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MMA Fighting Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images At UFC 257, Ottman Azaitar was scheduled to face Matt Frevola in a bout that was supposed to move the highly-touted prospect up the ladder towards ranked opposition. However, the bout never ended up taking place because before the official weigh-ins for the event, Azaitar was removed from the card for violating COVID-19 health and safety protocols, a situation that went on to become one of the great mysteries in MMA. According to UFC President Dana White, Azaitar and his team were caught removing the wrist-bands that indicated they were properly vetted and allowed in “The Bubble” in Abu Dhabi and gave them to somebody outside of it. That person then entered the bubble with a bag of unknown contents, “shimmied across four balconies, went in his room dropped the bag off, changed his clothes, and then left.” As a result, Azaitar was released from the UFC and the lege ....