Bryce Mitchell vs. Jean Silva doesn’t really feel like several random primary card combat.
The heated Featherweight grudge match will not be the primary, co-main, and even co-co-main occasion, however that hasn’t stopped a routine 145-pound reserving from rising to an epic conflict of biblical proportion. From any form of ethical standpoint, Mitchell most likely shouldn’t be defending Adolf Hitler on the debut episode of his podcast, however the controversy has ended up working in his favor.
Prefer it or not, Mitchell’s star has by no means been brighter heading into his UFC 314 reverse Silva. “Lord Murderer” has achieved his half to advertise as nicely, bringing a globe to the presser and riling up Mitchell along with his indignant barks. Mitchell is drawing large cheers in interviews and receiving extra consideration than ever, and it looks like “Thug Nasty” has taken discover of the concept controversy sells.
Bear in mind how UFC used Conor McGregor’s dolly-chucking incident to advertise him afterward? Little has modified in seven years!
Comic and content material creator Jon-Bernard Kairouz interviewed a bunch of UFC 314 fighters, asking the athletes to choose a brand new nickname (a immediate impressed by Ilia Topuria). Alexander Volkanovski picked “The Chef,” whereas Paddy Pimblett took the chance to diss Topuria — customary stuff, actually.
Mitchell, in the meantime, opted to rebrand himself “White Energy,” and defended his reasoning by arguing he’s speaking about “energy within the Holy Spirit.”
For a person that energy drilled his personal scrotum, Mitchell is aware of what to say to rile up combat followers. Someway, I don’t assume Bruce Buffer would take too kindly to the title change, so at the least for this weekend, “Thug Nasty” will be anticipated to ring by way of the sector.
