Bryce Mitchell Demands Respect For Short-Notice Josh Emmett Fight, Complains About 'Crickets' After Win Over Edson Barboza

During a recent interview with ex-UFC champion Michael Bisping, Mitchell looked ahead to today's pay-per-view event, which will see him make the walk on less than two weeks' notice.

Despite boasting an undefeated record prior to his meeting with Topuria and recording a dominant win over Edson Barboza, Mitchell believes his skills and potential remain underestimated.

That's something he's hoping to change inside the T-Mobile Arena tonight.

"You can't argue. When I beat this guy, I'm proven, and you know it," Mitchell said. "You'll know it by the results. The results will speak for themselves. I can't be denied. That's why I'm excited about this match.

"Even Barboza. Edson Barboza, Bisping, brother, I've never seen anybody kick that hard and that fast in my life, never," Mitchell continued. "I scraped by, beat a guy like Edson, and you don't hear nothing, it's crickets. They act like it never happened. I'm telling you, eventually people are gonna realize I can fight with the best, I can beat the best, I believe I am the best. I'm just trying to convince everybody else of that."

With his sights on avenging the submission defeat he suffered against Topuria in 2022, a victory over Emmett — who was dominantly outpointed by "El Matador" this past June — would no doubt go a long way to forcing a rematch.

And should Topuria upset the odds to unseat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 next February, perhaps a win at UFC 296 will mark the first step in setting up a second dance between the Georgian-Spaniard and "Thug Nasty" with the gold on the line.