Pri Month: Why are there no openly gay male MMA fighters? - BBC Sport

Contents:

• PRI MONTH: WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY MALE MMA FIGHTERS?
• LIST OF GAY UFC FIGHTERS (OUT & PROUD MEN & WOMEN)
• ANRSON SILVA SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMOSEXUALS IN MMA AND HE COULD BE GAY
• GAY MMA FIGHTERS – IS IT A BIG DEAL?
• THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?
• "EL GAYO NEGRO"
• ARE THERE ANY GAY MMA FIGHTERS?
• 2022 MBC GAYO DAEJEJEON FULL PERFORMERS LP: STRAY KIDS, ATEEZ, AND MORE
• PRI MONTH: WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY MALE MMA FIGHTERS?
• LIST OF GAY UFC FIGHTERS (OUT & PROUD MEN & WOMEN)
• ANRSON SILVA SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMOSEXUALS IN MMA AND HE COULD BE GAY
• GAY MMA FIGHTERS – IS IT A BIG DEAL?
• THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?
• "EL GAYO NEGRO"
• ARE THERE ANY GAY MMA FIGHTERS?
• 2022 MBC GAYO DAEJEJEON FULL PERFORMERS LP: STRAY KIDS, ATEEZ, AND MORE

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

Mola's rabow-themed shorts were ma by the UFC support of Pri MonthWhy are there no openly gay male MMA fighters? "Until there's more people [like Mola] who are vol wantg to create a welg environment, there's gog to be barriers for LGBT athlet - pecially LGBT gay male athlet.

"'It's crazy how much we hi who we are'Smh (left) is creded wh beg the first man to e out profsnal MMAThe ntrast between the men's and women's divisns of the MMA is stark, wh Amanda Nun, Liz Carmouche and Molly McCann three of several openly gay female McCann, who tailed her story of g out on the BBC's LGBT Sport Podst, believ gay male fighters are held back by stereotyp. "I feel like [gay] men are nervo of the backlash they're gog to take, " McCann, 32, told BBC Sport. "To be a gay man, sometim a heterosexual male might nounce that as not very mascule and they will downplay .

"I remember at my gym, there were guys who qutned themselv and 's like 'well whatever, if you are [gay] then you are, no problem', " said McCann. "I n pretty much guarantee if straight men knew there was a gay man [ the gym] this day and age that we're now, most of them wouldn't re.

LIST OF GAY UFC FIGHTERS (OUT & PROUD MEN & WOMEN)

Are there any gay UFC fighters? From male and female gay UFC fighters to enuragg closet members to reveal their inty to the world, the MMA muny embrac Pri month a spectacular welg as the MMA is to LGBTQIA+ members, at the apex MMA promotn, rervatns persist regardg the acceptabily of members to the doubt LGBTQIA+ members abound the women’s UFC; is a different realy the UFC domated by article explor the realy of the LGBTQIA+ muny the UFC and also prents the list of male and female openly gay UFC fighters. Before we lve to our list of UFC gay fighters, the recurrg qutn regardg why no gay fighter exists the male divisn of the promotn has to be fairly answered.

ANRSON SILVA SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMOSEXUALS IN MMA AND HE COULD BE GAY

Why are there no Openly Gay Male UFC fighters? In 2009 UFC print, Dana Whe was ptured a vio blog posted on the UFC webse which he took swiped at women and obsceny-lan vio was a rponse to a story by a longtime MMA reporter Loretta Hunt of, which he claimed rrectly reported on UFC polici and crentialg of managers and agents relatn to their vio stck the nerve of the members of the LGBTQIA+ muny, such as the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD), who requted that Whe apologize.

