Colby Covington says top MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz likes to be part of the story more than he should.
Abdelaziz and his client Kamaru Usman, who won the UFC welterweight title last Saturday at UFC 235, was caught on camera getting into an altercation with Covington on Sunday at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Covington was waiting in the buffet line when Usman’s team came up to him, seemingly trying to start a fight, he said. Covington said as a manager, Abdelaziz should not be getting into scuffles with and talking trash to fighters.
“MMA managers are meant to be behind the scenes,” Covington told Bloody Elbow.