Former UFC heavyweight Christian Morecraft (7-3) has opted to hang up his gloves, announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old announced his retirement on Facebook (via the BostonHerald.com).
“To anyone who still follows, competing in the UFC is a tough job on many different levels – getting better staying focused and all the other (expletive) that life brings to you and not to mention I still have to work a full time job to support yourself in the mean time,” Morecraft (7-3) wrote. “There’s plenty of “ex professional athletes” out there who are lost , broke, and jobless when competing is over, so with that being said trying to find an easier way to make a living and most importantly be happy so with that being said I’m saying GOODBYE TO THE FIGHT BUISINESS for right now. Nothing’s set in stone because we all know that nothing in life is, but for now I’ve got some other matters to take care of. Thank you all for your support over the years. Thank you and god bless everyone.”
Morecraft fought four times inside the Octagon, amassing a 1-3 record in those appearances. His last fight took place just over a year ago at UFC on FX 1 in January 2012. At the Nashville event he suffered a first round knockout loss to Pat Barry in an exciting match which saw Morecraft almost end things with an armbar. The bout earned both fighters the “Fight of the Night” bonus.
Prior to that the heavyweight was also knocked out by Matt Mitrione at UFC on Versus 4, choked out Sean McCorkle at UFN 24, and lost his debut by KO to Stefan Struve at UFC 117.