M. Muñoz (photo) has been a professional in MMA since 2007. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Middleweight Mark Muñoz chose his parents' homeland for the last chapter of his professional MMA career. This Monday (09), it was announced that Muñoz will face Brit and former TUF 17 participant Luke Barnatt at UFC Philippines, in May. Soon after, the fighter himself announced that he will retire after the fight, regardless of the result obtained.
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The announcement was made during the press conference of the event, held in Manilla, capital of the Philippines, which will be the stage for the night of fights headlined by the duel between the former lightweight belt holder Frankie Edgar and the former bantamweight challenger and former featherweight champion of the now defunct WEC Urijah faber.
At 36 years old, Mark Muñoz has a professional record of 13 wins and six losses. “The Filipino Wrecking Machine”, as it is known, is part of the Hall of Fame do wrestling American university student and for a long time he was an important name in the middleweight category. In a complicated phase, however, after suffering four defeats in his last five fights, including the recent submission to Brazilian Roan Carneiro at UFC 184, Muñoz fell down the rankings and is currently not even part of the Top 15 division up to 84 kg.
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