UFC President and CEO Dana White has made it clear that he will not be taking any disciplinary action against a UFC fighter who recently praised Adolf Hitler, denied the Holocaust, and made offensive remarks about the LGBTQ and Jewish communities.
UFC featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell sparked intense backlash this week after making inflammatory comments in which he voiced admiration for Adolf Hitler, spread Holocaust denial, and directed hateful rhetoric at both the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities.
On the first episode of his ArkanSanity Podcast, Mitchell shared his belief that Hitler was a “good guy” and someone he would “go fishing with.”
“I honestly think that Hitler was a good guy, based upon my own research – not my public education indoctrination. I really do think before Hitler got on meth, he was a guy I’d go fishing with,” Mitchell stated on his podcast.
He went on to elaborate, expressing admiration for Hitler’s supposed efforts to “purify” Germany by expelling “greedy Jews,” whom he falsely accused of corrupting society and “turning them all into gays.”
“He fought for his country, he wanted to purify it by kicking the greedy Jews out that were destroying his country and turning them all into gays,” Mitchell said. “They were gaying out the kids, they were queering out the women, they were queering out the dudes.”
UFC President and CEO Dana White swiftly denounced Mitchell’s statements, calling them “disgusting” and “ignorant.”
“I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant [stuff] said over the years, but this is probably the worst,” White said in a statement to ESPN. “First of all, when you talk about Hitler, he was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and it was his intent to completely eliminate Jewish people. And that’s a guy you would want to go fishing with?”
At a recent press conference, White went even further, describing Mitchell’s remarks as “beyond disgusting.”
“Hitler is one of the most disgusting and evil human beings to ever walk the Earth, and anyone that even tries to take an opposing position is a moron,” White said. “That’s the problem with the internet and social media. You provide a platform to a lot of dumb and ignorant people.”
However, despite the outrage over Mitchell’s comments, White has no intention of imposing any consequences.
“It’s free speech,” White said. “That’s the beautiful thing about this business, for all of you who hate Bryce Mitchell, you get to see him hopefully get his [butt] whooped on global television.”
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