Las Vegas – UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell scored a knockout finish over Kron Gracie at UFC 310 on Saturday night.
Fighting a man from the first family of MMA was a massive deal for Mitchell, but in a fight between two high-level grapplers it turned into a bit of messy fight. Any time the fight hit the ground it was because Gracie pulled guard.
“I thought I would do better with the punches, but I really didn’t have the option to not go to the ground with him,” Mitchell told reporters including Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
“People don’t do that in training, people that I train with, I’ve never had somebody wrap their legs around me like that and pull me down.”
As much as this fight didn’t feel like it live up to the hype, Mitchell does have a good dancer partner in mind for his next fight.
“I want to fight DooHo Choi because he called me out and I think that’s what people want to see,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell (17-2) is one of the more opinionated fighters in the UFC. In a recent rant Mitchell criticized laws mandating wearing a seat belt while driving. UFC CEO Dana White, after the fight, had a hilarious moment with the winning Mitchell.
Dana White confirms he did tell Bryce Mitchell, “F*ck seatbelts.” #UFC310
🎥: @DoubleGonTV pic.twitter.com/j4eIDp9M5t
— Cageside Press (@Cagesidepress) December 8, 2024
“He said ‘f*ck em’ word for word,” Mitchell laughed.
“He said ‘f*ck em’ dude.”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Bryce Mitchell above.
