Tom Breese’s PFL run left loads to be desired. Now we might know why.
After making his promotional debut beneath the PFL Europe banner in late 2023, the England native headed stateside for a conflict with Rob Wilkinson at a PFL common season occasion in April. Sadly, Breese suffered a nasty 70-second knockout and shortly exited the promotion.
Throughout a current interview with Polish Fighters Data, Breese revealed that he was beneath the affect in the course of the struggle and had been taking medication the complete week earlier than stepping contained in the Sensible Cage.
“I used to be on medication within the struggle,” Breese stated. “I did magic mushrooms. I used to be taking medication all week. That’s trustworthy. [Laughs] It’s what it’s. It was a tough time.”
Breese additional revealed that his drug abuse had been a problem for a while and performed into his underwhelming performances over the previous few years.
“For me, clearly I’ve had some ups and downs, however I used to be all the time a really disciplined particular person, after which I began letting some dangerous habits come into my life,” Breese stated. “Smoking, some medication, stuff like that. And that was he explanation for loads of these points, to be trustworthy. Now I’m again on the straight and slender. It’s not likely going to be a factor. I’m going to blow by means of all my competitors. I simply had some issues with medication.”
Tom Breese hopes to return to KSW sooner or later
Earlier than his transient stint within the PFL, Breese scored a good 5-3 file within the UFC. He additionally went 2-1 whereas competing for Poland-based promotion KSW — a company he’d wish to ultimately re-sign with.
“I’d like to come back again to KSW,” Breese stated. “I actually loved my time in KSW, and I really feel like there’s loads of good fights there for me. I’d like to struggle Pawel [Pawlak] once more. I’d actually like that struggle.”
General, Breese is 19-5 in his combined martial arts profession with 15 of his wins coming by the use of submission and one other 4 by way of KO/TKO.
