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Despite KO, Edgar says he’s not planning to retire any time soon.

Frankie Edgar may not consider retirement after his loss to Cory Sandhagen, but his UFC Vegas 18 post-fight thoughts are instructive for those who should.

WATCH: UFC Star Removes Own Eye Wound Stitches Carnival Style 02/01/21 AT 11:11 PM Nik Lentz and Movsar Evloev exchange punches during their lightweight bout at UFC 257. Photo: Getty Images / Handout KEY POINTS Lentz decided to pull the stitches on his right eye and recorded the entire process "The Carny" was prompt to retire because of the said eye injury UFC star Nik Lentz pulled off an appalling stunt on social media shortly after announcing his retirement. For almost 12 years of his ...

Image Credit: UFC.com (photographer not listed) UFC veteran Gray Maynard said seeing Spencer Fisher with dementia was the “turning point” for him to warn fighters of the dangers in MMA. Fisher recently shared his story about the true costs of competing in combat sports in an in-depth interview with MMAFighting.com. A long-time UFC veteran, the 44-year-old Fisher came out and shared with MMA fans that he has dementia. During part of the story, there was an anecdote with Fisher and Maynard, w...

Nik Lentz says his time with UFC is over, cites severe loss of vision from eye poke injury Jan 24, 2021, 2:30pm EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO Stream all the fights broadcast LIVE They say don’t make rash decisions after a loss, but this one is not rash or even quick for that matter. The injury I suffered to my eyes last year was a career ender. In total I lost abo...

Once again, we find ourselves south of the border for a UFC event. No, it’s not Mexico. The organization has only done that once, and on the whole that pay-per-view was pretty underwhelming. This time, it’s Brazil, the setting for UFC Fight Night 77. The fans are truly in for a treat, too. Not only do they get to see one of their own legends in the main event, but they also get to see him square him off against a fellow legend. Brazilian favorite Vitor Belfort looks to rebound from his loss...

Together, Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard gave us arguably the greatest trilogy in MMA history. A full decade ago their rematch took place.

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Speaking to The Mac Life ahead of the UFC’s return this weekend, White addressed his comments, saying that the UFC has overcome a hurdle in catching and prosecuting pirates and that he’s looking forward to catching them this year. “We’ve been one of the leagues that has been so proactive on piracy,” White said. “I love how cool and tough these guys act on social media because let me tell you what, we’ve caught ...

The cost of being ‘The King’ Spencer Fisher was a popular UFC fighter for seven years. When an abnormal brain scan ended his career in 2013, he went to work for the UFC. Now, he’s living with the damage he suffered over a decade of fighting. Share this story One email can change the direction of your life. For the Fisher family, it arrived on Jan. 13, 2017, the day the UFC’s then-chief legal officer informed Emily Fisher that the services of her husband, former UFC lightweight Spencer ...

Jonathan Perkins of The Cooperage Inn, left, and Jerry Dicecco Jr. of Jerry and the Mermaid are the News-Review’s 2020 Businesspeople of the Year. (Credit: David Benthal/Tara Smith) When the COVID-19 pandemic led to restaurants being restricted from offering traditional indoor, sit-down service, Jerry and the Mermaid — the popular East Main Street seafood restaurant that’s been in downtown Riverhead since 1994 -— didn’t let it get them down.  Instead, they quic...