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UFC releases statement on cornerman Alex Nicholson's racist remarks at UFC 202

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

The UFC has released a statement on Alex Nicholson’s racist remarks while cornering Mike Perry in his octagon debut against Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC 202. Nicholson, a UFC middleweight and Perry’s teammate, was overheard saying “he can’t even open his (expletive) eyes” over the UFC cornerman microphones just moments before the fight began.

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Racist insults from cornerman for Mike Perry came from fellow UFC fighter Alex Nicholson

Russell Ess - August 24, 2016

Many fans were furious after they found out about the racist insults that were made towards Hyun Gyu Lim from Mike Perry’s corner. On Tuesday, fellow UFC fighter Alex Nicholson came out with a short statement on twitter and said, “I respect every man who steps in the cage and my comments were insensitive towards lim I was hype for my brother but It’s all love no hate.”

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VIDEO | Mike Perry's corner men use racist comments pre-fight at UFC 202

Chris Taylor - August 21, 2016

Undefeated welterweight prospect Mike Perry (8-0 MMA) made quite the statement in his octagon debut last night at UFC 202, this by scoring a brutal first-round knockout victory over Hyun Gyu Lim. Perry was able to drop the Korean fighter on multiple occasions before the referee had finally seen enough and called a stop to the contest.