{"id":360071,"date":"2020-08-31T07:59:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360071"},"modified":"2020-08-31T07:59:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:59:32","slug":"ricardo-lamas-considering-retirement-following-ufc-vegas-8-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ricardo-lamas-considering-retirement-following-ufc-vegas-8-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricardo Lamas considering retirement following UFC Vegas 8 fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas is considering retirement following his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-on-espn-33-bonus-report-ricardo-lamas-wins-award-for-fight-of-the-night\/\">decision win<\/a> over Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 8 last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Lamas opened up on his potential retirement after his victory over Algeo, who replaced Ryan Hall on short notice, was in the books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI walked into this thinking it could maybe be my last fight,&#8221; Lamas said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/lists\/ricardo-lamas-retirement-undecided-ufc-on-espn-plus-33-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). &#8220;I didn\u2019t want to walk away with a loss. I always said I don\u2019t want to leave this sport in the dirt. I want to leave with my head held high. That\u2019s a fight I can be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not ready to clarify on (possibly retiring) yet,&#8221; Lamas added. &#8220;It\u2019s a decision I want to make with my family. With the way that I train, I travel a lot. I spend time away from my kids and wife. I just don\u2019t know if I can do that anymore. I\u2019m going to talk with them and we\u2019ll make a decision together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Lamas does elect to retire, he seems quite happy with what he&#8217;s accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up in the WEC and UFC with Zuffa,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I\u2019ve been with them for 11 years now. I signed with them in 2009. It\u2019s been a hell of a ride. From Day 1, they threw me in with the sharks. I had to learn to sink or swim. It\u2019s been awesome. I appreciate all the opportunities given to me from the UFC, Dana White and Sean Shelby. I love you guys. Thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of his career, Ricardo Lamas has picked up victories over the likes of Cub Swanson, Hatsu Hioki, Erik Koch, Hacran Dias, Dennis Bermudez, Diego Sanchez, Charles Oliveira, Jason Knight, and Darren Elkins.<\/p>\n<p>He challenged Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title in 2014, losing via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas is considering retirement following his decision win over Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 8 last Saturday. 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