'Urijah Faber may have gone out with a blaze of glory last weekend at UFC Fight Night Sacramento, but in the fight game, one man's glory almost always means another man's demise.
'On the receiving end last weekend was Brad Pickett, who was on the receiving end of his fifth loss in his last six fights.
'Speaking for the first time on his podcast with fellow host Bryan Lacey, Pickett described his feelings before the fight with Faber. Suffice to say, it was an emotional, raw episode of the "One Punch Podcast."
'"To be honest, I was disappointed in a way. It was great to fight someone like Urijah Faber and the whole thing and we were very pally leading up to it," Pickett said. "At the end of the day, I think people get a real misconception of it. It's a sport, and I've always said this. I've always said I fight because I don't hate what's in front me, but I love what's in front of me--my wife, my kid, my training partners and my coaches. The person in front of me is just an object.
'"Some people have the beef and all that, but some fighters need that extra fuel. Some people like it because the fans like it and it gives that extra buzz. Obviously, me, I like it when there's a bit of bad blood between two fighters and these two guys really hate each other. I get that side of things and some people curate that ahead of a fight, but that's just not me, and I got on with Urijah really well."
'Pickett then spoke about his feelings following the fight Saturday night. Unsurprisingly, he wasn't satisfied with the way things unfolded....'
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'"I'm looking to get on the London card in March, it's been in the back of my head, but I want to do what Urijah Faber did and retire in [my] hometown," Pickett said. "That's what I really want to do. Now it's time. I'm not doing myself justice, and I don't want to be in the sport just to make up numbers. I love my job, but everything has to come to an end at some point, so I'd rather do it now while I can talk to my son, so I'd rather retire in the O2 in March next year in my hometown....'
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