UFC combined martial arts fighter Jeff Molina became the to start with brazenly out LGBT male UFC fighter just after coming out as bisexual on Twitter Friday.
The tweet was prompted by the leaking of a private video showing Molina engaged in a sex act on Thursday.
“TLDR: I’m bi,” the information started, TLDR which means “too extended, didn’t read through.”
Molina continued by declaring that he had not wanted to arrive out in this way, but that his probability to pick when to reveal his sexuality had been taken from him.
He also noted that, supplied homophobia in the combined martial arts (MMA) fanbase, he experienced not planned on coming out during his battling job.
“The considered of my buddies, teammates, and men and women I glance up to wanting at me diverse permit by yourself dealing with me distinctive for a thing I can not handle was something I could not fathom,” Molina wrote.
Molina defined that he wants to be regarded for his capabilities somewhat than his sexual intercourse everyday living.
In June 2022, immediately after obtaining backlash for donning the UFC’s pride month shorts, Molina named out the critics declaring “I just imagined in 2022 people today would be a minor much more open up-minded and not parts of [expletive]. But I guess I was mistaken.”
Molina, a flyweight with an 11-2- document and 3- report in the UFC precisely, will not be showing up within the octagon for the foreseeable potential. Molina was suspended by the Nevada Condition Athletic Commission in December.
Molina’s mentor, James Krause, is less than investigation for suspicious betting all around a Nov. 5, 2022, struggle concerning Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.
Minner has been released by UFC, and the enterprise will not let any fighters coached by Krause in their events unless of course they disassociate from him. Krause also bought his Glory MMA and Physical fitness gym.
Molina is himself accused of “significant involvement” in the plan. His suspension will continue by way of the conclusion of the investigation, according to ESPN.
In a due to the fact-shuttered MMA betting channel run by Krause on the Discord platform, Molina wrote “For the past 6 months all my payments together with mortgage loan and auto be aware have been paid by using Krause’s picks. Do yourself a favor and sign up for the VIP,” according to MMA news site Bloody Elbow.