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5 UFC Fighters Who Should Retire Now

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5 UFC Fighters Who Should Retire Now

5 UFC Fighters Who Should Retire Now
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Some UFC fighters attempt to fight for as long as possible, bur many issues, including age, health and recent losing streaks cause them to contemplate retirement. There are a handful of current UFC fighters who should retire now. Here are the top-five.

5. Josh Koscheck

5. Josh Koscheck
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5. Josh Koscheck

5. Josh Koscheck
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Josh Koscheck turns 37 at the end of this month, and since his title bout against Georges St-Pierre, his careers seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Since losing the opportunity to be a UFC champion, he has lost three out of five bouts, including being knocked out twice. He's not getting any younger and deterioration in form speaks for itself. Koscheck should retire now.

4. Cung Le

4. Cung Le
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4. Cung Le

4. Cung Le
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Cung Le recently experienced a four-round beating at the hands of Michael Bisping, in which his face was completely re-arranged. At the age of 42, he should retire. There's no chance he has enough left in the tank to go on a run for the title and there aren't many fights in the middleweight division left for him.

3. Dan Henderson

3. Dan Henderson
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3. Dan Henderson

3. Dan Henderson
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Dan Henderson is a mixed martial arts legend and fans alike will always be grateful for what he's done for the sport. He is a previous UFC middleweight tournament winner, a Pride middleweight and welterweight champion and a Strikeforce light heavyweight champion. However, losing four out of his last five bouts at the age of 44, shows he has nothing left to prove and has nothing left to give to the sport. He should retire a legend.

2. Frank Mir

2. Frank Mir
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2. Frank Mir

2. Frank Mir
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Frank Mir is a two-time UFC heavyweight champion and holds the record for most victories and submission wins in the history of the UFC's heavyweight division. However, despite his impressive accolades, he's currently riding a four-fight losing streak where he's been knocked out twice. Mir's had a great career in the sport, but now it's time for him to retire.

1. Mauricio Rua

1. Mauricio Rua
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1. Mauricio Rua

1. Mauricio Rua
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Shogun Rua is a pioneer of mixed martial arts and will go down as one of the legends that made this sport what it is today. He's an ex Pride middleweight grand prix champion and a previous UFC light heavyweight champion. However, he's lost four of his last five bouts including being knocked out brutally in his last two fights. No fan wants to see a legend take anymore punishment, so Rua should hang up his gloves now.

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