The president and chief executive officer of the UFC, Dana White, condemned the comments made by featherweight Bryce Mitchell on his podcast where he defended Adolf Hitler, denied that the holocaust has happened and Aimed at LGBTQ + and Jewish communities in a shocking rant.
“I have heard many signs and ignorant – said over the years, but it’s probably the worst,” White said in a statement in ESPN. “First of all, when you talk about Hitler, he was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and it was his intention to completely eliminate the Jewish people. And he is a guy with whom you would like to go fishing ? “
Mitchell made the comments on the first episode of his “Arkansanity podcast” where he suggested that Hitler was a “good guy” who “fought for his country”.
White castigated Mitchell’s diatribe by calling it “beyond disgusting” during a press conference following a power Slap event in Saudi Arabia.
“Hitler is one of the most disgusting human beings and the worst to have ever worked on earth, and whoever tries to take an opposite position is a moron,” said the statement. “This is the problem with the Internet and social media. You provide a platform with many stupid and ignorant people.”
When asked if there would be consequences for Mitchell, White said that the UFC would not take any disciplinary measure against the featherweight.
“This is freedom of expression,” said White. “This is the beautiful thing about this company, for all those who hate Bryce Mitchell, you can see it, let’s hope, have her ass on world television.”
