There’s some sort of a full circle arc with this likely being the last year of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, and the recent retirements of three of the stars who were keys in the early seasons that put both the show, and the UFC itself, on the television map.
The recent retirement of Josh Koscheck, followed by last Monday’s retirement of Rashad Evans, came several weeks after the retirement of Michael Bisping.
All three had obvious things in common. They were enduring stars who reached main event status and garnered championship fights coming off the first three seasons of the show.