rampage was ultimte fighter? I did not see this series, i think his behaviour outrageous, this is not comedy, this man seems aggressive

moomessa, his humour is his personality. If you took what he was saying seriously, then obviously you don't get it and you probably never will. Smoke some weed if that's what it takes, but lighten up.

I always find Ariel Helwani interviews to be boring. He interviews like an automotron who really has no enthusiasm or care for the sport. All the interviews come off like he's just going through the motions. Though it is less grating than say a Mauro Ranallo interview, which is almost as bad as if Gilbert Godfrey did interviews and Play-by-Play.

I think it's a problem with all big media that's trying to get into the MMA game (but doesn't understand it or it's fans & is using other sports as guides). When CBS had a big chunk of EliteXC & Strikefoce & they shoved in Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo & Frank Shamrock. I can sort of forgive them for Mauro Ranallo, because he had PRIDE on his resume; but lets be honest PRIDE was all about being over the top & wacky-japanese, e.g. Strikeforce didn't have Lenny Hart.

I mean imagine Marv Albert interviewing MMA fighters, doesn't seem like a fit does it?

lol@comments

Grow up, that's not bullying. That's talking man to man. I don't see why people are so sensitive about these things suddenly. He gave him his interviewers and many have to go through much more than that.

@stinkface no there are the jewish (hebrew) race of people and the judaism religion.. there 2 different things

LMAO! hahahaha! The ending was fuckn funny! "Go Grizzlies...no that was stupid..." "No no thats kool as long as you like them, dont be hating on Memphis." LOL! Ahahahaha!

what the hell is "race jewish"? Half israeli maybe?

Thats like people saying they're half jewish. what? only your legs dont believe in christ?

oh and i guess i am kinda southern since i live in las vegas nevada, maybe a little hillbilly since i hunt and fish every chance i get .. but "boy you sure got a purtty mouth" redneck i am not

@romanhelmut its true bro my wife is in fact jewish. race jewish not the judaism religion.

@ccman fair enough i repect your opionion as it is given in honesty. as far as being anon internet wise. i would agree to what you say . except for i'll say the same thing out in the real world. im an opionated individual, and i see no shame in saying so, as far as my attempts at humor go...well in hindsight looking back at my post, it could have been construed the wrong way in textual form, with people not realizing the sarcastic undertones i was thinking of, however i will not apologize to anyone for it.

far as race is concerned i judge peopl on an indivdual level, some people i have interacted with fit those typical steroetype to a T, some do not, hence i know great black people and hispanics, as well as jewish people , i also know several niggers spics and poor white trash, and categorize them as such..
you probably look at me as a southern redneck who does nuthign but watch nascar and drink budwieser cuase miller lite wont pay me, far from the truth but whatever it doesnt matter to me.

all that being said it is what it is. ill take it with a grain of salt and try to remember that some of my comments may not be construed as my mind thinks them up..

Tell ya what, Droppin an N bomb and being black on the web does not translate. I am faaarrr from PC, and i am all for bustin balls and such, race shit pisses me off. I see zero room for it, especially when done anonomously. I react the exact same on black/mexican/white ect. comments. So no matter how many Hanakah dinners you attend, i still have severe dislike for going that route. Do as you like, i will react as i will.

@intercept....lol..."my wife is jewish" that is better than "I have black friends".....anyways what you don't know and what will make CCMAN feel better is that Ariel has some slick Jewish Jiu Jitsui!!! The art of JJJ would put Rampage on his back if he got any closer.....

and actually no i make 90k plus per year at my job, welfare may be for you but not me, and since your asking im white, call me what ya like dude i dont care..

@ccman sarcasm dude sarcasm, if your impliingy im a racist your wrong.. my wife is jewish btw from canada. but i must confess i dotn give a fuck about offending anyone. cause i think political correctness is for little bitches....and no one seemed to care a few threads back when talking about rashad white boy comment and everyone was saying nigger including me... so if your offended.. that your beef not mine. your prolly one of those guys who gets mad when you see a merry xmas sign instead of a happy holidays sign huh?

In fact he's a Canadian Jew, which makes him one of the easiest targets in all of sports media. I wonder if he'd consider going by "CJ"...

^ Nobody's exempt in Tater Nation, CC. Errrbody knows that. That's what makes it fun, the equal opportunity hateration. That racist beaner heavyweight champ is no better than the gook rapist or $kala's wack ass wigger ass. Or Ariel's jew nose, for that matter. Ju-know!

Dear Intercept "nah ariel is jewish, he knows that he can get away with saying whatever he wants, cause the minute someon hits him or assaults him" Ignorant is as Ignorant as you fucktard. Would love your ethnicity so i can run ramshock over it seeing as i bet i been there, and you haven't been further than cashing your disability check/welfare check/closest stop and go. Ben exactly why do you allow bigotry to run unfetered here is amazing. beyond normal busting balls, which i have no issue with. but seriously?

sorry, rewatched it, have not seen it since it aired, was Bas not fedor.

