Mark Hunt had a very complicated end to his time in the UFC. He filed a lawsuit with the company while still being an active fighter. He continued to fight multiple times until his contract ran out.
He recently appeared on The MMA Hour and talked about his future in the sport. It looks like Mark Hunt is done competing in MMA.
“I’m done fighting,” Hunt said. “I think I lost the passion a long time ago when I filed this lawsuit against the UFC. They took that passion away from me, to be honest. The only fight I’ve had since I left the UFC was a boxing match, [and] I couldn’t get another match anywhere. I don’t think any company would pick me up because of this lawsuit, to be honest.”
“Why wouldn’t you hire someone as good as me?” he added. “Such a good-looking guy, such a great fighter, why wouldn’t you hire someone like me? I think I got blacklisted, to be honest. I couldn’t get a match anywhere. The only match I got was back here at home in Sydney against Paul Gallen, who’s an ex-footie player. It was actually the most fun I’ve had in a long, long time competing, because it was on my terms, even though I lost the match. It was great, I had fun. It was like when I first started competing in fighting a long time ago. It was actually a great adrenaline rush.”
It's a sad reality but Mark Hunt's situation with the UFC has brought an end to his MMA career. He will be remembered for his big knockouts and granite chin.
