Former UFC Lightweight World Champion Rafael dos Anjos Slammed for Homophobic Tweet

Former UFC lightweight world champion Rafael dos Anjos found himself at odds with some fans after posting a homophobic tweet. "RDA appears to have been upset by his young son being subjected to the sight of two men kissing on television," reports the wrestling website Lowkickmma.com.

"Dos Anjos, a typically respected veteran of the sport with nearly 20 years of experience and a laundry list of legendary opponents, has seemingly lost a few fans after turning an innocent observation into an ignorant comment on social media. According to the man himself, dos Anjos was sitting back and enjoying some programming on Animal Planet with his son when an unspecific commercial appeared to depict two individuals of the same gender engaging in what we assume was an appropriate-for-all-ages display of affection."

Perhaps Twitter wasn't the best place for Dos Anjos to make his remark. He was immediately slammed: