(PRESS RELEASE) -- Los Angeles – UFC Fighter Krzysztof Soszynski officially announced his retirement tonight while appearing on AXS TV’s Inside MMA. During the interview with series hosts Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice, Soszynski said, “I will never have another mixed martial arts fight ever again.” For the first time, Soszynski candidly reveals the reasons for his retirement, the short term memory loss issues he suffers from daily, and the effects on his family and personal life:
Later, head injury expert Vernon Williams, M.D., the director of the Kerlan-Jobe Center for Sports Neurology, joined the show to weigh in on Soszynski’s decision. See Williams’ discussion on brain injuries in mixed martial arts here:
Never one to back from a challenge, tonight Rutten faced his most formidable opponent, a frigid bucket of ice in the now viral “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.” Watch him crush it in this video and see who he puts up to the challenge:
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