Jon Jones' Manager denies punching Daniel Cormier during Brawl: 'I broke it up'

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier came to blows in an ugly scene during a UFC 178 press conference. One of the talking points on social media during the whole situation though, was Jones' manager, Malki Kawa appearing to have thrown a few punches towards Cormier during the chaos. It was obviously hard to tell from first viewing, but he has firmly denied this on twitter:

I didn't throw a punch. Reached down to grab his arms. I pulled dc out. Watch the slow motion vid and you'll see. I broke it up...

— malki kawa (@malkikawa) August 4, 2014

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At best, it may have looked questionable on one angle, but during a frame by frame gif from another perspective, it really looks perfectly clear that Kawa didn't throw a punch and simply grabbed Cormier to separate the two. Watch the clip below:

The Malki Kawa "punch" frame by frame. Clearly trying to grab DC to break it up @MMASupremacy http://t.co/g5r6guz5zX

— MolesyMMA (@MolesyMMA) August 4, 2014

Case closed.