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UFC’s Will Brooks opens up about ‘depressing’ issue between African-Americans, police in the U.S.

Will Brooks opened up about his experiences as an African-American male in the United States and his views on the ongoing issues between his community and law enforcement Monday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.

Brooks said he has a clean criminal record and has never done any jail time, but does get wary whenever he passes by a police car while driving. That was a reality for him, even before this well-publicized series of black men being shot and killed by police over the last two to three years.

"I'm an African-American man," Brooks said.