Bryce Mitchell is reportedly headed right down to the UFC bantamweight division.
Mitchell has spent the whole lot of his UFC profession thus far competing at featherweight. At one level, he was one of many hottest younger contenders within the division. He even managed to crack the division’s top-15. Nevertheless, issues have taken a fairly nasty flip for the person often known as “Thug Nasty” in the previous couple of years.
Not solely has the all the time controversial fighter alienated huge swaths of the MMA fan base with some stunning feedback about Adolf Hitler, he has additionally skilled some robust losses. The Arkansas native is 2-3 in his final 5 fights. His wins got here in opposition to Dan Ige and Kron Gracie—the latter of whom was unranked. In the meantime, he suffered a pair of violent knockout losses to Ilia Topuria and Josh Emmett, and in his final struggle, was choked out by Jean Silva.
With a lot issue in his previous couple of fights at featherweight, Mitchell has determined to chop an extra 10 kilos for his subsequent struggle, which can see him tackle Russia’s Mentioned Nurmagomedov when the UFC returns to Abu Dhabi on July 26.
That’s in response to Crimson Nook MMA.
🚨 BREAKING: Bryce Mitchell will make his bantamweight debut in opposition to Mentioned Nurmagomedov at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26. pic.twitter.com/ko3axDHbkB
— Crimson Nook MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 4, 2025
