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FBI Director Kash Patel Attends Wedding Tied to Fighter Network

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC · How we work

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FBI Director Kash Patel attended a New York wedding with MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz.
U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah, a U.S. President Donald Trump appointee, posted a photo from the same wedding.
Investigative journalist Michael D. Weiss reported Abdelaziz manages Russian, Belarusian and Chechen fighters, including Khamzat Chimaev close to Ramzan Kadyrov.
Reporter Frankie Stockes noted a court ruled Chattah served unlawfully as Nevada’s U.S. attorney, a decision upheld on appeal.

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FBI Director Kash Patel attended a New York wedding with MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz.
U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah, a U.S. President Donald Trump appointee, posted a photo from the same wedding.
Investigative journalist Michael D. Weiss reported Abdelaziz manages Russian, Belarusian and Chechen fighters, including Khamzat Chimaev close to Ramzan Kadyrov.
Reporter Frankie Stockes noted a court ruled Chattah served unlawfully as Nevada’s U.S. attorney, a decision upheld on appeal.