Tag: ali abdelaziz

  • Ali Abdelaziz deletes tweet confirming Khabib vs GSP, shares another post denying rumor

    Ali Abdelaziz deletes tweet confirming Khabib vs GSP, shares another post denying rumor

    A super-fight fight between Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov has been mooted for a long time. Is something finally brewing? Judging by Ali Abdelaziz’s twitter feed, that could well be the case. Khabib’s manager initially posted a tweet saying, “People saying Khabib in the works verse GSP is completely true.” He then did a complete […]

  • Ali Abdelaziz offers Islam Makhachev fight to Tony Ferguson at UFC 254

    Ali Abdelaziz offers Islam Makhachev fight to Tony Ferguson at UFC 254

    Ali Abdelaziz has made an offer to Tony Ferguson. The Dominance MMA CEO tweeted to El Cucuy, asking him if he wanted to step in to face Islam Makhachev at UFC 254. His client is currently without an opponent, after news dropped that Rafael Dos Anjos was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. […]

  • Photo | Conor McGregor is back in the gym and sporting a new look

    Photo | Conor McGregor is back in the gym and sporting a new look

    Most MMA fans would agree that a fully-focussed Conor McGregor is a force to be reckoned with. Officially, the Irishman is retired. That hasn’t stopped him hitting the gym and sporting a familiar new look. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfQvqUpzMz/ The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, McGregor, is clearly still in great shape. And the new buzz cut […]

  • PFL tells Ali Abdelaziz not to attend any event until battery case is resolved

    PFL tells Ali Abdelaziz not to attend any event until battery case is resolved

    Following an incident that took place at a recent Professional Fighters League event earlier this month, the PFL has requested that manager Ali Abdelaziz not attend any events moving forward. Abdelaziz was involved in an altercation with another manager, Abe Kawa, in which Las Vegas Police reported that Abdelaziz struck Kawa in the face with […]

  • Tony Ferguson rips Ali Abdelaziz, calls him a ‘Twitter warrior’

    Tony Ferguson rips Ali Abdelaziz, calls him a ‘Twitter warrior’

    Tony Ferguson returns to action this Saturday against Donald Cerrone at UFC 238, but before the fight he went on the offensive against the manager of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, none other than Ali Abdelaziz. In a pre-fight scrum with the media, Ferguson ripped the manager and criticized his persona on social media. “That’s […]

  • UFC Featherweights Bryce Mitchell, Dan Ige Angle for Summer Showdown

    UFC Featherweights Bryce Mitchell, Dan Ige Angle for Summer Showdown

    Two of the UFC’s top 145-pound up-and-comers, Bryce Mitchell and Dan Ige, are hoping to square off in the octagon this summer. The feud presumably stems from Mitchell’s ongoing back-and-forth with Ige’s close friend and boss, Ali Abdelaziz. Late last year, Mitchell challenged Abdelaziz to a grappling match, which the Dominance CEO accepted. However, for […]

  • Bellator Announces Scott Coker As New President, Getting Rid of Tournament Format & Seasons

    Bellator Announces Scott Coker As New President, Getting Rid of Tournament Format & Seasons

    Following a full day or reports, rumors and speculation, the Bellator promotion has announced that Scott Coker will take over as the company’s president. Coker is a well-respected martial arts promoter who founded the popular Strikeforce promotion back in 1985. The company managed to operate successfully as the number-two MMA Promotion in the world under […]

  • WSOF Exec: Rebney’s Release Is Freedom From Slavery, A Victory For MMA

    WSOF Exec: Rebney’s Release Is Freedom From Slavery, A Victory For MMA

    “Today is victory for all of MMA – for me, for you, for all the fighters. Today should be (named) MMA Independence Day. Freedom from slavery, freedom from abuse, freedom from shadiness – this guy left. I don’t want to say his name – just MMA fans should be happy, and I’m very sure a […]

  • WSOF calls Rebney a Candyass for turning down challenge

    WSOF calls Rebney a Candyass for turning down challenge

    By Evan Stoumbels A short while ago WSOF President Ray Sefo and executive Vice President as well a matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz issued a winner take all card against their rival promotion Bellator. Bellator had not responded to the challenge until recently when President Bjorn Rebney spoke on a Bellator conference call recently, saying: “Look, and […]