Last week, investigative reporting outlet SpyTalk revealed that former U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell helped UFC fighter Abu Azaitar secure a waiver to enter the United States despite his violent criminal past.
Azaitar, 34, had previously been denied a visa on three separate occasions by the State Department’s Bureau of Consular affairs due to his criminal record, which included a jail sentence for extortion, as well as several cases of assault. Even the fighter’s budding friendship with King Mohammed VI of Morocco did not help him secure the necessary travel documents.
Following his third visa denial, Azaitar appealed to Grenell — a fierce loyalist for U.