Bryce Mitchell held nothing back. The American UFC fighter, known for his direct style inside and outside the octagon, decided to weigh in on Brazilian jiu-jitsu and ended up igniting a controversy that is already spreading across social media.
According to his words, some professors “are teaching things related to homosexuality”. He went further: he claimed that those who teach a certain butt-scooting movement “are probably gay”. The prejudice-laden remark landed like a bomb among practitioners and fans of the sport, who were quick to respond.
Mitchell’s comment reopens an old debate about hate speech disguised as sports opinion. Meanwhile, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community is awaiting an explanation—or an apology—that has yet to come.