Having been on the scene for so long, Helwani has seen the rise and fall of promotions and fighters alike. With that, he recently spoke on the possible downfall of Bellator.
Promotions such as the Professional Fighters League and ONE Championship continue to outgrow Bellator, and Helwani was asked what changes he would make to reinvigorate the promotion.
The Canadian reporter said:
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Bellator changed owners in June 2014. Founder Bjorn Rebney was relieved of his position and replaced by Scott Coker. Ariel Helwani feels that Bellator missed a crucial opportunity to rebrand at that moment.
Coker has been the CEO ever since and will be hoping that the success of Bellator Dublin last weekend continues.
Ariel Helwani thinks that Bo Nickal could be a UFC superstar
Ariel Helwani is fully onboard the Bo Nickal train following two impressive performances on Dana White’s Contender Series. ‘The Allen Assassin’ has a current record of 3-0, and his total cage time so far is a mere 2 minutes and 27 seconds.
Helwani spoke about Nickal’s potential as the next UFC superstar during The MMA Hour:
‘The Allen Assassin’ has a strong pedigree in wrestling, having won the NCAA Division 1 wrestling championship three times in his four years in college. He was crowned the US National Wrestling Champion and the u/23 world champion in 2019, and has since trasitioned to MMA.
His latest victory in MMA came in the form of a triangle choke 52 seconds into the first round of his fight on DWCS this week.
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