For Bryce Mitchell, the 30-year-old MMA fighter with a 17-3 overall record, it was good while it lasted.
The central Arkansas native has enjoyed quite a bit of goodwill from Arkansans since he started his upward climb through the ranks as a late teen, as an athlete at Cabot High and then during his time at Harding University in Searcy, Ark.
With a record a 7-3 record since signing with UFC, the largest MMA promotion company, Mitchell has risen to become the No. 13th-ranked featherweight (145 pounds) and could vie for a title in that classification. He dreams big – to be the headliner of a UFC cards in a sold-out Simmons Arena in North Little Rock one day, and over the next 20 years making MMA the No.