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Less than two years after son’s tragic death, Marcus Kowal will bid farewell to fighting

Marcus Kowal will step into a cage for the final time as a fighter Saturday night.

It’s not that the former Strikeforce athlete has lost the love for fighting. Hardly. He’s just too busy right now — trying to change the world.

In 2016, Kowal’s 15-month-old son Liam was tragically killed, struck in his stroller by a drunk driver in Los Angeles. Ever since then, Kowal has dedicated just about every waking moment to making Liam’s life — and his own — count for something greater.

“In my case, I can’t go back in time,” Kowal told MMA Fighting.