A Czech fighter has been removed from a scheduled bout at a tournament last week for sporting neo-Nazi tattoos.
Radek Roušal was expected to face Slovak fighter Nikolas Krivák in an Oktagon MMA event in Brno, Czech Republic, but was barred from competition after it was revealed that the fighter had a portrait of Adolf Hitler emblazoned on his arm. A second tattoo on his chest revealed a skull wearing an SS cap, a reference to the SS Totenkopfverbände unit responsible for administering the Nazi death camps.
Speaking with Czech outlet iDNES.cz, Oktagon MMA promoter Ondu0159ej Novotný noted his disgust with the situation, adding that the outcry from MMA fans is “justified.