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UFC heavyweight Gabriel ‘Napao’ Gonzaga has some of the best knockouts in the history of the UFC’s heavyweight division.<\/a><\/p>\n

A UFC veteran with 23 fights under the UFC banner, Gonzaga has been a staple of the UFC’s heavyweight division since he made his debut in 2005, where he knocked out Kevin Jordan in the 3rd round with a spectacular superman punch.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately however, Gonzaga has been on a bit of a slide recently, going just 1-4 in his last 5. His most recent win came by way of unanimous decision against Konstantin Erokhin<\/a> at the ‘Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber’ Finale nearly a year ago.<\/p>\n

\"Derrick<\/a><\/p>\n

Following his win over Erokhin, Gonzaga met Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis in the Octagon in April. In the very first round, Lewis landed a big punch that stopped Gonzaga, marking the 9th time in his professional career that he had been stopped by strikes.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with MMAFighting<\/a>, the veteran heavyweight revealed that unless the UFC is willing to pay him over $100,000, he is retiring from the sport:<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t plan on coming back,” Gonzaga said. “I\u2019m taking care of my new gym, Squared BJJ. If I get an offer, it has to be a great offer, or I\u2019ll keep competing in jiu-jitsu against people my age. I\u2019m probably retired already. I will only fight again if there\u2019s a good offer, financially speaking, and I don\u2019t think any promotion wants me.”<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t fight for less than 100 thousand dollars,” he said. “I\u2019m 37 years old and I won\u2019t risk my health or waste my time training and suffering for this. I don\u2019t need it anymore. God gave me a good opportunity in life, and I don\u2019t need this anymore. That would be my number. For less than 100 thousand, I wouldn\u2019t step into a ring anymore.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gonzaga went on to explain why he is frustrated with the direction that the UFC is going, and reflect on his career, which saw him pick up numerous highlight reel knockout wins, with the most notable being against Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 70.<\/p>\n

\"Gabriel<\/a><\/p>\n

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“The UFC is more like a show than a fight sport now,” Gonzaga said. “[Conor] McGregor is the biggest example. I\u2019m embarrassed to be in a sport where McGregor is the biggest idol. If you wouldn\u2019t like your son to be like the biggest idol in your sport, there\u2019s something wrong with it. And I don\u2019t believe anyone would like to have a son like McGregor.”<\/p>\n

“Thank God I had a good run in this sport,” “Napao” said. “I wasn\u2019t the best in the world or became the champion in a big organization, but I was always there. I was a top 10 for almost a decade, I have the second-fastest knockout in the division, I have more than 20 fights in the biggest promotion in the world, and I believe I\u2019m tied with Frank Mir with most finishes in the division. I had a good run. It could have been better, but it could have been worse, too.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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