Bryce Mitchell may want a very good evening’s sleep.
The veteran featherweight, who returns to motion at UFC 314 in April in his first look since going on a rant defending Adolf Hitler and denying the Holocaust, took to social media to ask for prayers to assist him discover peace throughout his goals.
Why you ask?
As a result of Mitchell believes his upcoming opponent Jean Silva has despatched demons after him as some type of psychological warfare to check him earlier than they set foot within the octagon to do battle in Miami.
“Each single evening for the reason that day earlier than the press convention, I’ve had demonic goals,” Mitchell stated on Instagram. “Legions of demons are attacking me each single time I sleep and never one time have I seen any peaceable sleep since that day.
“These demons encompass me and so they attempt to battle me and provoke me to anger after which the dream will swap and so they’ll ship stunning ladies and so they’re attempting to get me to lust. To cheat on my spouse. Devil’s utilizing two of my weaknesses to attempt to expose the evil in my very own coronary heart, which is anger and lust.”
Mitchell went on responsible Silva for his issues sleeping as a result of this entire concern began proper across the time they first met throughout a pre-fight press convention to advertise their upcoming battle.
“I’m not simply preventing a person on April 12,” Mitchell stated. “I’m preventing a person possessed by a legion of demons. After I merely stated the identify Jesus, he was provoked to maliciousness and he began barking like a canine and chanting ‘f – you, f- you, f- you.’”
The video posted by Mitchell bought quite a lot of curious responses, and Silva really took to Twitter to coach his opponent on the issues he may be dealing with whereas attempting to sleep.
“Bryce, two issues, these are usually not demons, it’s simply you being afraid to face me and second concerning the stunning ladies you have got a hormone known as testosterone and also you in all probability have issues with it,” Silva wrote. “Simply be prepared for April twelfth, as a result of I shall be.”
Bryce, two issues, these are usually not demons, it is simply you being afraid to face me and second concerning the stunning ladies you have got a hormone known as testosterone and also you in all probability have issues with it. Simply be prepared for April twelfth, as a result of I shall be.
— Jean de Lord Silva (@Jeansilvamma96) March 18, 2025
Past Silva’s remark, former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland additionally provided Mitchell some recommendation when it got here to the sorts of goals he’s having at evening.
“Dawg, it’s a dream,” Strickland wrote. “Go full ship on the lady. It ain’t actual.”
Outdoors of sleep deprivation and potential demonic possession, Mitchell faces Silva in an intriguing featherweight bout at UFC 314. The battle serves as an opportunity for Mitchell to notch a second straight victory after beating Kron Gracie in his most up-to-date look whereas Silva has been nothing however spectacular since becoming a member of the UFC roster with 4 straight wins all by knockout.
