PHILADELPHIA – Neil Magny met the media Saturday after his win over Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC 330.
Magny (32-14 MMA, 25-13 UFC) upset Brahimaj (13-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) on the prelims at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Magny's second-round TKO was his UFC record 25th as a welterweight and put him in second place for most UFC wins of all time.
Magny just turned 39, and though many have pegged him as a divisional gatekeeper the past decade, given his biggest winning streak has been three fights, he said retirement is not on the horizon, even when he hears about the numbers by his name in the record books.
"I have no idea what a retirement fight looks like (due to records), so I can't even put a number and say, 'Oh, that's a good retirement fight.' I have no idea," Magny told MMA Junkie and other reporters at his post-fight news conference. "Retirement fight is not even on my radar. After training, most guys get done and throw their gloves on a mat. I refuse to drop my gloves on a mat after training because it symbolizes retirement, so to speak. So I'm holding on to these things as long as possible and going out there fighting as often as possible.
"… The day that I'm no longer able to do this is inevitable. It comes for all of us. But as long as I'm able to go out there and continue doing this, continue loving it, I'll keep showing up."
#fight #even #second #training
Magny (32-14 MMA, 25-13 UFC) upset Brahimaj (13-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) on the prelims at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Magny's second-round TKO was his UFC record 25th as a welterweight and put him in second place for most UFC wins of all time.
Magny just turned 39, and though many have pegged him as a divisional gatekeeper the past decade, given his biggest winning streak has been three fights, he said retirement is not on the horizon, even when he hears about the numbers by his name in the record books.
"I have no idea what a retirement fight looks like (due to records), so I can't even put a number and say, 'Oh, that's a good retirement fight.' I have no idea," Magny told MMA Junkie and other reporters at his post-fight news conference. "Retirement fight is not even on my radar. After training, most guys get done and throw their gloves on a mat. I refuse to drop my gloves on a mat after training because it symbolizes retirement, so to speak. So I'm holding on to these things as long as possible and going out there fighting as often as possible.
"… The day that I'm no longer able to do this is inevitable. It comes for all of us. But as long as I'm able to go out there and continue doing this, continue loving it, I'll keep showing up."
#fight #even #second #training
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