is obnoxiously defensive of the PFL in this interview, absolutely horrible journalism

Ariel running interference. PFL must have promised him a seat by the cage. Ariel is such an MMA OG it’s a shame that he has become so biased against the UFC.

I'm personally disappointed in Francis. I thought he signed to be a voice for the fighters. He's invisible.

@Leo-gh7nz

23 күн бұрын

Lol you believed that BS?

@thesportsguy126

23 күн бұрын

Lol you believed that. I like Francis and my heart breaks he lost his son but him signing with PFL was a money move

@jjtoobizzare8127

23 күн бұрын

@@thehumblehummingbird hes heartbroken about his kid thats for sure, karma comes in diff ways

@dennismijac8297

23 күн бұрын

Franics got greedy. He should stayed within the UFC

@beazyb

23 күн бұрын

​@@jjtoobizzare8127you need help mate

The fact that Ariel thinks hes a journalist is hilarious. He also cant get interviews with half the popular fighters now. Glad he got what he deserved.

lol if this was the UFC, Ariel would be going after them

He looks like Peter Andre

Don Davis is the biggest clown 😂

"Fighter first" lol

PFL needs to honor those bellator contracts

It's unfortunate that we didn't get to see Gegard stay in UFC & compete against the later wave of athletes & potentially challenge for the championship. He's a solid, well rounded fighter & has an entertaining humorous personality. UFC lowballed him & didn't want to pay the man his worth. I respect his decision to leave & get paid elsewhere, but as a fan of the the sport it's a bummer to wonder 'what if'. Edit: Spelling

Ariel is insufferable.

These fighters can't get paid cos they paid too much for ngannou. Weird pfl sucks.

It's wild the PFL released him shortly after this interview

this is Elite xc all over again

Always liked Gegard ,shame boldy Dana didn't give him bigger contract and let him go to Bellator, he was top MW at that time and deserved good contract

@thenedsmmachannel8970

23 күн бұрын

Atleast the UFC was like go somewhere else bro. PFL is holding him and literally not even talking to him and PFL tries to make themselves the good guys

@dariancollins9746

22 күн бұрын

All big organizations are 🗑️ and greedy

Maybe Gegard should contact PFL's Fighter Advocacy Jake Paul /s

I thought Francis came to PFL for equal pay for all fighters, not just himself.

Wait but Ariel told me PFL was a financially healthy organization paying fighters their “worth” .. Francis said he’s got a deal to pay his opponents 2M.. how many fights has he fought? lol whole thing is a clown show

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

No, Ariel reported what PFL told him.

@GMGBlackWhiteMUNGEY

12 күн бұрын

@@robertdavison3738 if Ariel was dumb enough to jump on his soapbox and shout it out to the world, he’s validating the source.

Ariel is a weasel

@Bigups_jr

22 күн бұрын

And u pay?? 🤣🤣🤣

@a-q9414

21 күн бұрын

​@@Bigups_jr right he says that while paying this channel every month, what a bozo

@mr.brenman2132

19 күн бұрын

​@@a-q9414He's right but why is he paying?

@robertdavison3738

13 күн бұрын

Such bull ish. Maybe, read a book and enjoy some solo fresh air. There’s hope for you and your happiness yet.

@user-bs6fs4eq2p

11 күн бұрын

You need an argument when trying to make a point

Fascinating

Lol. But I thought every other MMA promotion was so much better and more fair than the UFC? It's ok Gegard, BKFC will pay you to get knocked out

@itsZukka

23 күн бұрын

Gegard is not like other washed fighters, could have been a ufc champ before he left tbh

@schism6976

23 күн бұрын

Casual comment

@schism6976

23 күн бұрын

Casual comment

@thenedsmmachannel8970

23 күн бұрын

​@itsZukka he could've smoked Bisping but I never saw him beating Whittaker, Romero, or Jacare

@itsZukka

23 күн бұрын

@@thenedsmmachannel8970 yeah it would of been good to see the match ups, I agree with Whittaker and Yoel being tough idk about jacre

How is it possible that they can just cherry pick which contracts they want and don't want? Thats not how buying a company works, you buy the company you take on all the contracts and responsibilities.

Ariel is a weasel and couldnt care less about the fighters. He only cares about his own interests. Way to embrace the stereotype.

PFL absorbed Bellator for no reason.

BuT uFc Is StILl ThE wOrSt

@maybe3644

17 күн бұрын

Ur mom to

Ive actually supported ariel since 2005. Im so conflicted cuz hes done so much good for MMA but its clear this isnt the same person anymore people change. Journalistic integrity isnt priority anymore

ariel quiet on the "more MMA promotions are a good thing" train

Ariel can’t stand that Dana White was right about the PFl and Bellator merger lol 😂

Gegard such a chill dude. Almost 60 pro fights as well, what a career.

Ariel “what do you mean they don’t want to talk to you?” Ariel is a college graduate. Asking someone what do you mean if they don’t want to talk to you. I didn’t graduate from college barely graduated high school but when someone says they don’t want to talk to you. There’s literally only one meaning when someone says they don’t want to talk to you. What did you think he meant? 🤦‍♂️

Gegard is a class act. He's always been. PFL needs to be more professional. They've made themselves a joke.

Total badass! I was watching his Belfort fight. Vitor was 39 there but hey, it was slaughter.

Gegard Mousasi is one of the goats of MMA for sure.

haha lol @ 12:00

He seems like such a good dude.

Legend the most underrated fighter of all time

There's no way the PFL is going to sign contracts to buy a fight promotion without looking VERY carefully at the talent they get with the deal. They knew.

i heard they let him go after this interview

Ariel doesn’t press PFL. Come on man

Our boy SWEET AND SASSY

Ariel is speechless . How dare this Mousasi fellow say that PFL is the worst organization in the world ? Didnt he get the memo (from ariel) that UFC is the worst one ?

Unfortunately this happens in every walk of business and to people who's ability does not waiver.

Wow just heard that PFL cut Mousasi after hearing this interview. Hope he sues and gets what he’s deserved.

I do find it ironic that all the fighters who didn't get paid by the UFC or not complaining about not getting paid by other people. Maybe it's them and not the company they work for.

What a shameful situation.

PFL buying big organization like Bellator definitely not good for the sport, Competition is good, unlike acquisition

Gegard has done too much for this sport for the past 20 years to be treated like this, **F** PFL & **F** UFC

@SonOftheBattleCry

19 күн бұрын

Ufc didn’t do him wrong at all he left the ufc to go to bellator because he got paid more and title shot but he’s got good things to say about ufc

Watch his past fights and you’ll hear the whole arena chanting his name.

Hope everything works out for This Fell'a

PFL must be paying Ariel some money to flip on Cris Cyborg of all people, this guys been up her ass for years, guess now that her and Dana ain't at war every week Ariel all of a sudden doesn't care either 😂

Love Gegard. Great fighter. Very entertaining.

That’s crazy

That’s why MVP moved to UFC

they are doing the same to douglas lima.

PFL is hemorrhaging money

Legend

Been a HUGE fan since the Babalu fight. Top 5 GOATED fighter

WOW! PFL talked so much ish about being the company for the fighter…. Basically said this would NEVER happen. Cmon PFL CEO, get on this show and explain your side ASAP or i will stop giving PFL a chance as an MMA fan. Francis? You got any pull in this? This fighter is a LEGEND

Don is a bad biz man , not just this but the whole plan is a mess. I don't understand the plan. Francis others signed but still no fight and another loss and his stock goes to zero. They don't have any names and seem to bleed money. Cyborg hasn't fought even. Crazy.

I wouldn’t pay Douglas Lima millions either

@thechronic2699

22 күн бұрын

They should of knew that before they spent money buying a company and had his deal changed. Don’t run a business but I know to check for stuff like that simple stuff to know what wages your paying and to who

It appears contracts work one way.

I watch late night movies. Ariel: which ones? Gegard: the one which washing machine breaks down 😂😂😂😂

First guy UFC will poach from PFL…this dude is on his last run but still is a top contender.

One of my favourite fighters ever.

ONE or back to UFC is the only option for Gegard. I wouldn’t be surprised if he signs with a European organization