UFC fighter: 'It would be ol to see a gay guy jt beat the sh out of somebody' - Outsports

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As part of Pri Month, BBC Sport looks at why there is a lack of openly gay male MMA fighters and what needs to change.

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THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?

Among today's champns, trailblazers, fan-favor, and hot prospects are openly gay women * gay mixed martial artist *

Nick Jonas has been acced of merely givg lip service to the gay muny, but he’s clearly not aaid to put his mouth where his money is. The seri stars Nick Jonas as a mixed martial arts fighter who happens to also be a closeted gay man. The most recent episo featur a scene that go (somewhat) above and beyond the average chaste “gay” TV kiss, as you n see here:.

There’s also an explic scene which a young man brgs him a lic, steamg bowl of porridge after a passnate night of gay lovemakg.

ANRSON SILVA: THERE ARE A LOT OF GAYS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

It has been tertg to see mastream wrers wrtle wh whether mixed martial arts is "gay." The Daily Beast has had two somewhat-opposg lumns on the subject the past two weeks, the... * gay mixed martial artist *

And… then there’s another gay kiss (while Jonas holds the porridge! h/t: Gay Tim.

OPENLY GAY MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST LIZ CARMOUCHE TO FIGHT FOR FIRST UFC WOMEN'S TLE

The UFC fighter says: "You want to be gay, be gay, ’s all right." * gay mixed martial artist *

Sce then, a woman has bee the biggt star MMA has ever seen and sr of female fighters have been given the opportuny to pete at the hight today's champns, trailblazers, fan-favor, and hot prospects are openly gay women. When Carmouche entered the UFC ge she also beme the first openly gay fighter to pete the biggt MMA promotn on the pla.

‘PRI FIGHTER’: SHORT FILM THE MAKG ABOUT GAY MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST

Alex is a young and aspirg amatr MMA fighter whose big dream is to fight the big leagu one day. There is only one problem: Alex is gay. And as * gay mixed martial artist *

Carmouche has long been a proud voice for her muny, havg done numero terviews discsg the challeng of both beg a gay member of the ary and a gay profsnal athlete. Penngton ndidly revealed her g out story to viewers, as well as the issu she had faced as a young gay athlete.

In a rare terview, wh MMA Junkie, Andra discsed beg gay and how she feels a male fighter may fd more difficult than a woman to e out the world of bat sports.

PRI MONTH: WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY MALE MMA FIGHTERS?

is their such a thg? if you were a mixed martial artist, would you fight a gay guy? lets say your a wrtlg petn and your facg a gay guy... w... * gay mixed martial artist *

Aguilar, who has stated that beg out as gay has never hurt her reer, is a pro ambassador for Athlete Ally; a non prof that provis public awarens mpaigns and tnal programmg signed to foster clive sportg muni. It has been tertg to see mastream wrers wrtle wh whether mixed martial arts is "gay. Is homoerotic?

SHAD SMH: THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST

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Of urse, to those boxers and boxg promoters who don't unrstand and are threatened by MMA, homophobia is the last refuge of the sundrel. Recently, gay bloggers, homophobic crics of MMA, and even straight fans have clared that one of the great appeals of the sport is s homoeroticism. They note the large number of gay men and straight women who have bee fans of MMA and attribute to the appeal of the nearly-naked hard bodi of the fighters and the timate, often pelvic techniqu of Brazilian Jiu-Jsu, the favored grapplg disciple the sport.

Sheridan says that 's the nature of MMA (where the "fights ntue if the batants fall to the ground") that give s gay vibe. It's a sign of the growg populary of the sport and the creased acceptance of male-to-male sexual imagery that discsg MMA and gay the same sentence is beg fairly mon.

You n also go to the MMA Fix webse, which regularly posts s "homoerotic photo of the week:". I thk homoerotic is a much better term for MMA than gay.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS IS GAY

And I would gus that the percentage of MMA fighters who are gay roughly mirrors the percentage society as a whole. But there is an unniable homoerotic aspect.

A lot of discsn has e about after boxer Bernard Hopks and boxg promoter Bob Am dismissed MMA as nothg but gay porn. Their reactns spoke more of speratn over boxg's rapid cle, sce llg somethg "gay" is supposed to renr unwatchable by the mastream (pecially young men). But when straight fans n wre about their top MMA hotti, and UFC head Dana Whe wel gay fans and fighters, the gay slur is losg s punch.

Legendary UFC fighter Anrson Silva says he was bullied as a youth Brazil for takg ballet, leadg some to thk he was gay. This revelatn a Brazilian magaze Trip led to this qutn and answer about gays mixed martial arts:.

UFC FIGHTER: 'IT WOULD BE OL TO SEE A GAY GUY JT BEAT THE SH OUT OF SOMEBODY'

Q: On prejudice towards homosexuals mixed martial arts:A: I don’t thk there’s prejudice, but there’s a lot of homosexuals mixed martial arts. I would tra wh a gay man. The fact that guy is gay don’t mean he’s gog to acst you.

He n be gay, have a relatnship, live among guys who aren’t gay. Sometim people thk I’m gay.

A lot of people have asked me if I’m gay.

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Shad Smh: The First Openly Gay Mixed Martial Artist .

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