Brad Pickett believes that his knockout loss to Marlon Vera in his retirement fight at UFC Fight Night 108 in London proved to him that it was the right time to walk away from the sport.
“One Punch” appeared on the latest edition of The MMA Hour ahead of his grappling bout with Phil Harris at Polaris 5 in London on Saturday and insisted the outcome of his fight with Vera didn’t really matter.
“For me, the outcome of the fight didn’t matter,” he told Ariel Helwani.
“It was the journey and the celebration of my career and what I’ve done, so I don’t think the outcome really mattered.