Though Dana Whe apologized, this was the first major ht potg to a rocky relatnship between the UFC as well as Whe and the gay there were doubts about Whe and the promotn’s stance on gay fighters UFC, those doubts were effectively cleared Febary Whe revealed that should a UFC male fighter e out openly as gay, he would support such fighters and help wh any potential down the le, spe the reassurg words of Whe on supportg male UFC gay fighters, the UFC male divisns boast of no openly gay, however, is not a reflectn of anti-gay sentiments the fact, the UFC star Marc Diakie dubbed the Bonecsher, beme the first UFC star to appear a gay fact that no openly gay UFC star exist is not an issue unique to the MMA general, pecially male sports, do not have gay top-flight sports which generate lots of buzz and tert boast of few to zero athlet who openly intify as members of the gay muny This, th, is no issue peculiar to the UFC but to sports Complete List of Gay UFC Fighters 1. Amanda Nun The Brazilian MMA star is no stranger to the UFC or the world of mixed martial Nun is one of the most ement members of the gay muny the UFC but also bee she is credibly talented what she of May 2022, Amanda Nun currently holds the UFC Women’s Featherweight to fightg the UFC, Amanda Nun fought the Strikeforce promotns, where she effectively tablished herself as one of the tought MMA fighters the reputatn she created was tegral her short stt wh Invicta Fightg Champnships before she moved on to the UFC. Raquel Penngton is one of the lbian UFC fighters who is vol about her revealed to fans ndidly how she me out as a lbian and also nveyed her thoughts on the stggl of beg a gay athlete.

Tecia TorrPhoto: @teciatorrOne of the current gay fighters UFC who is openly lbian, Torr, is no stranger to the MMA star, who is one of the top-rated stars the UFC female strawweight divisn, began her MMA reer over a ago and has tablished herself as a ntenr for the UFC Strawweight ’s major troductn to the sport started October 2012 when she ma her promotnal but the Invicta Fightg stt at Invicta was short, as her potential ught the attentn of the UFC, who offered her a place the ele December Torr was one of the first 11 women signed to the UFC strawweight divisn and also was a st member The Ultimate Fighter realy show. Concln There you have —the list of the openly gay fighters there are no openly gay male UFC fighters, the promotn, through s print Dana Whe has ma known how supportive they will be should any male MMA fighter tak the brave step of g the current members of the LGBTQ muny the UFC, there has been mostly no difference their reers pared to their straight Out The Intertg Articl on BiglySports:Top 20 Hottt Female UFC Fighters Of All TimeHow Much Do UFC Rg Girls Make? He may no longer be a champn si of the octagon, but Anrson Silva is beg a champn for gay rights.

GAY MMA FIGHTERS – IS IT A BIG DEAL?

Out of that lp, only the UFC and the NBA have had openly gay athlet durg their reers (Jason Colls the NBA and Liz Carmouche the UFC.

It would shock a lot of people to learn that the UFC is a lot more acceptg of homosexualy than other more tablished sports, sce they still have the image of barbaric gefighters rather than profsnal athlet to those who are naive to the sport. Anrson on prejudice towards homosexuals MMA…. “I don’t thk there’s prejudice, but there’s a lot of homosexuals mixed martial arts.

THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?

Anrson on trag wh homosexuals…. “I would tra wh a gay man.

The fact that guy is gay don’t mean he’s gog to acst you.

"EL GAYO NEGRO"

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.

ARE THERE ANY GAY MMA FIGHTERS?

But I’m still young, uld be that the future I’ll fd out that I’m gay. Don’t mean you’re more man or ls man, more gay or ls gay.

The two major take aways om this are that if you take re of your stuff, put thgs bags, and e soap… you might be gay. Even today, there is still clearly a stigma around gay fighters the UFC. Whilst there are many lbians fightg at var different weights on the roster, there is not an openly gay man who do, or has fought the UFC.

This is not jt a strange occurrence the UFC eher, we rearched across a lot of fight promotns worldwi such as Cage Warrrs, Bellator, ONE, Junglefight, and var others, yet uld not fd an openly gay all, would seem strange that there are a handful of lbians the 107 woman roster, yet no homosexuals well over 1000 male fighters – approximately a 10 tim larger sample.

