TUF Nations cast member cut by UFC after racist Instagram photo
Australia's Tyler Manawaroa of the The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada v.s. Australia was cut by the UFC Monday due to a racist Instagram photo posted prior to joining the reality TV show, according to the Bloody Elbow.
Manawaroa will not be offered a contract regardless of how far he advances in the reality show, according to the Bleacher Report.
The 19-year-old posted this tweet on Twitter Monday morning, calling the photo, which was later deleted, a "joke."
@JoshuaTyl0r @JaredY31 @DavidLoiseau @IamRagin @CyrusDegreat @patrick_cote racism isn't funny I know that. It was a joke
— Tyler Manawaroa (@tyler2181) February 10, 2014
The 6-foot-1 185lb middlewight is a 10-0 in his MMA career and won the only fight this season for Team Australia in the show that aired last Wednesday.