Toni Valtonen, a 30-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, is coming under fire for a swastika tattoo he wears on his right arm. M1 requires that he cover it up, but the patch can fall off, revealing the tattoo.
Valtonen (mixedmartialarts.com) According to
mixedmartialarts.com, Valtonen said of the tattoo, "I had a crazy and rebellious youth, I made some faults in my past and I am not proud of these marks. I regret that I ever had these tattoos made.
Other fighters who sport controversial tattoos include King of the Cage fighter Melvin, who wears a neo-nazi tattoo. Valtonen fought in the M-1 Global Challenge in July.
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