Fight Business Podcast: Fernand Lopez vs. Ali Abdelaziz

Welcome back to the Fight Business Podcast, Patrick Auger's weekly show dedicated to the business side of mixed martial arts.

On this week's episode, Auger talks about what's going on between Fernand Lopez, Ali Abdelaziz and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. French MMA fighter Slim Trabelsi was briefly signed to the UFC before being released due to a contract dispute between the managers.

Also covered: Aspen Ladd signs with the Professional Fighters League after being released from the UFC, Khamzat Chimaev's passport reportedly being detained and an update on the UFC antitrust lawsuit.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(01:27) UFC vs. Ares FC Contract Dispute
(23:15) Aspen Ladd signs with PFL
(35:57) Khamzat's passport seized in Russia?
(42:38) Quick hits: Patricio Freire claims he's making more than UFC champions, Uriah Hall out of retirement
(47:38) UFC Antitrust Lawsuit update (Judge halts Kajan Johnson lawsuit)
(56:48) Outro / Ask me your questions!