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10th July 2016
09:45pm BST

After the fighters spoke about the best fights of international fight week, 'Cerrone' claimed that Cormier had fought "like a f*g" against Silva.
The use of word, traditionally used as a homophobic slur, will not go down well with his employers who will be desperate to avoid any controversy on a week when more eyes than usual were on their product. It will also comes at a disappointing time considering the fact that, on Saturday night, Amanda Nunes became the first openly gay champion in UFC history. Hours after the event, Cerrone issued a formal apology to fans on his Instagram page. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHsmPnaBvm9/Here's the controversial comment from Donald Cerrone at the #UFC200 Fan Expo. pic.twitter.com/rd1jPPMPrZ
— Darragh Murphy (@DarrMurphy) July 10, 2016
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