UFC star Bryce Mitchell will not participate in any contact training for the next few months as he continues to recover from a devastating knockout.
Mitchell suffered a brutal knockout during a December 12 fight against Josh Emmett. The knockout made the rounds on the Internet in part because of the brutality of the right hand thrown by Emmett.
Mitchell’s body convulsed just a second after hitting the ground. The featherweight was eventually able to regain consciousness, although she needed help getting out of the octagon. Mitchell now says he will miss training for at least six months.
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Bryce Mitchell reacts following his victory over Dan Ige in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Shortly after the terrifying moment, Mitchell took to social media and expressed gratitude to Emmett for showing some restraint. Mitchell suggested that any additional blows “probably would have killed me.”
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The 29-year-old admitted that avoiding contact training for a while would give his body a chance to heal.
Bryce Mitchell enters the octagon in a featherweight fight during the UFC 296 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“I’m following my own concussion protocol,” Mitchell told ESPN. “I’ll also consult with my coaches and we basically say, ‘You know, don’t train for six months.’ [build a new house] and [expecting my first child], but then I’m at my next training camp after that. The good thing is that I don’t have to rush.”
Mitchell only accepted the fight after Emmett’s original opponent, Giga Chikadze, was forced to withdraw to deal with an injury. He revealed that he sometimes also suffers seizures when he is at rest.
Bryce Mitchell has his hands bandaged before his fight during the UFC 296 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
“I do that (seizures) in my sleep anyway. So I’m not really worried about that part,” Mitchell said. He also noted that he does not feel any major health problems.–issues related to the coup.
Aside from the physical pain, Mitchell said the worst part of the ordeal was angering his loved ones.
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“The worst part is dealing with everyone afterwards, because everyone thought he was dead,” Mitchell said.
“Everyone I knew was crying. The good thing is, that was the easiest fight for me. I’ve never had a fight where I came out feeling so good. I woke up in the ambulance and barely remembered what happened. There’s no pain. “I assure you. But everyone was crying and they thought he was dead. I’m not exaggerating.”
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