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MMA media has a responsibility to address Jorge Masvidal’s #FreeAlexisVila shirt

It’s been nearly two weeks since Jorge Masvidal strutted down a concourse at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Masvidal, who later that night would get knocked out by Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 261, wore a white tee shirt under a fur coat. Written on that shirt in red ink was the phrase “#FreeAlexisVila.”

If you think you’ve heard the name Alexis Villa before, you have. A Florida judge sentenced the former Cuban Olympic wrestler to 15 years in prison for the role he played in the 2011 kidnapping, torture and murder of Camilo Salazar.