Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will visit Newark (USA) next weekend from 288- m numbered tournament. The card with the title and contender fights included the duel of the undefeated Russian Movsar Evloev and the American Bryce Mitchell, known for strange statements. About the «truth-seeker» from Arkansas — in the material Sport.
Briefly about the fight between Evloev and Mitchell: will take place on the night of May 7 (around 05:30 Moscow time) . Watch the broadcast on UFC Fight Pass and public TV. The Russian opened as a favorite: 1.3 vs. 3.1.
Notorious thug
Featherweight Mitchell (15-1) is talented, he is clearly in the top 15 in the division. Yes, the black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has never knocked out opponents, but there are eight submissions and the status of one of the main promotion prospects.
The image of the «Notorious Bandit» (nickname of the athlete) was also interesting because the 28-year-old guy, like his parents, lives on a farm and adheres to extremely ambiguous views. Thanks to them, he repeatedly bombarded sports media with statements. But more on that later.
Victim of circumstances
In December, Bryce did not behave like a thug at all. Crushingly losing to the unbeaten Georgian Ilia Topuria and losing zero in the «defeat» column, Mitchell swam. What the athlete did not do in the following weeks. He announced his resignation, made excuses for the defeat, blamed the league matchmakers. According to the American, he went to the fight against the «Matador» with the flu.
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"The UFC told me: "If you want to fight Topuria, you will fight next month . If not, wait until February. I agreed to December. If it was such that I could refuse due to illness and speak a week later, I would do it. However, in that situation, I would have to somehow live with a couple of thousand bucks until February, «the fighter said in an interview with journalist Brett Okamoto.
The fans were perplexed. Who is to blame, if not Mitchell himself, who receives more than 50 thousand dollars for the fight? Okay, by the standards of the UFC — not a lot, but the amount still allows you to put it off for a rainy day and not live «pay to pay». >And yet it doesn't spin
Mitchell is best known for astrological reasoning about the shape of the earth and challenging UFC chief commentator Joe Rogan to debate.
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"He talks nonsense about me and my mom without stopping. We're going to tell you right now that the Earth is flat: it's not moving at 600-something thousand miles an hour and it's constantly floating in the universe. The earth is flat, it is motionless,” the “flat earther” began the lecture. Bryce.
The fighter said that the stars and the Sun revolve around us. And science with its Big Bang theory is a lie. Like the historic flight of Neil Armstrong to the moon:
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“There is no gravity, there is density. Paper falls because it is denser than air. There is no magic gravity, there is no proof of gravity. There is only proof of density. The universe didn't come into being as a result of the Big Bang, and we didn't land on the moon. When you understand that God created the universe, you realize that the Big Bang is nonsense. Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are always in the same position. The universe is not expanding!"
Bryce's followers either laugh or twirl their fingers to their heads. Even other representatives of the UFC are shocked. Star Sean O'Malley links fellow fightman's performances to missed punches:
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«I wonder if he thinks his head is flat too?»
Coronavirus Conspiracy
Considering how quickly Mitchell reacts to the current agenda, it is not surprising that at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American was torn apart by journalists. In the spring of 2020, the UFC fighter, who previously suspected the authorities of wanting to leave the people without the free bearing of weapons and indulging in school shootings, lashed out at the White House.
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"I blame government. This is true… I think that this damned virus was created by our good authorities. They infected people with the intention of causing some sort of chaos. After all, some people make good money on it. If the economy doesn't recover, if people don't buy and sell more things, and things don't go back to normal, the fucking show will start. (MMA Junkie)
Bryce also spoke categorically about vaccination. He is sure that it is profitable for officials to poison people and then make money on their treatment.
Who does the oil money go to?
Of course, to the UFC lightweight champion weight of Islam Makhachev! Mitchell was so hurt by the Russian's victory over Australian Alexander Volkanovski in February that he accused the judges who voted for Khabib's successor of corruption.
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"This fight was set up. Makhachev brought all the money from the Middle East. When you bring in oil money… All the richest people in the world are from the Middle East. I think they paid the damn judges. Volkanovski won by decision, I'm not a fucking dumbass. And don't say this shit wasn't set up. I still won't buy. You can pay the judges as much as you want, but I know Alex won.» (Fanatics View)
Did Bryce really watch the fight he was talking about?