Las Vegas, NV – UFC middleweight Jamie Pickett knows he’s on the chopping block coming into UFC Vegas 78 against Josh Fremd as he’s on a three-fight losing skid and looking to save his spot on the roster on Saturday night.
“Do or die,” Pickett told reporters including Cageside Press on Wednesday.
“Go out there, put hands on him, get him out of there. Get him out of there fast as possible.”
Pickett comes off a submission loss against Bo Nickal at UFC 285 in March. Prior to the finishing sequence Pickett claimed that Nickal hit him in the groin with a knee which the Nevada State Athletic Commission saw no evidence of.
“I’m sure everybody saw it. I mean…I don’t really b*tch about things. I don’t really say much about anything. Stuff happens. It is what it is,” he said.
With three straight losses Pickett knows his roster spot is in jeopardy, and he offered an explanation of sorts for those fights.
“I’ll just say I took a lot of these fights short notice or taking them right after a fight because I was asked. The Bo Nickal fight I was trained and ready to go, then things happened, things just didn’t happen in my favor,” Pickett said.
“I don’t blame anybody, but the UFC offered me a chance to redeem myself and I’m going to take that and run away with it.”
Watch the entire media day scrum with Jamie Pickett above. He takes on Josh Fremd at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday night.
