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UFC Fighter Jorge Masvidal Blasts Colin Kaepernick for His Support of Fidel Castro

SJ - July 18, 2021

Back in 2016, after the death of Fidel Castro, Colin Kaepernick wore a t-shirt with the communist dictator's image on it. He was criticized at the time for doing so and booed in Miami.

Kaepernick then attempted to separate his support for Castro from his oppression of the Cuban people.

UFC fighter and Cuban-American, Jorge Masvidal, hasn't forgotten the former NFL quarterback's support for Castro and took to his Instagram story to blast him for it.

Masvidal, whose own father fled Cuba as a teenager, has been an outspoken supporter of the protests in Cuba against the communist government.

#SOSCuba English pic.twitter.com/on5Z25H2q0

— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) July 13, 2021

I'm sure there will be a few hot takes on the cesspool we call social media about Masvidal's comments on the former NFL quarterback...

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