{"id":165695,"date":"2015-09-17T04:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=165695"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:48:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:48:43","slug":"joey-beltran-after-the-newton-fight-my-wife-really-wanted-me-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/joey-beltran-after-the-newton-fight-my-wife-really-wanted-me-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Beltran: &#8220;After The Newton Fight, My Wife Really Wanted Me To Retire&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator middleweight standout Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) is busy preparing for his September 25 battle with Kendall Grove, which will serve as the co-main event\u00a0for Bellator 143.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Mexicutioner&#8221; recently sat down with BJPENN.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTaylor_96?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Taylor <\/a>where he discussed a number of topics, including leaving the sport of mixed martial arts on his own terms.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what Beltran had to say on the subject:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Now, I&#8217;m just really trying to go out on a high-note. Put together a good string of wins and then walk away from the sport on my terms. I&#8217;m not saying that this will be my last\u00a0fight or whatever. But you know, let&#8217;s be real. We are not playing chess\u00a0and we are not playing\u00a0checkers. We are getting cracked in the head and kicked in face. I had my jaw broken two fights ago. So, I mean we have to be honest with ourselves in terms of when it is time to call it quits. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I love fighting. I&#8217;ve always loved fighting! I\u00a0used\u00a0to fight in\u00a0bars for fun before I ever fought professionally. But eventually the ride comes to an end.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;That was another thing to, after the Emanuel Newton fight and getting my jaw broken, my wife definitely wanted me to retire. I had to talk her in to letting me fight again. I said let me show you that I can perform differently, I&#8217;m not just going to go out there and start swinging anymore. I will be more technical and I know I have it\u00a0in me to do that. So she finally agreed and said &#8216;Alright, blah blah blah, if you break your face again I&#8217;m not going to take care of you.'&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Joey Beltran\u00a0is coming off a\u00a0unanimous decision victory over Brian Rogers,\u00a0which he scored\u00a0in his middleweight debut at Bellator 136.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Mexicutioner&#8221; will be looking to carry that momentum\u00a0in to his fight with Kendall Grove, which takes place\u00a0later this month at Bellator 143.<\/p>\n<p>Who else would you like to see Beltran fight before he decides to hang up his gloves? 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