Following a dominant win at UFC 310, Bryce Mitchell took part in a backstage, post-fight interview, as victorious fighters often do. While he was gracious when it came to his opponent Kron Gracie, who he knocked out in round three, he was vitriolic when it came to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
The featherweight contender detests Musk, who is his ideological opposite in many ways. So, he took the time to unleash his hatred for Musk, specifically upon being asked for his thoughts on the latter co-leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) founded by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
"Well, I think that time will prove me correct. Time will always reveal someone's true character. And if you put that man in a position of power, his true character will be revealed and let's just put it this way. He has all the money in this country, he's the wealthiest man in the country and he wastes it on f**king rockets, man. Think about it, dude. He could actually help people with that money, but he don't give a sh*t about you."
It was then that Mitchell deepened his rhetoric on Musk, promising that future generations will regard the latter unfavorably.
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"He's got all the money in the world to help you. It'd be a penny to him and you'd never have to work again. He don't give a sh*t about you, though. He wants to waste it on rockets and waste it on all these cars that suck and time will reveal the character of that man. And the more he gets under the spotlight, you can't fake it forever. His character will be revealed and you mark my words, it will be seen that he is a rat b**tard."
Check out Bryce Mitchell's criticism of Elon Musk (10:03):
Unfortunately, Mitchell's tirade against Musk has drawn more attention than his actual fighting, which has hit something of a rough patch ever since his submission loss to Ilia Topuria.
Bryce Mitchell has criticized Elon Musk before
As one of the most prominent flat-Earthers in MMA, Bryce Mitchell is in direct opposition with Elon Musk, who champions science and space exploration. This caused the top UFC featherweight to lash out at Musk during his latest appearance on episode #613 of the BYM podcast.
"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 can't go to space, he can't break the firmament. He knows the Earth is flat."
Check out Bryce Mitchell's thoughts on Elon Musk (1:06:34):
This wasn't Mitchell's first stint on Bisping's podcast either, with the UFC commentator having welcomed him before.