Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager Ali Abdelaziz Responds to Dana White’s Comments About the Masvidal-Covington Scuffle

The Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington scuffle is a hot topic even after a few weeks. The fight community has been talking about it non-stop, and now the UFC President has finally broken his silence on the issue.

In an interview for the Pat McAfee show, Dana White outlined a few things. He stated that although he condoned violence, Covington had inevitable consequences for what he said to Masvidal. And Ali Abdelaziz is all for it.

White stated that bad-mouthing another person’s family or his values regarding his loved ones would likely bring similar consequences as to what happened with Covington. 

Revolving this interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, commented something in agreement with whatever Dana White had to say. The Eagle had also previously stated his opinion on the issue and asked the UFC welterweight division to boycott Colby Covington by refusing his offer for fights. A part of Nurmagomedov’s close circle, Abdelaziz, also outlined the same opinion. 

“@danawhite real OG, he know what is what” commented Abdelaziz. Calling Dana White an ‘OG,’ an acronym standing for ‘Original Gangster,’ he believes that the UFC President stated it the way it was. 

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Abdelaziz and Covington do not have a great relationship, to say the least. The second-best welterweight of the division has called out Abdelaziz for previously “feeding lines” to Kamaru Usman about faking injuries. 

Ali Abdelaziz: A rocky relationship with his client’s opponents 

Of course, managers usually do not have the best relationship with their clients’ bitter rivals.

The most significant incident is Ali Abdelaziz’s feud with his client’s biggest rival, Conor McGregor. We all know that Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted the Irishman in UFC 229. But the press junkets leading to the fight had a bit to do with Abdelaziz, which isn’t as exposed as the fight was. 

Conor McGregor called out Ali Abdelaziz on the stage when the manager shouted out some things at the Irishman. He also does not have a great relationship with Colby Covington, given that the American fighter has had a rocky relationship with Kamaru Usman, whom Abdelaziz manages. 

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Ali Abdelaziz is currently one of the most prominent names in the business world of UFC. When it comes to managing numerous champions and ex-champions, he is undoubtedly at the top of the apex chain.