Pioneering Fighter Aaron Riley Calls It Quits on 16-Year Career Following UFC on Fox 8

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:48:37 +0000

Courtesy of Damon Martin and official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . After 45 professional fights, with nine of them taking place in the UFC , veteran lightweight Aaron Riley retired from the sport on Saturday night. Riley competed at the UFC on Fox 8 show where he lost a split decision to Justin Salas. Following the bout, Riley took to Twitter to announce that his fight in Seattle was the last of his 16-year career. Fight my last MMA fight tonight. It’s been fun but after 16 years I’m calling it good

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All work and no play for UFC 162′s Tim Boetsch during fight week – almost

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Tim Boetsch certainly isn’t alone in the club of fighters who take the sport seriously. Just try getting other people to understand that fighting in Las Vegas isn’t an excuse to have a good time on the job. Boetsch (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) next week takes on Mark Munoz (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) to open up the main card of UFC 162, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Sin City. Vegas over Fourth of July? Come on – gotta be time for a little fun, right?

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Pioneering Fighter Aaron Riley Calls It Quits on 16-Year Career Following UFC on Fox 8

All work and no play for UFC 162′s Tim Boetsch during fight week – almost