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Bryce Mitchell is walking back positive statements he made about Adolf Hitler -- apologizing for sounding insensitive with his comments about the former dictator ... and adding he's definitely not a Nazi.
The UFC fighter released a statement just minutes ago ... saying he's sorry to fans who he offended with his comments -- adding he knows many people died in the Holocaust and that Hitler did a whole lot of evil things.