En av våra svenska MMA-pionjärer, Reza ”Maddog” Madadi har bestämt sig för att lägga handskarna på hyllan och gå i pension. Reza som varit aktiv på MMA-scenen i närmare 13 år skrev följande på instagram.
”2 years ago was the last time I fought in the cage, at UFC Globen in front of my loving fans. Today is the day I want to thank all my fans around the world for their amazing support I have had throughout my career. It is time for Maddog to put away the gloves and focus on other things in life!
Of course my beautiful wife and my 2 amazing sons, but also the next chapter in my career, the coaching of new breed fighters. To share all things I have learned from my coaches and from my own career to the new upcoming talents. To all the customers that have put a trust in me to take care of their personal training. And of course many other exciting things which will present themselves.
When I look back at my 13 year old career it makes me proud that I could get to the top of the chain and fight the best guys in the world. 20 pro fights and never finished, that is not only talent, but lot of heart and passion to always give my best and never give up!
I would firstly like to thank my fans, without your support and love, none of this would have been worth it. I would also want to thank everyone of you who have helped me during my career, there are too many of you to thank one by one in this post, but you know who you are. I am thankful for the time you gave my, for the things you taught me. Without you, I wouldn’t have made it so far in my career. THANK YOU!”
Senast vi såg Reza i oktagonen var för två år sedan och då framför hemmapubliken i Globen mot Joaquim Silva. Matchen gick tyvärr inte vägen för Reza som förlorade på domslut. Nu har i alla fall Reza bestämt sig för att gå i pension och slutar då sin MMA-karriär på 14-6. Vi önskar honom givetvis lycka till i framtiden.
