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Swedish fighter Tor Troeng has decided to call it quits on his MMA career and hang up his gloves.
The TUF 17 vet, who is currently on a three-fight losing streak, took to Facebook page on Wednesday evening to announce the decision.
“After almost 10 years as a professional MMA fighter, it’s time for me to move on,” Troeng stated in his native Swedish. “I have decided to put the gloves on the shelf. The joy and motivation needed to perform at the highest level is no longer with me.
“I love MMA. MMA has given me many memorable moments, hard training, meetings with amazing people, and above all a lot of joy.”
After starting his career in Europe and amassing 11 stoppages along the way, Troeng got his shot in the UFC via Season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” where he fought under coach Chael Sonnen after a submission win over Scott Rosa to get into the house.
In his first fight in the house, he was knocked out by Josh Samman. Still, he got his chance in the UFC and at UFC on FUEL TV 9, he submitted Adam Cella in front of his home fans in Sweden.
Since then, he has dropped 3 unanimous decisions in a row, first was a “Fight of the Night” winner against Rafael Natal in 2013 then after a layoff of about 10 months, he returned in July for UFC Dublin but was outpointed by Trevor Smith. Earlier this month in Stockholm, he dropped a decision to Krzysztof Jotko in what will be his final bout.
After the loss to Jotko, Troeng did seem to contemplate fighting again in his post fight interview so it may not come as a surprise to many.
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