The backstage incident between MMA managers Ali Abdelaziz and Abe Kawa at the Professional Fighters League playoff event last Friday might have been more serious than initially reported.
According to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department report obtained by MMAjunkie.com, two officers observed Abdelaziz strike Kawa with a “closed fist” at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 11. Leisette France, the fiancee of UFC fighter Anthony Pettis, corroborated the officer’s account in the report. Photos were taken of Kawa’s injuries and Abdelaziz was escorted off the premises, per the report.