UFC strawweight, Denmark’s Anna Elmose has decided to walk away from her MMA career following a unanimous decision loss to Amanda Cooper at UFC Fight Night 99 in November.

Elmose (3-2-0), said she has lost the passion to compete. Because of that, she has no desire to go on if the motivation needed to compete at a UFC calibre level isn’t there. For her, the fight against Cooper was enough to realize a career in combat sports was no longer her best path in life. So she decided to announce her retirement via social media.

“I’m retiring as a fighter” Elmose wrote. “I’ve understood, that I no longer have the necessary desire, will to win or hunger to compete. I have no excuses for my performance against Amanda Cooper. I’ve never been in better shape, I had awesome sparring and the weight cut went according to plan. I simply couldn’t get my pulse up, didn’t feel any kind of adrenaline rush and basically felt content “When I entered the Octagon in Belfast, I didn’t get any kind of buzz at all. I just felt flat, and it was weird to experience, because I didn’t understand it at first. But when I knocked my opponent down, and I didn’t get the rush to finish the fight, as I usually do, I knew that my edge and desire simply was gone. I honestly had no idea until the fight, that I have lost my “fighter heart”, and I really didn’t see it coming. I apologize to all I’ve let down, but I don’t have it in me anymore. “I live a very good life now, and I’ve realized, that I don’t have anything to fight for anymore. At the age of 32, other aspects of life now make more sense to me, but I don’t regret a thing.” She concluded with some thank you’s “I’d like to thank the UFC for giving me the chance to perform at the biggest stage in Martial Arts, and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. What an adventure it has been! Intensiti Fighter Management gave me dreamlike opportunities, and I’ll always be grateful for their treatment of me as an athlete. I can’t praise my management enough. The team at Rumble Sports took me from being a chubby hobby-kickboxer to an elite MMA-fighter in only three years. Thank you to everyone, who helped shape me as a fighter. The panda is no longer endangered and it’s time for new dreams and adventures“.

We spoke to Elmose in the lead up to the fight and she was a genuine delight to work with. We wish Anna all the best in her future endeavours.

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