{"id":92341,"date":"2014-04-05T12:17:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T19:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=92341"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:54:04","slug":"martin-kampmann-speaks-about-his-possible-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/martin-kampmann-speaks-about-his-possible-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Kampmann Speaks About His Possible Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-fight-night-27-condit-vs-kampmann-medical-suspensions-report\/condit-kampmann\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-67814\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67814\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/condit-kampmann-300x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/condit-kampmann-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/condit-kampmann-361x250.png 361w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/condit-kampmann.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Martin Kampmann last fought in August of 2013, where he lost his rematch with Carlos Condit. Kampmann said in January that he would be taking a break from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Kampmann recently spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/4\/5\/5583990\/martin-kampmann-still-unsure-when-or-if-hell-return-to-cage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a> about his current state, and whether, if at all, he would return to the cage.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You know, as a fighter you never really want to retire. I&#8217;ve always enjoyed fighting. It was a hobby of mine that I was able to make into my living. So I feel very fortunate that I&#8217;ve been able to do that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But, I just knew that I wanted some time off and at the same time I didn&#8217;t want to waste it, so I\u2019m pursuing other possibilities that can benefit me and my family for the future. I&#8217;ve been coaching. I like to give back to the guys who have the hunger, and the dreams to go out and try to make something of themselves in the sport. Because I started out like that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You never know,&#8221; he says. &#8220;I don\u2019t want to say I\u2019m retired and then six months later come back. I\u2019d rather say I\u2019m taking a break, and if I feel like taking a fight in a couple of months, I\u2019ll call up Joe Silva and I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll have a fight for me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that MMA takes an extreme toll on the body, especially in the case of someone like Kampmann who leaves it all in the cage and isn&#8217;t afraid to bang with anyone. Who wants Kampmann back for at least one more?<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/ryan-miller\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Miller<\/a> | <a href=\"ryancmiller1630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Martin Kampmann last fought in August of 2013, where he lost his rematch with Carlos Condit. Kampmann said in January that he would be taking a break from the sport. Kampmann recently spoke with MMAFighting about his current state, and whether, if at all, he would return to the cage. &#8220;You know, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":67814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[189,582,11,649,15,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Martin Kampmann Speaks About His Possible Retirement | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/martin-kampmann-speaks-about-his-possible-retirement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Martin Kampmann Speaks About His Possible Retirement | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; &nbsp; Martin Kampmann last fought in August of 2013, where he lost his rematch with Carlos Condit. 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