Louis Smolka is set to fight again inside the Octagon on Saturday, but it was a long road to get there.
It wasn’t that long ago when Smolka had lost four fights in a row and was cut by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It left him wondering if he should continue mixed martial arts or give up. He decided to pursue his passion and got three wins outside of the promotion and then got another chance which he wasn’t expecting.
“I was ready to give it all up,” Smolka said to Sherdog.com. “I was done, I was over it, I just wanted to quit.