Ali Abdelaziz News
'Petty' Kayla Harrison will 'smash' Julianna Pena's face at UFC 316, says manager
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 25, 2025
Kayla Harrison’s manager believes Julianna Pena is in for a rough night at UFC 316. Harrison is scheduled to challenge Pena for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship in the co-main event of UFC 316 on June 7. It’ll be Harrison’s first crack at UFC gold. Pena will look for her first successful title defense in her second reign.
UFC title loss wasn't all negative for Belal Muhammad, says well-known MMA manager
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 16, 2025
Belal Muhammad no longer holds UFC gold, but he didn’t leave Montreal empty-handed. Muhammad attempted to secure a successful UFC welterweight title defense against Jack Della Maddalena on May 10. The championship fight headlined UFC 315. While Muhammad was never out of the fight, Maddalena was a step ahead of him on the feet. Muhammad’s takedown attempts were also thwarted, leading to a unanimous decision win for Maddalena.
Magomed Ankalaev's manager guarantees title fight against Alex Pereira is next: 'In the UFC, the best fight with the best'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 6, 2025
Much has been made over who Alex Pereira’s next opponent will be, but Magomed Ankalaev’s manager says there is only one option. Pereira is the reigning UFC light heavyweight champion. It’s been clear to fans and experts that Ankalaev is the rightful contender, but there’s been some gamesmanship going on between the two. Ankalaev has insisted that “Poatan” is ducking him, while the 205-pound champion is saying that UFC officials think the top contender is too boring to headline a pay-per-view card.
Kayla Harrison possibly fighting for interim UFC gold with Julianna Pena's status in question, says manager
Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 3, 2025
Kayla Harrison’s first crack at a UFC title might be for interim gold. Harrison has positioned herself as a top contender in the women’s bantamweight division. She scored victories over former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira, not to mention her stellar run under the PFL banner. Most fans and experts believe the move to make is to book Harrison against the reigning 135-pound titleholder Julianna Pena.
Ali Abdelaziz claims UFC's Ottman Azaitar saved him from drowning in Hawaii: "He literally saved my life"
Cole Shelton - October 2, 2024
Prominent MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz nearly drowned in Hawaii. Abdelaziz was in Hawaii when he and others went for a swim, including UFC lightweight Ottman Azaitar. While they were swimming, Abdelaziz, according to TMZ Sports, isn’t a strong swimmer, ended up in an area that was deeper than he anticipated. He couldn’t touch the bottom when his head started to dip below the water.
Ali Abdelaziz thinks it's "bullsh*t" Magomed Ankalaev isn't fighting for UFC gold next
Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 24, 2024
Top MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz isn’t thrilled about Magomed Ankalaev not receiving the next UFC light heavyweight title shot. Ankalaev has been calling for a showdown with the champion Alex Pereira. “Poatan” claims that the Russian avoided a title opportunity for UFC 307. Ankalaev vehemently denies that claim.
Ali Abdelaziz makes bold UFC 304 prediction for Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad: "Don't worry, just buy the pay-per-view"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 10, 2024
The manager of Belal Muhammad, Ali Abdelaziz, believes his fighter will dethrone Leon Edwards at the conclusion of UFC 304. Muhammad will be entering enemy territory on July 27. Belal will meet Edwards inside Co-Op Live in Manchester, England. The UFC Welterweight Championship will be at stake.
Ali Abdelaziz takes aim at Conor McGregor: "I can’t wait to see you and spit in your face"
Cole Shelton - June 25, 2024
MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz has taken aim at Conor McGregor saying he wants to spit in his face. McGregor recently took aim at Khabib Nurmagomedov with some since deleted tweets after a member of Nurmagomedov’s gym, Eagles MMA, was named as one of the terrorists killed by law enforcement. McGregor said Nurmagomedov was a lying rat and told the fighter to rest in piss, but has since deleted the tweets.
Manager claims Henry Cejudo has agreed to fight Merab Dvalishvili in January
Cole Shelton - October 5, 2023
Henry Cejudo could be returning to the Octagon in January, according to Ali Abdelaziz. Cejudo hasn’t fought since May when he suffered a split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title in his return to the Octagon. He was then booked to fight Marlon Vera in August, but ‘Triple C’ suffered an injury and was forced to pull out.
Ali Abdelaziz slams the UFC rankings following Islam Makhachev’s recent descent on the P4P list
Harry Kettle - September 26, 2023
Ali Abdelaziz has hit out at the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings as a result of Islam Makhachev’s position in the list. Next month, Islam Makhachbev will defend his UFC lightweight championship against Charles Oliveira in a rematch of their title collision last year. It comes after a superfight against Alexander Volkanovski earlier this year and while it was a tight and competitive affair, Makhachev was the one who had his hand raised when all was said and done.
