Kay Hansen Claims That She Was Manipulated Into Showing Controversial Message In Invicta FC Days

Kay Hansen made her UFC debut this past weekend at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker, defeating former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Jinh Yu Frey by third round submission.

A twitter user recently posted an image of Hansen wearing a top showing a controversial message, which happened during the fighter?s time in Invicta FC, but Hansen claims she was manipulated into deliver the controversial message:

 

Hansen also admits that she didn?t make a lot of smart decisions in her youth and was easily persuaded to doing some things.

?It?s crazy because all those pictures and stuff are from when I was 18,? Hansen said to MMA Fighting. ?I?m not ready to share my story, per se, but in the short sense, like I said, I wasn?t in an environment where I was able to think for myself. I was manipulated and kind of heavily influenced into portraying myself in a certain way. Whether it was for marketing purposes or whatever, I was kind of in an environment and I didn?t know how to get out. And I was 18, so I was easily persuaded. It?s just dumb because I?m getting a lot of heat for things that I didn?t even want to do myself at the time. I was literally 18. That?s the hardest part I think about making my debut so young on such a big stage with Invicta. Everyone messes up when they?re 18, but no one sees it. No one gets scrutinized for it because no one knows about your mess-ups when you?re 18, but me it?s like everything is on social media. People are so quick to think they know me and think they know what I believe in and what my views are. Man, I was 18. I?m 20 now. For a little over a year now, I?ve been out of that environment I was referring to. I?ve been able to be my own person and have my own views. I?m not even the same person that I was in those pictures.?

No action is expected to be taken against Hansen by the UFC, who now holds a 1-0-0 record under the UFC banner.

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