Ariel Helwani och UFC-mästarinnan i Twitter-bråk

Den kvinnliga flugviktsmästarinnan Nicco Montaño var planerad att göra ett titelförsvar mot Valentina Schevchenko i Calgary, vilket meddelades av reportern Ariel Helwani. 

Helwani menade sedan att det har uppstått problem med att få till matchningen på grund av Montaño, som skulle ha visat bristande engagemang.

Det här kunde man läsa via Twitter:

UFC is losing patience with Nicco Montaño. As I reported last week, the plan was for her to defend the 125 title against Valentina Shevchenko in Calgary but they are having a hard time getting a commitment from her. While it’s not scrapped, they are now looking at other options.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 1, 2018

Montaño såg Twitter-inlägget och försvarade sig med med att hon varit sjuk genom ett inlägg på Instagram, där hon även gav Helwani stark kritik för sin journalism.

This just in…. @arielhelwani is a huge waste of space. Everyone and their grandma knows about my condition. I’m 5days post tonsillectomy and adenoid removal surgery due to a bacterial infection that’s been inhibiting my practice all year. Soonest I can get back on the mats is 16 more days. The UFC not only knows about this but flew me out to Vegas themselves to get this surgery done ASAP so I can jump on getting a fight with Schevchenko lined up. If you’ve been a fan of mine then you know my mind set… no girl is anything I’m not. Who’s scared to fight? It’s what I do, it’s literally why I’m the anomaly here, because I was ranked #14 on the show and came out #1. It’s apparently in douchbag’s best interest to throw my name out to the wolves in order to stay relevant. I literally haven’t spoken a word in 5 days due to my condition and Mr. Poor Excuse of a Man has not only brought it upon himself to be the leader of idiot fans who don’t know the difference between MMA and UFC but also has the balls the size of a baby rat to say I’m scared while key board warrior over here is more than likely to eat a fat man’s ass than get in the octagon with HIS 125lbs Champ… 🎤 drop. …….. lesson of the day, don’t believe everything you read, idiots run their mouths. Ps, @arielhelwani you suck at your job, I heard the UFC is looking for a better journalist who is actually knowledgeable #ufc #mma #wmma #yourstruly #fanboy #getoutofthekitchenifyoucantstandtheheat

A post shared by N I C C O R A E (@nrmontano) on May 1, 2018 at 9:03am PDT

Montaño tog hem flugviktsbältet när hon segrade mot Roxanne Modafferi via ett enhälligt domslut under TUF 26 Finale i december förra året.