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Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway

Former UFC contender Felice Herrig retires from MMA: ‘It’s time to close this chapter of my life’

Felice Herrig’s MMA career has come to an end.

The former UFC contender has decided to hang up the gloves following her submission loss at Saturday’s UFCFight Night 207. Herrig, who returned to the octagon after almost a two-year layoff due to injury, was submitted by Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the second round of their strawweight contest.

Immediately after the bout, Herrig (14-10 MMA, 5-5 UFC) left her gloves in the middle of the octagon and announced her retirement from the sport.

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