James Te Huna

SAN JOSE, CA - JULY 11: (R-L) James Te Huna punches Joey Beltran during their light heavyweight bout at HP Pavilion on July 11, 2012 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** James Te Huna; Joey Beltran

James Te Huna announces retirement from MMA

James Te Huna announces retirement from MMA

After suffering four straight losses inside the UFC octagon Australia’s James Te Huna (16-9) is calling it a career.

James Te Huna
SAN JOSE CA JULY 11 R L James Te Huna punches Joey Beltran during their light heavyweight bout at HP Pavilion on July 11 2012 in San Jose California Photo by Ezra ShawZuffa LLCZuffa LLC via Getty Images Local Caption James Te Huna Joey Beltran

Te Huna made the announcement via Facebook:

“Hey guys ..yes I’m alive haha, it’s been a couple months since my last post and I apologise for my absence. I have discovered something that is tough to swallow (but made a lot of sense) since the last fight but this recent decision is a positive step towards a healthy future, I hope you can all understand. I gave it everything I had guys, and those closest to me know how much of my life I gave to competition-I didn’t have the gift when I started..just put in the work to chase a childhood dream. This career has expanded to 20 years and I have/am very grateful for all the help and support that I have received along this amazing journey. I got to learn and gain respect, discipline from martial arts, my culture and my family. Living a healthy lifestyle (minus the hospitals lol). Experiencing the positives and negatives of a sport-I have been through it all and I’ll be using this knowledge in my next venture. I received a lot of help and I always done my best to give back whenever I could. I would like to encourage the youth to get involved and I will continue to promote. There have been a lot of proud moments-having the opportunity to represent my culture to the world, but most of all being told from the person who I looked up to, my nephew my namesake. Again, thank you guys for all the support and a big thank you to my family.

Kia ora
Jamie”

 

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