UFC President Dana White has said that when fighters start talking retirement, they should probably start thinking about hanging up the gloves. Lightweight Jamie Varner has a plan to call it quits in three years at age 32, which is 14 years after he started fighting. But he claims he is no less focused on his remaining goal in the sport – to win a UFC belt. In fact, Varner (22-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is making an aggressive push toward his goal. He accepted a fight with Abel Trujillo (11-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on short notice at Saturday’s UFC 169 because he wants to kickstart his push toward the title
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UFC 169′s Jamie Varner says he’ll retire in three years at age 32 – MMA Junkie