Joe Solecki is finished preventing.
On Monday, the UFC veteran introduced his retirement from MMA with an Instagram post, celebrating the teachings realized in his profession and thanking his pals, household, and teammates for his or her assist.
“At present, after chasing this dream for 10 years, I’m formally retiring from the game of MMA.
“I began this endeavor as a child with a dream of creating it to the UFC. It then grew into so many extra objectives and goals, a few of which I achieved and others the place I fell brief. In a approach, regardless of falling brief at occasions (particularly this previous 12 months), I ‘lived my film.’ Competing on the highest degree within the UFC and grinding it out on the regional circuit to make it to the highest have taught me extra life classes and issues about myself, laborious work, and willpower than I ever might’ve imagined. This avenue in life has helped me develop in so some ways as a person, athlete, husband, father, and most of all has helped me develop and develop deeper in my religion and relationship with God. I’ve made lifelong relationships that I’ll cherish perpetually, have skilled the superb feeling of victory, the adversity of defeat, and the enjoyment of overcoming that adversity. I’ve been capable of go locations and expertise issues I by no means even dreamed of due to this sport, all reminiscences that I’ll additionally cherish.
“I gained’t be distant from the game, as I look ahead to being on the mats on daily basis, each coaching nonetheless and training the subsequent era of martial artists at Gymnasium-O. I hope to play a small half in serving to others expertise these identical issues I discussed above in their very own lives. And you’ll actually be seeing me competing in grappling quickly, as competitors will all the time be part of me.
“Thanks a lot to my unbelievable spouse, who has been with me each step of the way in which from the primary time I laced up a pair of gloves, and to my children who alongside the way in which grew to become my new ‘why.’ Thanks a lot to my coaches, teammates, and everybody who supported me a lot. I will likely be thanking all of those individuals in a separate publish that they very a lot deserve. Above all, reward goes to Jesus Christ for the grace that confirmed me that my price wasn’t decided by a standing or consequence however by Him. Thanks, everybody, for your entire assist all through the years on this trip. It’s been nothing in need of unbelievable.”
Making his skilled debut in 2016, Solecki labored his approach via the regional scene earlier than incomes a UFC contract through the Contender Collection in 2019.
Solecki gained 5 of his first six bouts within the promotion, however issues took a flip for the worst lately because the 31-year-old ended his profession on a three-fight shedding streak. Solecki most not too long ago competed at UFC Vegas 101 again in January, the place he misplaced a unanimous resolution to Nurullo Aliev.
Solecki ends his MMA profession with an general document of 13-6.
