German football referee Pascal Kaiser was attacked over the weekend, his lawyer told local media on Monday.

Kaiser was admitted to the hospital due to an assault. He also posted a photo of his bruised face on Instagram.

The attack took place in front of Kaiser’s Cologne home, with three unidentified men attacking him after he had gone out for a cigarette.

Kaiser made headlines around the world after proposing to his boyfriend as part of local football club FC Cologne’s Diversity Day, which took place during the club’s Bundesliga game against Wolfsburg.

After his proposal went viral, a local Cologne bar accused Kaiser of fraud while he had worked there, accusations he denied.

Motive still unknown, says police

Now, his lawyer Moritz Lange claimed the bar had made the 27-year-old’s address known. The bar itself denies the accusations.

According to Lange, Kaiser received many threats since his proposal went viral. The German referee informed police of the threats, which then sent a police presence to patrol around Kaiser’s home.

“On Saturday evening, as (Kaiser) went for a walk, he received a message: ‘We see you and follow you. Just wait until the police are no longer there’,” lawyer Lange told German media. Not long after the message was received, Lange said, the three men appeared and attacked Kaiser.

Police said the motives for the attack remain unclear, with Germany’s security services being aware of the case and looking into possible homophobic background.

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Adrian Lee won’t settle for a basic victory when he returns to the Circle for his fifth promotional appearance. Instead, the young Singaporean-American dynamo promises total domination.

The 19-year-old martial artist faces Japanese star Shozo Isojima in a lightweight MMA clash on February 13 inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. Their three-round battle will be part of ONE Fight Night 40: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger II on Prime Video.

‘The Phenom’ and Isojima enter this battle after falling to ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion Tye Ruotolo in their respective lightweight MMA battles last year.

Ahead of fight night, the Hawaii-based fighter made bold predictions about how their matchup would unfold.

“He has some accolades in his judo and his wrestling, but I believe that I’ll beat him everywhere in this game,” Adrian Lee confidently told ONE Championship.

That confidence shows zero concern about Isojima’s credentials.

The Japanese fighter brings a legitimate grappling pedigree into this high-stakes matchup, but the Prodigy Training Center athlete is dismissing any talk about his foe having an advantage there ahead of Friday’s clash.

Lee’s all-around arsenal could help him dominate Isojima, but if the latter can pounce on any opportunity throughout this fight, he could well leave the Lumpinee Stadium with one of the biggest upsets of the night.

Adrian Lee ‘itching’ to return to action in Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium

Adrian Lee revealed his excitement for his ONE Championship return in a post on his official Instagram account last month.

Lee, who goes by the username @adrianleemma on the social media application, wrote:

“About that time again, itching to get into that cage.”

The 19-year-old is currently 3-1 in his professional MMA journey. All three of his victories, against Antonio Mammarella, Nico Cornejo, and Takeharu Ogawa, were achieved via submission.

ONE Fight Night 40 will be available to active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada, live in U.S. primetime, for free, this Friday.

Fight fans around the globe, meanwhile, can tune in to the card via ONE’s official YouTube channel, the ONE Super App, and watch.onefc.com. Geo-restrictions may apply.