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. He has represented athletes such as Jon Jones, Anthony Pettis, B.J. Penn, Jorge Masvidal, and Kendrick Norton. 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. In the midst of his real estate career, he became credentialed as an NFL agent in 2005. 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. Malki Kawa is currently the CEO of First Round Management. 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. Athletes represented. Athletes Kawa has represented: