UFC Welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre and his apparel maker Hayabusa offended Asian fans when GSP walked out to his UFC 158 title fight in a gi blazoned with the Rising Sun icon associated with Japan's militaristic World War II regime.
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UFC 158: Georges St. Pierre's Rising Sun gi creates controversy for Hayabusa
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over 9 years ago | October 22, 2013 11:00 am
The Korean Zombie speaks out against Ronda Rousey's rising sun t-shirt
UFC Featherweight Chan Sung Jung is mad as hell and he doesn't intend to take it anymore. When Ronda Rousey sported the symbol of WWII era Japan on The Ultimate Fighter, the Zombie wrote Dana White a letter and here it is.
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almost 10 years ago | April 3, 2013 3:55 pm
Ryo Chonan responds to Chan Sung Jung's open letter
Ryo Chonan has harsh words for detractors of the 'Rising Sun'.
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almost 10 years ago | March 25, 2013 3:29 pm
Apparel maker Hayabusa will not market GSP's UFC 158 gi due to controversy over Rising Sun iconography
Hayabusa has released a statement announcing that they will not be marketing the gi that UFC Welterweight champion GSP wore into the Octagon at UFC 158 due to the offensive Rising Sun imagery featured on the gi which is associated with Japan's World
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almost 10 years ago | March 25, 2013 11:15 am
Korean Zombie says GSP's Rising Sun gi is as bad as wearing a Nazi swastika
UFC Featherweight Chan Sung Jung aka "The Korean Zombie" has posted a message to his Facebook page decrying the "rising sun" gi that Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre wore to walk to the cage at UFC 158.
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