Dana White Opens Up About Why He Didn't Fire Bryce Mitchell

Dana White at a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction Super Lutas

The controversy involving the statements praise for Adolf Hitler given by Bryce mitchell has gained another chapter. After Dana White reprimanded the UFC fighter, without announcing punishments, the CEO began to be questioned. Now, the Ultimate boss has spoken out about the lack of punishment using 'freedom of expression'.

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“What I said was that what he said was disgusting. “You have to be a complete idiot to think that Adolf Hitler was a good guy. You look at World War II and how many people were killed, how many civilians were killed because of Adolf Hitler. The fact that he tried to annihilate an entire group of people is disgusting for anyone to speak remotely well of Hitler,” Dana White said in the 'Piers Morgan Uncensored'. 

“But I believe in freedom of speech, and even though I don’t like what he said and even though what he said makes me sick, freedom of speech is real. It lives and it exists, and we have to protect freedom of speech.” he concluded.

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Bryce mitchell apologized after the backlash. Photo: Reproduction Instagram

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During the first episode of Mitchell's new podcast posted on YouTube, the UFC featherweight fighter, made shocking comments, among them that Adolf Hitler was a 'good guy'. Under his leadership, the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of an estimated six million Jews and millions of other victims whom he and his regime considered socially undesirable. Hitler was also responsible for the deliberate killing of an estimated 19,3 million civilians and prisoners of war during World War II, the deadliest conflict in history.

“I honestly think Hitler was a good guy, based on my own research, not my public education and indoctrination. He fought for his country, he wanted to purify it by driving out the greedy Jews who were destroying his country and turning them all gay,” he stressed.

Then, Mitchell apologized. In a statement posted on Instagram, the UFC fighter said he did not want to offend anyone and defended himself by saying he was not a Nazi. In the caption of the statement, he wrote: 'In the future, I will be much more thoughtful when talking about people's suffering'.