I think he is smart. Realizing that this MMA thing only pays off if you're a superstar. Seems like he did the math well enough to know, factored in time away from family and health and all and realized its not worth it.

@alpe6228

3 ай бұрын

He is going to end up winning the PFL lhw title.

@gojosensei6501

3 ай бұрын

​@@alpe6228he's quit mma not going to pfl

@lolly_bread

3 ай бұрын

@@gojosensei6501 Yeh the pricks at UFC wouldn't allow that.

@ethernetify

3 ай бұрын

If everyone was that smart we wouldn’t have fighters in ufc to watch, including yourself . So that’s not a smart thing to say

@Brian_Moser1118

3 ай бұрын

I mean like there's no way he's beating Pireira, Rakic, Jan, Hill, Jiri,Ankaleav, and probably more.. then we talk about the pay, you lets say make 100K, half of it is tax, fight camp, insurance, money to fly your team. so you end up with like 50k for putting your life on the line. Great deal. There is a number of jobs that make about the same with no danger or damage to health. @@ethernetify

The gentleman is a wonderful soul..!!! Family always first…. literally..!!

Feel really bad for Pedro here retiring without a crowd.. APEX really did him dirty

@haga7596

3 ай бұрын

What makes you think he deserves a crowd lol dude did one celebration after beating the soyiest guy in the sport get over it he will be forgotten in 3 days

@awill909

3 ай бұрын

They have nothing to do with it..😂

@puntsize

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking it was his least exciting fight. Guys like him need to feed off of the energy of the crowd. There were quite a few snoozers on this card.

@MyFavoriteSportsballTeam

3 ай бұрын

@@puntsizebro this card had a bunch of fun fights, you must’ve missed all the good ones haha

@Kidmma

3 ай бұрын

Sometimes people find solace in the quiet. There is less soul ties with less of a crowd, and there is more intimacy (no homosapien) in the message you want to deliver

Sad to see you hang them up mate, been a big fan your whole ufc career, nothing but respect for your efforts and reasons, you’re Penrith royalty forever brother FTA🇦🇺❤️

@garyrosado1951

3 ай бұрын

Penrith is in England originally ya sausage

Wow this brings tears to my eyes:/ what a fighter and what a mate. Give my boy a paycheck.

@edgarsox230

3 ай бұрын

Na they don't give a fuck about the good ones.

@lescobrandon4586

2 ай бұрын

He's not good though?

@thirtythreeyears

2 ай бұрын

@@lescobrandon4586you’re a bum

When Pedro reach home wife be like "go back to work or get out"

Damn, well good career and good fighter who showed heart and good energy wish em well 🇺🇸

It just shows how underpaid fighters are. If he was making more i don't believe he retires

@FunnyB000

3 ай бұрын

Or maybe its also taxes ?

@spectre8469

3 ай бұрын

what?? bro you make no sense. taxes lmao what? @@FunnyB000

@kenopsia6748

3 ай бұрын

even accounting for taxes, the way the sport works is only the people at the top make money. The same thing happens in boxing except its even more extreme there (low tier boxers make less than low tier mma fighters)@@FunnyB000

This one surprised me, especially considering his fairly recent and impressive knockout victory in Sydney (followed by one of the greatest post fight celebrations of all time.)

No disrespect, but never thought Tyson was a particularly smart guy until I heard his octagon interview, and this. He gets where he stood in the sport, and where he stands in life. Refreshing perspective on things

Fuck, 32 years young and retiring because being a fucking MODERN GLADIATOR can't put food on the table. Sad.

Tyson Pedro is one of my favorite fighters,. I wish him and his family all the best. 😍

Always liked Tyson Pedro, ran into him in Vegas and he was the coolest cat ever. You can tell the real ones because they recognize he was good, he just had that time off with the injuries unfortunately. But I hope it’s all great in his life from here on out!

I remember when I started watching Tyson Pedro Fighting , his story about following his dream , and now retiring from the sport. Your the reason I started following you. I hope one of your kids take up the sport, I know you will be a good teacher and mentor. Enjoy your retirement .

He was so emotional. It was great to watch him. Always entertaining and unpredictable. Good luck.

Wish you the best brother! We didn’t get to know him that well, but always a stand up dude when he spoke.

