Jeff Molina, a
25-year-old UFC flyweight fighter, came out Friday as bisexual. He made the
announcement after a leak of him and another man being intimate was leaked to
social media.
“Not the way I
wanted to do this but the chance to do it when I was ready was taken away from
me. I’ve tried to keep my dating life private from social media,” Molina wrote
on Twitter. “I’ve dated girls my whole life and suppressed feelings I had throughout
high school being on the wrestling team, throughout college pursuing MMA, and
even after making part of the dream happen and getting into the UFC.”
He shared,
“The thought of my buddies, teammates, and (people) I look up to looking at me
different let alone treating me different for something I can’t control was
something I couldn’t fathom.”
Molina said he
wanted to be “known for [his] skills” and his dedication to his sport and “not
the ‘bi ufc fighter’ that I’m sure would just be translated to ‘gay UFC
fighter.’”
He’d
previously supported the LGBTQ+ community by wearing Pride Month shorts during
a fight in June 2022.
"I just
thought in 2022 people would be a little more open-minded and not pieces of
sh*t. But I guess I was wrong," Molina said after he received some
backlash for wearing the shorts.
On Friday, the
fighter also called out the person who posted the video.
“To the awful
disturbed person that decided to post this…I hope it was worth it,” Molina
wrote.
He has been
suspended from fighting by the Nevada Athletic Commission after he allegedly
bet on a UFC fight, CNN reports.
“At the end of
the day I know my character, morals, and who I am as a person. As much as I'm
getting hated/sh**ted on I'm getting an equal amount of support & it means
a f*ck ton,” Molina wrote.
SOURCE: ADVOCATE
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