Bryce Mitchell returned to the win column at UFC 310 by becoming the first man to finish Kron Gracie in MMA.
There was a fair amount of criticism for this fight and its main card placement. For the most part, it was as strange as expected.
Similar to his last Octagon appearance in 2023, in which he was convincingly beaten by Charles Jourdain, Gracie’s strategy appeared to be pulling guard in order to work off of his back. Aside from one submission attempt, he wasn’t able to offer any offense. And without a backup plan, the fight was one-way traffic with Mitchell remaining in control throughout.
In the third round, “Thug Nasty” put a stamp on his performance by capitalizing on his opponent’s gameplan. As Gracie looked to pull guard, Mitchell went with him and slammed him into the canvas, landing multiple devastating elbows to get the stoppage and handing his opponent a third consecutive loss inside the Octagon.
In his post-fight interview, Mitchell showed respect to Gracie for the impact that his family had on the sport in the early days, as well as apologizing to Joe Rogan for calling him stupid in the past.
Watch the highlight reel finish that closed the show below:
