Why has Joe Rogan never invited Ariel Helwani onto The Joe Rogan Experience? Joe Rogan and Ariel Helwani are two of the biggest names in MMA, but despite knowing each other for more than a decade, Ariel Helwani has never appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast. The reason involves Dana White, the UFC 200 Brock Lesnar leak, Ariel Helwani’s UFC ban, Brendan Schaub, and years of bad blood that were never resolved. Joe Rogan once publicly praised Ariel Helwani and called him one of the best broadcasters in mixed martial arts. Ariel Helwani also interviewed Joe Rogan years before their relationship fell apart. At one point, Joe Rogan defended Ariel and questioned why anyone would not want to work with him. However, everything changed after Ariel Helwani broke the news that Brock Lesnar would return at UFC 200. The UFC believed Ariel Helwani had received confidential information from a source inside the company. After Ariel reported the Brock Lesnar UFC 200 news before the UFC officially announced