About
Khalil "Tiki" Ghosn is a retired Lebanese-American mixed martial artist, competing from 1998 to 2009 in the Welterweight division. He is a manager to fighters currently.
Tiki was one of the four original MMA fighters managed by UFC President Dana White, prior to Dana becoming owner and president of the UFC. Dana and Tiki remain longtime friends.
Tiki's list of clients include Dustin Poirier, Brian Ortega, Dominick Reyes, Paulo Costa, Tracy Cortez, Aljamain Sterling, Jalin Turner, Mackenzie Dern and more..
History of allegations
Tiki alleged to have behaved in an unprofessional manner. Presently the extent of which has not been fully revealed, however the details will come forward if Tiki intends to continue pushing Sean to stay silent. In Sean's own words I provide the tweet thats pretty much caused most of the attention.
Tiki Ghosn let me know when I should start my go fund me.. me and the father and the girl are willing to go to court and fight this. pic.twitter.com/OSni6rRKQA
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) August 13, 2024
Not long after Strickland released the statement above was Strickland announced as the next in line to face DDP or Isreal Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Title.
Strickland drops a bomb on Tiki and gets offered a title shot next by Tiki's longtime pal and former manager. Hope this isn't a hush payment. pic.twitter.com/X0w4ldTqHJ
— Mike Russell 🕵️ (@MIKERUSSELLMMA) August 14, 2024
One can only speculate if the two are related.
The constant chatter across social media even prompted a response from client and former Champion Aljamain Sterling
I’m receiving a lot of messages on social media regarding my management. I can 100% confirm that I learned of the accusations this week. I don’t have all the information but this is not a reflection of me, in any form.
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) August 15, 2024
Unfortunately, that type of statement lacks direct support for the manager or acknowledgment of the seriousness of the issues. But also he has expressed having zero prior knowledge of any of this. Still this response doesn’t inspire confidence or lend credibility. So reading into it would be unfair unless these statements end up being untrue.
Tiki has yet to comment directly on this matter to my knowledge, however this article will change as that happens or new information comes to light