UFC Star Bryce Mitchell Stuns Fans: Dumps Trump, Brands Him the ‘Antichrist’ in Fiery Rant

By Marcus Hale, Sports and Politics Correspondent Published October 28, 2025

LAS VEGAS — In a bombshell Instagram video that’s racked up over 550,000 views in under 48 hours, UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell—once a die-hard MAGA supporter who vowed to “take a bullet” for Donald Trump—has publicly severed ties with the president. Labeling Trump a “corrupted leader” and the biblical “Antichrist,” Mitchell’s raw, two-minute tirade has left fans reeling, reignited debates over celebrity politics, and drawn swift backlash from both sides of the aisle.

The 30-year-old Arkansas native, known in the octagon for his unorthodox wrestling style and outside it for conspiracy-laden rants, posted the video on Friday evening from what appeared to be his farm. Staring directly into the camera, Mitchell didn’t mince words: “I’m not with Donald Trump no more. He talked a good game; he tricked me. I was fooled. I admit it.”

Mitchell, whose professional MMA record stands at 18-3, traced his disillusionment to a litany of perceived betrayals. Topping the list: Trump’s failure to release Jeffrey Epstein’s client files. “The first thing for me was he didn’t release the Epstein files. They’re even acting like they didn’t exist,” Mitchell fumed, echoing long-standing frustrations among Trump’s base. He accused the administration of prioritizing foreign aid to Israel and Ukraine over American interests—”putting America last”—and slammed Trump’s recent comments on soaring beef prices as an unfair jab at farmers like himself.

But the fighter reserved his most explosive salvo for a theological gut punch, urging Christian followers to crack open their Bibles. “I want y’all, if you’re a Christian, I want you to get into Revelation 13:3, and I want you to read that verse—yeah, about the Antichrist, about the one who was fatally wounded in the head; then he was miraculously healed and the whole world marveled at him and said, ‘No man can make war with him.’ Yeah, I do think that Donald Trump is that beast of Revelation 13:3. Go read it. Go read it!”

The verse, from the Book of Revelation, describes a beast rising after a fatal head wound, a motif Mitchell explicitly linked to the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, where a bullet grazed the president’s ear. In evangelical circles, such interpretations have simmered for years, but Mitchell’s endorsement catapults it into the mainstream sports spotlight.

This isn’t Mitchell’s first brush with biblical fire-and-brimstone. In July 2024, he floated Elon Musk as a “false prophet” and potential Antichrist harbinger on the PBD Podcast. And post-UFC 310 in December 2024, he declared, “There is only one person that’s gonna make America great again, that’s Jesus Christ.” Yet his Trump devotion seemed ironclad just months ago. At a December 2024 press conference, Mitchell gushed: “These people in office right now are serving Satan. Donald Trump will do the Lord’s work. I love Donald Trump and I promise you I will take a bullet for that man if the day comes.”

The about-face has stunned the MMA community, where Mitchell’s right-wing views have long been a double-edged sword. UFC CEO Dana White, a vocal Trump ally, headlined the president’s second inauguration in January 2025—an event Mitchell attended and pinned to his Instagram profile with the caption: “I had the experience of a lifetime celebratin the inauguration.” Now, that post hangs awkwardly amid the backlash.

Social media erupted over the weekend, with the #BryceMitchellAntichrist hashtag trending on X, amassing over 1.2 million impressions. Supporters hailed his “awakening,” with one user posting: “PTL and Hallelujah. So good to see someone refuse the @POTUS koolAid.” Critics, however, piled on, dredging up Mitchell’s history of controversy—including antisemitic remarks denying the Holocaust and praising Adolf Hitler as a “good guy” he’d “go fishin’ with.” “Bryce Mitchell went down the rabbit hole and got radicalized,” tweeted fellow fighter Sean Strickland in February 2025, mocking Mitchell’s views on global conflicts.

Even MAGA die-hards turned sour. “Top Maga UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell now says Trump is the pedophile Antichrist & he’s done with him forever. Good for him for admitting he was conned,” quipped one X user, while another shared a clip of Mitchell’s rant with the caption: “UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell rescinds his support for Trump, suggesting he’s the biblical Antichrist.”

Mitchell’s pivot arrives amid a turbulent stretch in his career. He suffered a high-profile submission loss to Jean Silva via ninja choke at UFC 314 in April 2025, an event attended by Trump and Musk. The defeat, coupled with ongoing scrutiny over his inflammatory statements, has sidelined him from bouts. Insiders whisper that UFC brass, wary of PR headaches, may be cooling on the featherweight contender.

Trump’s camp dismissed the outburst as “sour grapes from a has-been.” Mitchell’s representatives did not respond to requests for comment by press time. But the fighter doubled down in follow-up stories, warning of the “mark of the beast” looming in 42 months—a nod to Revelation’s timeline for end-times tribulation.

For Mitchell, whose farm-life persona blends homespun wisdom with doomsday prophecy, this feels like peak Bryce: unfiltered, unapologetic, and utterly divisive. As one X observer put it: “If you pay close attention to what’s going on, you’ll see that @DonnieDarkened is probably right. The arrest of Trump is just another step towards creating the illusion of a political messiah.”

In the cutthroat world of UFC, where fighters like Mitchell thrive on shock value, this rant could be a bid for relevance—or a genuine crisis of faith. Either way, it’s a seismic shift for a man who once embodied Trump’s blue-collar appeal in the cage. As America grapples with its own political messiahs, Mitchell’s words echo louder than any post-fight mic drop: “Do not make false idols. Do not put your hope in man. Put your hope only in Jesus.”

Whether this torpedoes his octagon comeback or catapults him into fringe punditry remains to be seen. For now, the Thug Nasty has landed his hardest haymaker yet—straight at the heart of MAGA nation.