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No.9-ranked UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell has a history of harboring controversial beliefs. If his recent Instagram post challenging Joe Rogan to a flat Earth debate is any proof, the 28-year-old believes that the Earth is flat.
In a video uploaded to Instagram, 'Thug Nasty' stated that the Earth is flat and that the stars and the sun revolve around it. The fighter added that he is tired of the UFC commentator making fun of Flat Earthers and wants to debate him on the topic:
"This Earth is flat, it ain't moving around no 600,000 miles an hour, spinning a 1000 miles an hour and floating through the universe constantly. Okay, this Earth is flat, it's fixed and the stars and stuff rotate around. The sun rotates around us... I can prove that, I would love to debate you Joe Rogan because I'm tired of you making fun of Flat Earthers. And if you're so confident, come and debate me buddy... Boy I'll smoke you in a debate."
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Flat Earth is a scientifically disproven theory. Flat Earthers do not believe in concepts like gravity or the revolutionary patterns of the planet around the sun.
When Bryce Mitchell accused the government of causing the COVID-19 pandemic
Among the conspiracies that UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell believes is that the American government created the virus that resulted in the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected millions around the world.
In a 2020 interview with MMA Junkie, 'Thug Nasty' accused the government of deliberately infecting people with the virus to create chaos and help a certain section of the population make money off of it:
"I blame the government. I really do. It’s usually who I blame for everything. I think the coronavirus was made by the government. I think the good government made the da*n virus. I think that they infected the people on purpose to cause some type of chaos. There’s some people making good money and stuff.”
Bryce Mitchell is scheduled to face Ilia Topuria at UFC 282 in his next fight. 'Thug Nasty' currently holds an undefeated pro record of 15 wins and no losses. In his last fight at UFC 272, the Arkansas native secured a unanimous decision win over MMA veteran Edson Barboza.
Watch Sportskeeda MMA's exclusive interview with Bryce Mitchell below:
