The knockout loss to Alex Oliveira wasn’t easy to take, but that’s not why Ryan LaFlare has been on the sidelines ever since the July 2017 bout.
“You lose and it’s not the end of the world, it happens,” he said. “I lost before, but I did need to separate myself from fighting for a couple months to clear my head. I think that was the best thing. I had to miss it.”
For those who don’t put on gloves and step into the Octagon, it may be a tough thing to understand.