Zuffa Bans Nazi-Themed Sponsor Hoelzer Reich

(Makes a perfect Hanukkah gift.)

When Octagon newcomer Joe Brammer walked out for his debut at UFC 107 wearing apparel from controversial clothing manufacturer Hoelzer Reich, it raised a lot of eyebrows around the MMA world.  Why was an organization that has banned sponsors for the pettiest of reasons allowing clothing that seemed so obviously, shall we say, inspired by Nazi Germany to appear on their broadcast?  Cage Writer's Maggie Hendricks got after the Zuffa brass about it, and now the WEC's Reed Harris tells her that Zuffa fighters won't be wearing this particular mix of skulls and Iron Crosses any more.

Of course, Hoelzer Reich still maintains that there's nothing Nazi-ish about their company.  They just make clothing that is, according to them, "based on our interest of WWI and WWII Germany."  They also only sponsor white fighters, though that could be a coincidence.  What's not a coincidence, however, is the repeated similarities between Hoelzer Reich designs and Nazi imagery. 

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