That was the case for Jamie Pickett on Saturday night, when he fell to Kyle Daukaus via submission at the 4:59 mark of Round 1 in their catchweight bout at UFC Fight Night 201. “The Nightwolf” might have been able to hold out until the horn were it not for one key fact: He felt like he was on the verge of losing his tongue – or at least a piece of it.
“Hey guys, no excuse from me. I did my best for the time I had and didn’t go my way,” Pickett wrote on Facebook. “Tongue got caught between my teeth. Felt like I was gonna cut it off so I tapped. I’ll be back but this time with a full training camp.”
Pickett was a short-notice replacement for Julian Marquez, who withdrew from the proposed middleweight bout. As a result, the fight was contested at a 195-pound catchweight. The setback snaps a two-fight winning streak for Pickett, who was coming off back-to-back decision triumphs over Laureano Staropoli and Joseph Holmes.