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UFC veteran Jessica Eye retired after UFC 276. Photo via Instagram: (@jessicaevileye)
After her tough loss against Maycee Barber at Saturday’s massive UFC 276 event, veteran Jessica ”Evil” Eye announced her retirement from the organization.
”I’ve got to do it the way I wanted to,” Eye said at the UFC 276 post-fight presser. ”Yeah, I’m sad. Yeah, it’s going to be hard. It’s going to have its days. But I’m excited for what I can do next. I’m excited for all the other opportunities. I know that Jessica ‘Evil’ Eye doesn’t end in the UFC octagon.”
The former UFC flyweight contender opened up about a really tough year, with both injuries and sickness.
”It’s been a really rough year for me between last year, splitting my forehead open. I thought I won that fight,” Eye said. “Thankfully, that whole year I went through a lot. I had sepsis in October and almost died back in October. Then I had some injuries throughout camp. I was supposed to fight Manon from France on a card here. I ended up breaking my nose. I found out that I had a parasite I’ve been living with for the past five-and-a-half years that was taking my gallbladder and taking so many things. My health has just been up and down.”
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Jessica Eye made her UFC debut in October 2013 and fought 16 times in the organization. In 2019, she challenged dominant flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko for the title, but lost via a vicious headkick knockout. All in all, she is 5-10, with on no-contest, in the UFC.
”I’m proud of myself. People who come from where I come from, people don’t make it this far,” Eye said.
After the MMA career, the 35-year-old migh get in the pro wrestling business.
”I’ve always wanted to dabble in pro wrestling,” Jessica Eye told the reportes. “I want to be the female Undertaker. I want to ride a motorcycle down to the octagon and DDT somebody. I’d love to do that.”
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