Malki Kawa

Malki Kawa is an American sports agent and manager known for representing multiple high-profile athletes in mixed martial arts and American football.[1][2][3] He has represented athletes such as Jon Jones,[4][5][6][7] Anthony Pettis,[1][4][7][8] B.J. Penn,[1] Jorge Masvidal,[8][9] and Kendrick Norton.[10][11][12][13]

Malki Kawa
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSports agent and manager
Years active2005-present

Career

Before pursuing sports management, Kawa worked in the finance and real estate businesses, eventually having his own real estate office with his brother, Abraham Kawa.[2][14] In the midst of his real estate career, he became credentialed as an NFL agent in 2005.[14] After experiencing the death of their father and the effects of the financial crisis of 2007–2008 on their business, the Kawa brothers founded First Round Management in 2008.[2] Malki Kawa is currently the CEO of First Round Management.[3]

In 2018, Kawa facilitated the first fighter trade between two independent mixed martial arts promotions when the UFC exchanged the rights for his client Demetrious Johnson for the rights to sign ONE Championship's Ben Askren. Both fighters were released from their contracts with an agreement that they would sign a contract with the other promotion.[2][15]

Athletes represented

Athletes Kawa has represented include:

See also

References
  1. Regehr, Carly (2018-07-02). "On To The Next One: Cleveland Browns LB B.J. Bello". Sports Agent. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. Pendleton, Mike (January 22, 2019). "Business Brothers: Abraham and Malki Kawa find great success in First Round Management". BJ Penn. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  3. "Management Of The Year". The Florida MMA Awards. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. Heitner, Darren (2017-01-05). "Teez Tabor Turns Pro With First Round Management Representation". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  5. Knoblauch, Austin (May 5, 2015). "Jon Jones' manager says fighter might never compete again". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  6. Draper, Kevin (2017-08-22). "Dana White: Jon Jones's Career Might Be Over After Failed Drug Test". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  7. Heitner, Darren (2014-07-18). "Conor McGregor's Agent On Accomplishments And Challenges For UFC And His Firm". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  8. "Managers' Confrontation at PFL 7". Fight Sports. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  9. "Manager Malki Kawa rips on Ali Abdelaziz following PFL 'physical altercation' with his brother". MMA Weekly. October 12, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  10. West, Jenna (2019-07-04). "Kendrick Norton's Arm Amputated After Serious Car Accident, Agent Says". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  11. "Dolphins DT Kendrick Norton has arm amputated after car crash". The Los Angeles Times. July 4, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  12. Siemaszko, Corky (July 4, 2019). "Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Kendrick Norton has arm amputated after car crash". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  13. Rand, Brendan; Shapiro, Emily (2019-07-04). "Miami Dolphins player Kendrick Norton has arm amputated after car accident, agent says". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  14. Bandell, Brian (2012-11-30). "From real estate bust to cage fighting boom". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  15. Samano, Simon (2018-10-30). "Art of the deal: How UFC, ONE Championship pulled off historic Johnson-Askren 'trade'". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  16. Zidan, Karim (2014-06-19). "Alistair Overeem joins Malki Kawa's client roster". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  17. De Groote, J.R. (Sep 6, 2020). "Polarizing Former Browns Receiver Lands With Dolphins". Heavy. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  18. Haynes, Stephie (2012-08-14). "Malki Kawa Names Two Possible Cards Of Interest For Benson Henderson's Fight With Nate Diaz". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  19. Gross, Josh (2011-07-11). "Carlos Condit, B.J. Penn agree to fight". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  20. Symes, Kyle (March 26, 2014). "Frank Mir Taking Time Off, Not Cut from UFC, According to Manager". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  21. Martin, Damon (2020-08-18). "Paige VanZant, manager detail how she ended up signing a multi-million dollar deal with BKFC". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  22. Rapoport, Ian (2020-01-19). "Reuben Foster regains feeling in foot months after knee injury". National Football League. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  23. Hannoun, Farah (2020-07-17). "Colby Covington blasts Tyron Woodley for not accepting August fight – but willing to wait". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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