UFC fighter Tyson Pedro ended his UFC career on Saturday night and is questioning how he’s going to make money in the future.
On Saturday night, the 32-year-old, 8-year UFC veteran decided to retire in the ring after his latest loss to Vitor Petrino.
Tyson Pedro has just retired from MMA. pic.twitter.com/Blx7i3tqzr
— Veluta (@VelutaMMA) March 2, 2024
While speaking to the media, Pedro spoke about the financial struggles of being an MMA fighter.
During his postfight press conference, Pedro joked that he might consider robbing someone in the car park after his latest loss.
“With 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?”
"With 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?"
Tyson Pedro opens up about financial challenges following his #UFCVegas87 retirement. pic.twitter.com/sG1vePRUsF
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 3, 2024
MMA fans were saddened by Pedro’s postfight comments.
You notice how you never hear NFL special teamers being like, “I am comically poor and have to go back to Uber driving to afford food”. Yet in MMA that’s every week. Weird. https://t.co/8TPTqk4CvA
— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) March 3, 2024
this has to be pretty embarrassing as a company standpoint. a fighter is giving his retirement speech and its about his financial situation. https://t.co/xJoTxcusBL
— 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖜𝖓 (@shawnsafk) March 3, 2024