In an interview UFC light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson confirmed that he has switched managers.
Ali Abdelazizali will be replacing Glen Robinson as manager of the UFC contender, coming ahead of Johnson’s title fight against current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 210.
During his interview on Helwani’s talk show “The MMA Hour,” Johnson claimed
“I’m managed by Ali now. Yeah, he’ sin my corner. He’s helping me out.”
He continued.
“I still love Glen and I have nothing against him. It’ just time to move on to other things and keep improving, so nothing against Glen at all.”
The two are set to fight for the championship belt on April 8, 2017 in the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York at UFC 210.