UFC's Natan Levy hopes crackdown on internet trolls sends strong message to others

TMZ.com

UFC fighter Natan Levy hopes bullies around the world will take serious notice of his recent assault on an internet troll...saying on Tuesday that he wants anyone even considering spitting hate speech to know that "words have consequences".

Levy recently mutilated a talkative social media user named Ben... after the guy defended notorious anti-Semite Nick Fuentes in an X-rated chat.

Levy, who is Jewish, met the guy at his gym and punched him for several minutes, forcing him to step down.

Eventually, he got Ben to say on camera after the practice session that six million people were murdered in the Holocaust – an atrocity Ben hadn't previously acknowledged.

When Levy joined Harvey and Charles on "TMZ Live" on Tuesday to talk it all out...he said he was happy with how it went with Ben - and now he wants the others keep the incident in mind beforehand. they pound their keyboards with similar nonsense.

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"The big lesson I wanted to teach this guy -- and I hope everyone watching -- is that words have consequences," he said. "Actions have consequences."

“If you say something, you better support it,” he added, “because this hate turns into hate in the real world, so we have to stop it.”