“We don’t do gay” – Former UFC fighter, father of alleged LGBTQ club mass shooter expresses relief that his son wasn’t homosexual
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The suspect in Colorado Springs mass shooting tragedy was identified to be a 22-year-old named Anderson Lee Aldrich. Aaron Brink, the father of the suspect has recently come out and shocked the world with his interview speaking out his thoughts on the tragic incident.
Aaron Brink, the father of the alleged mass shooter was also a former MMA fighter. The 48-year-old was also part of the biggest fight promotion in the world, UFC. Recently, his son was suspected to have committed a hate crime at the LBGTQ+ venue Club Q in Colorado. Brink spoke to CBS 8 San Diego in an exclusive interview and revealed some shocking statements.
The former fighter says he did not know his son was alive up until the tragic incident and was under the thought that his child had committed suicide in 2016. When asked about what his initial reactions were to his son’s mass shooting incident, the fighter shockingly said that his main worry was if his son was a homosexual. “I got scared, ‘Oh my god is he gay? Sh**, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said, phew,” said Aaron Brinks on learning about the Colorado Springs mass shooting.
The father also stated that he never actually condemned his son’s violent behavior and instead encouraged it. “I praised him for violent behavior really early. I told him it works,” added the former MMA fighter. One of the main reasons behind Brink’s worry about his son’s sexuality is because he’s Mormon and a conservative Republican who does not “do gay”.
The Colorado shooter’s dad on finding out his son murdered people: “They started telling me about the incident, a shooting… And then I go on to find out it’s a gay bar. I got scared, ‘Shit, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said, phew… I am a conservative Republican.” (@CBS8) pic.twitter.com/7Zw4vpLtjE
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Aaron does not excuse his son’s behavior at the LBGTQ venue but is relieved that his son was not gay. Brink then also went on to ask forgiveness from the families of the deceased. The full interview is available on CBS 8 official YouTube channel.
Aaron Brink and his career in mixed martial arts
Aaron Brink has been fighting in mixed martial arts bouts, professionally from the year 1998. The former fighter has over 50 fights in his professional career and has a record of 29-27 (2 no contests). The fighter has fought under several promotional banners. He has fought under WEC, California Cage Wars, Gladiator Challenge, and also the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Brink has fought the former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski at UFC 28: High Stakes. The fight took place at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey back in 2000. Brink lost the fight via submission and extended his record to 8-4. He has also fought another popular UFC fighter, Alistair Overeem.
Aaron Brink and Alistair Overeem fought each other at 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Overeem won the fight via submission and handed a defeat to Aaron.
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