Bryce Mitchell is refreshing from his victory within the bantamweight division, however one high UFC persona believes it will likely be a tricky street forward.
Mitchell shared Nurmagomedov and Stated Nurmagomedov on the UFC Abu Dhabi card final Saturday. “Thug Nasty” had his bell ringing early and knocked down, however he survived the storm. Mitchell in the end achieved an unanimous determination victory. This was a bounceback for him as he was submitted to Jean Silva on his earlier outing.
Mitchell eliminated the victory at 135 kilos, however MMA coach and UFC analyst Din Thomas will not be positive the success will proceed. Talking to Mmajunkie.com, Thomas mentioned competitors wouldn’t be straightforward resulting from modifications in weight courses.
“The truth is that this. These individuals drop some weight by searching for magic capsules and solutions,” Thomas mentioned. “The truth is, if you cannot beat the highest 5 in your division, you most likely will not beat the highest 5 in your division beneath you. That is not concerning the measurement you may be attempting to carry you again.
“When he performs towards the highest guys within the bantamweight division, he nonetheless struggles, and that does not matter. … Possibly he can beat the bantamweight guys slightly simpler.
Bryce Mitchell went 3-3 on his remaining six outings. He was undefeated earlier than coming throughout the present UFC light-weight champion, Ilia Topuria. Mitchell scored the decisive victory over Dan Ige earlier than struggling a brutal knockout loss by the hands of Josh Emmett. Mitchell rebounded as soon as once more in a win that was knocked out by Cron Gracie earlier than his aforementioned defeat to Silva.
