Pro-Trump UFC chief won't punish fighter who praised Hitler: 'It's free speech'

Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, expressed his disgust in detail at Arkansas fighter Bryce Mitchell for his lengthy podcast rant praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, reported MMAJunkie — but said there would be no punishment.

White, who now also sits on the board of tech giant Meta, was an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump for years, including throughout the 2024 election, but toward the end of last year said he was done with politics because "I want nothing to do with this s---."

“I’ve heard a lot of dumb, ignorant s--- in my day, but this one’s probably the worst,” said White. “When you talk about Hitler, who’s responsible for the death of 6 million Jews, and he tried to completely eliminate a race of people. World War II was the deadliest war in history: 15 million military deaths, 45 million civilians and 25 soldiers were killed in World War II. Second of all, Hitler is one of the most disgusting and evil human beings to ever walk the face of the earth, and anyone who even tries to take an opposing position is a moron."

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"That’s the problem with the internet and social media. You provide a platform for a lot of dumb, ignorant people,” he added.

Nonetheless, when pressed, White said UFC would take no action against Mitchell. “That’s what everyone wants to hear, about punishment, but it’s free speech,” he continued. “I don’t have to love it, you don’t have to love it, you know.”

Mitchell caused an explosion of controversy on the ArkanSanity podcast when he heaped praise on Hitler.

"I honestly think that Hitler was a good guy based upon my own research, not my public education indoctrination," he said. "I really do think before Hitler got on meth, he was a guy I'd go fishing with."

He went on to add that Hitler just "wanted to purify [Germany] by kicking the greedy Jews out that were destroying his country and turning them all into gays," and there's "no possible way" the Nazis actually killed 6 million Jews in death camps.