Ariel Helwani reports being ‘banned for life’ by the UFC

A leading MMA journalist was thrown out of UFC 199 last night and told he was “banned for life”.

A leading MMA journalist was thrown out of last night’s UFC 199 event and told he was “banned for life”, writes Stephen Barry.

Ariel Helwani gave his account of being removed from The Forum arena in California, along with his MMA Fighting colleagues, before the final event of the night – which saw Michael Bisping become the first ever British UFC champion.