December 9, 2024 7:30 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – Bryce Mitchell agrees {that a} combat with Dooho Choi could be a banger.
After Choi (16-4-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) finished Nate Landwehr in Saturday’s UFC 310 main card opener at T-Cellular Enviornment, he known as out Mitchell for a chance to re-enter the featherweight rankings. One combat later, Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) scored a TKO of his personal when he took out Kron Gracie.
When requested about Choi’s callout, Mitchell reciprocated curiosity.
“I wish to combat Dooho Choi as a result of he known as me out, and I feel that’s what folks wish to see,” Mitchell informed MMA Junkie and different reporters.
Mitchell admits that he initially wished to keep away from the bottom with jiu-jitsu ace Gracie however was lured into it. Gracie opted to drag guard on quite a few events till Mitchell ultimately slammed him and knocked him out with brutal elbows within the third spherical. “I believed I’d do higher with the punches, however I actually didn’t have the choice to not go to the bottom with him,” Mitchell mentioned. “Individuals don’t try this in coaching. Those who I prepare with, I’ve by no means had anyone wrap their legs round me like that and pull me down.”
Mitchell rebounded from his brutal knockout loss to Josh Emmett final December at UFC 296. “Thug Nasty” has cut up his previous 4 appearances.
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