{"id":141845,"date":"2015-05-03T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=141845"},"modified":"2022-02-06T15:20:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:20:29","slug":"team-alpha-male-fighter-retires-due-to-concussions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/invicta-fc\/team-alpha-male-fighter-retires-due-to-concussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Alpha Male Fighter Retires Due To Concussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-03-at-4.08.35-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141846\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-03-at-4.08.35-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-03 at 4.08.35 PM\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-03-at-4.08.35-PM.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-03-at-4.08.35-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-03-at-4.08.35-PM-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-03-at-4.08.35-PM-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Team Alpha Male fighter and Invicta FC&#8217;s Veronica Rothenhausler has decided to call it quits.<\/p>\n<p>After suffering 5 concussions, including 2 in two weeks and one in her latest fight, which took place on September, Rothenhausler has made the decision to step away from the sport. Check out a message she sent out explaining her decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamAlphaMale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamAlphaMale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InvictaFights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@InvictaFights<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/uU0NVPv7Ly\">pic.twitter.com\/uU0NVPv7Ly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Veronica Williams (@veronicafights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/veronicafights\/status\/593091328860233729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>By: <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/ryan-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan C. Miller<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryancmiller1630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ryancmiller1630<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>REAL TALK! 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