UFC President and CEO Dana White has criticized Bryce Mitchell for making antisemitic and homophobic comments on a podcast during which the featherweight also praised Adolf Hitler and denied the Holocaust.
UFC President Dana White has responded to the controversial comments that were made by UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell on Hitler.
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.
UFC Featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell was on the ArkanSanity Podcast where he made the controversial remarks.
White called Mitchell's remarks "dumb" and "ignorant," going on to question the fighter's intelligence but seemingly defending his right to free speech.
UFC President Dana White criticizes Bryce Mitchell for praising Hitler and denying the Holocaust on a podcast but opts not to punish him.
"I've heard a lot of dumb and ignorant (stuff) said over the years, but this is probably the worst," Dana White said.
UFC president Dana White criticised fighter Bryce Mitchell for praising Adolf Hitler, among a slew of antisemitic, homophobic and transphobic comments, but said the organisation would not take disciplinary action against him.
The UFC star shocked the world following his comments about the German dictator and White has since publicly condemned the featherweight contender
UFC fighter Mitchell denied the holocaust happened and took aim at both the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities during the first episode of his podcast. He also defended German dictator Hitler in a shocking rant that was condemned by Dana White, who called it 'beyond disgusting'.
UFC president Dana White said he was "beyond disgusted" by featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell praising Adolf Hitler on a podcast.