On Sunday, reigning UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and rising bantamweight contender Aljamain Sterling got into it on Twitter. While this back-and-forth began as fairly innocent Twitter beef, it unfortunately wasn’t long before accusations of racism began to fly.
See the pair’s fiery exchange below:
Don’t need to. We follow each other and he clearly looking up my tweets but he tried to downplay my win lol. Our time WILL come to scrap!! https://t.co/2OCEYliXdc
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 13, 2017
Down play your win? You beat a washed up barao, you are #FreeMoney caraway broke you, and he is afraid to fight everyone https://t.co/vhHjw3Cbny
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 14, 2017
And like I said I’ll strangle you with that fake ass chain you wear!! https://t.co/vhHjw3Cbny
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 14, 2017
Wait in line boy
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 14, 2017
.@TJDillashaw is next, @FunkMaster_UFC just riding high off the biggest win he will ever get, can’t be mad at the boy. https://t.co/7cjn3Ltzn9
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 14, 2017
These “boy” comments are where the trouble began for Garbrandt, as fans quickly reminded that Conor McGregor recently found himself under fire for similar comments, and Sterling agreed.
Unless you KKK stop calling me “boy” motherfucker. You liable to get ya shit beat in talking like that. Talk ya shit, don’t be ass-hat https://t.co/avsGhVwIWD
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 14, 2017
Facts. Idk what kinda hill-billy shit he over there tweeting but that out of bounds. https://t.co/lEWxyEfmVN
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 14, 2017
Yea. Exactly my point. Empowering these racist dick heads. I’d beat the fuck outta YOU!!!! https://t.co/hZ3LUyQ5Av
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 14, 2017
Cody, nooooo. You didn’t just call @FunkMaster_UFC “boy”, did you? You definitely know the connotation there. https://t.co/aSsvvuhU2C
— Maximum Power (@TheMaximumPower) August 14, 2017
You’re a fucking idiot. https://t.co/UGFd5lEiHO
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 14, 2017
Yea, I’m really tough for calling someone on talking like a racist POS. You try being black in America dickhead. FUCK YOU! https://t.co/iBiH5Wrrop
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 14, 2017
Is Cody a closet racist..? Why all the “boy” shit when talking to Sterling but he never says that kind of thing to TJ..? Makes you wonder
— Mike Smith (@MikeLSmith619) August 14, 2017
Garbrandt then responded, agreeing with a fan that Sterling is just “race-baiting.”
.@TJDillashaw is next, @FunkMaster_UFC just riding high off the biggest win he will ever get, can’t be mad at the boy. https://t.co/7cjn3Ltzn9
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 14, 2017
Exactly what that fool is trying to do!! We all tie our shoes the same way!! https://t.co/mSOiD8hFKA
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) August 14, 2017
What do you make of this beef between Cody Garbrandt and Aljamain Sterling?
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 8/13/2017.