Guy Fieri is responding to backlash after he was spotted greeting Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate at a UFC event over the weekend.

The Tate brothers are a notoriously controversial pair, with Andrew a self-described misogynist. The brothers are also currently under investigation for alleged human trafficking.

A video shared on Threads by BroBible’s sports editor shows Guy shaking hands and chatting with the brothers.

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On Tuesday (April 14), Guy took to social media to issue a response.

“I’m seeing all of your comments about the photo from Saturday’s UFC event and all I can say is that I’m devastated,” the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host wrote. “I was there to see the fights and when I was walking through the venue, the Tate brothers stood up and said hello and that’s when the exchanged happened. I did not know them or about them before that moment.”

“I’ll never pretend to be a perfect person but let me be crystal clear, I do not know the Tate brothers nor do I support them in any way,” he concluded.

The responses to his statement were mixed, with several of his X followers sharing photos of him meeting with Donald Trump during a UFC match in 2023.

In February, the Food Network chef debuted a shocking new look for a Super Bowl commercial.