UFC combatant Cody Durden has been accused of Sinophobia aft a arguable remark helium made pursuing a triumph implicit a Chinese combatant astatine UFC Vegas 43.
After Durden, who is an American, secured his archetypal Octagon triumph implicit Qileng Aori via unanimous decision, helium raised eyebrows with his post-match interrogation with Daniel Cormier.
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"I had to nonstop him backmost to China wherever helium came from," a pumped-up Durden told Cormier, who responded by cutting disconnected the interrogation and walking away.
Durden copped immense backlash connected societal media for his comment, but refused to locomotion backmost what helium said successful his property league which followed.
"If they don't similar it, bash something, motion the contract, it doesn't substance to me," helium said.
"I said what I said and it is what it is. Emotions were high. It's the combat business, you know?
"He was punching maine successful the look and I was punching him successful the face. It's his household oregon mine, and contiguous my household eats."
Durden past took to his idiosyncratic Twitter relationship to shed immoderate airy connected wherefore helium said what helium said.
"Listen, the feline was disrespectful, and wouldn't shingle my manus astatine the measurement ins," helium wrote.
"After beating him, I simply meant helium could spell location wherever that whitethorn person been. I apologize if I offended anyone, that surely was not my intention!! I emotion you all! See you astatine the top."
However, the apology did not beryllium good with a fig of people, including British wrestling champion Muhammad Mokaev and Australian UFC combatant Casey O'Neill.
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