In case anyone (apparently most of you) missed it, Rampage was fucking with Ariel. It was very obvious.
A. he knew exactly who he was speaking with.
B. he did his funny scary face same as he the other day on fergeson.
C. He knows exactly what "squash it" means
D. watching Helwani squirm was probably priceless for him.

Honestly reminded me of when Cro-Cop did the same thing back in pride to Mauro over the reporters harsh critiques of fighters, non-exist critiques. Fedor and a few other fighters were just off camera dying laughing at the reporter trying to hold it together while being threatened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4oJsSnmGkw

aka get the shit punched out of him

@romanheolmut nah ariel is jewish, he knows that he can get away with saying whatever he wants, cause the minute someon hits him or assaults him . he is going to play the victim card and start calling everyone an antisemite, or someother such bullshittyness. areil =good interviewer\jewiness extreme\nicesuit with hipster douchbag shoes\HUGE fucking eagle beak\good at playing the interview his way\oneday make take it tofar and get involuntary reconstruction nonsurgical nasal rearrangement.

Ariel has to be the most vanilla, non-confrontational reporter in MMA. people who think that Ariel is a shit talker need to get that chip off their shoulder. Not everybody is out to get you.

That my friends is why Ariel is the BEST interviewer in MMA (maybe sports)!! He has balls of steel, knowing you would get KO'd but not batting an eyelash with Rampage in your face...cool as ice.

In Memphis we have a saying..."you have respect, you dont get squashed."
Funny he didnt mention the time he was in Memphis was UFC 107 Penn vs Sanches
(subtitled 'because Rampage usta watch A-Team with his dad and didnt have time to train for Rashad tonight even though we schedueled this fight here specifically for him.)

If you really think Rampage was trying to punk Helwani, you're dumber than shit. He's a showman... Man. That's what he does, entertain. I don't think I've ever seen him not goof around in an interview. Hell, he even fucks around in the ring sometimes.

There was this great interview with Dana White out of some newspaper in Oregon. This young guy asked Dana White "I'm going to read off names of fighters, and if you could give a letter between 1 and 5 of how interested you are in pursuing these fighters for the UFC", and Dana White opened up about all these possible acquisitions in more depth than I'd heard before. The reporter asked the right questions, the right ways.

@iSay, you mean the humor of trying to make a fool out of a guy half your size? Or the cutting edge humor of the "blue collar guy" making fun of the man in the suit?

The only joke worth pursuing was those ridiculous sneakers with the rest of his outfit. I understand the idea of comfortable footwear, but if you're going to adhere to the idea of .."dressing for success", then don't make it some freakish hybrid.

People talk about this being a great interview...I don't have time for this shit personally. You know what a great interview is? A new question asked, a new answer given, something I didn't know I wanted to hear being said. And Ariel delivers in that way

You also need to remember that 'Page hates training, detests dieting, walks around at 250 and has to cut to 205 leading up to the fight. Plus his opponent was changed on him, and he's not up for this fight at all because losing means being held down for 10-15 mins. You can tell he's struggling to be funny here, but he's just not in the mood to answer "stupid" questions. Few will argue that Helwani is one of the best interviewers in the biz, but Jackson doesn't care about all of that. And God bless him for it, because this interview was solid gold. (And trust me, Ariel is thinking that the whole time.)

Damn, Rampage Jackson's humour is lost on a lot of you.

that was the funniest MMA interview ever!!! And the fact that everybody seems to take that litterally is event better!!!

Me Likey if you're looking for Rose petal notes in wine, look no further than Nebbiolo. A classic varietal where tar and roses bed in historic Piedmont at the foot of the appenine mountain range in north west Italy. Can't afford Gaia or Chiarlo hop out of Barolo for more feminine and approachable Barbaresco with elegance and power. I've had unforgettable experiences with Giacosa and Ceretto. Rampage Jackson is clumsy and entertaining and not meant to be taken seriously as a personality and unfortunately as a fighter in the twilight of his career. He has to extract as much marketability as possibility from his unusual personality as talent wanes.

Yeah fuck Ariel. That big nosed fake phony

@Jimbonics:
He should've followed up with an "Ahhh chaa chaa chaaa!"

Seriously though, it's the only sport where reporters have to put up with this shit

has ariel confirmed that this was actually an uncomfortable interview? it seems pretty clear to me that they are joking around.

Lighten up, Quinton. Reporters ask questions. That's their job. Try dealing with any other major sport's reporters when they are intentionally trying to push your buttons. Ariel was asking some legitimate questions that some fans may want to know the answer to. He's never confrontational or disrespectful in his interviews. This is what promotes your fights and makes you money. Quit being such a cunt.

you apparently have never seen the video of rampage humping the japanese reporter. why are the fighters the bad guys? they are not. but they are also not always the good guys either. if by acting a certain way you mean conforming to the laws of society then yes, i am serious.

Why do we read about all these touchy fighters?! So sensitive meanwhile they beat each other up for a living. And of course so manly to resort to wanting to beat a small dude up. Jeeez. They should add baby to all these fighters nicknames. Quinton "Baby Rampage" Jackson. Rashad "Baby Suga" Evans. See it flows!

@Me Likey

I agree with the Pregnant women thing I completely 110% agree with that. However Helwani knows what he's doing provoking people like Diaz and Rampage why are the fighters the bad guys? These people are FIGHTERS and before this shit was a Professional sport they were doing it in back yards and parking lots for nothing. Helwani almost got what he deserved and honestly he's going to keep it up and someone is going to hit him. I'll be right here typing my ROTFL comment on the section under it to he needs to learn to relax with some of these guys. It's absurd to think that people think everyones gotta be a certain way and if their any other way their the bad guy are you serious? No seriously are you? Sorry bro I agree you should never touch the media like what Miller did to Layzie that was absurd and unprovoked however Helwani is earning himself a reputation with fighters and trainers and it isn't good. He should watch himself is all.

@karma
i am in memphis and i don't try and bully 135 pound guys around.
when you are a pro fighter in the limelight like jackson is then you should realize people are going to ask you some hard questions. it isn't rose pedals and wine all the time. jackson was given a free pass after going nuts and running from cops and running his truck into pregnant women. i have no respect for him and feel he should be happy that he isn't in jail.

Geesh... AKKKKWWWAAAARRRRRDDDDDDD

Rampage needs to fucking chill out, I mean he on his blob or something? Seriously somebody get him a tampon.

Rampage " im a mental guy , i i im im very strong mentally, yo know, and uhh i uhh"

Helwani " really you consider yourself mentally strong...??? dont you remeber that time you went off road and committed like 3 felony hit and runs on a Los Angeles freeway????, thats mentally strong??? JFC if your mentally strong then i must be like mental adamantium or something ...

Rampage " WTF is you saying??"

helwani " uh nuthing man i was just saying i like your objective view on your own mind... its insanely phschopathis ...but refreshing"

Rampage " what sychopathic mean homey// you calling me fat?"

All I've got is my nose. I might be able to poke you in the eye with it.
 
What a brilliant line with Rampage in your face. Freaking hilarious. For not being that great of an actor, Rampage knows how to play the camera.

You should see how he handles pregnant ladies...

Honestly, what the hell is he trying to prove by walking up on Helwani?

Stak said it well Rampage doesn't need to act tough but he is the kind of guy that if you fuck with him, He's going to place check you. Ariel Helwani tends to provoke at times like that big ass cheesy smile he had at the end of the interview and the Go Grizzlies comment just Unneeded. Good thing he had a Camera crew and Dana likes him or theres a good chance Rampage would of whooped his ass. That whole interview is hilarious because Helwani got shook quick and you people talking shit about Rampage handling his business not how you would well you don't come from where he does so get a clue. So fucking funny.

Rampage used to be funny but now all he does is bitch and complain. Wah wah wah, poor me, I am fighting for a living, how awful for me. The guy that used to joke around and be funny about it turned into a guy who just can't be bothered to give a shit.

Also, what is it a trend amongst fighters to try to step up to Helwani? Seriously. C'mon.

Rampage's lazy white-boy ass should give up fighting and get back to movies and tv. Also, I'm pretty sure Rampage thinks "squash the beef" means to stick your thingie between two giant butt-cheeks. And from what I heard, he really enjoys it!

Stop getting your panties in a knot, kids. Rampage is cool. And funny as fuck!

Go kill another Baby on one of your energy drink binges.

Guess what... F**K YOU Rampage. You fake-ass-wanna-be-gangster-rapper. acting "hard" to impress your shit-ass friends against a featherweight Helwani. Helwani should've have pulled out a Glock and shot you in the kneecap. "Impress your friends now shithead." lets sqaush this? you fucking sensitive pussy. Grow up. I have lost all respect for you. I hope you drown in the flood.

Given Ariel's body type I am suprised Rampage didn't start humping him...

Seriously tho' Rampage, BJ, and Nick, Ariel's got a pretty respectable enemies list.

I like Helwani, but I can't help finding that stuff fucking hilarious, confrontaional interviews are fun.

Fuck that. Rampage is funny as shit. He don't need to act tough, he is. He probably really doesn't like Ariel but he was being goofy about it. That TUF shit did get old but besides that he always seems to be having fun. I mean he is no Chael Sonnen. Dick heads!

Relax everyone, he's just burned out all his old "stank breff" lines and he's just looking to branch out. Granted his new material is a little dry - maybe he should hire a writer.

Wow that Rampage sure is a tough guy. Hey Page, why don't you chug some red-bull, hop on a quad & do some X-Treme offroading --sans helmet-- thru the Redwoods.

It really is no surprise Ariel's got where he is. He handles his own style really well.

Helwani is now uninsurable...

real brave starring down a 135 pound reporter.

"i'm a very mental guy."

Yeah, that sounds about right.