"Yes, I hurt my ribs in training camp. I didn't want to talk about it because the fight has already passed and I don't want to change anything.
My wife wanted me to withdraw. But I didn't agree. There was too little time left before the fight, I was already halfway through training. I told myself that I have to wait until the fight, because it's a title fight. It's a lightweight title fight! To withdraw? Not an option," said Puryear on the air of the show MMA Hour.
Recall, on June 1 in the main event of UFC 302 in Newark, USA, Puryear lost to Makhachev by choke.
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