UFC star Andrea Lee has taken to social media to defend her husband’s Swastika tattoo.
The fighter came under fire when she posted a snap of her and other half Donny Aaron with pro-Nazi ink on his left arm.
The picture of them both posing by a lake was quickly the subject of Twitter fury after the controversial tat was spotted.
Lee quickly cropped the image and left it on her Twitter and Instagram accounts without a view of Aaron’s arm.
But hundreds of fans had already seen, forcing her to make a statement defending her husband — who is also her coach.
She said Aaron got the tattoo when he was in prison and insisted that neither of them was racist.
Lee posted: “Neither one of us are racists, we have an Asian and a black guy that live with us.
“Oh my gosh guys it’s a tattoo he got when he was in prison, get over yourselves.
“He covers them up all the time and we happen to have a lake day and it makes an appearance.
She added: “Sensitive ass mofos.”
On Saturday, Aaron also addressed the controversy, calling his tattoo a “20-year-old mistake” in a tweet.
He also said his ink doesn’t define him and if it was possible, he would get it removed.
Unsurprisingly, Aaron and Lee got heat on social media.
One fan wrote: “You can literally go to any shop and get it covered lmao. I think you just don’t want to.”
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Another said: “Nothing looks more ‘red neck’ than prison-grade swastika tattoos, bro.”
Lee is the No. 12-ranked flyweight contender and has a 9-2 record. She is a former flyweight champion in MMA promotion LFA.
Her last fight was a unanimous points decision win over Veronica Macedo at a UFC Fight Night on May 19.
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