{"id":236432,"date":"2017-05-10T12:53:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=236432"},"modified":"2017-05-10T12:53:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:53:12","slug":"human-trafficker-neo-nazi-frank-kortz-added-m-1-challenge-fight-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/human-trafficker-neo-nazi-frank-kortz-added-m-1-challenge-fight-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Trafficker and Neo-Nazi Frank Kortz added to M-1 Challenge fight card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 22, M-1 will touch down in Orenburg, Russia with M-1 Challenge 78. At a glance, this is fairly average card, headlined by a\u00a0Maxim Divnich vs. Daniel Ismalugov lightweight title fight. As Ryan Thomas of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.combatdocket.com\/2017\/05\/10\/m-1-challenge-convicted-human-trafficker-alleged-neo-nazi-frank-kortz-added-card\/\" target=\"_blank\">CombatDocket.com<\/a> has pointed out, however, this card&#8217;s lineup is marred by the presence of one Frank Kortz, a convicted human trafficker, known Neo-Nazi, and alleged Hell&#8217;s Angels affiliate. Kortz will be taking on Nikolay Savilov in a heavyweight bout.<\/p>\n<p>Kortz&#8217;s past is oozing with criminal activity. In the mid 2000s, he was jailed for a long list of ugly offences including assault, illegal weapons possession, and most shockingly, human trafficking. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.antifainfoblatt.de\/artikel\/neonazis-im-hamburger-rotlichtmilieu\" target=\"_blank\">antifainfoblatt.de<\/a>, this jail time was not enough to keep the troubled fighter on the straight-and-narrow, as he quickly returned to the criminal activities, slithering back into the brothel business where he apparently worked as a pimp. He has also been connected to the infamous Hell&#8217;s Angels.<\/p>\n<p>The points against Kortz do not end with his criminal activities, either. The controversial fighter is said to have ties to the Neo-Nazi movement, and given his many hate-inspired tattoos, he does not appear keen on keeping these alarming connections a secret. As CombatDocket explains, &#8220;Kortz has a tattoo of a Swastika, one that reads \u20182YT4U\u2019, which represents \u2018too white for you\u2019, and a relatively new tattoo of Thor\u2019s hammer on his skull, which is a known insignia associated with neo-Naziism and right-wing extremism by the Federal Office of Constitution and Protection and police forces nationwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Kortz is not the kind of character that many promotions would choose to align themselves with. M-1, however, does not appear to be too concerned with the fighter&#8217;s rather odious history.<\/p>\n<p>Kortz is 2-1 as a professional mixed martial artists. All three of his fights have ended by knockout or TKO.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of M-1&#8217;s choice to sign Frank Kortz? Have they gone too far on their mission to sell tickets?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/10\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 22, M-1 will touch down in Orenburg, Russia with M-1 Challenge 78. At a glance, this is fairly average card, headlined by a\u00a0Maxim Divnich vs. Daniel Ismalugov lightweight title fight. 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