Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 8, 1982
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Canada
Ariel Helwani is a mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter. The award-winning MMA journalist joined ESPN in June 2018 to cover the sport. Helwani joined ESPN from SB Nation’s MMAFighting.com. He has been covering MMA professionally since 2006, is an eight-time winner of “MMA Journalist of the Year” at the World MMA Awards and a previous contributor to MMA coverage for Fox Sports and NBC Sports.
Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson | Self |
| 2024 | Undisputed | Self |
| 2023 | Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child | Self |
| 2021 | Invincible | Self |
| 2017 | Conor McGregor: Notorious | Self |
| 2016 | The Hurt Business | Self |
| Game 7: The Euro Step |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paul American | Self |
| 2024 | The Cage | Ariel Helwani |
| 2024 | Game 7 | Self |
| 2023 | McGREGOR FOREVER | Self |
| 2022 | WWE Rivals | |
| 2020 | Inside 30 for 30 | Host |
| 1995 | Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | Correspondent |