UFC’s propaganda arm tapped out.

The leading MMA promotion rescinded its indefinite ban on a reporter who was thrown out of its UFC 199 show last weekend for the crime of publishing a fight news scoop, and begrudgingly conceded it relies on the media to attract followers to the sport.

Less than two days after mmafighting.com’s Ariel Helwani was told he would never be allowed to cover future events, UFC announced Monday night that it won’t deny media credentials to his company.

“We respect the role the media plays in our sport and beyond, including MMAFighting’s ability to report news,” the UFC said in a statement. “We will continue to introduce this sport to new fans across the world, and will do so by working alongside media across all platforms.”

The UFC was hit with heavy online criticism from other journalists and MMA fans for its actions against Helwani, one of the sport’s most prominent reporters. Photographer Esther Lin and video director Casey Leydon also were ejected from the Forum with Helwani.

Still, UFC clearly remains upset about Helwani’s report — which revealed the plan before UFC could announce it — that heavyweight Brock Lesnar was nearing a deal to return at UFC 200. It dropped a blaring “however” in the middle of its statement.

“In our opinion, we believe the recurring tactics used by its lead reporter extended beyond the purpose of journalism,” the UFC said. “We feel confident our position has now been adequately communicated to the SB Nation editorial team.”

Earlier, UFC president Dana White had bragged (hollowly, it turns out) to TMZ that he would enforce the ban “as long as I’m here” and make Helwani buy a ticket to do his job.

“He can cover all the events he wants, he just can’t have a credential,” White said.

Helwani also alleged UFC strong-armed him out of his role on Fox’s pre- and post-fight shows — and admitted he was in the compromised position of having his television checks signed by Zuffa, UFC’s parent company.

With AP