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Paddy Pimblett says he considered retirement after losing to Benoit St-Denis at UFC 329 last weekend.
Pimblett, 31, The Frenchman submits in 52 seconds The pair’s lightweight bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The win revived Pimblett’s pursuit of the title after the Liverpudlian Defeat to Justin Gaethje For the interim belt in January.
Speaking after the win, which was his 24th in 28 fights, Pimblett revealed he had told his coach Paul Rimmer that he would consider quitting the game if he couldn’t beat St-Denis.
“This fight camp has not been easy. About four, five weeks ago I turned to Paul and said: ‘If I can’t win this fight, what’s the point of fighting? I might as well retire’,” said Pimblett.
“If I can’t beat BSD I’ll never be world champ and that’s why I do it. I do it to be the best in the world.”
last month, Defeated Ilya Topuria in American Geths For the undisputed title, set up a potential rematch with Pimblett.
“Justin Gaethje beat Ilya Topuria and that was one of the biggest shocks I’ve ever had. It lit a fire under me and the last few weeks of this training camp have been incredible,” added Pimblett.
