UFC president Dana White ripped fighter Bryce Mitchell for his stunning anti-LGBTQ and anti-Semitic comments.
“I’ve heard a lot of dumb, ignorant s–t in my day, but this one’s probably the worst,” White said on Thursday during a press conference in Saudi Arabia for a Power Slap event. “… Hitler is one of the most disgusting and evil human beings to ever walk the face of the earth. And anyone who even tries to take an opposing position is a moron. That’s the problem with the internet and social media — you provide a platform for a lot of dumb, ignorant people.”
During the first episode of his “ArkanSanity Podcast” earlier in the day, Mitchell went on a wild conspiracy theory-filled rant praising Adolf Hitler, saying he “was a good guy based on [his] own research.”
“[Hitler] fought for his country, he wanted to purify [Germany] by kicking the greedy Jews out that were destroying his country and turning ’em all into gays,” Mitchell continued. “They were gay-ing up the kids, they were queer-ing up the women, they were queer-ing up the dudes.”
Mitchell also floated some Holocaust denial opinions, saying “there’s no possible way they could’ve burned and cremated six million bodies, you’re going to realize the Holocaust ain’t real.”
Warning: expletive language
White called Mitchell a “moron” and “dumb and ignorant” during his fiery comments on the matter.
“We’ve obviously reached out to Bryce when we read what he said and let him know how we feel about it,” White said. “We’re beyond disgusted.”
But White said Mitchell, a featherweight fighter who is 17-2 in his UFC career, wouldn’t face any punishment for his comments.
“It’s free speech,” White said. “I don’t have to love it, you don’t have to love it. … That’s the beautiful thing about this business. For all of you that hate Bryce Mitchell, you get to see him hopefully get his ass whooped on global television.”
