Hunt: 'F--- the UFC' for allowing cheaters to fight
Mark Hunt is showing that his words can be as furious as his fists.
"The Super Samoan" went on a lengthy tirade on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour as he vented his frustrations over the news that his UFC 200 opponent Brock Lesnar failed two drug tests surrounding their fight.
He's already asked for the UFC to give him Lesnar's purse, which was reported to be in excess of $2 million, or he'll walk away from the promotion. Not only that, he'll take them to court.
"I'll go and work somewhere else," said Hunt. "Like I said, I don't give a s--- if we've got to sue their asses, well then f--- you, you're getting sued. You scummy c---s. The problem is everyone these days wants to get into the UFC. F--- the UFC. You're s---. You motherf---ers don't look after nobody.
"Throw this motherf---er, this stupid f---ing Samoan under the bus and let him get bashed in front of the whole world and we'll let this f---ing white piece of s--- f---ing stick needles in his ass and say, 'Let him cheat all the way to the f---ing bank.' Let's give him f---ing millions of dollars and not worry about this motherf---er. F--- that and f--- your s--- company ... You can sue me on that. Motherf---ers."
Hunt lost a unanimous decision to Lesnar, but it's not the loss that bothers him. It's what he perceives as the UFC's negligence when it comes to punishing offenders. This is the third time that the UFC has paired him up with a heavyweight who would later go on to fail a drug test.
Under the UFC's current policies, they leave penalties for doping violations to USADA. That's not enough for Hunt. He proposed that busted fighters don't get paid, that they face a 5-10 year ban from competition, and that they face criminal charges for endangering their opponents.
Hunt believes that if everyone keeps looking the other way, it will lead to chemical warfare.
"People say this is the hurt business, yeah I understand that but if you're going to make it clear, if you're going to make it a cheating sport, then let's all f---king cheat," said Hunt. "Let's all cheat, let's all stick needles in our asses and take the rest of that s--- and see who's the first person to die."
Adding insult to injury for Hunt were criticisms aimed at him for agreeing to the fight even though he made comments that indicated he was suspicious of Lesnar to begin with.
"And then when he's actually caught doping, everyone throws me under the bus," said Hunt. "Well you know what motherf---ers, f--- you. You can all kiss my ass. These f---ing cheaters should f---ing go and die. Die in a fire, the whole lot of them."
The only humor Hunt found in the situation was Lesnar calling out Jon Jones for being removed from UFC 200 three days before the event when he also tested positive for a banned substance.
"And then it's funny that one cheater calls out the other cheater and says, 'Aw man, that was really unprofessional,' well what the hell does that make you? He's a f---ing hypocrite," said Hunt.
Hunt dismissed Lesnar as "rubbish" and decried the special treatment he received from the UFC. As a fighter coming out of retirement, Lesnar was expected to undergo four months of testing before being licensed to fight, but that protocol was waived by the promotion.
"You can get away with anything," said Hunt. "To make it in the UFC, you stick a needle in your ass and they'll give you millions of dollars if you make it to the top."