Gracias! @RagingPandaMMA anuncia su retiro de la competencia #UFCVegas102 pic.twitter.com/vWHqyo6dXS
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 15, 2025UFC bantamweight Julia Avila (9-4) called it a career inside the Octagon on Saturday.
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Avila fought streaking up-and-comer Jacqueline Cavalcanti on the prelims at UFC Vegas 102 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. The Portuguese prospect beat up Avila for three rounds to earn a dominant unanimous decision victory, which makes her unbeaten in four Octagon trips.Avila subsequently laid down her gloves inside the Octagon and announced her retirement from the sport.
“This is it. I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to fight on the world’s best stage,” Avila told Daniel Cormier in her post-fight interview. “Usually I start my fight with the Psalm 144:1 — May God strengthen my fists for battle and my fingers for warfare. But today I say, God says, ‘Well do…