A lot of us probably looked at the lineup for UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro and thought (or maybe just hoped) there would be one or even two potential retirement speeches by the end of the night. Few of us probably thought that we’d make it all the way through and the only one seriously discussing the possibility of leaving the sport would be 26-year-old Rose Namajunas , who looked as sharp as she ever has right up until she got slammed on her head and lost her strawweight title. Isn’t that just the way it goes? The fighters you want to see more of aren’t sure they want to give it to you

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We always push our aging legends toward retirement, and our reasons are rarely good enough for them – MMA Junkie

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