Bryce Mitchell says he suffered more than the ire of fans at the recent UFC 314 press conference.
UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell isn’t afraid to speak his mind, for better and for worse. Ahead of his Octagon return at UFC 314, Mitchell accused Jean Silva of attempting to gain an unfair advantage, with a bizarre twist.
Mitchell returns to the Octagon for the first time since a slew of recent controversies stemming from hateful remarks he made during a recent podcast. After his remarks, Mitchell turned from UFC fan favorite to heel, and the buildup to his return at UFC 314 is expected to be volatile.
Mitchell and Silva clashed on the microphone during the UFC 314 press conference earlier this month, with Silva getting the love from fans and launching heated chants towards Mitchell. After their face-to-face, Mitchell believes Silva has demonic tendencies.
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Bryce Mitchell plans to ‘cast out’ Jean Silva’s demons at UFC 314
In a recent Instagram post, Mitchell accused Silva of being demonic and casting a spell on him ahead of their fight.
“Good morning y’all, I need all my Christian warriors to pray for me,” Mitchell said. “Every single night since the day before the press conference, I’ve had demonic dreams, legions of demons are attacking me every single time I sleep and not one time have I seen any peaceful sleep since that day. These demons surround me, try to fight me and provoke me to anger, and then the dream will switch and they’ll send beautiful women and they’re trying to get me to lust, to cheat on my life.
“Satan is using two of my weaknesses to try to expose the evil in my own heart, which is anger and lust,” Mitchell continued. “However, where I’m weak, the lord is strong. So please pray for me…he started barking like a dog and chanting ‘F— you’…the man’s demons will be cast out of my presence.”
Coincidentally, Silva’s nickname is ‘Lord’, an alter ego he attributes to his aggressive fighting style and approach. Silva most notably demonstrated the aggressive style in his recent finish of Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Seattle last month.
Silva called out Mitchell after knocking out Baghdasaryan, prompting a quick response from the controversial featherweight. Weeks later, Mitchell and Silva clashed at a UFC 314 press conference, which included barking from Silva and boos raining down upon Mitchell from fans.
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Bryce Mitchell returns to the Octagon after recent controversies
Mitchell is looking to get back in the win column after an impressive finish over Kron Gracie at UFC 310 in December. He’s won two of his last three fights, including a unanimous decision victory over Dan Ige in Sept. 2023.
Silva, a former Dana White’s Contender Series graduate, returns to the cage unbeaten in his UFC tenure with recent knockout wins over Charles Jourdain and Drew Dober. He outpointed rising star Kevin Vallejos on DWCS to secure a UFC contract.
Weeks away from UFC 314, tensions are ramping up between Mitchell and Silva. We could be in for a wild buildup to UFC 314 and an intriguing stylistic matchup inside the Octagon.
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