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.
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