Dana White Breaks Silence on Bryce Mitchell Hitler Comments
UFC President Dana White has responded to comments made by the No. 13-ranked featherweight, Bryce Mitchell, about Hitler.
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Bryce Mitchell.
UFC President Dana White addressed comments Bryce Mitchell made about Adolf Hitler on a podcast, condemning his statements but revealing the No. 13-ranked featherweight will not face punishment from the MMA organization
White said the UFC is ābeyond disgustedā by Mitchell, who praised Hitler and denied the Holocaust.
Speaking at a press conference in Saudi Arabia at a Power Slap event, White said, āIāve heard a lot of dumb, ignorant (expletive) in my day. But this oneās probably the worst. When you talk about Hitler, heās responsible for the death of 6 million Jews, and he tried to completely eliminate a race of people. World War II was the deadliest war in history. Fifteen million military deaths, 45 million civilians and 25 million civilians were killed in World War II.ā
Mitchellās comments were made on the first episode of his podcast, Arkansanity, on January 24, 2025. The comments went viral on social media days after Mitchell posted the episode after clips were shared. Mitchell said, āI honestly think that Hitler was a good guy.ā
Mitchell also said that ābefore Hitler got on meth, he was a guy Iād go fishing with. He fought for his country. He wanted to purify it by kicking the greedy Jews out.ā Mitchell also made statements denying the Holocaust, saying that āpublic education,ā leads people to falsely believe 6 million Jewish people were killed, falsely saying āthe Holocaust aināt real.ā
White added, āHitler was one of the most disgusting and evil human beings that ever walked the face of the Earth. And anyone who even tries to take an opposing position is a moron. Thatās the problem with the internet and social media. You provide a platform for a lot of dumb, ignorant people.ā
White said the UFC has āreached outā to Mitchell and ālet him know how we feel about it.ā
Dana White Said Bryce Mitchell Is āLiterally One of the Dumbest Human Beings,ā but Wonāt Be Punished: āFree Speechā
When asked if Mitchell would receive any punishment from the UFC, White replied, āThatās what everybody wants to hear about, punishment. Free speech. I donāt have to love. You donāt have to love it. You know.ā
He added, āThatās the beautiful thing about this business. For all of you that hate Bryce Mitchell you get to see him hopefully get his a** whooped on global television. What do you want me to say about it? You know where I am with free speech. Weāre disgusted by it.ā
White said that when the UFC talked to Mitchell about the statements he told them he was āsorry if I put you guys in any position,ā but didnāt apologize for what he said. Mitchell has not addressed the comments publicly since the podcast was posted online.
āHeās stupid. Heās dumb. You canāt fix dumb people,ā White said. āWhen you have someone thatās really, really stupid, and thatās who weāre talking about here, what do you do? How do you talk sense to a dummy? You donāt.ā
White Said āDumb People, People Who Are Really Stupid & Really Ignorant Can Have a Voiceā
Steve Marcus/Getty Bryce Mitchell.
White added, āI think heās probably one of the dumbest, literally one of the dumbest human beings. Letās not forget, that this is a guy who took a drill through his nutsack, then had to reverse it and pull the drill back out. Thatās the level of stupid that weāre 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.ā
After being told it was the first episode of Mitchellās podcast, White said, āWhat a way to start. But thatās the world that we live in now. Dumb people, people who are really stupid and really ignorant can have a voice. We donāt have to agree with it, we donāt have to like it. Iām giving you mine and the UFCās position on what he had to say.ā
The UFC president said, āOut of all the dumb ignorant (expletive) Iāve heard in my life, this has to be the dumbest and most ignorant.ā
Mitchell last fought at UFC 310 and earned a knockout victory over Kron Gracie. There have been no announcements about Mitchellās next fight.