Jimmy Flick expected to end retirement, set to return to the UFC
Jimmy Flick is ready to make a return.
In 2020, Flick was at a regional MMA promotion and announced his retirement from the sport. The news was a surprise as Flick was 1-0 in the UFC but he listed a few reasons why he decided to walk away.
“I have three new goals in life: spend more time with my family, help my wife reach her goals, and, my third goal, is to finish the book I started over a year ago to tell my story, to tell my life, to tell everybody why I did this,” Flick said at the promotion which was captured by The Corner & The Casual on Facebook. A lot of people keep asking me where I see myself in 10 years. ‘Where do you see yourself in the UFC?’ To be honest, everybody, the UFC is not my dream no more. A lot of people won’t understand why. It’s hard to explain and it does bring tears to my eyes, but the UFC is not looking out for me.
“My wife is looking out for me, my kids are looking out for me and that’s what I want. I want to be their father. I want to go to work every day, come home and be with my family. I want to spend time with my little girls, I want to spend time with my wife,” Flick added. “And I’ve found out I don’t want to be the next Conor McGregor, or the next Demetrious Johnson. So I step in this cage tonight and telling everybody that I’m retiring from mixed martial arts. I’m gonna pursue the other goals in life that make me more happy than fighting ever did.”
For quite some time it appeared his retirement would stick but late on Wednesday, MMAFighting reported Jimmy Flick will be ending his retirement. According to the report, the 31-year-old could re-enter the USADA testing pool as early as Thursday and would need to be in for six months before he can compete again.
Jimmy Flick (16-5) earned a first-round submission win over Cody Durden in his UFC debut after submitting Nate Smith on the Contender Series to earn a contract. He’s also the former LFA flyweight champion.
