America doesnt want to hear, Dana White urged Cuban fighter to not talk about Jesus Christ

Dana White is all for freedom of speech as long as it doesnt sabotage his business. The UFC President, who is not very vocal about religion had to urge Cuban fighter Yoel Romero to keep religion out of his post-fight speeches. White was upset after the middleweight went on a furious Jesus Christ rant.

Dana White is all for freedom of speech as long as it doesn’t sabotage his business. The UFC President, who is not very vocal about religion had to urge Cuban fighter Yoel Romero to keep religion out of his post-fight speeches. White was upset after the middleweight went on a furious “Jesus Christ” rant.

‘Soldier Of God’ Yoel Romero beat one of the greatest fighters of all time, Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 70. After he put on a fantastic performance, the fighter took the time to go on lengthy preaching about Jesus Christ to the American audience. Given that Romero’s English is not the best, several viewers misinterpreted the fighter’s speech.

Dana White took to a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani to address this issue. A visibly upset White said, “It wasn’t controversial at all. But the reality is, you just won the biggest fight of your career. America doesn’t want to hear your thoughts on Jesus.” White clarified saying his problem was Romero taking the UFC platform to preach about his love for Jesus.

“When you are fighting and you are being interviewed, they want to hear about the fight. It’s awesome that you love Jesus…you just don’t have to do it publicly,” said White. The UFC boss got a lot of backlash for his comments. The fans were furious that White has never mentioned several Muslim fighters taking their moment to praise their religion in the octagon.

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Why was Yoel Romero’s “Jesus” speech controversial?

Joe Rogan interviewed the middleweight fighter Yoel Romero after his win. UFC Fight Night 70 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In the post-fight interview, Romero wore a bible quote on his forehead. “America had forgot about the best of the best, Jesus Christ. What happened to you?” the Cuban fighter yelled into the microphone.

He went on to say, “Go for Jesus, no forget Jesus” which was misinterpreted by a large audience. The fighter’s “Don’t forget Jesus” line was taken as “Go for Jesus, not for gay Jesus”. This caused quite a controversy and the fighter himself apologized for not being more clear.

Romero was one of the biggest fan-favorite during his time in the UFC. Joe Rogan, who interviewed Yoel Romero at the time took to his podcast to break down what actually happened. Rogan believed it was Romero’s unfortunate heavy accent that caused all the confusion.

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