Bryce Mitchell is a Mixed Martial Artist, who hails from Cabot, Arkansas, USA. Born on October 4, 1994, Mitchell entered the field of combat sports in 2015, when he made his MMA debut. Mitchell is currently signed up with the leading MMA promotion in the world UFC, where he competes in the Featherweight division.
Mitchell garnered widespread attention and criticism after making controversial comments on Adolf Hitler during the ArkanSanity podcast with MMA star Roli Delgado. His calling Adolf Hitler a "good guy" and denying the occurrence of the holocaust sparked outrage and condemnation from the entire fight community, fans, and officials, including UFC CEO Dana White.
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What Made Bryce Mitchell Famous?
While discussing Elon Musk's recent salutation during the DC victory rally of President Donald Trump, Mitchell went overboard.
"I honestly think that Hitler was a good guy based upon my own research, not my public education indoctrination," Mitchell said. "I really do think before Hitler got on meth, he was a guy I'd go fishing with." He then claimed Hitler "wanted to purify [Germany] by kicking the greedy Jews out that were destroying his country and turning them all into gays." These comments of his were labelled as homophobic and antisemitic.
He also suggested that the holocaust never happened and claimed that he has done his "own research" as opposed to what "public education will tell you."
Ironically, this is not the first time Bryce Mitchell has come under fire for his comments. He has earlier claimed that Sars COV-2 was a virus created in a lab by the US government. In July 2024, Mitchell claimed that Elon Musk is a false prophet and potential antichrist, and that his company Tesla is a "scam".
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Bryce Mitchell's MMA Record
While his comments did not come as appeasing in any form, his record inside the MMA ring is nothing short of exceptional. Mitchell has won 17 out of the 19 MMA fights. He was undefeated with 15 victories and his streak was eventually broken by current UFC Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Mitchell suffered his second defeat against Josh Emett at UFC 296. His last fight inside the UFC's Octagon came in December 2024 at 310, where he emerged victorious against Kron Gracie.