Excellent post fight interview 💯

Bro uncle Dana just drop 6 figures last night gambling while my dude is struggling

@Sean-zz2lj

3 ай бұрын

The big boss of every company is living lavish while the workers struggles, its the capitalism we stand by. At least he got to do something he loved for a shitty pay check and now he has a name he can lean on for the next phase of his life. We all want more money but a contract is a contract and he agreed to it like we all do with our workplace contracts. It is what it is

@BM-1402

3 ай бұрын

@@Sean-zz2ljyou’re 110% correct. The reason it’s highlighted here is because these guys risk their brain, and their health in there & they are public figures with some fans at least. When compared to every other sport the profit margins giving to the fighters is actually disgustingly low, and Dana is disgustingly good for life & his entire family will be set up for generations. Yet good guys like this who have sacrificed so much are literally so broke they don’t know how they will pay their bills next month. It’s ridiculous.

@shiozza

2 ай бұрын

And he's gonna keep doing it, because regardless of this being common knowledge people will still watch UFC and fighters will still keep fighting for UFC. It's wrong I know but he has almost no incentive to stop doing what he's doing.

Oh sheesh. I really thought Tyson was gonna be around longer. Grateful to see his skills and wish him so well for the future. Was also great to catch a glimpse of James Tehuna - this fella was a wrecking machine in his prime so go check him out,

That one lady reporter is low key the new Ariel Helwani. Her questions are always preying on the fighters trying to make him complain or sound negative. Well handled Tyson and great ufc career. Your last fight ko was awesome vs that strange pleasure man. I'll miss watching your fights

Really sad honestly, great guy and congratulations on the career

You've done the ANZACS proud Tyson!!!

Respect bro

Tbh Tyson hasn't looked great his last 2 fights and ima massive fan of his even in this interview he seemed really out of breathe...I hope he succeeds in whatever he does next much respect to him I've always found it good that he stays in such good spirits no matter what!!!

Waiting for the ' Unretirement '... !!! 👍✊

God bless you sir. You can teach and even train fighters. Good luck mate.

And this is exactly why people mock others for chasing "dreams" there are more stories like this than successful ones, a hell of a lot more. You never here about that wasted years and tons of money invested into endeavours only to fail and then being a worse position in life than if they invested their time or money into something a little more realistic and safe. This is a part of fighting that makes me a fan, these guys are so heavily invested and losing is devastating for them, this aint no shitty ball sport

@aravsingh24

29 күн бұрын

stfu and get out of here. to everyone, always chase your dreams, always. ofcourse be smart and take into account variables, but your dream resonates with your life purpose and your gifts, and you cannot fail when you fully engage your gifts and talents, so never give up. Tyson pedro, 'made it' in many many ways... he fought right at the top in a premier organisation and he has immense experience from this that he can take with him. he is better for having chased his dream so far rather than doing some bulllshit that would've drained his soul. he said it himself, he is happy to have taken this route rather than doing some bullshit. NEVER STOP CHASING YOUR DREAMS, NEVER!

Sometimes crying is better, just cry mate i guarantee you'll rethink the decisions.

wishing him all the best in the future!!!!

this was rough, best of luck to Tyson

I don’t get why he is retiring… He needs $$ and wants to fight in the regional circuit

@alpe6228

3 ай бұрын

He doesnt get paid enough,dude is not really a draw so yeah ..sad but it is what it is.

@blessedxxiii8908

3 ай бұрын

@@alpe622810K to show up and 10K to win that's decent should've fought someone else cause petrino was a bad matchup for him especially on short notice

@jonesdager701

3 ай бұрын

@@alpe6228 they had him in the co-main though, he was one of the bigger names on this card. He looked like he didn't want to be there at all. If he would've won, ufc would've given him a main card spot on the card later this year in Australia or maybe even an apex main event. Tbh though I've never thought he was that good, only wins against cans. Was probably the right decision to retire. If he decides against retiring he could probably go to bellator/pfl if he gets out of ufc contract, he could do decent there

@edgarsox230

3 ай бұрын

​@@jonesdager701wow that was a very poorly thought out comment😬

@jonesdager701

2 ай бұрын

@@edgarsox230 nah not really, before this fight he made around 166k in his last 3 fights which I'm pretty sure took place within a calendar year or close to it. Even if 40% goes to taxes and another 10-15% for coaches dude is still coming home with over 70k for not even 45 minutes worth of cage time. UFC have tried to push him before but he's just not that good. Marketable because of the tattoos, gym, and region he's from. If a guy from the US had his skillset he'd be in pfl or bellator and wouldn't make near the amount pedro did. Hope he finds success in whatever he ends up doing, not like I want to see the dude fail in life. Just looking at it objectively

To young for retirement. . . Go to BKFC smash some guys and be CHAMP! Great punch power and great chin great for bareknuckle!

Much respect Tyson 🙏

Love ya pedro uso have a good rest of your life with your family ❤

I was gonna say it but he already did, people out here sacrificing the same for way less. Opportunity is everything.

Sounds like his wife gave him an ultimatum.

How much did he make on this fight then ?

0:36

Can they not deduct their expenses ? If not then thats baaaaaad

Man that is just messed up. All the money Dana spends gambling & throwing money at the Nelk boys when they are losing money at a damn blackjack table, if he doesn’t do someone for this man then it’s truly fucked up.

Devastated 😔

Crazy you can make it to the big leagues and still feel like you need to find a way to make money. FUCK THE POLITICS OF THE UFC. PAY THESE WARRIORS. Minimum wage should be 100k a year regardless of fights

@Sean-zz2lj

3 ай бұрын

They know these young up and coming kids are attention wh0res these days, there will always be someone to take their place when this happens and remember its and international sport so some poor kid will always fight for peanuts. I say dont fight if you're western and let the sport die a slow death because its not worth dedicating you life to for the money they make

This is sad to watch feel sorry for him

If only the UFC paid the fighters better, people like Pedro wouldn’t be in this position.

*Ask to be cut, go get paid properly at the PFL.*

Come home mate, Australia loves ya

He will be back. He’s extremely emotional now through this camp. Dana and Hunter will help him out and try to make a smoother arrangement for him and his family.

Embarrassing for the ufc

@Sean-zz2lj

3 ай бұрын

No, the UFC has no shame which is evident.

This is sad man. He is going to go fight in regionals instead. As in they will pay him better than the ufc. Disgraceful by ufc

Whys no one asking him about The Gladiators? Maybe hes gonna do that more.

I just looked at this guy up. He’s actually really fucking good. Dana why a.k.a. Mr. Krabs is taking a serious L letting this guy go.

Retirement based off finances. Sad.

shouldnt retire. The guy he fought is most likely a future champ. Was a close fight. Can still get huge paychecks in the future

ABSOLUTE FUCKING LEGEND AND AN INSPIRATION !!!

Can someone tell me what the regional circuit is?

@adamswinkels3389

3 ай бұрын

Xfc

@theredpoweranger

3 ай бұрын

@@adamswinkels3389 👍

@awill909

3 ай бұрын

Local mma organizations

@travismiller1491

3 ай бұрын

Xfc bantamweight champ markell is my training partner, shout-out the marksman

@josiealdo2610

3 ай бұрын

eternal, hex and xfc are the biggest ones

Was he injured 2018_2022 he didnt compete?

@jonsmith6982

3 ай бұрын

yip bad knee injury ,lucky to even come back he said.

I’m just going to call it right now I think he has a slight concussion

Ion think he’s joking

Its financial. Everyone knows how tight the UFC is?

Funny how people were shitting on Ngannou (former HW champ) for leaving the ufc based on contract disagreements which were financial for the most part, now people here crying over this guy who was never even bee champ ??!! So Ngannou was labelled a bad guy for leaving (narrativr is it was his fault) now this guy leaves its the UFCs fault & they should pay more is the narrative ? I swear u MFs

@tskroyal9198

3 ай бұрын

Naw, we just don’t like black people clearly

What about drink west, tyson? Do i have to drink more to keep you off the dole? If that is what is needed to keep australians alive, challenge accepted.

He will be boxing soon for sure chase them bigger pay checks bruh 👌👌

So weird. He just started.

@Hitogamii_

2 ай бұрын

He's been in it since 2016 got injured in 2018 though

@glenshort6567

2 ай бұрын

@@Hitogamii_ yeah exactly why I said that. He’s not some OG veteran.

'UFC PAYS WELL' lmao

Dana should pay his fighters. If not we should have to vote or something to remove him as president. He’s not a good president for the UFC. He doesn’t pay.