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Part of the reason why there are no open homosexuals is likely due to the ridicule they would receive upon announcement. Homosexualy is turned to an even stranger topic when the manager of Plo Costa, Walid Ismail quoted “Asanya has homosexual stcts and he should be studied by science”. This short sentence sums up why some fighters want to rema the closet, there is simply too much drama around beg homosexual.

Strangely enough a gay assemblyman New York state pared MMA to gay pornography orr to get banned. Whatever you thk of MMA, or homosexuals, this ment is clearly polil and divisive.

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

MMA don’t have anythg to do wh beg gay, the same way don’t have anythg to do wh beg straight. Tryg to put gay people to a box when you are gay yourself is one of the lowt thgs you uld possibly do and certaly don’t help the sport.

When Will There Be An Openly Gay UFC Fighter?

Do People Care About Trag MMA Wh A Gay Person? Gay MMA FightersMenWomen. In my opn, there will likely be a gay UFC fighter if and when sponsorships are changed.

LIST OF GAY UFC FIGHTERS (OUT & PROUD MEN & WOMEN)

This would attract a biddg war to see the first openly gay vs straight fight. After this, the hype would eventually die down and after some time would be normal to be a gay MMA People Care About Trag MMA Wh A Gay Person?

Overall, most people who tra martial arts uld not re ls if somebody they tra wh is a homosexual.

However, there will of urse be people class who do not want to tra wh a homosexual. It’s likely that the people will not have a logil reason as to why they don’t want to tra wh a gay person, but is very unlikely that their mds will change.

ANRSON SILVA SAYS THERE ARE LOTS OF HOMOSEXUALS IN MMA AND HE COULD BE GAY

The only real way to tra wh the kds of people is to partner wh others and then gradually over time they will change their mds once realizg gays are normal people too. The list of gay male MMA fighters is very short, whereas the list of lbian MMA fighters is growg every.

Shad Smh – Not hugely succsful the ge, but was the first openly gay MMA fighter everJordan Flkner – Also not hugely succsful, but as of now, only the 2nd gay MMA fighter.

GAY MMA FIGHTERS – IS IT A BIG DEAL?

Amanda Nun – Arguably the most succsful gay MMA fighter ever, fendg her tle(s) 7 timGermae RandamieJsi AguilarNa Ansaroff – Married to Amanda NunLiz Carmouche. He also exprsed ncerns about g out to a muny of MMA fans and fighters who regularly exprs homophobic sentiment.

In a sport like this where a majory of the fans beg the homophobic c***suckers they are I didn’t see myself dog this durg this part of my reer.

I wanted to be known for my skills and what I’ve dited the last 11 years of my life to and not the ‘bi UFC fighter’ that I’m sure would jt be translated to ‘gay UFC fighter. What are some big award shows like MAMA, Melon, and SBS Gayo K-pop? It has been tertg to see mastream wrers wrtle wh whether mixed martial arts is "gay.

THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?

Is homoerotic?

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.

"EL GAYO NEGRO"

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. 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.

ARE THERE ANY GAY MMA FIGHTERS?

"El Gayo Negro". Lorenzo "El Gayo Negro" Moreno. El Gayo Negro.

I have a few gay iends and any time I talk to them about the UFC they're all like, "Eww... ) Anyway, I was jt wonrg if there are any openly gay MMA fighters or, for that matter, any openly gay notable martial artists of any sort.

gay mma openly - Google Search. Not sure what is about the MMA crowd but there's a lot of homophobia gog on out there. I figure we need more gay fighters...

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Then people will know that beg gay has nothg to do wh beg a man or beg able to kick the sh out of someone. Actually, I thk would be great if there were more openly gay/lbian petors bat sports as a whole. Unfortunately there's still plenty of homophobia to go around, so perhaps the prence of more homosexual fighters will help chip away at the existg negative stereotyp that many people still hold regards to gays and lbians.

" Most of my experienc have been of the 'hetero' variety, though, and I fely intify myself as more straight than gay. (Tth be told, I don't get a lot of gay people. Gay, i.