Hoelzer Reich Finds Itself Banned By The WEC And UFC
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During this past weekends TUF event, fighter Joe Brammer wore a Hoelzer Reich walk-in T-shirt in his loss to Marc Bocek. This sent the entire MMA community into an uproar across media outlets and forum boards such as the Underground and Sherdog.
The California based clothing company has come under fire for it’s brand of clothing that uses many symbols associated with Nazism, including the Iron Cross, logos closely resembling those such as the “SS” used by the Schutzstaffel, the Totenkopf skull, and other mottos and symbols commonly associated with Nazi Germany.
WEC general manager Reed Harris told MMAjunkie.com and Yahoo! Sports that Zuffa, LLC, will no longer allow its athletes to wear Hoelzer Reich apparel into the cage at UFC or WEC events.
Harris today admitted he wasn’t 100 percent familiar with the brand, but he didn’t envision the organization supporting a group that portrayed any sort of racist message.
“I’ll tell you my personal opinion: I’m against any group that obviously portrays the white, Aryan stuff, or any of that stuff,” Harris told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I don’t know if that necessarily involves [Hoelzer Reich]. I’ve been told that it may. If it does, I’m not going to support it. That’s my own opinion.
“If you look at our fighters, we are a diverse group. If you go to our office and look at who works there – I’ve worked for a lot of companies – it’s the most diverse group of people I’ve ever worked with, and it’s wonderful. I’m not sure how [Hoelzer Reich sponsorships] are all going to play out, but I’ve started to kind of look into it myself. I’m not sure if it’s something that’s going to work in the WEC.”
For some more comparisons of Hoelzer Reich’s clothing and Neo-Nazi symbols, MiddleEasy.com posted this image after the jump.
Quote: MMAjunkie.com