👏👏👏

He should be s multi millonaire for his UFC career alone

@awill909

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@TheBorz0

3 ай бұрын

Dana white: Best i can do is $10,000

@GlacierSound

3 ай бұрын

Maybe 100 k total

@raidenblizzygaming9702

3 ай бұрын

Lol why ?

@nwachukwudarlington3633

3 ай бұрын

@@raidenblizzygaming9702it’s the ignorance for me. So once u sign with the ufc u should become rich overnight. If u know u don’t have the skills at least have the star power, Tyson pedro had none. If not for the fact that he is from Oceania he would hv been worse off

Gladiators

I genuinely dont understand why he doesn't just move his family near the gym? I get moneys tight but if you know your going to be in camp, why not get a spot near city kickboxing? Your meaning to tell me eugene bareman- joe lopez- izzy & hooker couldn't get his family a place to stay while hes in camp? So hes retiring from the ufc... because of financial issues.. but will continue to fight regionally? That doesn't make a drop of sense. Sounds like a gym thats falling apart & now tyson retires after his next loss? I dont understand. I don't understand it. Dont understand why he wouldnt make sure his family comes with him for camps. Financially it makes more sense to just move closèr to your gym & fight in the ufc. At this point kids probably making 50k per fight id assume which would be 100k with a win.. not to mention potential fight bonuses? I dont get it

Bad moment

He will be knocked out in boxing😂😂 he has no boxing skills just because you can punch in the ufc doesn't mean you can in the boxing ring good luck tho

I can't think of a single UFC fighter without a wife and kids, even the fighters in their early 20's.

@anarchy1090

3 ай бұрын

Sean Strickland

@khunter8757

3 ай бұрын

Dricus Izzy Colby OMalley Sterling Merab Should I keep going? There's tons of fighters not married with any kids.

@khanwebb172

3 ай бұрын

Should have stopped at you can't think

@sasho888prm

3 ай бұрын

@@khanwebb172 👏👏👏 You want a Nobel prize for that comment?

@FFF-leq

3 ай бұрын

@@sasho888prmnobel prize? Or just admit he cooked there. Obv you aren’t invested in the sport at all if you couldn’t think of even one.

apex sucks

Eh... Sportskeeda has Pedro's net worth down at 5mil as of February 2024; seems like ends are meeting like a mu'phuca, so wtfeck Tyson? 😀

sucks to see cause this dude has potential but decides to mentally quit on himself😢

Or get a real job

@MrTooEarnestOnline

3 ай бұрын

Why are you so detestable?

He had a shot did his best, he just didn't have the consistant talent. he is a good human though, always approachable.

Y’all got understand the UFC has 550 or more fighters … no all fighters are going to get the big bucks only champs and fighters who fans actually wana see every fight will get the big bucks that’s just how it is u need to be a big draw or a champ or atleast in the top 5 of your divison

@smoothbrain9779

3 ай бұрын

Financially the UFC could afford to pay their fighters much more. That’s not a factor here.

@ssj4goku18825theepic

3 ай бұрын

Obviously not everyone’s going to make the big money however even then people like Pedro shouldn’t have to be making peanuts while fighting at the highest org overall. At most making 350-500k without having to work a second job should be suffice enough for these guys they’re still athletes

@DonTrump2024

3 ай бұрын

@@ssj4goku18825theepic 350-500k are u insane u do realize the UFC isn’t the NFL or the NBA .. the UFC is worth about 10 billion the NBA and the NFL are worth about 150 Billion and the UFC is practically new to them organizations a fighter like Pedro isn’t making 350 or more your nuts he isn’t even top 15

@DonTrump2024

3 ай бұрын

@@smoothbrain9779 not much more maybe alittle more but not much dude the UFC isn’t making NFL money yet

@ssj4goku18825theepic

3 ай бұрын

@@DonTrump2024 lol that isn’t unrealistic that’s a very reasonable pay. Even wcw and wwe/boxing paid their lower guys that much during their careers. The ufc is worth 12.1 billion now and with TKO 24 bil they are very capable to easily paying properly. Stop bootlicking

pedro the quitter

@jordowhite1604

3 ай бұрын

Wtf do you do? Pussy move to say something like that dude…projecting 101

@Gorrilarighthand

3 ай бұрын

Easy to type