Josh Emmett had already seen his devastating knockout of Bryce Mitchell seemingly a whole bunch of instances, however the beautiful end discovered new life in current months.
Again in January, Mitchell landed within the highlight for all of the fallacious causes after he debuted his new podcast and determined that was the precise time to disclose he was a Nazi sympathizer by defending Adolf Hitler and denying the Holocaust happened. His feedback exploded, with UFC CEO Dana White slamming Mitchell and calling him “actually one of many dumbest human beings.”
As a lot as White was disgusted by Mitchell’s opinion, he added he wouldn’t really self-discipline the fighter, however as a substitute mentioned “for all of you that hate Bryce Mitchell, you get to see him hopefully get his ass whooped on world tv.”
That’s when Emmett’s UFC 296 one-punch demolition that separated Mitchell from his consciousness went viral once more.
“I noticed that he was trending and naturally, I see all that stuff when he goes on podcasts and issues,” Emmett advised MMA Combating. “Individuals are tagging me ‘Josh, you probably did this to him.’ Like I all the time mentioned, Mitchell—the interactions that I’ve had with the man and I simply noticed him once more in Vegas after I was on the market final week, he’s been nothing however respectful to me. I deal with folks how they deal with me. He’s handled me very well, I deal with him nicely.
“I do consider clearly with a few of issues that he mentioned, he simply must be cautious what he says as a result of he has such an enormous platform.”
Whereas he by no means straight apologized for his feedback, Mitchell ultimately conceded that Hitler “did lots of evil issues” and mentioned “lots of people died within the Holocaust and that’s a reality.”
It definitely doesn’t absolve Mitchell for what he mentioned beforehand and Emmett knew his former opponent won’t ever reside down the humiliation from the feedback he made, which is why that knockout all of the sudden turned related once more.
In truth, Emmett was even reminded a few fan Q&A he carried out years earlier that was someway found after Mitchell’s podcast feedback made the rounds.
“It’s type of loopy,” Emmett mentioned. “I did an [Ask Me Anything] on Reddit I wish to say, like, six years in the past and somebody was asking me if there was anybody in any time interval or historical past, who would you wish to combat? I mentioned I’d like to combat Hitler and knock his ass out after which someway the web discovered that and put all these items collectively. It was simply wild.
“The web is undefeated. Once more that began that knockout once more. He by no means will get to listen to the top of it.”
Welp, time to re-book Josh Emmett v. Bryce Mitchell. Actually, do not even hassle getting a fee concerned. Simply let Josh enhance upon his earlier work. pic.twitter.com/14oDQlTSnm
— David McDonald (@ireworkings) January 30, 2025
As a lot as Emmett condemns what Mitchell mentioned again in January, he doesn’t maintain any private in poor health will in direction of the Arkansas native as a result of they’ve been cordial sufficient with one another that he’s not going to attempt to construct some inauthentic animosity between them now.
The knockout was in all probability going to hang-out Mitchell endlessly anyhow, however that highlight-reel end is inescapable at this level.
If something, Emmett simply wished the UFC really embraced it extra.
“It’s continuous,” Emmett mentioned. “It doesn’t matter what, it’s like even every little thing I publish on X or every time they’ll do the GIF, persons are making totally different [edits] and I really feel for Bryce, too. As a result of I do know he sees it. Any time he posts one thing, persons are tagging me in it. It’s one thing that’s simply been happening it’s been 14 months, 15 months. I see it on daily basis, each different day. I’m seeing folks publish about it.
“However for some motive, the UFC doesn’t promote that knockout. They’ll present everybody else’s knockout however they gained’t present that one. I’m like what within the hell? I’ll simply have the web go off making the viral moments and issues like that.”
Emmett, who returns to motion on Saturday for a fundamental occasion showdown in opposition to Lerone Murphy at UFC Vegas 105, doesn’t know why he hasn’t seen the UFC make an even bigger deal about that knockout, though the dramatic manner that Mitchell crumbled to the canvas after which stayed there for a number of moments may play some half in it.
Nonetheless, Emmett needs he might see his beautiful knockout performed proper alongside different iconic moments from the octagon, which positively contains Max Holloway placing Justin Gaethje to sleep with a jaw dropping punch again at UFC 300.
“I really feel like they might present the knockout, him being down,” Emmett mentioned. “Possibly clearly don’t present what occurred after the very fact. When Max had that very same knockout in opposition to Gaethje, it’s on ESPN, it’s in every single place. The world sees it. They hold exhibiting over and over and I’m like my knockout was related if no more devastating. Simply don’t present the half the place he’s having that seizure.”
