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Feed SubscriptionChael Sonnen spurns retirement talk, sets sights on Wanderlei Silva at light heavyweight
UFC light heavyweight Chael Sonnen has no plans to retire after his UFC 159 dismantling at the hands of Jon Jones according to his appearance on FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight". Sonnen mentioned that he has plans to stay to light heavyweight simply because he has fought pretty much everyone in that division, including his two fights in which he lost to the champion Anderson Silva. However, he did state that he has some unfinished business with the one and only Wanderlei Silva Read More »
UFC Heavyweight Christian Morecraft throws in the towel
Remember Christian Morecraft? It's been so long since he's fought you may have forgotten about the 26-year-old Team Bombsquad heavyweight. The Washington, D.C. native was last seen in action at UFC on FX 1 versus Pat Barry back in Jan. 2012 in Nashville. Read More »
Dana White: ‘I don’t think Nick Diaz should retire’
Following the main event at UFC 158, Nick Diaz explained that he is planning to leave the sport of Mixed Martial Arts unless he gets a rematch with Georges St.Pierre. UFC president, Dana White, explained that an immediate rematch would not happen. Read More »
Report: Mike Kyle calls it quits
At 32 years of age and after competing in professional mixed martial arts for more than a decade, Mike Kyle is apparently calling it quits. The news comes following Kyle's first round submission loss to former 205-pound champ Gegard Mousasi on Strikeforce's final card held Saturday night in Oklahoma City and broadcasted live on Showtime. Read More »
Mark Hominick retires from MMA on ‘UFC Tonight’ show
Mark Hominick announced that he's retiring from the sport to move on to phase two of his life. Read More »
UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar officially retires from MMA
UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar has officially announced his retirement from the sport of MMA. Read More »
Matt Hughes says he is ‘fully retired’ from MMA
Former UFC welterweight champion and UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes announces that he is 'fully retired' from MMA. Read More »
Cole Konrad: ‘MMA was never really my passion’
Bellator has released a statement regarding Cole Konrad's retirement. The former heavyweight champion says that MMA was never really his passion. Read More »
Bellator champ Cole Konrad retires; opts for financial trading over trading punches
Bellator's Cole Konrad has retired. The 28-year-old former Division 1 NCAA wrestling champion has given up his heavyweight title and trading punches for the financial sector and trading stocks. Read More »
Maximum Fighting Championship veteran Dwayne ‘D-Bomb’ Lewis retires
It has emerged today that one of Maximum Fighting Championships longest serving fighters has decided to retire. Dwayne “D-Bomb” Lewis (14-8) recently announced his departure from the sport via his Facebook page. The fan favourite and former title challenger decided to hang up his gloves due to multiple injuries sustained during recent years. Read More »
Curtain closes on a legend as Ortiz calls it quits
To call Tito Ortiz a polarizing figure in the MMA world is beyond an understatement. Fight fans either cannot get enough of the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion’s edgy demeanor, or find themselves wishing for his annihilation every time he enters the Octagon; there’s no such thing as neutrality when it comes to Tito Ortiz. Read More »
Mike Brown puts retirement on hold, signs new five fight deal with the UFC
News has recently emerged that UFC fighter Mike Brown (26-8) who recently indicated that he was thinking about retirement has decided to stick around a bit longer. The 36-year-old has revealed that he has signed a new five-fight contract with the UFC and he intends to see it through. Read More »
Fedor Emelianenko announces retirement following victory over Pedro Rizzo
Mixed martial arts veteran Fedor Emelianenko has decided to retire, the news came after his knockout victory over Pedro Rizzo at the “M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo” event which took place on Thursday at the Ice Palace in St.Petersburg, Russia. Read More »
Exclusive: Chuck Liddell talks evolution of UFC and retirement *VIDEO*
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell talks with ProMMAnow.com about the evolution of the UFC, the compliments from fans that mean the most to him and what it would take to bring him out of retirement. Also, watch as "The Iceman" has an intense face-off with a possible future Ronda Rousey. Read More »
Tito Ortiz: ‘I know Dana White will never forgive me’
As his final bout draws near, Tito Ortiz looks back on his career at some of the things he might have done differently and feels UFC President Dana White will never forgive him for the things he said against him. Read More »
UFC veteran Kenny Florian officially retires from MMA
The UFC veteran and TUF 1 finalist Kenny Florian has officially retired from the sport of MMA as a fighter according to an announcement by UFC President Dana White after the TUF Live Finale weigh-in's. Read More »
Fedor Emelianenko may retire after Pedro Rizzo fight in Russia
It has emerged that former heavyweight Pride champion and MMA veteran Fedor Emelianenko could hang up his gloves after his next scheduled fight against Brazilian Pedro Rizzo. The fight between Fedor and Rizzo is set to take place on June 21st in St Petersburg, Russia. Read More »
How will Brock Lesnar’s retirement affect UFC PPV buyrates going forward?
We take a look at the impact Brock Lesnar had on UFC PPV numbers and discuss what the impact will be going forward after his retirement after losing to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. Read More »
Brock Lesnar retires after TKO loss to Alistair Overeem
Following Alistair Overeem's crushing defeat of Brock Lesnar Saturday night, the former WWE superstar said he was officially retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts and it was his last time inside the UFC Octagon. Read More »
Forrest Griffin: “This is the end of the road for me”
As a 32-year-old married father who has been fighting professionally now for over a decade, Griffin has indicated the end is near. The original Ultimate Fighter explains how he wants to go out. Read More »
Shane Carwin’s doctor gives him an ultimatum: surgery or retirement
Shane Carwin had planned to return to the Octagon in December. However, after experiencing some problems in training and following an MRI, his doctor gave him a serious ultimatum. Read More »