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Brad Pickett shares story of “crazy person” Hector Lombard KOing training partner in warm-up
British MMA legend Brad Pickett says former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard is a bit of a nightmare in the gym. Speaking to Fightful recently, Pickett looked back on some of his training sessions with Lombard, recounting a time the hulking Cuban flatlined a training partner in a warm-up round. “A crazy person is Hector […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Brad Pickett opens up on upcoming bare knuckle boxing debut
Brad Pickett is a mixed martial arts legend, no question about it. The 40-year-old has fought 39 times as a professional and 18 of those fights occurred under the WEC or UFC banner. Pickett announced his retirement from the sport following his loss to Marlon Vera in March 2017. Now, however, he is set to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | UFC veteran Brad Pickett explains how the promotion has changed over the years
English MMA veteran Brad Pickett spent many years as a WEC and UFC bantamweight contender before retiring in 2017. During the height of his career, when the UFC was still owned by Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, there was much less of a focus on the “money fights” and “super fights” we hear so much about […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Former UFC fighter Brad Pickett is focused on coaching, but willing to fight again
After a long career as a WEC and UFC bantamweight contender, Brad Pickett retired in 2017 and is now focusing on coaching and managing fighters. Picket always knew he would get into coaching. While he was a UFC fighter he loved helping out the younger fighters improve and show them what it takes to make […]
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Brad Pickett explains choice to end retirement
Back in March of 2017, British MMA legend Brad Pickett experienced his third consecutive loss — a knockout at the hands of Marlon Vera — and elected to hang up the gloves. A little over a year later, Pickett has ended his retirement. The former UFC bantamweight has signed with ACB, and will debut with the […]
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Brad Pickett comes out of retirement, signs with ACB
https://youtu.be/TsZd2-NHkgQ When it comes to fun, must-see fighters in the lighter weight classes, British MMA legend, Brad Pickett has been one of the names that always came to mind for the better half of the past decade. London’s Pickett retired in March 2017 after a rough third round knockout loss to Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera in […]
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VIDEO | Behind the scenes of Brad Pickett’s emotional retirement fight
https://www.facebook.com/UFCCanada/videos/1294634377239176/?pnref=story MMA veteran Brad Pickett recently stepped into the Octagon for the final time, calling an end to an incredible thirteen year professional MMA career that saw ‘One Punch’ pick up ‘Fight of the Night’ honors on 4 separate occasions in the UFC, as well as a ‘Knockout of the Night’ bonus for his 2012 […]
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Brad Pickett discusses KO loss: ‘The younger me would’ve chewed that [kick] up’
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Last night, on the main card of the UFC’s latest trip to London, UK MMA legend Brad Pickett stepped onto the canvas for a final time. His opponent in this retirement fight was late-replacement Marlon “Chito” Vera, a young but dangerous out for pretty much any fighter in the division. Though Pickett won the first two […]
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Brad Pickett issues statement following retirement fight loss
UFC bantamweight veteran Brad Pickett retired following his UFC Fight Night 107 TKO loss to Marlon Vera last night in London, England. Pickett had a strong opening two rounds utilizing some timely takedowns and ground and pound to get up on the judges scorecards 20-18 heading into round three. However, the tide turned against “One […]
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Pros react to Marlon Vera’s stunning upset victory over Brad Pickett
Pros react to Marlon Vera’s stunning upset victory over Brad Pickett UFC veteran Brad Pickett stepped foot into the octagon for the final time earlier today in London where he squared off with Marlon Vera who had taken the bout on very short-notice. Pickett was able to utilize some effective takedowns in the first two […]
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UFC Fight Night 107 Results: Marlon Vera TKO’s Brad Pickett (VIDEO)
UFC Fight Night 107 Results: Brad Pickett vs. Marlon Vera A bantamweight scrap between Brad Pickett and Marlon Vera took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 107 event in London, England. Hometown Hero#UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/msl8QMaNEq — UFC (@ufc) March 18, 2017 Round one begins and the fighters touch gloves. Vera lands a low kick and then […]
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Brad Pickett is “Honored” To be Urijah Faber’s Final Opponent, Vows to “Send him Out in Style.”
On this week’s episode of The MMA Hour, long-time bantamweight contender Urijah Faber made the somewhat surprising announcement that his recently announced bout with England’s Brad Pickett will be the last of his career. This Faber swan song will occur on December 17 in Sacremento, California – the home of his renowned gym, Team Alpha Male. “I’ve […]
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Brad Pickett fractures spine, will fight at UFC 204 regardless
After Mike Tyson’s KO victory over Clifford Etienne in 2003, ‘Iron Mike’ infamously stated that he broke his back during training. Brad Pickett could be delivering a very similar interview after UFC 204, where he’s scheduled to fight Iuri Alcântara in Manchester, England. Pickett, who was initially slated to fight at ‘UFC Hamburg’ on September […]