{"id":39976,"date":"2021-03-28T18:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T18:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=39976"},"modified":"2021-03-28T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T16:28:12","slug":"israel-adesanya-dropped-by-bmw-over-rape-comments-to-rival-kevin-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/israel-adesanya-dropped-by-bmw-over-rape-comments-to-rival-kevin-holland","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya dropped by BMW over rape comments to rival, Kevin Holland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerian-born UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya has been dropped as an ambassador to BMW after an offensive comment he made to his rival, Kevin Holland in an online video.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from BMW said that after a careful review of the comments he made online, it decided not to push forward with the pending deal it had with the UFC champion.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said that Adesanya who was to be unveiled as the face of the brand lost his deal after he told Holland, \u201cBro, I will fu**ing rape you\u201d in an online video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the offensive comments made by the athlete online, we have reviewed our pending association with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful deliberations, we have decided not to push forward the ambassadorial deal for the brand with him at this time in New Zealand,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Adesanya in a post vis his Twitter account admitted he \u201ccrossed the line\u201d and also apologized for the offensive words he used against his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast weekend fight, talk escalated to a point in which I crossed the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the gravity of this word and how it can affect and hurt other people apart from my opponent, although that was NEVER my intention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am still growing under the spotlight, and I take this as a lesson to be more selective with words while under pressure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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