he was removed from the card<\/a>. UFC president Dana White later said that Azaitar was cut because he broke COVID-19 protocols by allegedly handing his wristband to someone from outside the bubble, and that person reportedly dropped a bag in Azaitar’s room, a bag that has become MMA’s own version of the ‘briefcase from Pulp Fiction.’ White later changed his mind and reinstated Azaitar to the UFC, but the whole incident has left fans wondering what really happened. Here’s what Azaitar himself said about the infamous bag.<\/p>\n“I just want to say: When I \u2013 Ottman Azaitar \u2013 will decide to let the public know about this, then only when I want to and when I see fit. Not because someone even thinks he can pressure me mentally and psychologically to address this and perhaps lie about this or whatever. No, no my friend. I am not asking your mother what\u2019s in her purse, do I? I\u2019m not even asking her if she has a bag in the first place! People shouldn\u2019t always react prematurely after they read something. Of course, Dana White came down there and gave that statement. But Dana White even said it himself that he didn\u2019t know if\u2026 you know what I mean? I\u2019m not holding that against him. He has his security guys, and they come up to him and tell him this and that, balcony, blah blah blah. Of course, he thinks that there\u2019s gotta be something to that story and says that in his statement. He even asked in that interview, if he should really do this, if they should really tell this story,” Azaitar said.<\/p>\n
“Long story short: I don\u2019t want to say that something is not true, and I don\u2019t want to say that something is true. Should you release these words to the public, I want you to keep all of this in it, so nothing can be taken out of context. You know what I mean? This is important to me. I am basically saying nothing right now, this is basically a no comment on that whole situation and the bag itself. I am just talking about my life in general: It\u2019s possible that someone is making a claim about you, it\u2019s also possible that you are really guilty, it\u2019s possible that\u2026 [Azaitar mumbles]. I\u2019m giving you a little riddle, because I promised a Moroccan reporter before you to talk to him first, as soon as I want to address this a bit more openly. I promise you: for the German-speaking region, I will talk to you about the what, the who, the why and so forth. But what I really want to let everybody know is: I won\u2019t do this because someone thinks he can pressure me or bug me, until I say something. And all the people going: \u201cWe were supporting you for years, you owe us something\u201d \u2013 I owe you nothing, I never borrowed anything from you! I don\u2019t ask what\u2019s in your sister\u2019s purse or your mother\u2019s purse or whatever. Of course, people want to know what I think about this, but I am the master of my own thoughts! And I decide when and if I express them to the public or not. Everything I\u2019m saying here is more riddle than\u2026 oh wait, this is my alarm clock. I have to go training,” Ottman Azaitar said.<\/p>\n
It’s worth noting that while Azaitar’s manager Ali Abdelaziz said it was potatoes in the bag<\/a>, Azaitar clearly would not confirm that, leaving it up to fans and media to keep speculating.<\/p>\nWhat do you think was in the Ottman Azaitar bag?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UFC lightweight Ottman Azaitar issued a statement regarding the bag incident on UFC Fight Island that temporarily saw him cut from the UFC. Speaking to Mark Bergmann of Fighting.de, Azaitar spoke about the infamous bag incident on UFC Fight Island. Azaitar was scheduled to fight Matt Frevola but at the last minute, he was removed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54474,"featured_media":373930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[83071,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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