LAS VEGAS – Roman Kopylov was stunned when Chris Curtis accused him of spying ahead of UFC Fight Night 249, but he’s relieved that sanity prevailed.
Prior to Saturday’s middleweight matchup at the UFC Apex (ESPN+), longtime veteran Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) took to social media and pointed out that two unnamed fighters came into his gym at Xtreme Couture to train before appearing at another facility with Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) just days later.
Shortly thereafter, however, Curtis spoke out again, stating the entire situation was a miscommunication, and retracted his claim. Kopylov said he has no ill will about what unfolded and revealed that Curtis apologized to him privately, as well.
