UFC fighter Sean Strickland has sparked outrage for defending Bryce Mitchell's inflammatory remarks about Adolf Hitler after Mitchell claimed the Holocaust was 'not real' and Hitler was a 'good guy'. Mitchell's comments have been condemned by UFC CEO Dana White, who labeled them 'the worst' he'd heard. Strickland, however, argued that Mitchell is a product of the internet and that hate cannot be solved with hate, drawing parallels to Donald Trump's political rallies. He faces Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 next weekend.
Sean Strickland has been slammed by UFC fans for his controversial take on Bryce Mitchell 's Adolf Hitler claim.
Mitchell said Hitler was a 'good guy' and that the 'Holocaust ain't real' during the first episode of his podcast.featherweight, who beat Kron Gracie last month, made a range of antisemitic, homophobic and transphobic comments, which were condemned by UFC CEO"I've heard a lot of dumb and ignorant sh*t said over the years, but this is probably the worst," said White as he pulled no punches.
He added: "Hitler is one of the most disgusting and evil human beings to ever walk the Earth, and anyone that even tries to take an opposing position is a moron. That's the problem with the internet and social media. You provide a platform to a lot of dumb and ignorant people."Strickland, who returns to action next weekend when he faces UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312, took to social media in the wake of Mitchell's Hitler comments.
On X, he wrote: "Not defending Bryce but! For the last year we have been watching bloody kids, dead kids, missing limbs being pulled out of rubble from Isreali bombs. We have been being forced fed that Americans are to blame for these. The truth is complex and grey. Hostage, generation's of hate on both sides. We can sit here for hours arguing about cause and who is right and wrong.
Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.
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