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Tyson Pedro cites financial struggles as his reason for retiring following UFC Vegas 87 loss

Tyson PedroUFC veteran Tyson Pedro cited financial concerns as a motivating factor in his decision to retire from MMA. On…

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UFC veteran Tyson Pedro cited financial concerns as a motivating factor in his decision to retire from MMA.

On Saturday, Pedro came up short in his return to the Octagon, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Vitor Petrino as part of the promotion’s return to The APEX for UFC Vegas 87. Following the fight, Pedro laid down his gloves and made the official announcement.

“I didn’t want to take away from his win, obviously, I had a bit of a different plan going this way, so it wasn’t the best performance,” Pedro said. Thank you to all the fans, I wanted to say thank you very much to UFC for everything they’ve done on this journey, especially thanks to my team, anyone that’s helped me get to this stage of my martial arts career.

“It’s been amazing, but it’s always been my intention to show my daughter that as long as you work your ass off and grind towards what you love, you can do anything you can dream of, and I think my dreams have just changed at this point. So that’s it for me with UFC, thank you to all the fans, from the bottom of my heart, don’t think it’s goodbye it’s see you later. Until then, thanks, everyone” (Sporting News).

Tyson Pedro sheds light on his decision to retire

Appearing at the post-fight press event, the Aussie standout revealed that financial concerns are part of the reason why he decided to close the book on his career.

“It’s been on my mind a little bit lately,” Pedro said. “Mainly just being away from my daughter. I’ve been away for 12 months over the last two and a half years. That’s obviously my choice going over to New Zealand. I know that’s where I’m going to be the best mixed martial artist.

“You put in all the costs and I probably just can’t do it anymore. With all the (tax) deductions and the loss of the fight tonight, I’m probably going to have to rob someone in the car park. … Who’s got the most on them?”

Debuting for the promotion in 2016, Tyson Pedro went 6-5 inside the Octagon with four of his victories coming by way of knockout. His most notable wins came against Khalil Rountree Jr. and Paul Craig.

Tyson Pedro dominates Anton Turkalj in blistering first round knockout win – UFC 293 Highlights

Tyson Pedro lands dominant knockout win over Anton Turkalj at UFC 293 HighlightsReturning to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since last summer, New South Wales native, Tyson Pedro made incredibly lightwork of the highly-touted, Anton Turkalj in the main card opener of UFC 293 tonight in Sydney, Australia — stopping the Swede with a first round TKO win ‘Down Under’. Pedro, who suffered a decision […]

Tyson Pedro lands dominant knockout win over Anton Turkalj at UFC 293 Highlights

Returning to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since last summer, New South Wales native, Tyson Pedro made incredibly lightwork of the highly-touted, Anton Turkalj in the main card opener of UFC 293 tonight in Sydney, Australia — stopping the Swede with a first round TKO win ‘Down Under’.

Pedro, who suffered a decision loss to the returning former undisputed Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion Modestas Bukauskas back in February of this year at UFC 284 in Perth, Pedro had previously landed a run of two consecutive victories over both Ike Villaneuva, and Harry Hunsucker, both with first round TKO triumphs.

Now boasting a 10-4 professional record, Pedro turned in a dominant win over Turkalj in the main card opener of UFC 293 tonight at the Qudos Bank Arena, dropping him in quick succession on the feet with his boxing, before quickly following up with a ground strikes to force a timely stoppage.

Below, catch the highlights from Tyson Pedro’s win over Anton Turkalj at UFC 293

Tyson Pedro reveals he was dealing with ‘extreme diarrhea’ ahead of UFC 284 bout

Tyson PedroTyson Pedro revealed that he came down with a bad case of Gastroenteritis the night before his UFC 284 appearance. Tyson Pedro went into his short-notice meeting with Modestas Bukauskas as a significant favorite but failed to secure the victory. Pedro’s relatively flat performance drew the ire of fans, many of which leaned on Tyson […]

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Tyson Pedro revealed that he came down with a bad case of Gastroenteritis the night before his UFC 284 appearance.

Tyson Pedro went into his short-notice meeting with Modestas Bukauskas as a significant favorite but failed to secure the victory. Pedro’s relatively flat performance drew the ire of fans, many of which leaned on Tyson Pedro as a sure win on their evening’s betting slips. Taking to Instagram, Tyson Pedro revealed that the night before his scheduled bout at the RAC Arena, he contracted an illness that had him praying to the porcelain god all night long.