Cris Cyborg takes aim at Ali Abdelaziz for making comments that border on sexual harassment: “I hope you have that same energy when I see you in person”
Susan Cox - September 15, 2023
Cris Cyborg is taking aim at Ali Abdelaziz for making comments that border on sexual harassment. Abdelaziz’s top PFL fighter, Kayla Harrison (15-1 MMA), will return to the cage to take on Julia Budd (17-6 MMA) at the 2023 PFL World Championship on November 24th of this year in Washington, D.C. Harrison has not fought since her loss at the final PFL 2022 event against Larissa Pacheco (22-4 MMA) last November and was not included in this year’s featherweight season.
Ali Abdelaziz issues fiery response to Dillon Danis for “How’s Noah” comment: “You are an embarrassment”
Cole Shelton - June 7, 2023
Ali Abdelaziz and Dillon Danis had a heated back-and-forth on social media on Wednesday. Danis and Abdelaziz have never seen eye-to-eye due to Danis’ relationship with Conor McGregor, and Abdelaziz managing Khabib Nurmagomedov. To no surprise, after Islam Makhachev questioned why he didn’t have a blue check anymore, Danis took a dig at him.
Ali Abdelaziz slams Conor McGregor for mocking “overrated” Gilbert Burns
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2023
Colby Covington claims “clear scumbag” Ali Abdelaziz was the only one who profited from Gilbert Burns vs Belal Muhammad: “I just feel sorry”
Harry Kettle - May 9, 2023
Colby Covington has called out Ali Abdelaziz as the only person who benefited from the match-up between Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad. Last weekend, Belal Muhammad defeated Gilbert Burns via decision in a big welterweight title eliminator. However, many fans noted that the contest wasn’t exactly as action-packed as they would’ve hoped.
Ali Abdelaziz claims Alexander Volkanovski weighed two pounds heavier than Islam Makhachev on a fight night at UFC 284: “You talking about IV’s?”
Susan Cox - May 2, 2023
Ali Abdelaziz is claiming Alexander Volkanovski weighed two pounds heavier than Islam Makhachev on fight night at UFC 284. UFC 284 took place on Saturday, February 11th of this year and highlighted Alexander Volkanovski (25-2 MMA) vs. Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA) in the lightweight main event at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The result was a unanimous decision win (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) for Makhachev.
Ariel Helwani shares theory as to why Ali Abdelaziz deleted IV-related tweet suggesting he would “expose everybody”
Harry Kettle - February 17, 2023
Ariel Helwani has given his thoughts on why Ali Abdelaziz deleted his tweet in relation to recent IV allegations. While Islam Makhachev did manage to defeat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, there’s been a bit of controversy since then. It stems from a tweet by Dan Hooker that suggests Islam illegally used an IV before the fight in order to make weight.
Ali Abdelaziz reveals UFC wanted Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad as Ultimate Fighter coaches but 'Chaos' declined: "Nobody knows where he’s at"
Josh Evanoff - February 3, 2023
According to Ali Abdelaziz, the UFC wanted Belal Muhammad and Colby Covington to coach The Ultimate Fighter. ‘Remember the Name’ has been out of action since his victory over Sean Brady in October. With that performance, Muhammad increased his undefeated streak to nine. During his current winning streak, he’s defeated names such as Vicente Luque, Stephen Thompson, and Demian Maia.
Ali Abdelaziz implores every commission not to take on Douglas Crosby as a judge following UFC 282
Susan Cox - December 15, 2022
Ali Abdelaziz has implored every commission not to take on Douglas Crosby as a judge following UFC 282. Abdelaziz is the founder and president of Dominance MMA Management. The MMA manager, 45, has several former UFC champions under his wing, some of which include Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo.
Watch Henry Cejudo and Ali Abdelaziz’s live reactions to Leon Edwards head kick KO of Kamaru Usman (Video)
Harry Kettle - August 22, 2022
Henry Cejudo and Ali Abdelaziz’s reaction to Kamaru Usman‘s knockout loss at UFC 278 has been released. At UFC 278 on Saturday night, Kamaru Usman’s fantastic reign as UFC welterweight champion came to an end when he was knocked out cold by Leon Edwards. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ appeared to be less than a minute away from successfully defending his title for the sixth time, only for ‘Rocky’ to spring a huge surprise by landing a nasty head kick that sent Usman to the shadow realm.