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Bantamviktaren Tom Duquesnoy pensionerar sig från MMA

Sist vi fick se den franska bantamviktaren Tom “Fire Kid” Duquesnoy gå match i MMA så mötte han Terrion Ware under UFC London 2018. Duquesnoy gick segrande ur den matchen och nu berättar han att han inte längre tänker fortsätta med MMA. Detta berättade han via instagram där han berättar att han enbart känner att han idag endast halvhjärtat tävlar i sporten. “Fire Kid” berättar även i inlägget att han inte lämnar sporten helt då han i fortsättning planerar att hålla sig kvar som coach.

Dear friends,

The MMA has been for me THE school of life with travels and encounters all over the world, and most importantly, the opportunity to discover myself as a person. Today I decide to go on a different path that attracts me a lot more and that takes me a big part of my energy. My new activities are such that I can not be fully devoted to high level training. I respect that sport too well to engage in « half-hearted » and that is why I am at a crossroads where it is essential for me to focus on what passionates me the most. It is also the result of a long introspection that was not simple since it was my childhood dream to fight in UFC, I who watched the UFC’s since the age of twelve and who did everything, these last ten years, in order this dream to materialize. This decision is good for me and comes from deep inside my heart.

I announce my official retirement as a MMA fighter.
I am already happy to feel your support in this new chapter of life dedicated as you know, to the teaching of the MMA technics but ABOVE ALL, the spiritual aspect of the martial arts and the inner quest. And that is on that path that you are all WELCOME and I invite you to follow the continuation of my journey. A continuation where we will be able to meet more than ever.
I take this opportunity to THANK FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART all the people that have illuminate my path, to have made this journey so dense in understandings and human values.

Thank you to everyone 💙

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Dear friends, The MMA has been for me THE school of life with travels and encounters all over the world, and most importantly, the opportunity to discover myself as a person. Today I decide to go on a different path that attracts me a lot more and that takes me a big part of my energy. My new activities are such that I can not be fully devoted to high level training. I respect that sport too well to engage in « half-hearted » and that is why I am at a crossroads where it is essential for me to focus on what passionates me the most. It is also the result of a long introspection that was not simple since it was my childhood dream to fight in UFC, I who watched the UFC’s since the age of twelve and who did everything, these last ten years, in order this dream to materialize. This decision is good for me and comes from deep inside my heart. I announce my official retirement as a MMA fighter. I am already happy to feel your support in this new chapter of life dedicated as you know, to the teaching of the MMA technics but ABOVE ALL, the spiritual aspect of the martial arts and the inner quest. And that is on that path that you are all WELCOME and I invite you to follow the continuation of my journey. A continuation where we will be able to meet more than ever. I take this opportunity to THANK FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART all the people that have illuminate my path, to have made this journey so dense in understandings and human values. Thank you to everyone 💙

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Sedan sin senaste match var Duquesnoy inplanerad att gå match mot Nathaniel Wood på UFC 232 men fick dra sig ur och ersattes av Andre Ewell. Duquesnoy avslutade sin karriär med ett matchfacit på 2-1 i UFC. Totalt genom sin karriär samlade han på sig ett matchfacit på 16-2 där 8 av vinsterna skedde via knockout, 4 via submission och 4 via domslut.

Duquesnoys sista match, mot Ware, ägde rum den 17:e mars i London, Storbritannien.

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