UFC Fighter Insists He's 'Not A Nazi' After Sparking Outrage By Saying Hitler Was A 'Good Guy'

UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell is in hot water after expressing his admiration for Adolf Hitler on his podcast, and wants everyone to know he is "definitely not a Nazi." Oh, okay then!

Mitchell sparked outrage after praising Hitler on his podcast "Arkansanity" for his heroic exploits of *checks notes* anti-Semitic genocide.

“I honestly think that Hitler was a good guy.”

“He fought for his country, he wanted to purify it by kicking the greedy jews out that were destroying his country that were turning them all into gays."

I dunno, man, sounds like something a Nazi would say! Or a dumb-dumb who's had his brain so pickled by far-right propaganda he just regurgitates it verbatim as if it's his own hot take. Or perhaps both!

Anyway, because there are still plenty of people in this country who aren't dumb and insane, Mitchell's take sparked a lot of outrage, with many people calling for him to be kicked out of the UFC world.

Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White spoke out publicly on the matter to say he'd do no such thing, calling Mitchell's statements "dumb and ignorant" but couching them in every conservative's favorite misunderstanding of the Constitution, "free speech."

Regardless, Mitchell took to Instagram to apologize for the comments, saying that he "wasn't trying to offend anybody" when he said Hitler was a "good guy" for "kicking the greedy Jews out." Right, you know how it is when you're just speaking off the cuff and then ... oops! Suddenly you're saying some of the most abhorrent stuff imaginable. Could've happened to anyone!

Mitchell went on to say:

"Hitler did a lot of evil things, I think we can all agree on that. I’m definitely not a Nazi, and definitely do not condone any of the evil things Hitler did.”

Huh! That's interesting, Bryce, cuz you absolutely did condone them a few days ago. This is all starting to sound like one of the right wing's favorite parlor tricks, the ol' "I'd rather ask forgiveness than permission" gambit of openly spouting hate speech and then just apologizing afterward. Clever.

Anyway, Mitchell's dubious apology did little to win over the people who were offended.

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Sadly, at least where social media is concerned, the people who are angry about Mitchell's lame apology seem to be vastly outnumbered by the people angry that he apologized in the first place, in case you were wondering where we are as a country.