“Hey, what’s going on? Just thought I’d do this video now that the dust has settled,” Pedro said. “Well, I wasn’t actually going to do this video because I didn’t think I owed anyone an explanation except to the people that I love. But those people that I love have been getting upset over some of the messages because maybe people don’t know what happened and I’m not gonna lie, some of the messages have been getting to me, but that’s just the way of social media.

“First of all and foremost, I want to thank Modestas (Bukauskas). Game opponent. He took the fight on short notice and came out on top. I’m not taking anything away from him and I think that’s what some people may have thought I was doing by saying that I had health concerns, but that’s not the case at all. He came, he beat me, and that’s the fight game, but the night before my fight, I contracted [Gastroenteritis]. It was extreme diarrhea and vomiting for the whole night. When the UFC bus came, I was still on the toilet ground vomiting. If you want to confirm it, you can ask the USADA guy sitting there watching me sh*t non-stop while he’s trying to take my p*ss.”

Tyson Pedro Never Once Considered Backing Out of His Fight at UFC 284

Despite the illness, Tyson Pedro decided to move forward with the bout as scheduled. In the video clip, he revealed his reasons for doing so, stating that he simply didn’t want to let down anyone, particularly his family, fans, opponent, and employer that all played a role in making the fight happen.

“I still decided to fight for a couple of reasons. One, the UFC had sorted out this fight on late notice so I didn’t want to let them down. Two, Modestas had taken the fight on a week’s notice so I didn’t want to let him down. Three, because I didn’t want to let my daughter down. When you say you’re going to do something, get in there and do it. And four, I didn’t want to let the fans down because I know a lot of them wanted to come see me and watch me fight.“

Tyson Pedro also addressed the litany of negative comments he received from quote-unquote fans that were disappointed with his performance on Saturday night.

“There’s a lot of people that have commenting some terrible stuff and I just don’t think that they would have done the same and taken that risk of fighting in front of hundreds of thousands if they were in the same position. I also don’t care about your [parlays]. I lost my win bonus. I lost potential contract renegotiation and I took the risk of getting beaten up knowing I wasn’t 100%, but that was all my choice because I thought I could pull it off. I’m still gonna go back and fight with or without your support, but thank you very much to all those people that did send me kind messages. The ones who back me win or lose. You’re the reason why I fight.”

Tyson Pedro Describes Test From His Father To Become A Fighter

Choosing to make your living as a fighter isn’t an easy decision, and Tyson Pedro says his father made sure to give him a brutal test before signing off on his son’s desired career path. The 31-year-old successfully returned from a nearly f…

Choosing to make your living as a fighter isn’t an easy decision, and Tyson Pedro says his father made sure to give him a brutal test before signing off on his son’s desired career path. The 31-year-old successfully returned from a nearly four-year layoff last year when he stopped Ike Villanueva in the first round….

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MMA Twitter Reacts To Tyson Pedro’s Quick Finish Of Hunsucker

Tyson Pedro entered his matchup at UFC 278 as a significant favorite, and he needed just over a minute to dispatch Harry Hunsucker. Kicking off the event’s main card, Hunsucker was making the drop down to light heavyweight after suffering knockou…

Tyson Pedro entered his matchup at UFC 278 as a significant favorite, and he needed just over a minute to dispatch Harry Hunsucker. Kicking off the event’s main card, Hunsucker was making the drop down to light heavyweight after suffering knockout losses in his first two UFC bouts as a heavyweight. Pedro still appeared to…

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Tyson Pedro finishes Harry Hunsucker with violent combination in statement win – UFC 278 Highlights

Tyson PedroTyson Pedro scored a statement win in his comeback against Harry Hunsucker at UFC 278. Going into the bout off an incredible knockout win over Isaac Villanueva, Pedro was looking to extend his winning run with a victory over Hunsucker, who was working to get back to winning ways after dropping two in a row. […]

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Tyson Pedro scored a statement win in his comeback against Harry Hunsucker at UFC 278.

Going into the bout off an incredible knockout win over Isaac Villanueva, Pedro was looking to extend his winning run with a victory over Hunsucker, who was working to get back to winning ways after dropping two in a row. They clashed on the main card of UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Pedro started things off composed and looked for that big shot. Hunsucker put in a good showing but was unable to cause any real damage to the Australian. A stinging jab from Pedro rocked Hunsucker before Pedro capitalized with a huge body kick to crumple Hunsucker in his comeback.

Pedro defeated Hunsucker by TKO in Round 1 (1:05).

Below, catch the highlights from Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker