Having competed for the top two promotions in North America already, there wasn’t much more reason for Pineda to continue competing – other than money and to wash a bitter taste out of his mouth.
Two years ago at Bellator 182, Pineda dropped a fight to Georgi Karakhanyan after getting caught with an upkick that opened a cut over his eye and prompted a ringside physician to signal for a stoppage.
It wasn’t how Pineda, today a veteran of 41 pro bouts, wanted his career to end. So he vowed that he would fight until he lost again.