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Nik Lentz Retires Following UFC 257 Loss

On the UFC Fight Pass prelims of UFC 257, Movsar Evloev earned a split decision victory against veteran Nik Lentz.

Lentz took to his official Instagram page on Sunday to announce that he was calling it quits.

Nik Lentz Retires After UFC 257 Loss

They say don’t make rash decisions after a loss, but this one is not rash or even quick for that matter. The injury I suffered to my eyes last year was a career ender. In total I lost about 40% of my vision, but I wanted to see what one more hard fought battle was like with the new eyes.