UFC president Dana White has condemned feedback made by fighter Bryce Mitchell about Adolf Hitler as “beyond disgusting”.
The featherweight fighter, 30, mentioned he thought the German dictator was a “good guy” and repeatedly denied that the Holocaust occurred through the first episode of his podcast, ArkanSanity.
He mentioned: “Hitler is one of the most disgusting and evil human beings to ever walk the face of the Earth and anyone that even tries to take an opposition position is a moron.
“That is the issue with the web and social media. You present a platform to a variety of dumb and ignorant individuals.”
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UFC boss Dana White known as the feedback ‘past disgusting’. Pic: AP
White added that UFC instantly reached out to Mitchell and “let him know exactly how we felt about it”.
Regardless of the feedback, he won’t face disciplinary motion, White mentioned, citing freedom of expression.
Mitchell has been combating within the UFC, the biggest promotion of blended martial arts, since 2018 and received his final combat towards Brazilian Kron Gracie in December.
Sports activities journalist Ariel Helwani, who is thought for reporting on blended martial arts, criticised his feedback on X, writing: “Each and every day MMA finds a way to reach a new low. A new way of embarrassing itself and those who are fans of it.
“Nothing can be finished, and I do not even care if something is finished. Say what you need. It simply continues to baffle me at how unbelievably silly – to not point out bigoted – a number of the individuals within the sport or related to the game could be.”
The UFC is a blended martial arts (MMA) promotion firm that hosts fights around the globe.
