One of the best fighters to ever compete. And one of the figures that really helped to bring MMA into the realm of mainstream sports. A complete professional who never felt the need to resort to trash talk to sell a fight.
The best welterweight to ever compete. He walked away when he was at the top of his game. Years later, he came back and won the middle weight championship.
He would have went for the 155lb championship as well against Khabib but the UFC nixed the match because they knew he was going to retire after the fight.
The ultimate antithesis to everything that most people think of when they think about cage fighting. A great ambassador for the sport of MMA and Canadian sports in general.
End of an era.
