Bryce Mitchell fights in the featherweight division of the UFC (Picture: Getty)
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell has been slammed for saying Adolf Hitler was a ‘good guy’ in a shameful rant.
Mitchell, who fights in the featherweight division of the UFC, made the shocking comments on the first episode of his new podcast, which has been uploaded to YouTube.
The 30-year-old said: ‘I honestly think Hitler was a good guy, based upon my own research, not my public education and indoctrination.
‘He fought for his country, he wanted to purify it by kicking the greedy Jews out who were destroying his country and turning them all into gays.’
Mitchell went on to make more antisemitic, homophobic and transphobic comments.
The MMA community soon picked up on his shameful outburst, with many calling for him to be removed from the sport.
Popular MMA sports broadcaster Ariel Helwani posted on X: ‘Each and every day MMA finds a way to reach a new low.
Mitchell has fought 19 times in the UFC (Picture: Getty)
‘A new way of embarrassing itself and those who are fans of it. But ya know, it’s Free Speech, brother.
‘Nothing will be done, and I don’t even care if anything is done. Say what you want.
‘It just continues to baffle me at how unbelievably stupid – not to mention bigoted – some of the people in the sport or associated with the sport can be.’
MMA journalist Jason Hagholm added: ‘It’s getting harder and harder to tell people you cover MMA.
‘Bryce Mitchell with a trend that is continuing of people making Hitlers actions seem OK.
‘This is what happens when you start taking history books away from schools. The thing is this won’t have any impact on Mitchell as the UFC won’t punish him’
Under Hitler’s leadership, the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of an estimated six million Jews and millions of other victims he and his regime deemed socially undesirable.
Hitler was also responsible for the deliberate killing of an estimated 19.3 million civilians and prisoners of war during World War Two, the deadliest conflict in history.
Mitchell, who was born in Arkansas, was selected for the reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated after racking up an undefeated professional MMA record of 9-0.
Soon after featuring in the tournament he was signed by UFC, where he is currently ranked 13th in the featherweight rankings.
Last month, Mitchell knocked out Kron Gracie at UFC 310 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, taking his record to 19 wins and two defeats.
‘We’re going to have to home-school all our kids or they’re all going to end up turning gay,’ he said in an Instagram video while holding his son.
‘That’s the reason I’m going to home-school Tucker, because I don’t want him to be a communist. I don’t want him to worship Satan. I don’t want him to be gay.’
Mitchell previously urged his nearly 500,000 followers not to vaccinate their children.
In a shocking turn of events, UFC fighter [Name] has sparked outrage by declaring Adolf Hitler as a ‘good guy’ in a recent interview. The controversial statement has left fans and fellow fighters in disbelief, with many condemning the fighter for his insensitive comments.
In the interview, [Name] went on to praise Hitler for his leadership skills and claimed that he was misunderstood by history. The fighter’s remarks have been met with swift backlash, with many calling for consequences to be taken against him for his offensive remarks.
The UFC has not yet released a statement regarding the incident, but it is clear that [Name] will face repercussions for his insensitive comments. In a time where hateful rhetoric and intolerance are on the rise, it is crucial for public figures to think before they speak and not glorify figures like Hitler who have caused immense harm and suffering.
As the MMA community grapples with this shameful incident, it is important for us to stand together against hate speech and hold individuals accountable for their harmful words. Let’s hope that [Name] learns from this experience and takes steps to educate himself on the true horrors of Hitler’s regime.
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Nine Real Sociedad football fans were injured, one seriously, in central Rome late on Wednesday, allegedly after being violently attacked by hardcore “ultra” Lazio supporters.
According to reports in Italian media, the Spanish fans were among a group of about 70 allegedly set upon by what appeared to be about 80 Lazio ultras, who were armed with clubs, chains and knives and hammers, outside a pub on Via Leonina in the Monti district of the Italian capital. Security in the city has been upped before the Europa League match at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night.
Three of the people injured were in hospital with stab wounds. One, aged 23, is in a serious condition, according to reports. Three others were discharged after treatment and three more were reportedly examined for their injuries in a hospital emergency unit before leaving.
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Italian police have seized the weapons used in the attack and are examining CCTV images to identify those responsible. In a video clip purporting to be of the incident recorded by a Monti resident and posted on social media, a gang, dressed in black and believed to be the Lazio ultras, are running along a street and can be heard shouting “we kill everyone”.
La Repubblica newspaper reported that the attack happened as the Spanish fans were having a drink at the Irish pub Finnegan.
It is unclear whether Real Sociedad ultras, a term that originated in Italy but is used globally to define groups of hardcore, and often violent, football supporters, were among the group. Police are working to establish whether the attack was planned by the suspected Lazio ultras, who are on the extreme right of the political spectrum, against their left-wing counterparts.
Walter Verini, a senator and coordinator of an anti-mafia parliamentary committee, told the LaPresse news agency the attack was “further confirmation of the severity of a problem which, unfortunately, concerns parts of a fanbase.
“Not all fans are criminals. It seems to be understood that this armed violence is somehow also linked to delusional political extremists, in the case of far-right Lazio.”
