Evan Dunham Content With Decision to Retire After UFC Fight Night 137

Evan Dunham spoke about his decision to retie after UFC Fight Night 137 (highlights via MMA Junkie), and is content and as of now has no regrets…

On Retiring: “I think I’ve prepared myself mentally pretty well for it. “I knew going into it, win, lose or draw I was going to be proud of myself, and I already know what I’m going to do. … I have a responsibility to myself and the fighters coming up behind me, that when your body is telling you it’s time to quit, it’s time to hang it up. That’s what I’m doing, and I’m very happy with my career, and I wouldn’t change a single thing.”

On Why He Retired: “I think my body’s telling me, ‘Hey, listen, that’s enough,’” Dunham said. “When I went down I tried to fight it off, but anybody that’s been hit with a good body shot will tell you you’re not getting up.”

On His Future: “No, I’m not coming back,” Dunham said. “I’m happy. I’ve got plans, I’ve got things already set up and knowing what I want to do. I’m very grateful for the UFC. It gave me a great platform to grow myself as an individual, to make the money to do certain things that I’ve wanted to do. So I have no intentions of coming back at all. I’m extremely happy. I’m ready to move on. I’ve got a few things in motion. I’m going to spend a lot of time in my gym and some other businesses I’m going to be starting and working on. I’m just looking forward to putting in all the hard work that I’ve put in through the years. I’m known to work hard, and I’m going to take that and apply it to other aspects of my life. And spend a lot of time with my family. I’m happy.”

On His Losses: “The highest point was probably losses,” Dunham said. “The (Sean) Sherk fight, the (T.J.) Grant fight, the (Rafael) dos Anjos fight. All losses, but all great fights that I pride myself in. There’s too many to count. I’m happy with it.”