ring ▁replaced ▁Cole man ▁for ▁the ▁fight . ▁ ▁At ▁U FC ▁ 1 0 9 , ▁Cole man ▁faced ▁fellow ▁U FC ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁R andy ▁C out ure , ▁after ▁originally ▁being ▁scheduled ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁twelve ▁years ▁prior , ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁injury ▁forced ▁C out ure ▁to ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁fight . ▁Cole man ▁went ▁on ▁record , ▁multiple ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁build - up ▁for ▁the ▁fight , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁claimed ▁this ▁was ▁his ▁dream ▁bout . ▁After ▁being ▁out box ed ▁on ▁the ▁feet , ▁Cole man ▁was ▁taken ▁down ▁and ▁defeated ▁shortly ▁after ▁by ▁( R ear ▁N aked ▁Ch oke ) ▁at ▁ 1 : 0 9 ▁in ▁round ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁bout ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁two ▁U FC ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ees ▁had ▁fought . ▁ ▁Following ▁Cole man ' s ▁loss ▁to ▁C out ure ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁of ▁U FC ▁ 1 0 9 , ▁his ▁sixth ▁loss ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁f ights , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁promotion . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁from ▁M MA ▁After ▁going ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁without ▁compet ing ▁Cole man ▁announced ▁via ▁Facebook ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁officially ▁retired ▁from ▁M MA ▁competition ▁at ▁ 4 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁career ▁ ▁New ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁and ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁( 2 0 0 0 - 2 0