Author: MMA Fighting Newswire

LAS VEGAS — Cat Zingano talks about her timetable for return, pent up aggression during the injury layoff, the championship fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate at UFC 168, and more recently.

After a unanimous decision loss to Katsunori Kikuno at UFC Fight Night 34, Quinn Mulhern announced his retirement from mixed martial arts over Facebook on Saturday.

Mulhern finishes his career with an 18-4 record, losing his final two fights. Check out his complete Facebook post below.

Hey guys. First, just let me express how grateful I am for the love and support of a whole community of people. Especially those folks who have been with me from the beginning of my MMA career. I love you all, thank you.

The dust hasn’t settled exactly so I wouldn’t normally do this now…but it feels like it’s the right time: I am retiring from MMA.

This camp was as perfect as they come. Everything fell into place, mentally, physically…my

weight cut was a success. I got to a place of mental focus where I have never been before. But when I got in the cage I just didn’t have it. It wasn’t nerves, I didn’t freeze…I just didn’t have the physical gifts or skill the win. Bottom line is that I could put in years of continued work but I won’t be competitive at this level. Perhaps I’d get quite a bit better, but I think if rather spend that time on something new. I feel this in my bones.

So this is not a tantrum of self-pity. In fact, I feel very clear and good about this decision. I’m so grateful to have done what I’ve done. I’ve gotten to travel all over the world and to fight professionally over twenty times. But this is it.

Now what to do next is the question. I’ll leave that alone for a while. But I’m hopeful and excited for the next step.

The phrase that was the theme of my training camp was “All in due time.” I think that phrase is quite fitting, even now.

Love.

Quinn

Watch Hyun Gyu Lim, Tatsuya Kawajiri and Royston Wee speak at the UFC Fight Night 34 post-fight press conference following their performances in Marina Bay, Singapore on Saturday night.

In their latest Gracie Breakdown, Rener and Ryron Gracie take a closer look at Jim Miller’s submission, Ronda Rousey’s behavior and fight, and the main event.

MMA Fighting’s Esther Lin discusses her favorite photos from UFC 168 in Las Vegas. To see all of Esther’s photos from the event, you can check them out here.

Music courtesy of APM Music.

Abel Trujillo has a new opponent for UFC 169 on Feb. 1, 2014.

Trujillo will now face Jamie Varner in a lightweight contest after Bobby Green was forced to drop out of the scheduled fight for undisclosed reasons, according to UFC officials on Tuesday afternoon.

Varner has won three of his past five fights, but lost to Gleison Tibau via split decision at UFC 164 this past August.

Trujillo defeated Roger Bowling via second-round TKO at UFC on FOX 9 in his last Octagon appearance. He is 3-1 (with one no-contest) in his last five fights.

A bantamweight title unification fight between Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao will headline the event.