FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas native and UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell praised Adolf Hitler and denied the Holocaust happened in the first episode of his new podcast.

In his “ArkanSanity Podcast” with Roli Delgado, the two started talking about Hitler during a conversation about Elon Musk making a gesture that was similar to the Nazi salute.

After discussing the salute and Musk’s social media presence, Mitchell praised Hitler.

He called Hitler a “good guy” based on his research. “I really do think before Hitler got on meth, he was a guy I’d go fishing with,” Mitchell said to Delgado.

Mitchell would continue giving antisemitic and homophobic statements and said Hitler was trying to “purify” Germany by removing Jewish people from the country.

Despite praising Hiter, Mitchell claimed that he didn’t hate Jewish people and wasn’t a Nazi.

UFC CEO Dana White condemned Mitchell’s comments calling them “beyond disgusting” at a news conference in Saudi Arabia at a Power Slap event.

“I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant s*** said over the years, but this is probably the worst,” White said in a statement to ESPN. “First of all, when you talk about Hitler, he was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and it was his intent to completely eliminate Jewish people. And that’s a guy you would want to go fishing with?”

White was asked about whether Mitchell would face punishment for his comments and said he would face no disciplinary action.

“It’s free speech,” White said. “That’s the beautiful thing about this business, for all of you who hate Bryce Mitchell, you get to see him hopefully get his a** whooped on global television.”

Bryce Mitchell is currently ranked 13th in UFC featherweight rankings and is 17-3 in his career, according to his UFC profile.

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