UFC cuts Ottman Azaitar for violating Covid-19 protocols on Fight Island
- Azaitar was set to fight Matt Frevola at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi, but 30-year-old didn’t make it to Friday’s official weigh-ins
- ‘This guy got inside the bubble, dropped off a bag,’ UFC boss Dana White reveals after German’s team cut off wristbands
German lightweight Ottman Azaitar has been released by the UFC for violating Covid-19 safety protocols on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
Azaitar (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had been set to fight Matt Frevola at UFC 257 on Sunday, but the 30-year-old did not make it to Friday’s official weigh-ins.
“He and his team cut their wristbands off and got them to people on the outside, one guy,” UFC president Dana White told MMAJunkie.
“This guy got inside the bubble, went in through a room, shimmied down four balconies, went in through [Azaitar’s] balcony, and dropped off a bag of we don’t know what.
“Then he changed his clothes and went back outside of the bubble. We got everything on camera, we saw the whole thing, and how it all went down, pulled his fight and cut him.”