Kiefer Crosbie requests launch from UFC, desires to 'transfer on from MMA'

[ad_1] Kiefer Crosbie is able to transfer on from the UFC – and MMA as an entire.

In his most up-to-date outing in August, Crosbie (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) was completed by Taiyilake Nueraji in Spherical 1 of their welterweight bout at UFC Combat Evening 257. Crosbie was livid with the way in which referee Marc Goddard dealt with the combat after he was struck with an unlawful knee by Nueraji.

Though Goddard instantly deducted two factors off Nueraji, Crosbie thought he wasn't given sufficient time to get well. Just a few moments later, Nueraji took Crosbie down and completed him with floor and pound.

Now Crosbie desires to shut his MMA chapter and enterprise into different fight sports activities. To be able to try this, he must be launched from his UFC contract, which he respectfully requested for in an Instagram put up.

"Put up relating to my “retirement”.Nothing however love and respect for the @ufc and I admire them giving me the chance, it’s actually been a dream come true and one thing I’ve envisioned since I’ve been a child! However I'd respectfully prefer to ask for a launch. Simply being actual and assume it’s the suitable name to maneuver on from MMA and go down different roads whereas I’m nonetheless in my prime. Due to everybody for the help 🤝☘️"

Crosbie, who beforehand competed for Bellator, mirrored on his MMA profession.

"I've had my first combat once I was 12 (2002) I have been competing endlessly with effectively over 100 aggressive fights," Crosbie stated. "My dream since 2005/6 is to get to the UFC and I did that. It is a disgrace I bought there late and a bit older and the way the fights performed out however that is life and I’m nonetheless happy with the actual fact I did what I got down to do. I am not silly, this can be a younger man’s recreation and MMA is so powerful particularly on the physique however there are many different alternatives on the market that I'd like to discover and loads of fools I would nonetheless like to humble. We ain’t carried out, we’re by no means carried out. I am going to combat endlessly. 💚☘️🙏🏻."