Issues obtained a bit of intense between welterweight standout Joaquin Buckley and Ariel Helwani throughout Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour.
Contemporary off his second-round knockout of Vicente Luque at UFC Atlantic Metropolis, ‘New Mansa’ made an look on Helwani’s present to debate his huge win and what could also be subsequent.
Alongside the best way, Buckley referred to as out Helwani, accusing the multi-time award-winning journalist of utilizing loaded inquiries to weaponize fighters in opposition to the UFC.
“You’ve been within the enterprise for a very long time,” Buckley started. “Clearly, you’ve got respect for what you do and also you do it very nicely. You’ve obtained a whole lot of details in regards to the UFC and totally different fighters, however personally, I really feel like after we come in your present, you attempt to use us as a weapon in opposition to the UFC, proper?
“You utilize your platform, however you attempt to set us up lowkey with sure questions when these conversations and what you’re making an attempt to speak about might get us in hassle.”
Ariel Helwani responds to Joaquin Buckley’s accusation
Helwani was fast to disagree with Buckley’s assertion, respectfully responding with:
“Truthfully, I don’t agree. I’ve been doing this present since 2009. You assume I’m making an attempt to make the fighters look dangerous? I’ve been doing this for 15 years and I’ve the fighters on as a result of I like the fighters and respect the fighters and I need to give them a chance to inform their story and be capable of be taught extra.
“I need to be taught extra and I hope that different folks be taught extra after they hear from you guys. I’m not making an attempt to weaponize something. That might be loopy and I’d be losing my life doing something like that.”
Helwani went on to ask Buckley for particular examples. It was then that Buckley promptly stated that he was “by means of” and exited the interview, bringing an finish to the awkward incident.
You possibly can watch Joaquin Buckley’s full look on The MMA Hour by leaping to the 33-minute mark of the beneath embed:
