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Light heavyweight James Te Huna all but announces retirement after ten-fight UFC run

May 24, 2016

34-year-old light heavyweight James Te Huna appears to be walking away from the sport, essentially announcing his retirement this week without explicitly saying the words. In a Facebook post this week, coming two months after […]

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Conor McGregor retiring? UFC Champ’s tweet sparks frenzied speculation

April 19, 2016

A 13-word tweet from Conor McGregor on Tuesday afternoon has exploded into frenzied speculation, as the UFC Featherweight Champion – and currently scheduled UFC 200 headliner – said he was retiring without any further follow […]

UFC Champ Fabricio Werdum not thinking about retirement, wants to be considered best heavyweight in history

December 30, 2015

“Now that I’m getting rich, why would I retire? No way! I want to make history. I want to be considered the best heavyweight fighter in history by the fans. I started beating Fedor [Emelianenko], […]

Mirko Cro Cop announces retirement after injury forces him out of UFC Fight Night Seoul

November 10, 2015

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filopovic has pulled out of his fight with Anthony Hamilton at UFC Fight Night 79 later this month due to injury, and he’s in turn announced his official retirement from the sport. […]

UFC heavyweight Soa Palelei announces retirement from active competition

October 20, 2015

A third fighter in as many days has announced their retirement, as heavyweight Soa Palelei on Monday said it’s time for him to walk away from the sport. The Australian had spent the last two […]

Current Titan FC Lightweight Champion Rick Hawn announces retirement: “I’m going out on my own terms”

October 19, 2015

On Sept. 19, 39-year-old Rick Hawn defeated Pat Healy in a five round decision to capture the Titan FC Lightweight Championship. On Monday, the 25-fight veteran announced his retirement from the sport. Hawn, who logged […]

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