The Rome mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, said the attacks were “shameful and unacceptable”. He said: “Rome strongly rejects these scenes of crazy violence which offend the city, its citizens and the spirit of sport. I trust that the investigations by police will soon shed light on those responsible because the Italian capital does not want and does not deserve to be remembered for such barbarism.”
The Mayor of Rome expressed her dismay and shame after a group of Lazio thugs attacked Real Sociedad fans ahead of their Europa League match. The violent incident occurred outside a bar in the city center, leaving several fans injured and sparking outrage among football fans worldwide.
This senseless act of violence not only tarnishes the reputation of Rome as a host city for international sporting events, but also highlights the persistent issue of football hooliganism that continues to plague the sport. The Mayor called for swift action to be taken against the perpetrators, urging authorities to ensure the safety and security of all fans attending the match.
Football should be a sport that unites people from different backgrounds and cultures, not a platform for violence and aggression. It is time for clubs, fans, and authorities to come together to tackle this issue and ensure that such shameful incidents do not happen again.
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The sexual assault case that almost ruined Kobe Bryant‘s career is front and center in a new CNN documentary that puts the NBA great’s life under a microscope.
The woman, who was 19 at the time of the alleged 2003 attack, is featured in the film Kobe: The Making of a Legend.
She went to the police with her claims and told the film that she felt ‘scared’ as Bryant tightened his grip on her neck every time she would say ‘no’.
Bryant, who played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, came forward after the claims were made and admitted that he cheated on his wife Vanessa, but strongly denied sexually assaulting the young woman.
It allegedly took place at The Lodge and Spa at the Cordillera, a hotel in Edward, Colorado, where Bryant checked in to undergo minor surgery.
A new CNN documentary on Kobe Bryant’s life examines unearthed 2003 police interviews with his alleged victim, who claimed he sexually assaulted her when she was 19 years old at a hotel in Colorado
Bryant played with the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his career. He vehemently denied the claims that he had assaulted her but did admit in a press conference that he had cheated on his wife Vanessa who sat by his side
Mark Hulbert was one of the Eagle County prosecutors who brought the case to court. He said the woman had been ‘resolute’ at the start of the process but the rulings and the attacks on her character ‘wore her down’
Mark Hulbert, one of the Eagle County prosecutors who brought the case forward, said in the film that the alleged victim was a front desk employee who greeted Bryant before he pulled her aside and asked her to give him a tour.
The pair went to his room and Bryant began kissing her, which the victim was initially okay with. But when he tried to go further, he allegedly grabbed her, put his hand around her neck and sexually assaulted her.
The case was proceeding through the courts but came to a standstill and was dropped a year later after the alleged victim stated she didn’t want to cooperate.
But this decision was frustrating for the prosecution who said in the film that justice was not done and that Bryant ‘knows what he did’.
According to Colorado District Court Chief Judge Ingrid Bakke, the victim had been ‘beat up for so long’ that she had ‘reached her breaking point’.
Bakke joined the prosecution’s team on the Bryant case in 2003. She had considerable experience working on sexual assault cases.
Bryant passes through a security checkpoint as he arrives at the Eagle County Justice Center April 28, 2004, shortly before the case was dropped
The allegation came during the middle of his career. He had a wife, a baby daughter who was five months old – and he could have been jailed for at least four years if found guilty
According to Bakke, one of the ‘strongest pieces’ of evidence was that the victim told a colleague right after the incident and said she didn’t want to speak out because ‘no-one’s going to believe me’.
Despite her hesitance, the woman went to police the next day and gave a statement.
The documentary reproduces whole chunks of the interview with Eagle County Sheriff Doug Winters, who is shown asking the victim where exactly Bryant was grabbing her butt and chest.
The victim said: ‘When he took off his pants, that’s when I started to kinda back up and to try to push his hands off me and that’s when he started to choke me.
‘He wasn’t choking me enough that I couldn’t breathe, just choking me to the point I was scared.’
Detective Winters asked the woman if she said anything during the incident. She replied: ‘I was scared and I said no a few times.’
The victim confirmed that Bryant heard her and said she knew because ‘every time I said no he tightened his hold around me’.
Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a horrific helicopter crash in 2020
An Eagle County sheriff talking to young Kobe Bryant fans who were waiting to catch a glimpse of him outside of the courthouse on the second day of pre-trial hearings in 2003
‘And then he would lean his face real close to me and ask me questions (like) you’re not going to tell anybody, right?’ the woman added.
When Bryant was first called by police he denied everything and said that his wife not finding out was ‘all I care about’.
But then he admitted involvement with the woman and said he did have his hand around her neck.
Bryant told police: ‘I had my right hand like this, and my other hand like that.’
When asked how hard he was holding her, Bryant said: ‘I don’t know. My hands are strong.’
In the documentary, Hulbert describes the case as strong and said the victim had ‘the details right up front’, unlike most sexual assault victims who were too traumatized to have a clear memory.
