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UFC Veteran Nina Nunes Retires From Fighting to Focus on Family

At 36 years old, Nina Nunes has decided her days as an active fighter are done.

Nunes (11-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) laid her gloves down in the center of the octagon Saturday following a decision win over Cynthia Calvillo at UFC on ESPN 41 in San Diego, Calif.

"As a fighter, I think I've done what I wanted to," Nunes said after the win. "It started as a hobby. I got all the way here. I'm going to focus on coaching and bringing up those girls that are struggling right now."

Nunes (née Ansaraoff) entered Saturday's event sitting at No.