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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMMA fighter regrets Hitler tattoos.
An MMA fighter was banned from making his pro debut after it was found he has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler----------------------
Though Rousal has tried to distance himself from that past, it has not sat well with regional promoter Ondrej Novotny, who runs the Czech fight firm Oktagon MMA.
"You can't come to us and look like this," Novotny told Czech publication Idnes in December, days before Rousal was scheduled to fight a Slovak combatant called Nikolas Krivak.
People alerted Novotny to news that Rousal had a portrait of Hitler on his right hand.
Photos of Rousal show that he also has a tattoo of a skull wearing a military cap on his chest, likely a reference to the SS, the Nazi German paramilitary organization.
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"I grew up in the troubled community of people that made this tattoo," he said, according to Idnes. "At the time, I didn't know what to do with life, I was young and this tattoo was stupid.
"Later, I started doing martial arts, which led me to a completely different life and worldview. I have more tattoos that I regret, I gradually re-tattoo them all. I also want to apologize with my statement."
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MMA fighter regrets Hitler tattoos. (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Jan 2022
OP
"While Rousal says he is in the process of covering up his tattoos, the most offensive ones still re
Demovictory9
Jan 2022
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ExciteBike66
(2,280 posts)1. I gradually re-tattoo them all...
Either this is just broken english translation, or he is inferring that the Hitler tattoo was NOT the first one he decided to get rid of...
Demovictory9
(32,321 posts)3. "While Rousal says he is in the process of covering up his tattoos, the most offensive ones still re
While Rousal says he is in the process of covering up his tattoos, the most offensive ones still remain on his body.
Gore1FL
(21,030 posts)5. This guy isn't too good at working things out.
Perhaps that's why he chose to get beat up for a living.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. I'm generally in favor of second chances and changes of heart
If Mr. Rousal wants to take a belt sander to some of his tattoos, I'll bet that would make some good pay-per-view streaming.
exboyfil
(17,857 posts)4. Sons of Anarchy
Ink them out and look like a redacted document.
or
Cut them off
or
Burn them off
lame54
(35,136 posts)6. It's also a bad strategy...
Who wouldn't want to punch Hitler as hard as they could?