Homophobia

UFC President Dana White has made the following homophobic statements:

• "You don’t even know what the fuck you’re talking about and to write a story that says, `Oh, and here’s a quote from a guy who wanted to remain anonymous because of fear of repercussions from the,' shut the fuck up! Any fucking guy that won’t put his name on it, first of all, whoever gave you that quote is a pussy and a fucking faggot and a fucking liar and everything else, whoever gave you that quote." 

• “Hey, you’re the one with the fucking gay-colored phone. Don’t be fucking with me.” 

UFC fighters have made the following homophobic statements:

• In the YouTube video, called “How To Pick Up a Gurl – Fast,” Rampage Jackson attempts to rape a woman in a parking garage.  Before attacking his target, Rampage instructs viewers to use chloroform as “something to help her relax” and zip ties.  The UFC fighter explains, “I like this parking lot because my cousin work for the security company so I know the cameras are gonna be out of service right now.” As Rampage stalks his victim, he comments, “And I hope she got low self-esteem.” To our knowledge, the UFC has not issued an official statement, fined, or suspended Jackson for the video.

• UFC light heavyweight Quinton "Rampage" Jackson repeatedly urged Japanese fans to repeat an anti-gay slur. The fans, who do not appear to understand English, repeated the anti-gay slur at Jackson’s urging. In one video, Jackson instructed a Japanese man to say, “Goodbye, I want you to piss on my face." We have been unable to find evidence that Jackson was disciplined by the UFC or Dana White for this conduct.

• According to the Los Angeles Times, “Rampage” Jackson also shouted “every conceivable gay slur” at a movie crew member of “The A-Team” who had called him a homophobic epithet. He was also quoted in the article saying, “Acting is kind of gay. It makes you soft.” 

• In August, UFC heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was quoted saying that he would not train with gay students. He was quoted in USA Today saying, “What if the gay person has that malice of having physical contact with me, of staying there grappling? I would have no problems having a gay student in my academy, but I would rather not train with him.”

• In a video UFC posted on YouTube, Michael Bisping, a UFC middleweight fighter and coach on the reality television show “The Ultimate Fighter,” screamed an anti-gay slur at his opponent.

• In a media conference call, Bisping said that his opponent on “The Ultimate Fighter” had a “gay chiropractor” on his staff.