A decade after his professional mixed martial arts debut, UFC veteran Ryan LaFlare decided to hang up his gloves.
The 35-year-old welterweight, who headlined a UFC event once throughout his 10-fight run inside the Octagon, facing two-division title challenger Demian Maia in Brazil, announced his decision to retire from the sport days following a third-round knockout defeat to Tony Martin at UFC 229, which took place Oct. 6 in Las Vegas.
”Saturday night didn’t go my way,” LaFlare wrote. “This is a very unforgiving sport. You either win or lose.