Recently, UFC middleweight champion "Black Dragon" Adi Saya publicly apologized for his "rape" remarks not long ago.
The reason was that he had once threatened to "rape" his opponent Kevin Holland while talking nonsense on social media, this time saying his remarks were "too much" and vowing to learn from his mistakes.
Earlier this month, Adi Saya had an online conversation with Kevin, who is also a UFC middleweight player.
Especially after UFC259 Adisaya upgraded to challenge Blačovic and lost, Kevin said that Adisaya is not an elite player, he can easily beat him, and also accused Adisaya of taking steroids.
Usually, Adisaya ignored these comments, but he became very angry at the mention of losing to Blačovic this time.
He immediately responded by posting on Instagram, which has 4.6 million followers: "Brother, I'm fucking going to rape you."
Adisaya then realized that the post was inappropriate and deleted it, but was still heavily blamed, including many celebrities.
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Sports Minister Grant Robertson, including Adisaya's home country, also shelled Adisaya and called on the UFC to impose sanctions on Adisaya.
"No one has ever uttered the word rape so flippantly, and it's something no one should do," he said. I'm sure Adisaya is aware of this, I'm sure he's deleted that tweet in question and UFC will know what they're going to do about it."
He added: "But I will certainly show him, and indeed to everyone, that we have to take the word seriously." This is not at all a matter of making fun of it or posting comments rashly by anyone. ”
Debbie Tohill, executive director of the New Zealand Commission on Rape Prevention Education, also told new Zealand media:
"A person who has a large number of followers on social media can play an important role in reducing sexual violence rates and a healthy culture. On the contrary, this rape-threatening comment is so bad that athletes and celebrities can really influence young people, and we want to see the positive side rather than being abused to normalize the threat of sexual violence. ”
In the face of overwhelming criticism, Adisaya also issued a public apology, saying:
"I understand the gravity of the word and how it affects and hurts others besides my opponents, even though that wasn't my intention. I still have to learn how to grow in the spotlight, and I use this as a lesson to choose under pressure with more selective language, and I'm sorry for that. I'll be more careful with what I say in the future. ”
The fighting environment in the West is different from China's, and it is common for boxers to directly attack each other, but just like Joanna used the epidemic to attack Zhang Weili, there is always a red line that cannot be crossed.
Black Dragon did something out of the ordinary this time, he really needed to know not only how to defeat his opponents, but also learn how to restrain his words and deeds in the spotlight.