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Former reality TV star, Bellator fighter Aaron Chalmers announces retirement

The former Geordie Shore reality show star turned Bellator fighter announced his retirement from competition Thursday, sharing a video on Instagram in which he celebrated six months of sobriety and also declared that he’s moving on to new endeavors.

“I’m at a new gym with amazing people around us, everyone’s got the same mindset,” Chalmers said. “We’ve left MMA behind. MMA is now a thing of the past. We’re on to a new challenge, a new target, a new goal, and I couldn’t be happier.

“Anxiety is non-existent. I don’t have the fear when you wake up after drinking beer, so it’s been—I wouldn’t even say it’s been a long six months, because it’s been pretty easy.