Days away from his return to the Octagon, featherweight standout Bryce Mitchell unleashed one other unhinged rant directed at Elon Musk.
After struggling probably the most horrific knockouts in UFC historical past final yr, ‘Thug Nasty’ steps again onto MMA’s greatest stage this Saturday night time for a scrap with Kron Gracie on the promotion’s last pay-per-view occasion of 2024.
Making the media rounds forward of battle night time, Mitchell wasn’t precisely interested by speaking about his battle or what he’s been as much as since his final battle. As an alternative, Mitchell spouted extra loopy conspiracy theories concerning the earth being flat, Elon Musk paving the best way for the antichrist and the sexual orientation of Tesla-brand automobiles.
“I’m telling you, that is the type of technology that the anti-Christ is going to put in people — when you start getting these chips in the head, they’re going to monitor everything you buy, everything you sell… Basically, it’s going to be communism like the world has never seen,” Mitchell mentioned on the Imagine You Me podcast with Michael Bisping and Paul Felder.
“When you see a guy like Elon Musk putting chips in people’s brains, acting like he’s a doctor — his cars suck, he’s never been to space, he knows the Earth is flat and he’s a lying rat bastard” (h/t Bloody Elbow).
Bryce Mitchell actually doesn’t like electrical automobiles
It’s removed from the primary time Mitchell has focused the Tesla Motors CEO for a wide range of causes, however ‘Thug Nasty’ appears to be particularly annoyed by the insurgence of electrical automobiles that offers folks like Musk extra energy over the know-how they’re creating and placing out into the world.
“The rationale he’s making electrical automobiles is as a result of he can shut your rattling automotive off everytime you make a imply tweet… They’re going to get to the purpose the place every little thing is so managed that Elon Musk can press a button and also you’re locked in it, otherwise you simply can’t begin your automotive.
“You can’t do that with a 1997 Ford pickup truck, buddy… My ‘73 will run one of those pieces of sh*t Tesla’s off the road and crush it like a can of Coke — I’m just telling you.”
Mitchell is 7-2 underneath the UFC banner. He began his run with the promotion going 6-0 however has since fallen in two of his final three, together with losses in opposition to reigning featherweight world champion Ilia Topuria and heavy-hitting Josh Emmett.
