Bryce Mitchell caught the entire world off guard with his take on Adolf Hitler. While the majority of the world dislikes the Na*i leader, Mitchell seems to have a different view. Apparently the ‘Thug Nasty’ claimed that Hitler was actually a good guy and justified the humanitarian crimes of the Na*i leader as an act to save his country. 

Needless to say, the mixed martial artist received boatloads of backlash for his opinion. But what exactly did “Thug Nasty’ say about Hitler? Let’s take a deep dive and find out all about the featherweight fighter’s recent controversy.

What were Bryce Mitchell’s comments that got him into a sea of trouble?

During his appearance on ArkanSanity Podcast, the #13 featherweight contender revealed that he had done his research on Hitler. The UFC star then remarked that his views of the German leader differed from the public. He said, “I honestly think that Hitler was a good guy based up my own research, not my public education indoctrination. I really do think before Hitler got on m*th, he was a guy to go fishing with. He fought for his country. He wanted to purify it by kicking the greedy J*ws out that were destroying his country and turning them all into g*ys.” 

‘Thug Nasty’ continued, “They were g*ying out the kids, they were queering out the women, they were queering out the dudes.” And as per the 30-year-old fighter, conversion surgery was first carried out in Germany. According to him, it was a time before Hitler came into power. But the featherweight contender wasn’t done yet. 

Mitchell continued with his defense of Hitler with a few more questions. He talked about the books that Hitler ordered to burn. He continued, “Do you know the books that everyone makes fun of Hitler for burning? Do you know what the books was? Queer books. Hitler burned queer books. Hitler didn’t want a bunch of queers destroying his nation. They can’t produce children.”

The featherweight fighter received severe backlash on social media. Some netizens speculated on the prospect of Mitchell’s UFC contract getting voided. Thankfully, Dana White found the time to react to Mitchell’s words and shut down all doors to the rumors of UFC removing him from the roster. But what does the UFC CEO think of his opinion? Does White’s reaction go side-by-side with that of Sean Strickland? Let’s find out!

Dana White, Sean Strickland reacts to Mitchell’s controversial viewpoint

Soon after Mitchell’s words went viral on the internet, White had no choice but to release a statement regarding that. No doubt, the UFC head honcho did not support Mitchell’s antisemitic and homophobic sentiments. He said, “I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant (stuff) said over the years, but this is probably the worst.” He pointed out that Hitler was responsible for the loss of over 6 million J*wish lives. After all, he intended to eradicate the J*ws from the face of the Earth. And that was the greatest crime anyone could commit. 

White continued, “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. That’s the problem with the internet and social media. You provide a platform to a lot of dumb and ignorant people.” And as far as removing Mitchell from the roster was concerned, White suggested that the UFC star wouldn’t be reprimanded because of the right to free speech.

On the other hand, Strickland took to X and offered his thoughts on the fuss created by Mitchell. He wrote, “Not defending Bryce but! For the last year we have been watching bl**dy kids, dead kids, missing limbs being pulled out of rubble from Israeli bombs. We have been being forced fed that Americans are to blame for these. The truth is complex and gray. Hostage, generations of hate on both sides. We can sit here for hours arguing about cause and who is right and wrong.” He branded the featherweight as a product of being on the internet. 

‘Tarzan’ blamed it all on one emotion — Hate. He continued, “Hate and fear is the easiest way to get people to march in the direction you want.” But the bottom line was that one simply can’t fix hate with hate. And, “Bryce is a product of the internet.”

What do you think of Mitchell’s thoughts? Moreover, do you agree with what White and Strickland had to say? Drop down to the debate section and let the conversation flow.