UFC vet Sarah Kaufman pondered retirement prior to BTC 13 call on Saturday

Interview with Sarah Kaufman above

 

Sarah Kaufman (21-5) discusses her featherweight fight against Jessy Miele (9-5) at BTC 13 on Nov. 20. Sarah also spoke about how this opportunity came together, difficulty finding fights and how she nearly retired prior to getting this fight booked.

“Three and a half, four weeks ago here I got message saying ‘hey Jessy is willing to do the fight at 145lbs’ I’ve been really (adamant) about doing a fight at 135-pounds and not go up. But I also set myself a goal I need to fight by the end of 2021 or it might be time to call it (a career). It’s been two and a half, three years without a fight. I took this as a sign to take this fight regardless of weight class.”

BTC 13 fight card:

Sarah Kaufman vs. Jessy Miele – 145 lbs
Gabe Sagman vs. Matt Dawson- 125 lbs
Liam Gallagher vs. Kelvin Krause – 145 lbs
Binaebi Otoru vs. Nathan Ledger – 125 lbs
Izzudeen Atmeh vs. Nathan Small – 135 lbs
Cody Chovancek vs. Josh Martiniuk – 145 lbs
Albaraa Atmeh vs. Seth Connor – 135 lbs
Harley King vs. A. Arellano Zuniga – 135 lbs
Vinny Dias vs. M. Sosa – 135 lbs
Xavier Nash vs. Thomas Glot
Teshay Gouthro vs. Kristian Bouchard – 145 lbs

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