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Matthew Wells and Danny Segura

Uriah Hall reveals working through depression, suicidal thoughts after UFC exit: ‘At one point I looked at my firearm’

GLENDALE, Ariz. – After walking away from the promotion he called home for nearly a decade, Uriah Hall found himself in a very dark place.

Hall, a former UFC middleweight contender, became familiar with households on Season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter” in 2013. After 19 fights with the promotion, Hall decided it was time to hang up the gloves and walk away from MMA in August.

However, that move left him with more questions than answers, and depression began to set in. While alone in his home, Hall admits he had thoughts of taking his own life as the uncertainty of his future became a massive burden.

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