Fighters, fans react to Charlie Radtke's NSFW controversial post-fight interview (Video)
By Amy Kaplan
Charlie Radtke did not earn any new fans after his UFC 293 win and it had nothing to do with his fighting style.
After defeating Blood DiamOnd via unanimous decision, he took the microphone and promptly delivered one of the most disrespectful foul post-fight interviews since Colby Covington.
"F**k all you f*****ts in the f***ing crowd. Come down and get some you p****y a** b****es," he said.
Charlie "Chuck Buffalo" Radtke (8-3 MMA, 1-0 #UFC) may have gotten the win tonight, but he ruined his successful organizational debut with a hateful post-fight interview that drew boos and thrown drinks from the Australian crowd. #UFC293 #MMA pic.twitter.com/YNMWprvftc
— Talen Guzman (@TalenGuzman) September 10, 2023
Daniel Cormier, who was conducting the interview quickly removed the microphone and walked out of the Octagon.
He was then promptly booed by the Sydney crowd as he left the Octagon.
Massive boos for Charlie Radtke, whose post fight interview was cut short after he called the crowd “f****ts”. #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/11oq85WKFr
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) September 10, 2023
MMA Twitter reacts to foul-mouthed post-fight speech 'ESPN isn't going to like that'
charles radtke post fight interview #UFC293
— Conner Burks (@connerburks) September 10, 2023
pic.twitter.com/Ut9T3UXg1G
😂😂😂😂😂😂 potty mouth modafuker #ufc293
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) September 9, 2023
Charles Radtke tells the Australian fans to F off & calls them a homosexual slur. I'm sure ESPN loved that.#UFC293
— Jason Hagholm (@JHagholm1) September 9, 2023
Lol. I got scared every time we ever gave "Chuck Buffalo" a mic. 😆#UFC293
— John Morgan (@JohnMorgan_MMA) September 10, 2023
well, that was the fastest time from winning your first ufc fight to getting cut from the ufc. what an absolute dumbass
— k (@tinymma) September 9, 2023
Radtke’s management team after his post fight interview 😂😂😂 #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/Kmg8WdpsL4
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 10, 2023
Literally the worst post-fight speech in UFC history. Dude might get cut for that. Stupid comments. #UFC293
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) September 9, 2023
ESPN is not gonna like that
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) September 9, 2023
😂Holy crap!! Way to end that one short @dc_mma
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) September 9, 2023
Solid debut for Radtke, who does a great job of absolutely squandering it with his trash post-fight interview
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 10, 2023
Would not be surprised if Charles Radtke got cut after that one 😳
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) September 10, 2023
Radtke was making his UFC debut. He was on a four-fight win streak and a highly touted prospect.
He issued an apology shortly after his post-fight interview went viral.
My sincere apologies to all of you watching today #ChuckBuffalo @danawhite @seanshelby @espn @espnmma @ufc pic.twitter.com/jXE9uO1JsU
— Charles Radtke (@ChuckBuffaloMMA) September 10, 2023
The UFC does have a standard code of conduct that all fighters are meant to abide by but, in the past, it's been liberal about actually punishing people based on it.
The code of conduct states, "In the event an athlete engages in derogatory or offensive conduct ... [it] may result in sanctions in the form of contractual reduction from the athlete's purse ..."
We've never seen a fine levied for words spoken or outside of the Octagon in recent memory.
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