MMA fans are known for their unfiltered and vocal responses to the fights, and the recent BFKC match between Marcus Brimage and Trevor Loken was no different. Marcus Brimage, the man who stepped into the octagon as the first opponent of Conor McGregor during his UFC debut, is back in the spotlight. The former UFC fighter may have had a decent run in MMA, but the former fighter has recently hit a rough patch. Moreover, the 37-year-old has bid his final adieu to the world of mixed martial arts and will be focusing solely on his BKFC career. Having said that, ‘The Bama Beast’ is having it rough in that domain, too. Brimage, who has yet to record a victory, recently competed against yet another debutant and was knocked out unceremoniously in the opening round. In response to this upset, the fans have pitied his recent loss.

MMA fans feel sorry for Conor McGregor’s first opponent Marcus Brimage

Marcus Brimage has one draw under his name in BKFC and he recently fought the 25-year-old debutant Trevor Loken, which made up for his first loss in the promotion. This upset elicited a number of reactions from MMA fans who felt sorry for the former UFC fighter.

Check out how the fans responded to this loss of Brimage:

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One fan pointed out the age gap between the two fighters:

Another fan made a reference to Dragon Ball Z since Brimage is wearing a character’s attire from that anime::

A rather blunt statement came from this user:

This fan appeared to be too stunned by the KO:

Wherein this fan apparently didn’t expect to see Marcus Brimage in action:

And some fans felt sorry for the 37-year-old:

Having said that, during his interview with BJ Penn, Marcus Brimage made an official announcement of his retirement. The justification he has provided, nevertheless, is not quite what one might have anticipated from him.

MMA is too much work

Marcus Brimage has decided to call it quits on his MMA career, citing that the sport is too demanding for him. He believes that the intense training, constant commitment, and dedication required in MMA is something that he was not willing to give. During his interview, Brimage was asked if he will ever reconsider coming back to MMA and he responded, “No, no no. I’m fully on board with bare-knuckle,”

He further put forth his reasons to retire from mixed martial arts. Brimage said, “MMA, trying going back to it, it’s so much to prepare for, you got your boxing, your wrestling, your jiu-jitsu, your anti-wrestling, your muay Thai, your strength and conditioning. You know, somehow you have to work to make a respectable living and then your social life takes too much out.”

Adding further, Brimage said, “Now that I’m older, I have more responsibilities now. I don’t have the time to dedicate to each thing… With bare knuckle, I only have one thing I really have to focus on and I focus on it well.”

But, as the saying goes, ‘when one door closes, another one opens’ and Brimage sees this opportunity as a chance to make a comeback and prove himself in the ring.

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