Josh Emmett had already seen his devastating knockout of Bryce Mitchell seemingly a whole lot of occasions, 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 best time to disclose he was a Nazi sympathizer by defending Adolf Hitler and denying the Holocaust occurred. 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 an alternative stated “for all of you that hate Bryce Mitchell, you get to see him hopefully get his ass whooped on international 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 Preventing. “Individuals are tagging me ‘Josh, you probably did this to him.’ Like I at all times stated, Mitchell—the interactions that I’ve had with the man and I simply noticed him once more in Vegas once I was on the market final week, he’s been nothing however respectful to me. I deal with individuals 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 stated, he simply needs to be cautious what he says as a result of he has such a giant platform.”
Whereas he by no means straight apologized for his feedback, Mitchell ultimately conceded that Hitler “did a variety of evil issues” and stated “lots of people died within the Holocaust and that’s a truth.”
It actually doesn’t absolve Mitchell for what he stated beforehand and Emmett knew his former opponent won’t ever dwell down the humiliation from the feedback he made, which is why that knockout out of the blue grew to become related once more.
In actual fact, Emmett was even reminded a few fan Q&A he performed years earlier that was someway found after Mitchell’s podcast feedback made the rounds.
“It’s type of loopy,” Emmett stated. “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 stated I might 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 tip of it.”
Welp, time to re-book Josh Emmett v. Bryce Mitchell. Actually, do not even trouble 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 stated 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 most likely going to hang-out Mitchell endlessly in any case, 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 stated. “It doesn’t matter what, it’s like even all the things I publish on X or each time they’ll do the GIF, individuals are making completely 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, individuals are tagging me in it. It’s one thing that’s simply been occurring it’s been 14 months, 15 months. I see it day by day, each different day. I’m seeing individuals publish about it.
“However for some cause, 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 primary occasion showdown towards 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 approach that Mitchell crumbled to the canvas after which stayed there for a number of moments would possibly play some half in it.
Nonetheless, Emmett needs he may see his beautiful knockout performed proper alongside different iconic moments from the octagon, which undoubtedly consists of Max Holloway placing Justin Gaethje to sleep with a jaw dropping punch again at UFC 300.
“I really feel like they may present the knockout, him being down,” Emmett stated. “Perhaps clearly don’t present what occurred after the actual fact. When Max had that very same knockout towards Gaethje, it’s on ESPN, it’s in every single place. The world sees it. They maintain exhibiting time and again and I’m like my knockout was comparable if no more devastating. Simply don’t present the half the place he’s having that seizure.”
