Morning Report: Frankie Edgar details unsettling moments following knockout loss to Cory Sandhagen
Despite KO, Edgar says he’s not planning to retire any time soon.
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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 professional fighting career, Lentz managed to maintain his reputation as one of the toughest ligh...
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, who had met him at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. According to Maynard, seeing Fisher in the p...
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 about 40% of my vision, but I wanted to see what one more hard fought battle was like with the new eyes...