Mitchell Accepts Choi’s Callout
At the December 7, 2024 card, Dooho Choi stopped Nate Landwehr by TKO at 3:21 of Round 3; later that night, Bryce Mitchell knocked out Kron Gracie with an elbow at 0:39 of Round 3. The official results list both finishes. After his win, Mitchell told MMA Junkie and other reporters: “I want to fight Dooho Choi because he called me out, and I think that’s what people want to see.”
Mitchell’s next bout was against Jean Silva on April 12, 2025. Silva submitted him with a ninja choke at 3:52 of Round 2, according to Mitchell’s official fight record. The December comments were an accepted callout, not an announced or scheduled fight with Choi.
Why the matchup attracted attention
Choi and Mitchell won consecutive bouts on the UFC 310 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Their finishes supplied an immediate connection for a possible featherweight meeting: both were leaving the same event with a third-round victory and could discuss the next step from that shared starting point.
The methods also showed that neither result depended only on standing exchanges. Choi finished Landwehr from a mounted crucifix, while Mitchell’s decisive elbows came from inside Gracie’s guard. The UFC’s event recap describes those finishing positions. That ground-fighting context adds substance to the proposed pairing beyond the callout itself.
For Choi, the Landwehr result followed a July 2024 stoppage of Bill Algeo, giving him two wins that year. Mitchell’s response acknowledged the suggestion publicly, but the later Silva booking shows how a post-fight preference can differ from the matchup that ultimately takes place. The embedded interview remains a record of his thinking immediately after beating Gracie, tied to the circumstances of that December event.
