Perez Halts Stout, Retires in Octagon

Entering Sam Stout’s Canadian backyard Sunday night, lightweight prospect Frankie Perez had the odds against him, but he not only put aside any nerves, but he stopped the veteran in less than a minute and then stunned the crowd at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon by retiring in the Octagon after the bout.

“At 26, this is my first win in the UFC and my last,” Perez said. “I’m done after this. I brought my dreams to come true, and I’m ready for the next chapter in my life. I’m done putting my family and my body through all this.”

Stout did what he could to close the distance on the taller Perez, but wasn’t having much luck. And when the Ontario native did get too close, Perez clipped him with a…