Despite having the flu, Bryce Mitchell says he had no choice but to compete at UFC 282. Mitchell (15-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was scheduled to face Movsar Evloev in the UFC Fight Night 214 headliner on Nov. 5, but an injury forced Evloev. Mitchell was offered Ilia Topuria a month later and accepted the bout. Mitchell wound up suffering his first-career setback when he was submitted by Topuria last month at UFC 282. It was a rough night for Mitchell, who later revealed he was battling the flu . So if Mitchell wasn’t fit to compete, then why didn’t he withdraw? He said he couldn’t financially afford to. “I had a couple thousand bucks in my bank account, and (the UFC) told me that, ‘If you don’t take this fight, we’re not finding you one until February,'” Mitchell told ESPN . “They said they’re booked. So, it’s like you can live off a couple thousand bucks in your bank, or you can f*cking fight December 10th. And if not, f*ck off until February. “I said, ‘You know what? I don’t want to l...
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