UFC fighter Tony Kelley has denied using racist language while in the corner at last night's show in Las Vegas.
Kelley was advising partner Andrea Lee in her fight against Vivane Araujo when he was overheard saying: "That’s what they’re going to do. They’re dirty f******* Brazilians. They’re going to f***ing cheat like that. Guess what? We came to f*** somebody up.” Kelley was immediately criticised by fighters on social media but has since claimed he is a victim of "cancel culture".
"Cancel Culture is real. What I said was real and in the heat of battle, and in no way had any type of racist connotations meant," he tweeted. "But if that’s the way you take it, I don't give a f***. So many people quick to say racist... that s***'s getting so old. My reference was to a dirty eye poke."
