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UFC fighter shouts out Daniel Kinahan on ESPN: Here’s what you need to know about the alleged mob boss

Last night at UFC Vegas 51 UAE-based fighter Mounir Lazzez beat Ange Lossa. In his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier, Lazzez thanked Daniel Kinahan, calling him his “brother”.

Here’s exactly what Lazzez said.

“I would love to thank my coaches and my brother Daniel Kinahan, without him I would never be the man who I am today and my career to this point. Thanks so much.”

This week the US Department of Treasury sanctioned Kinahan, an Irish national believed to reside in Dubai, and named him as the leader of the Kinahan Organized Crime Group.