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Ottman Aizatar was supposed to compete this past January on Fight Island, but UFC President Dana White released the fighter after he allegedly tried smuggling unknown items into a Fight Island hotel.
The UFC President has since had a change of heart and Azaitar is back on the UFC roster and is fighting on a future UFC card.
As far as what Azaitar allegedly tried smuggling into the Fight Island bubble, it apparently was a bag of potatoes.
“Potatoes,” Azaitar’s agent in Ali Abdelaziz said to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports (via MMA Junkie). “Potatoes. It was potatoes in the bag.”
Abdelaziz also claims that Azaitar was never officially cut by the UFC this past January.
“He didn’t lose the job,” Abdelaziz said. “At the end of the day, it was almost like an investigation. Dana looked over it. He’s a great kid. Everybody loves him. All the UFC staff loves him. Some people got involved. Dana was involved. Listen, when you have Dana White himself handling certain situations, it’s a serious situation. At the end of the day, if they find out whatever they think he did or didn’t do, he’s a good enough person to get a second shot. He got a second shot at it, and he’s looking to get a fight right now.
“He’s a UFC fighter. He was never cut officially from the UFC. Let’s remember when you have media start asking about stuff, Dana wears his heart on his sleeve. Nobody can violate the bubble. I don’t think everything that happened was intentional. At the end of the day, it’s over. I’m not saying who’s wrong or who’s right. Dana thankfully brought him back, and everything is good.”
