Andrea Lee is taking another shot at her apology.

Over the weekend the UFC women’s flyweight and her husband/coach, Donny Aaron, were on the defense after social-media followers noticed some concerning tattoos.

It started with some lakeside photos, where followers noticed Aaron has a swastika tattoo on his left arm and a Nazi SS bolt symbol on his right arm.

UFC fighter Andrea Lee, husband Donny Aaron address Nazi tattoo controversy

Aaron issued a lengthy apology, said he’s a changed man, and that he got the tattoos during a prison stint. He also said any anger and hate should be directed at him and not his 29-year-old wife, who’s a former LFA women’s flyweight champion who debuted with the UFC in May and defeated Veronica Macedo (5-2-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) via unanimous decision in a “Fight of the Night” performance.

In her initial apology on Friday – which has since been deleted – Lee called critics “sensitive ass mofos“:

“Neither one of us are racists, we have an Asian & a black guy that live with us! Oh my gosh guys it’s a tattoo he got when he was in prison, get over yourelves.  He covers them up all the time & we happen to have a lake day and it makes an appearance. Sensitive ass mofos.”

Lee, though, deleted that apology and issued a new one late Sunday – one that was crafted with a bit more care and professionalism.

Here it is (via Twitter):

“My comments the day before were meant to just defend my husband not his tattoo. I never intended to make light of the situation, the history of the symbol or dismiss anyone that was offended, This mistakes he made in his youth are not a representation of who he is today, which is a man that loves and respects everyone. Donny was my coach long before we got together, when I first met Donny, I question him too about his tattoos and he explained to me about his past and who he was now and how he’d changed. The more I got to know him as a person the less I noticed his skin.

“I’m truly sorry for responding the other day the way I did, if you think I don’t I DO! I’m not racist, I’m not a nazi and I don’t hate people and neither does Donny.

“I’ve always believed in the Golden Rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you, I personally try to live by that and I tell my daughter that all the time. I Also don’t believe in hating a person for things they have done to you or things have done, Period, If I don’t like someone. I never ever say that I hate people or a person, if anything I just extremely dislike a person, but never hate.

“I’m the type of person to help anyone out no matter the color of their skin or the religion they believe in, I don’t judge people based off a single thing or action or because of what someone else said about them, I choke to get to know them first and then make my own person opinion, that’s how I am that’s who I have always been.

“So I am sorry if I offended anyone, I apologize, please forgive me

“Please read. This is from my heart. Whether you hate me or not I remain sincerely sorry and will continue to do good by people regardless.”

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