Michael Bisping announced his retirement after 29 fights underneath the UFC banner.On his Believe You Me podcast he went in to detail about it. Check it out…
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Bisping officially calls it quits
It’s over. One of the biggest names in the UFC has retired. Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping achieved in his UFC tenure what most never will. In addition to crushing Luke Rockhold for the middleweight title he also won The Ultimate Fighter season 3 making for one heck of a Cinderella story. He fought in … Read more
Bisping is down for Liverpool retirement bout
Michael Bisping looked to never shake off the Dan Henderson brutal KO as his legacy and then he beat Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, and captured the UFC middleweight championship. Since then he lost the belt to GSP and got knocked out by Kelvin Gastelum in short order. He’s about to hit 40 and retirement is … Read more
Nate Marquardt retires and releases statement
Long time MMA fighter Nate Marquardt has finally called it quits. He was once considered one of the scariest MMA fighters on the planet and he has a knockout victory over current welterweight champ Tyron Woodley to his name. In a heartfelt statement on his official website he posted: Trust in the LORD with all … Read more
Gilbert Melendez realizes the end is near
If you saw Gilbert Melendez make his featherweight debut against Jeremy Stephens at UFC 215 last weekend, you probably wondered what had happened to the former Strikeforce lightweight champ. He looked completely deflated and out-classed from bell to bell, had his leg nearly broke in half, but somehow still managed to last all three rounds. … Read more
Boxing loses another Klitschko to retirement
Former boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement on August 3rd. Klitschko was the WBO, WBA, and IBF champion and sported a solid record of 69-5. He has a brother named Vitali who is also a former champion. Klitschko is currently an adjunct professor at Switzerland’s University of St. Gallen. Here’s the announcement via … Read more
Miguel Torres officially retires from MMA
MMA pioneer Miguel Torres took to Facebook today to announce his retirement. As I sit here on the mat in my academy contemplating my life and all of the possibilities that can manifest from just mere choice, my heart feels too overburdened and overwhelmed to be able to seriously train for another fight. Wearing so … Read more
Faber believes Van Zant should be main event
UFC on FOX 22 will take place December 17 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. It will be Urijah Faber’s final fight and he will face Brad Pickett for the send off. Paige Van Zant will square off against “Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson in the main event and Mickey Gall vs. Sage Northcutt … Read more
Bethe Correia slams Miesha Tate over retirement
Miesha Tate retired recently after losing to Raquel Pennington. It’s a big deal because her presence in the women’s bantamweight division was greatly appreciated. Her departure will create a sizable crater and it’s one not so easily filled since she was one of the pioneers of getting mainstream acceptance for women’s fighting. Almost unanimously the … Read more
Manny Gamburyan retires following UFC Fight Night 100 loss
Following a second round TKO loss to Johnny Eduardo at UFC Fight Night 100 in Sao Paulo on Saturday, Manny “The Anvil” Gamburyan (15-10, 1 NC) announced his retirement. The 35-year-old Armenian judo blackbelt has been entertaining MMA fans since 1999 and made his UFC debut in 2007 as a cast member of The Ultimate … Read more