Frankie Perez Retirement: 26-Year-Old Wins First UFC Fight, Announces

It is through this promotion spearheaded by Dana White, some of the most notable fighters have made their mark. He was then stretchered out of the arena, leading many of us to speculate that something very, very serious might have been wrong with Oliveira heading into the matchup. Medical staff quickly entered the octagon and loaded Oliveira onto a stretcher.

The post-fight interview started out like any other. Five minutes later, he had retired from professional MMA. A massive right hand exploded on Burkman’s face, dropping him onto his back, and Cote pounded him out moments later. He has a handsome performance, knockout of the night bonus and he’s walking away. “He brought the best out of me”.

“I’ve never taken a year off, or even a break”.

Perez, 26, appeared to be another in a line of tough UFC fighters coming out of a camp that includes fellow New Jerseyan Frankie Edgar and fellow lightweight Edson Barboza.

The Montreal native was asked who she wanted to fight next. While he did land a couple of takedowns and a significant body slam, it was Magny’s conditioning that let him slip away from Silva while landing strikes and counters throughout the fight.

It’s why the 26-year-old’s decision to retire straight after his debut victory in the UFC shocked the sport.

Perez took out Sam Stout in quick fashion, knocking the veteran lightweight out in just 54 seconds.

Stout came into Fight night Saskatoon riding a string of losses and Saskatoon was not the night he turned it around.

Patrick Cote is 5-2 in his latest UFC run.

Perez defeated Sam Stout with a crunching cross before finishing him on the mat with some punishing follow-ups.

Patrick Cote, Josh Burkman, Felipe Arantes and Frankie Perez each earned $50,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 74 event. He stated that he fulfilled the dream of having his hand raised inside the octagon and was done putting his family and body through the rigors of the fight game. “When you come back in January, I’ll be here for you, man”.

“Why knows? Maybe years down the road I’ll want to do it again”. That’s it. Nothing can stop me from being happy. To me it just seemed a little weird.

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