Nate Marquardt
MMA fans surprisingly side with ex-UFC fighter Nate Marquardt’s homophobic rant
A homophobic tweet posted by former UFC superstar Nate Marquardt on Saturday was criticized by both fans and experts. Marquardt, who last competed in mixed martial arts in October 2021, expressed his views on homosexuality while watching UFC Fight Night 219 with his family. Erin Blanchfield defeated Jessica Andrade in the main event to ascend to the flyweight rankings.
In between bouts, a commercial featuring two men displaying affection appeared on the ESPN+ stream. After viewing the commercial, Marquardt was irritated and took to social media to express his displeasure.
Marquardt wrote:
“Wow disgusting commercial watching @ESPNPlus with my kids and have to tell them to look away so they don’t see two men kissing!”
“It is not hateful to say that homosexuality, pedophilia, or fornication is disgusting. It’s not loving to be silent when the culture praises things that lead people to Hell (1Cor 6:9-11). It’s not hateful, but loving to protect children from this world’s evil demented propaganda”
“I find it interesting how many people are accusing me of being hateful in response to my last few tweets. 1- read their responses and see who is being hateful 2- if they believe God doesn’t exist, what is wrong with hate? 3- if something is wrong, should we speak against it?”
“So if I believe MMA is a sport, then you think I should believe that homosexuality is not wrong? Doesn’t seem logical to me.”
Surprisingly, several MMA fans sided with Nate Marquardt despite his controversial remarks. One fan wrote:
“Everyone must conform to what ever the mainstream media pushes or else you’re canceled for “hate speech”. Bow down to the agenda , worship their ideologies or ELSE .”
Another fan wrote:
“Right is right and there’s nothing wrong with standing for what is Godly. God loves us more than humans can even fathom what love is. But He is just and He is Righteous. I stand with Nate. People are gonna get a little uncomfortable and that’s okay”
Yet another fan wrote:
“I agree with him 100%”
Check out some of the best reactions below:
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