Prior to UFC Austin on Saturday, bantamweight fighter Tony Kelley drew a lot of negative attention for himself. It all began at UFC Vegas 54 in May, when he was heard making bigoted remarks towards Brazilians while cornering fellow fighter and girlfriend Andrea Lee.
Kelley later issued an explanation/non-apology for his statements, saying he dislikes “everyone equally.”
“If you don’t like what I said, I don’t know what to tell you on that, sorry. Sorry if you got your feelings hurt,” a part of his statement reads.
Such actions gave opponent Adrian Yanez added motivation entering the fight, and he did get the job done via first-round TKO.