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Fighting Again, Norman Parke Aims to Stay Active

Earlier in 2019, Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Norman Parke announced his short-lived retirement from MMA only to compete at KSW 47 in March, and will return at KSW 49 in May.

The 32-year-old from Northern Ireland regrets saying he was done with the sport, as he still has the drive and passion to compete.

"That was just kind of a heat of the moment thing. There were things I wasn't happy with in terms of how the game was going," Parke said to Sherdog.com. "Maybe I was just at a bad place at the time.