At the tender age of 30, Canadian UFC fighter Mark Hominick has decided to retire from the sport of mixed martial arts.
“The Machine” announced his retirement on Tuesday’s episode of UFC Tonight on FUEL TV.
“Over the last 11 years, I’ve followed my passion in the UFC. Now, I’ll say UFC 154 was my last fight in the Octagon as I’m retiring and moving on to next phase of my career. I have a young daughter at home and another on the way. I’ll always be involved in the sport. But I know the commitment I have to make. I have to make a commitment to this as I have to fighting in the past.”
Hominick (20-12) came into the UFC on a three fight winning streak under the WEC banner. He then won his first UFC fight against George Roop to earn the number one contender status in the featherweight division.
He fought at UFC 129 against Jose Aldo for the featherweight title. Although he lost, he had the champ on his back for an exciting finish to the fight. Since that loss he dropped three straight, most recently a unanimous decision loss to Pablo Garza at UFC 154.
Hominick was known as one of the most well known Canadian’s in the sport of MMA.
