Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight veteran
Tyson
Pedro hung up his gloves after a loss against surging prospect
Vitor
Petrino at
UFC Fight Night 238.
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Pedro dropped a hard-fought unanimous decision against the
undefeated Brazilian on the main card. The Australian fan favourite
then took off his gloves and waited for his opponent’s post-fight
interview to end before announcing his retirement from the UFC.
“I didn’t want to take away from his win, obviously,” Pedro said.
“I had a different bit of a plan going at this race. It wasn’t the
best performance, so thank you to all the fans. I want to say thank
you very much to the UFC for everything they have done on this
journey. Especially thanks to my team, anyone that’s helped me get
to this stage of my martial arts career.”
Pedro started his pro career with four first-round stoppage wins
before signing with the UFC. Pedro went on to score consecutive
first-round wins over Paul Craig
and Khalil
Rountree Jr. before suffering his first career setback against
Ilir
Latifi. Pedro then went back and forth throughout his career,
mounting a 6-5 promotional record, scoring all of his victories in
the first round. The once promising 205-pound contender claims his
dreams have now changed.
“It’s been amazing, but it’s always been my intention to show my
daughter that as long you work your ass off, grind towards what you
love, you can do anything you dream of,” Pedro said. “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. I don’t
think it’s goodbye, just see you later. Until then, thanks
everyone.”