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    Hunt explodes against Lesnar and UFC in expletive-laden interview

    Troels Sommerville

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    An enraged Mark Hunt has unleashed a verbal thunderstorm against the UFC in an incredibly explosive interview.

    The Australian-based fighter has been constantly scathing of the UFC and Brock Lesnar after the US Anti-Doping Authority revealed Lesnar failed two doping tests in the week leading up to his win over Hunt at UFC 200.

    Since the news broke Hunt has not relented in his open criticism of the fight promoter, recently calling Lesnar a "juiced up monkey" and demanding half the $2.5 million purse which Lesnar took home.

    But clearly Hunt was just getting started as evidenced by his long rant on MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, where he suggested "These f----ing cheaters should go and die, die in a fire. The whole lot of them."

    But that was only a taste of his verbal deluge, he continued to berate the UFC and Lesnar, who he suggested had colluded in the matter.

    "If we’ve got to sue their asses, well then f--- you, you’re going to get sued. You scummy c---s. The problem is everyone these days, ‘Man, I want to get into the UFC.’ F--- the UFC. You’re s--t. You motherf---ers don’t look after nobody.

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    He continued along those lines for some time, but also offered some constructive solutions, such as starting a fighters association to look after the interests of the athletes.

    "We just need to get the right guys on board. I do feel we need all the fighters to get together and behind this, because I'm not just talking about my future, I'm talking about the current stars and the kids who look up to us as fighter. I'm looking at the long term of it.

    "These companies don't give a rats about f---ing us, they just throw you... under the bus like they've been doing with me. Sooner or later I'm going to run into someone whose really going to put me in trouble and what's going to happen about it? Nothing

    "I think all these fighters that are listening to this should get behind this movement... because if it's not me its going to be one of you. It's time to stand up, stick together and move forward.

    "These companies don't make nothing without us, they make nothing."

    But he said he wasn't averse to walking away from the sport either.

    "People are scared for years because the company is going to get them. Well, f--- the company. They don’t give a s---t about you or anyone else. If I walk away now, I don’t care.

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