UFC CEO Dana White was completely disgusted by what Bryce Mitchell had to say about war criminal Adolf Hitler.
The MMA fighter has made a name for himself over the years but has always had a love for conspiracy theories and strange opinions on certain topics. Mitchell recently debuted his podcast ArkanSanity, and his first episode caused quite a debacle. On his show, Mitchell spoke about Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler and defended the war criminals opinion.
The German dictator is responsible for the Second World War and the genocide of over one million Jews, but Mitchell believes Hitler was only doing what he felt was best for his people and he was a “good guy”. He says Hitler was only trying to “purify” his country by kicking out greedy Jews and even went as far as debunking the holocaust, saying, “There’s no possible way it happened”. These views were shocking and offensive to many people, including UFC CEO Dana White, who issued a statement about Mitchell’s comment calling it “beyond disgusting.”
“I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant shit said over the years, but this is probably the worst.” White said. “First of all, when you talk about Hitler, he was responsible for the death of six million Jews and it was his intent to completely eliminate the Jewish people. And that’s a guy you would want to go fishing with? And think about this, when you look at [World War II], it was the deadliest war in human history. In its entirety, you’re talking about a war that resulted in 15 million military deaths, and 45 million civilian deaths. That doesn’t include at least another 25 million soldiers that were wounded.
“Second of all, Hitler is one of the most disgusting and evil human beings to ever walk the Earth. Anyone that even tries to take an opposing position is a moron. That’s the problem with the internet and social media. You provide a platform to a lot of dumb and ignorant people. We reached out to Bryce immediately when we read what he said, and let him know exactly how we felt about it. But what he said was beyond disgusting and he needs a real education on the facts surrounding Hitler and WWII.”
Despite his abhorring comments, Mitchell will not be facing any punishment or disciplinary actions with respect to the First Amendment of the American Constitution.
“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,” White said. “What do you want me to say about it? You know where I am with free speech. We’re disgusted by it. I think he’s literally one of the dumbest human beings.
“Let’s not forget this is a guy that took a drill through his nutsack, then had to reverse it and pull the drill back out. That’s the level of stupid that we’re talking about. I could probably go on for 10 minutes talking about how dumb Bryce Mitchell is, but guess what? Bryce Mitchell has a podcast. What a way to start.
“That’s the world that we live in now. Dumb people, people who are really stupid and really ignorant can have a voice. We don’t have to agree with it. We don’t have to like it. I’m giving you mine and the UFC’s position on what he had to say. And this is no different than things that I’ve said about [Sean] Strickland but I will say this: Out of all the dumb, ignorant shit I’ve heard in my life, this has to be the dumbest and most ignorant.”
Mitchell has yet to make any public statement about his comments, but he has reached out to the UFC to address them on his podcast.
“His thing was ‘I’m sorry if I put you guys in any position,’” White said. “He’s stupid. He’s dumb. You can’t fix dumb people. When you have somebody that’s really, really stupid and that’s what we’re talking about here, what do you do? How do you talk sense to a dummy? You don’t.”
The 30-year-old fighter has spent the past six-plus years in the UFC while amassing an 8-2 record overall with the promotion.
