Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). Mitchell appeared in the reality television series '' The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated''. As of December 13, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Background

Mitchell was born and raised in

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and attended

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. He played multiple sports, including

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for the

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and

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, in which he placed second at the 7A

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championships as a

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and fourth at the 6A

championships as a

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. After high school, Mitchell moved to

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to attend

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After racking up an undefeated professional MMA record of 9–0, Mitchell was chosen to '' The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated'' Featherweight tournament. He defeated Jay Cucciniello in the quarterfinals but ended up losing to the eventual season winner

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in the semi-finals. Despite the loss, Mitchell was signed to the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mitchell faced Tyler Diamond on July 6, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated. He won the fight by majority decision. Mitchell faced

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on March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis. He won the fight by unanimous decision. This fight earned the ''Fight of the Night'' award. Mitchell faced

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on December 7, 2019 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik. He won the fight by submission from a twister in the first round; this was only the second twister submission victory in UFC history. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award and it was named the 2019 ''Submission of the Year'' by sites like

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, MMAJunkie and

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. Subsequently, Mitchell signed a new, four-fight contract with the UFC. Mitchell was scheduled to face

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on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout took place on May 9, 2020 at

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. Mitchell dominated the fight, almost submitting Rosa multiple times, winning the fight via unanimous decision with the three scorecards listing 30–25, 30–25, and 30–24 scores. Mitchell faced

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on October 31, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva. This bout marked the first time a fighter has worn custom trunks since the Reebok deal with the promotion, as Mitchell used

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shorts during the contest. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Mitchell faced

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on March 5, 2022 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Mitchell was scheduled to face

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as a main event on November 5, 2022 at

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. However, Evloev withdrew in mid October due to injury and the bout was scrapped. Mitchell faced

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on December 10, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via submission in round two.

Personal life

Mitchell has a degree in economics from

. Outside of his mixed martial arts career, he is a cattle farmer. Mitchell is politically outspoken, voicing his belief that

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was created in a lab by the U.S. government and deliberately released, and that the U.S. government stages mass shootings to advance a gun confiscation agenda. He has also criticized the

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as a "corrupt institution" that is manipulating the value of the

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. In addition, Mitchell is also a flat Earther, a geocentrist and believes that gravity is a hoax. In 2021, Mitchell released a seven-track

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mixtape titled "Pasture Fire".

Championships and accomplishments

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(One time) ** Fight of the Night (One Time) **UFC Honors 2019 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Sayles *''CagesidePress.com'' **2019 Submission of the Year *''CombatPress.com'' **2019 Submission of the Year *''

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'' **2019 December Submission of the Month **2019 Submission of the Year *''

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'' **2019 Submission of the Year

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References

External links

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