After a seven-year undefeated run, number 11-ranked UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell tasted his first-ever official loss. It happened at UFC 282 against Ilia Topuria, where he lost via second-round submission.
For the 28-year-old “Thug Nasty,” going through the experience he went through brought on so much pain, that he thought about calling it a career.
“I’m just feeling ... I guess regret, you know?” Mitchell said right after the fight, which was captured on The Thrill and the Agony (H/T MMA Mania).
“I just know I could have done better. I’m just in so much pain that I don’t think it’s worth it to keep going.