![]() “That was one factor making me want to take it, was the money, but it wasn’t the only factor. Mitchell then added that money was not the only factor at play in his decision: personality played a role as well. I’m very happy, very blessed, but I was a little bit worried about not having money until February.” “I’m not mad about my financial situation. But to say it wasn’t a factor, that would be a lie. I’m not really complaining about the financial side of it. I knew that I would only have a little bit left and I was expecting that fight to come around - I was expecting to win money too - so I don’t know. ![]() “Here’s the thing with my money: I invest it. I didn’t know what was going to happen if I didn’t take the fight, and in my head I told myself I was going to win anyways. I would not have starved to death, and all my bills would have been paid, but then I just kept thinking, ‘What if they tell me a fight in February and it doesn’t happen in February?’ There was uncertainty. But even after what happened, Mitchell still says he has no complaints about the UFC’s pay. I was not capable of kicking ass that night.”įighter pay has become an increasingly prevalent topic in the MMA space in recent years, and Mitchell is not the only athlete t o find fighting as a tough way to pay the bills. I thought I was going in there with the flu to kick somebody’s ass anyway. I could have scrapped by and maybe I should have, but at the time, I thought I’d win the fight. So I said, you know what, I don’t want to live off a couple thousand bucks until February, and I would’ve made it. “Honestly, I had a couple thousand bucks in my bank account, and they told me that, ‘If you don’t take this fight, we’re not finding you one until February We’re booked.’ So it’s like, you can live off a couple thousand bucks in your bank, or you can fight December 10, and if not, f*** off until February. People don’t really see all the stuff that the fighter is contemplating before the fight, what the factors are, this and that, and I just don’t think I was at my best. After the bout, Mitchell revealed he came down with the flu the week before, which he says led to his poor performance, and speaking with ESPN on Thursday, Mitchell elaborated on why he even took the fight in the first place. Topuria controlled the action from the opening bell and ran roughshod over Mitchell before finishing him in the third round with an arm-triangle choke. ![]() Mitchell faced Topuria in a pivotal featherweight bout in the main card opener of UFC 282, and things did not go well for “Thug Nasty”. Bryce Mitchell says his financial situation led to him fighting Ilia Topuria, despite having the flu. ![]()
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