Credit:Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
Two-time UFC veteran Leah Letson
has announced her retirement from mixed martial arts.
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The featherweight competitor revealed her decision via Instagram.
Letson hasn’t competed since a third-round TKO loss to Felicia
Spencer at UFC Fight Night 197 in November 2021.
“After that fight, I feel have nothing more to prove to myself, and
most importantly, I simply don’t love fighting the way I used to,”
Letson wrote in a lengthy post. “Fighting is just as much mental as
it is physical; therefore, if you’re head isn’t in it anymore,
fighting can be a real dangerous sport. I have no regrets. Martial
arts will always be a part of who I am, but I will no longer be
fighting for a living.”
A 30-year-old native of Janesville, Wisc., Letson exits the sport
with a 5-2 record. She earned a victory over Elizabeth
Phillips at Invicta FC 21 in January 2017 before competing on
Season 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” where she was eliminated by
Macy
Chiasson in the semifinals. Letson defeated Julija
Stoliarenko via split decision at the “TUF 28” finale before
falling to Spencer in her last appearance.