Undefeated lightweight Ottman Azaitar has just been released from the UFC immediately following a violation of anti-COVID protocols. MMAJunkie reporter Farah Hannoun dropped the story earlier today. Azaitar and his team reportedly removed their safety wristbands and supplied them to currently unknown parties, allowing the latter to enter the safe zone. The incident, however, was caught on camera and as a result Azaitar has been released from the company.
This marks the first time the UFC has cut a fighter from the organization specifically because of a violation of its anti-COVID protocols.