Bryce Mitchell could have to hold up his gloves following Saturday’s scrap with Jean Silva.
In one of the anticipated fights at UFC 314, the 2 featherweight standouts will sq. off in a heated grudge match in Miami. Mitchell has garnered vital criticism over the past couple of months, notably after he dubbed Adolf Hitler “a very good man” and somebody he would have favored to have gone fishing with in the course of the inaugural episode of his Arkansanity podcast.
Following his fourth straight knockout contained in the Octagon in February, Silva referred to as for a conflict with ‘Thug Nasty,’ citing Mitchell’s ignorant feedback as the important thing motivator for his request. Days later, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the 2 would meet in ‘The 305.’
Addressing members of the media throughout Wednesday’s UFC 314 media day, Silva spoke about Mitchell’s devastating knockout loss towards Josh Emmett in 2023, and steered that if he delivers an identical outcome, ‘Thug Nasty’ could should strongly think about early retirement.
“He’s fought Ilia Topuria,” Silva stated. “He beat Edson Barboza, Dan Ige. Every part was going good till that knockout, till he bought knocked out by Josh Emmett and I feel that basically tousled his mind and his feelings and every thing simply form of went incorrect. You may inform that he’s not this the identical manner that he used to have a look at it earlier than. It simply actually messed him up.
“So the struggle’s going to go, he’s going to attempt to take me down, I’m going to defend, I’m going to throw some pictures at his head, would possibly knock him out within the first, within the second. We’ll see, however perhaps he’ll must retire after this as a result of he’s going to have some mind injury after this one.”
Jean Silva dismisses Mitchell’s grievance that he’s handled him ‘Like Whole S***’
Earlier than Silva had his flip with the media, Mitchell doubled down on his perception that ‘Lord’ is possessed by demons and accused the Brazilian of treating him “like complete sh*t” within the weeks main as much as their struggle.
Silva was fast to chortle off Mitchell’s grievance, noting that he has no drawback together with his opponent as fighter, however with the best way he chooses to specific his controversial and often-unhinged opinions.
“I by no means disrespected him as a fighter,” Silva stated. “His abilities or his skills, he’s fought actually robust guys within the UFC, however it truly upsets me that—he can imagine no matter he desires to imagine, however it upsets me that he doesn’t see the place that he’s in as a public particular person and doesn’t thoughts his phrases and disrespects individuals and kids and every thing else.
“He talks loads about God, however he wears a t-shirt with God with weapons round him, in order that is unnecessary to me. It’s plenty of contradictions.”
