'Utterly degrading': UFC fighter under fire for 'disturbing' sex dig at Aussie
UFC fighter Casey Kenney’s comments towards female star Megan Anderson during an interview have been labelled ‘utterly degrading’ with the fighting community rallying around the Aussie.
Aussie star Anderson will appear on the UFC 259 card to take on featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, while Kenney will also fight on the night.
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But Kenney has been slammed for his comments after he appeared on The TimboSugarshow podcast alongside UFC star Sean O’Malley and was asked a question about Anderson.
In a degrading segment, Kenney was asked if he would ‘smash’ Anderson.
“Probably not, man,” Kenney said.
“She’s not too...well, I mean, if it came down to it, and it was like 5am, 4, she’s a 5am-er, 4am-er.
“Just us two hanging out, like, ‘F*** it, let’s do it.’”
UFC community slam Casey Kenney
The American’s response has since been publicly shamed online with Anderson calling out the comments as “utterly degrading”.
The UFC community has also rallied around Anderson following Kenney’s remarks.
“I guess MMA is a line of work where you can publicly talk about whether you’d have sex with a co-worker in an utterly degrading way and face zero consequences.” Anderson tweeted.
“Disgusting behaviour and it’s unfortunate that he’ll be fighting on my card in March.”
She later added: “It’s not ok for anyone to be spoken about like this.”
I guess MMA is a line of work where you can publicly talk about whether you'd have sex with a coworker in an utterly degrading way and face zero consequences.
Disgusting behavior and it's unfortunate that he'll be fighting on my card in March. https://t.co/hJd1OuHIyD— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) January 28, 2021
It needs to be clear to everyone that @MeganA_mma is an outstanding MMA competitor who deserves more respect from all of her peers. We need to do better
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) January 29, 2021
At first I was hesitant to post this cause you or any woman in this sport definitely doesn’t deserve to hear this shit and I’m sorry this is even a thing but good on you for shedding more light on it because it’s disturbing and needs to change.
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) January 28, 2021
Was curious what Casey Kenney might say about Dominick Cruz, but between O’Malley’s take on heroin and the Megan Anderson question, why 🤦🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/6lluwf8NY8
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) January 28, 2021
That last comment was so unnecessary .
— Saf (@safiyanur3) January 28, 2021
And I just watched a bunch of Casey Kenney fights and finally caught on smh. Let this be a lesson to fighters; if you're thinking of opening your mouth and saying something, just don't https://t.co/XsnUTcekJe
— #FreetheC-word (@Keithland00) January 28, 2021
The addiction comment is just pure ignorance. But the Megan Anderson comments are completely out of pocket. Act more professional.
— 440Richard (@440richardtv) January 28, 2021
Kenney later apologised for his comments.
“I’m sorry this upset you. I will be more careful with my words,” Kenney wrote.
“I was just answering a question and thought it was all a joking matter. I see I was wrong and I’m sorry. Best of luck with training camp and your fight.”
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