UFC Fighters React To Cecil The Lion Being Killed

The internet went into an uproar when it was discovered that a dentist from America went to Zimbabwe and hunted and killed a lion, who the locals called Cecil. The lion was also a part of a study being done Oxford University, who had placed a tracking collar on the lion.

Lets remember that UFC fighters are people too and several of them had some pretty strong reactions to the news.

Check it out!

"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." #cecilthelion

— Dr Rosi Sexton (@RosiSexton) July 30, 2015

Hunting for sport! #CecilTheLion #notcool

— tim means (@MeansTim) July 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/julesk_fighter/status/626383364736417792

Funny how simple old animals can have such an impact on us humans, RIP #CecilTheLion didn't know I had so many of your pix saved in my phone

— TheOnceAndFutureKing (@BensonHenderson) July 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/626176401532682240

For the American man who killed #CecilTheLion in Zimbabwe here ya go. #Hunting for the sake of… https://t.co/1KcRkRf37r

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 28, 2015

https://twitter.com/peggymorganmma/status/626044446291951617

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