RALEIGH, N.C. – After suffering setbacks ranging from losses to injuries, Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns started to question his MMA future. Johns (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) hasn’t competed since August 2018, when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Pedro Munhoz in a fight he described as “an absolute barnburner.” It marked his second straight loss, an unfamiliar feeling for the formerly undefeated fighter. “At the time, it did really dent my confidence, coming off two losses,” Johns told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “But watching them guys progress after that, it kinda picked me back up.” But the next year and a half only got more difficult for Johns, who had to nurse an array of injuries from the fight and a knee injury suffered in a 44-second loss in a grappling match at Polaris 8. So he decided to take some time off to heal and engage a little bit in other aspects of his life away from the sport.
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Brett Johns says he almost quit fighting, but is reignited for UFC on ESPN+ 24 – MMA Junkie