Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Dominance MMA owner Ali Abdelaziz were forced to be separated at last night’s PFL event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Late yesterday evening reports surfaced that there had been a physical altercation<\/a> between Ali Abdelaziz and First Round Management Vice President Abe Kawa.<\/p>\n Kawa was in attendance with Anthony Pettis to support fellow First Round Management fighter Brendan Loughnane.<\/p>\n According to eye witness reports, Abdelaziz approached Kawa and proceeded to slap him in the face.<\/p>\n ‘Showtime’ spoke about the incident in an interview with ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ali approached Abe in the crowd and proceeded to slap him \u201clike a b*tch\u201d before he \u201cwas gone in 15 seconds\u201d, Anthony Pettis explained.<\/p>\n Most recently, video footage from last night’s altercation has surfaced on Twitter<\/a> courtesy of @RyanLF__.<\/p>\n As seen in the video below, Ali Abdelaziz (seen in green) appears to confront Anthony Pettis (wearing black) before security and police were able to intervene.<\/p>\n iPhone 11 Pro Max quality @bokamotoESPN<\/a> @arielhelwani<\/a> @MMAjunkieJohn<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p9fKTprQIz<\/a><\/p>\n — Ryan (@RyanLF___) October 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n