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Abdelaziz’s accusations came in the aftermath of Trabelsi’s UFC release within days of getting signed to the promotion. The Tunisian-born fighter was suddenly released as a result of a contractual dispute between him, Lopez and Abdelaziz.
Trabelsi is currently under a contract clause with Fernand Lopez, who owns and trains fighters at the MMA Factory in Paris and also manages many of them. The veteran coach was surprised to hear that his fighter had bagged a UFC 280 bout and would be represented by Abdelaziz.
Lopez initially asked for € 90,000 for a three-year contract that Trabelsi had signed with him prior to his UFC signing. Abdelaziz, however, claimed to be unaware of Trabelsi’s contract with Lopez before he booked the Tunisian-born fighter for UFC 280.
Slim Trabelsi accuses Fernand Lopez of never helping him even though he could have
Slim Trabelsi migrated from Tunisia to Europe without proper documentation, which limited his travel options. Trabelsi was an aspiring wrestler in France when he met Fernand Lopez.
The Tunisian-born fighter ended up signing with Lopez’s MMA promotion, ARES, and went on to become the heavyweight champion there. However, Trabelsi claims that Lopez never helped him in any manner and rather used him as a sparring partner for bigger names like Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane.
The 29-year-old also claims that Lopez never arranged to get proper documents for him even though he had the means. Trabelsi told MMA Fighting:
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