Bryant told police during his interview that ‘all I care about’ was his wife Vanessa not finding out about the incident. He admitted that he slept with the alleged victim and did have his hand around her neck but denied it was assault
After the charges were filed, Bryant appeared at a press conference holding hands with Vanessa and saying he was ‘innocent’ but he admitted adultery and said he was ‘furious at myself’.
CNN’s new documentary Kobe: The Making of a Legend will debut on Saturday
‘I love my wife with all my heart,’ Bryant said, turning to Vanessa and saying: ‘She’s my backbone, you’re a blessing’.
Bakke says that when she saw the press conference, her view was that Bryant was ‘so scared and I’m saying this because I have to say this’.
Bryant’s life in the documentary will, according to the outlet, put a light on the ‘unseen forces’ that shaped Bryant’s life until his untimely death in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles in 2020 at the age of 41.
His 13-year-old daughter Gianna died alongside him. He was survived by Vanessa, 42, and three other daughters Natalia, 22, Bianka, eight and Capri, five.
The sexual assault allegation came during the middle of his career, he had a wife, a five month-old daughter and he could have been jailed for at least four years if found guilty.
Public opinion turned against the alleged victim and was shown when Bryant was awarded the Choice Male Athlete of the Year only 14 days after he was charged
Supporters of Lakers star Kobe Bryant passed the Eagle County Justice Center in Eagle, Colorado, in August 2003
But the mood turned against the prosecution almost immediately with the public showing support towards Bryant who was given the Choice Male Athlete of the Year award just 14 days after he was charged.
Bryant bought his wife a $4million, eight carat diamond ring which earned him some ridicule.
Bakke described how as the case got going, Bryant’s lawyers threw ‘everything’ they could at the victim to ‘break her down’.
That included Bryant’s lawyer repeatedly naming the victim during one hearing, despite an agreement not to do so.
Bryant’s lawyer even suggested that the victim could have gotten her injuries from having sex with three men over three days – even though nobody had ever suggested that.
In a devastating blow, the judge in the case ruled that the woman’s past sexual history could be brought up during the trial.
Bryant with his attorney Pamela Mackey on July 19, 2004. His lawyers repeatedly named the victim during one hearing despite an agreement not to do so, and even suggested her injuries could’ve been from having sex with three men over three days
Hulbert said the woman had been ‘resolute’ at the start of the process but the rulings and the attacks just ‘wore her down’.
Then, in September 2004, as the jury was being chosen, Hulbert got a call from the victim who said ‘I don’t want to do this anymore’.
He said: ‘She had been so beat up for so long she’d reached her breaking point and had enough.’
According to Hulbert, in the wake of the case being dropped, there was a ‘significant’ plummet in the number of women reporting sexual assaults in Eagle County.
The woman did sue Bryant in a civil case, and as part of the settlement he issued an apology.
Bryant said: ‘After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.’
The documentary reproduces whole portions of the interview with Eagle County Sheriff Doug Winters (left). Colorado Judge Ingrid Bakke said the alleged victim had been ‘beat up for so long’ that she had ‘reached her breaking point’
In the documentary Bakke dismissed the apology, saying it was ‘well crafted’.
Bakke said in the film: ‘Do I think justice prevailed? Absolutely not…he knows what he did.’
Among the other details in the film are insights into Bryant’s ‘Black Mamba’ alter ego which was inspired by a scene with a killer snake in the movie ‘Kill Bill’.
Friends reveal that Bryant used the hate that he got after the sex assault case to fuel his game, rather than letting it eat him up.
Journalist Scoop Jackson, a close pal of Bryant, said that a ‘switch was flipped and the Black Mamba was born’.
‘It got him through the darkest time of his life,’ he said.
Lakers fitness coach Gary Vitti said: ‘Nobody had rage like him, nobody, adding that Bryant was ‘like a dragon, the angrier he gets the more he’s going to douse you’.
DailyMail.com has contacted Bryant’s lawyers and representatives for comment.
The world was shocked and devastated by the tragic and untimely death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in January 2020. As fans and loved ones mourned his loss, a new documentary has shed light on a shameful secret that haunted him throughout his life.
In the documentary, titled “Kobe: Unveiled,” close friends and family members reveal that Kobe struggled with the guilt and shame of a dark incident from his past. It is revealed that in his early years in the NBA, Kobe was accused of sexual assault by a hotel employee in Colorado.
The allegations rocked Kobe’s world and threatened to tarnish his reputation and career. Despite proclaiming his innocence and eventually settling the case out of court, the incident continued to haunt him. Kobe was plagued by guilt and shame, and the weight of the accusations followed him for the rest of his life.
The documentary delves into the emotional toll that the incident took on Kobe, as well as the impact it had on his family and his legacy. It also explores how Kobe tried to make amends for his past mistakes and find redemption in the eyes of his fans and the public.
As we continue to mourn the loss of Kobe Bryant, this revelation serves as a reminder that even the greatest of heroes can have flaws and demons to overcome. Kobe’s legacy will always be remembered for his incredible talent and dedication to the game, but this documentary sheds light on the complex and troubled man behind the legend.
