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Exclusive: Trainer Colin Oyama Issues Apology for Slur at UFC Tampa

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As previously reported on Monday, the management team of Andre Ewell voiced concerns about a racial slur being used in reference to him during Saturday evening’s bout with Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night 161 in Tampa, Florida. Since publication, the cornerman who is believed to have uttered the slur, Colin Oyama, responded to a request for comment regarding the incident.